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Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of seventy-nine members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives retained their control, winning fifty-seven seats, a gain of seventeen. Labour ended with fourteen county councillors, the Liberals and Independents four each.
The Chairman of the Council since 1973, Frank Willan, was re-elected and continued in office until 1979, when he was succeeded by Nigel Anderson.
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Wiltshire County Council election, 1977 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA