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United Kingdom local elections, 1977

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3 May 1977 (Scotland) 5 May 1977 (England & Wales) 18 May 1977 (Northern Ireland)
  
1978 →

5 April 1976
  
7 July 1976

7,115
  
950

Start date
  
1977

11 February 1975
  
5 April 1976

12,370
  
7,115

1,293
  
1,098

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Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1977. The results were a major mid-term setback for the Labour government, and the Conservatives, the main opposition, comprehensively regained control of the Greater London Council with 64 seats against Labour's 28. Elections were also held in the county councils and in Northern Ireland.

The Conservative Party gained 1,293 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 12,370. The Labour Party lost 1,098 seats, leaving them with 7,115 councillors. The Liberal Party lost 163 seats, leaving them with 950 councillors.

Changes were as follows:

  • Conservative gain from no overall control - Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire
  • Conservative gain from Labour - Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire
  • Conservative gain from Independent - Isle of Wight

    • References

    United Kingdom local elections, 1977 Wikipedia
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