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.[1][2]
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1 Unicameral area, all 6 metropolitan counties, all 39 non-metropolitan counties, 1 sui generis authority, all 26 Northern Irish districts, all 53 Scottish districts and all 8 Welsh counties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Summary of results
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England
editUnicameral area
edit| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Greater London | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Metropolitan county councils
edit| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Greater Manchester | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| Merseyside | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| South Yorkshire | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Tyne and Wear | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| West Midlands | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| West Yorkshire | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Non-metropolitan county councils
editSui generis
edit| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Isles of Scilly | Details | ||||
Northern Ireland
editScotland
editDistrict councils
editWales
editCounty councils
edit| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Clwyd | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Dyfed | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Gwent | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Gwynedd | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Mid Glamorgan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Powys | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| South Glamorgan | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| West Glamorgan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
References
edit- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1977. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.