1977 Scottish local government election
Elections for the Eastwood District Council took place on 1 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
The Conservatives maintained their dominance of the council, winning all but 2 of the Districts seats.
Aggregate results
Eastwood District Council election, 1977[1] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | | | | | 58.2 | 5,904 | |
| Ratepayers | 2 | | | | | 26.0 | 2,640 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | 4.7 | 480 | |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | 11.0 | 1,112 | |
Ward results
1st, Giffnock East[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T Greig | 1,320 | 78.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | I Miller | 352 | 21.1 | |
Majority | 968 | 57.8 | |
Turnout | 1,672 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2nd, Giffnock West[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. Dundas | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Conservative hold |
3rd, Giffnock South[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Edmondson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Conservative hold |
4th, Thornliebank[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | I. Robertson | 1,248 | | |
| SNP | | | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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