About: 1977 City of Edinburgh District Council election

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dbo:abstract	Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These were the second election to the City of Edinburgh District Council. Conservatives won a majority with 34 of the Council's 64 seats. Across Scotland the elections saw the Conservatives and SNP make gains, while Labour lost seats. The Glasgow Herald said the Conservatives gaining control of Edinburgh District Council "crowned" what was "a night of considerable success" for the party. (en)
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dbp:afterParty	Conservative Party (en)
dbp:beforeParty	No overall control (en)
dbp:country	Scotland (en)
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dbp:majoritySeats	33 (xsd:integer)
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dbp:other	Scottish Socialist (en)
dbp:party	Communist Party of Great Britain (en) Scottish Conservative Party (en) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (en) Scottish Liberal Party (en) Scottish National Party (en) Independent (en) Independent Labour (en) Scottish Labour Party (en)
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dbp:posttitle	Council control after election (en)
dbp:previousElection	1974 (xsd:integer)
dbp:previousYear	1974 (xsd:integer)
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dbp:seatsForElection	All 64 seats to Edinburgh City Council (en)
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dbp:title	Council control (en)
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rdfs:comment	Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These were the second election to the City of Edinburgh District Council. Conservatives won a majority with 34 of the Council's 64 seats. Across Scotland the elections saw the Conservatives and SNP make gains, while Labour lost seats. The Glasgow Herald said the Conservatives gaining control of Edinburgh District Council "crowned" what was "a night of considerable success" for the party. (en)
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