1977 United Kingdom local elections
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Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. |
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]
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
England
Unicameral area
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Greater London | Labour | Conservative gain | Details |
Metropolitan county councils
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
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Avon | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Bedfordshire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Berkshire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Buckinghamshire | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Cambridgeshire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Cheshire | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Cleveland | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Cornwall | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
Cumbria | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Derbyshire | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Devon | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Dorset | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Durham | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
East Sussex | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Essex | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Gloucestershire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Hampshire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Hereford and Worcester | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Hertfordshire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Humberside | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Isle of Wight | Independent | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Kent | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Lancashire | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Leicestershire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Lincolnshire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Norfolk | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
North Yorkshire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Northamptonshire | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Northumberland | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Nottinghamshire | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Oxfordshire | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Salop | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Somerset | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Staffordshire | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Suffolk | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Surrey | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Warwickshire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
West Sussex | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Wiltshire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details |
Sui generis
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Isles of Scilly | Details |
Northern Ireland
Scotland
District councils
Wales
County councils
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
- Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26.
- Vote 2001 BBC News
- Vote 2009 BBC News
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(England)
- Avon
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cleveland
- Cornwall
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorset
- Durham
- East Sussex
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Greater Manchester
- Hampshire
- Hereford and Worcester
- Hertfordshire
- Humberside
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Merseyside
- Norfolk
- North Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Salop
- Somerset
- South Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Tyne and Wear
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands
- West Sussex
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
(Wales)
- Clwyd
- Dyfed
- Gwent
- Gwynedd
- Mid Glamorgan
- Powys
- South Glamorgan
- West Glamorgan
(Scotland)
- Aberdeen
- Angus
- Annandale and Eskdale
- Argyll and Bute
- Badenoch and Strathspey
- Banff and Buchan
- Bearsden and Milngavie
- Berwickshire
- Caithness
- Clackmannan
- Clydebank
- Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
- Cumnock and Doon Valley
- Cunninghame
- Dumbarton
- Dundee
- Dunfermline
- East Kilbride
- East Lothian
- Eastwood
- Edinburgh
- Ettrick and Lauderdale
- Falkirk
- Glasgow
- Gordon
- Hamilton
- Inverclyde
- Inverness
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
- Kincardine and Deeside
- Kirkcaldy
- Kyle and Carrick
- Lanark
- Lochaber
- Midlothian
- Monklands
- Moray
- Motherwell
- Nairn
- Nithsdale
- North East Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Renfrew
- Ross and Cromarty
- Roxburgh
- Skye and Lochalsh
- Stewartry
- Stirling
- Strathkelvin
- Sutherland
- Tweeddale
- West Lothian
- Wigtown
(Northern Ireland)
- Isles of Scilly