| Election Name: | 1977 Sutherland District Council election |
| Country: | Sutherland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Sutherland District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1980 Sutherland District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Seats For Election: | All 14 seats to Sutherland District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 8 |
| Registered: | 10,352 |
| Turnout: | 64.0% |
| Image1: | Ind |
| Party1: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats1: | 14 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,989 |
| Percentage1: | 100.0% |
| Council Control | |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| Posttitle: | Council Control after election |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
Elections to Sutherland District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the local government reforms in 1974.
The election used the original 12 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974 and two wards added to the district council due to boundary alterations between Sutherland and Caithness District Councils. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]
As with other elections in the Highland region, no candidates were affiliated with any political parties and the 14 councillors elected were all independents. In total, nine of the 14 wards were uncontested.
Prior to the election, alterations were made to the area controlled by Sutherland and Caithness District Councils. An area in the west of Caithness including Tongue, Farr and Strathy was transferred to Sutherland. Before reorganisation in 1974, the area had been part of Sutherland County. As a result, the Tongue and Farr ward was transferred from Caithness and a new Strathy ward was created.[1] [2]