Elections to Devon County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of ninety-eight members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control, winning eighty-five seats, a gain of twenty-eight, of which seventeen were from Labour and eight from the Liberals. Labour ended with only three county councillors, the Liberals with two, and eight Independents were elected, down from eleven.[1]
^ ab'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3
January 01, 1970
1977, devon, county, council, election, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, sch. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1977 Devon County Council election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Elections to Devon County Council were held on Thursday 5 May 1977 The whole council of ninety eight members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control winning eighty five seats a gain of twenty eight of which seventeen were from Labour and eight from the Liberals Labour ended with only three county councillors the Liberals with two and eight Independents were elected down from eleven 1 1977 Devon County Council election 1973 5 May 1977 1981 Party Conservative Independent LabourThe County of Devon within EnglandParty before election Conservative Elected Party ConservativeElection result editResult of Devon County Council election 1977 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Conservative 85 28 0 28 86 7 Independent 8 0 3 3 8 2 Labour 3 0 17 17 3 1 Liberal 2 0 8 8 2 0References edit a b Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties in The Times of London issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977 p 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 Devon County Council election amp oldid 1203538496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
