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]
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
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
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
^Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1977. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^"Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26.
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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 1 2 1977 United Kingdom local elections 1976 3 May 1977 Scotland 5 May 1977 England amp Wales 18 May 1977 Northern Ireland 1978 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 Majority party Minority party Third party Leader Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader since 11 February 1975 5 April 1976 7 July 1976 Councillors 12 370 7 115 950 Councillors 1 293 1 098 163Colours denote the winning party as shown in the main table of results 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 Contents 1 Summary of results 2 England 2 1 Unicameral area 2 2 Metropolitan county councils 2 3 Non metropolitan county councils 2 4 Sui generis 3 Northern Ireland 4 Scotland 4 1 District councils 5 Wales 5 1 County councils 6 ReferencesSummary of results editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it September 2015 England editUnicameral area edit Council Previous control Result Details Greater London Labour Conservative gain Details Metropolitan county councils edit Council Previous control Result Details 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 edit Council Previous control Result Details 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 edit Council Previous control Result Details Isles of Scilly DetailsNorthern Ireland editMain article 1977 Northern Ireland local elections Council Previous control Result Details Antrim Ulster Unionist Ulster Unionist Details Ards Ulster Unionist No overall control Details Armagh Ulster Unionist No overall control Details Ballymena No overall control DUP Details Ballymoney No overall control No overall control Details Banbridge Ulster Unionist Ulster Unionist Details Belfast No overall control No overall control Details Carrickfergus No overall control No overall control Details Castlereagh No overall control No overall control Details Coleraine Ulster Unionist Ulster Unionist Details Cookstown No overall control No overall control Details Craigavon No overall control No overall control Details Down No overall control No overall control Details Dungannon Ulster Unionist No overall control Details Fermanagh No overall control No overall control Details Larne Loyalist Coalition No overall control Details Limavady United Unionists No overall control Details Lisburn Ulster Unionist No overall control Details Londonderry No overall control No overall control Details Magherafelt No overall control No overall control Details Moyle No overall control No overall control Details Newry and Mourne No overall control No overall control Details Newtownabbey No overall control No overall control Details North Down No overall control No overall control Details Omagh No overall control No overall control Details Strabane No overall control No overall control DetailsScotland editDistrict councils edit Main article 1977 Scottish local elections Council Previous control Result Details Aberdeen Labour No overall control gain Details Angus Conservative Conservative hold Details Annandale and Eskdale Independent Independent hold Details Argyll Independent Independent hold Details Badenoch and Strathspey Independent Independent hold Details Banff and Buchan Independent Independent hold Details Bearsden and Milngavie No overall control Conservative gain Details Berwickshire Conservative Conservative hold Details Caithness Independent Independent hold Details Clackmannan No overall control SNP gain Details Clydebank Labour SNP gain Details Cumbernauld and Kilsyth SNP SNP hold Details Cumnock and Doon Valley Labour Labour hold Details Cunninghame Labour No overall control gain Details Dumbarton Labour No overall control gain Details Dundee No overall control No overall control hold Details Dunfermline Labour Labour hold Details East Kilbride No overall control SNP gain Details East Lothian Labour Labour hold Details Eastwood Conservative Conservative hold Details Edinburgh No overall control Conservative gain Details Ettrick and Lauderdale Independent Independent hold Details Falkirk No overall control SNP gain Details Glasgow Labour No overall control gain Details Gordon Independent Independent hold Details Hamilton Labour Labour hold Details Inverclyde Labour Liberal gain Details Inverness Independent Independent hold Details Kilmarnock and Loudoun Labour No overall control gain Details Kincardine and Deeside Independent Independent hold Details Kirkcaldy Labour No overall control gain Details Kyle and Carrick Conservative Conservative hold Details Lanark Independent No overall control gain Details Lochaber Independent Independent hold Details Midlothian Labour No overall control gain Details Monklands Labour Labour hold Details Moray Independent Independent hold Details Motherwell Labour Labour hold Details Nairn Independent Independent hold Details Nithsdale Independent Independent hold Details North East Fife Conservative Conservative hold Details Perth and Kinross Conservative Conservative hold Details Renfrew Labour No overall control gain Details Ross and Cromarty Independent Independent hold Details Roxburgh Independent Independent hold Details Skye and Lochalsh Independent Independent hold Details Stewartry Independent Independent hold Details Stirling No overall control No overall control hold Details Strathkelvin No overall control No overall control hold Details Sutherland Independent Independent hold Details Tweeddale Independent Independent hold Details West Lothian No overall control No overall control hold Details Wigtown Independent Independent hold DetailsWales editCounty councils edit Council Previous control Result Details 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 DetailsReferences 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 Local elections 2006 House of Commons Library Research Paper 06 26 Vote 2001 BBC News Vote 2009 BBC News Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 United Kingdom local elections amp oldid 1183539272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
