Local Elections 1977
Local Elections 1977 was held on 5 May 1977. 1,741 seats were filled across 3,846 wards and divisions in 63 councils, from 11,368 candidates. Conservative Party won 1,043, The Labour Party won 443 and Independent won 194.
- Date
- 5 May 1977
- Seats filled
- 1,741
- Candidates
- 11,368
- Councils
- 63
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 3,800 | 1,043 | 8,950,968 | 53.5% |
| The Labour Party | 3,489 | 443 | 5,129,948 | 30.7% |
| Independent | 867 | 194 | 541,399 | 3.2% |
| The Liberal Party | 514 | 20 | 536,080 | 3.2% |
| LIB | 1,260 | 8 | 721,234 | 4.3% |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 261 | 7 | 190,359 | 1.1% |
| Residents | 47 | 7 | 49,732 | 0.3% |
| Ind Con | 50 | 6 | 32,423 | 0.2% |
| RATE | 94 | 5 | 109,532 | 0.7% |
| RES | 81 | 2 | 76,242 | 0.5% |
| Other | 446 | 1 | 234,101 | 1.4% |
| Ind Lab | 30 | 1 | 20,920 | 0.1% |
| Dickens Con | 1 | 1 | 1,378 | 0.0% |
| Ecol | 5 | 1 | 1,349 | 0.0% |
| Shelburne Con | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Downe Ind | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| NF | 203 | 0 | 57,133 | 0.3% |
| COMM | 76 | 0 | 15,787 | 0.1% |
| Dem Lab | 16 | 0 | 7,970 | 0.0% |
| Ind Rp | 12 | 0 | 6,809 | 0.0% |
| National Front | 14 | 0 | 4,836 | 0.0% |
| Ridley Con | 1 | 0 | 4,042 | 0.0% |
| Green Party | 11 | 0 | 2,848 | 0.0% |
| Ind So | 5 | 0 | 2,508 | 0.0% |
| Rutland Con | 1 | 0 | 2,333 | 0.0% |
| Whig | 2 | 0 | 2,050 | 0.0% |
| Ind Re | 1 | 0 | 2,021 | 0.0% |
| UKNP | 11 | 0 | 1,992 | 0.0% |
| Spencer Con | 1 | 0 | 1,897 | 0.0% |
| Ndm | 1 | 0 | 1,885 | 0.0% |
| PABAG | 2 | 0 | 1,789 | 0.0% |
| Ind Li | 6 | 0 | 1,775 | 0.0% |
| MK | 7 | 0 | 1,736 | 0.0% |
| Digby Con | 1 | 0 | 1,641 | 0.0% |
| UEN | 8 | 0 | 1,581 | 0.0% |
| NP | 6 | 0 | 1,521 | 0.0% |
| Petre Con | 1 | 0 | 1,449 | 0.0% |
| British National Party | 9 | 0 | 905 | 0.0% |
| CARE | 2 | 0 | 806 | 0.0% |
| T&R | 2 | 0 | 743 | 0.0% |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 67 | 24 | Conservative | 15 |
| Bedfordshire | 10 | 15 | Conservative | 14 |
| Bedfordshire | 45 | 8 | Conservative | 8 |
| Bedfordshire County Council | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Berkshire | 68 | 6 | Conservative | 3 |
| Berkshire County Council | 10 | 9 | Conservative | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | 48 | 30 | Conservative | 27 |
| Cambridgeshire | 67 | 16 | Conservative | 12 |
| Cheshire | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cheshire | 63 | 10 | Conservative | 7 |
| Cleveland | 11 | 12 | Labour | 7 |
| Cleveland | 39 | 11 | Labour | 5 |
| Clwyd | 44 | 15 | Conservative | 7 |
| Clwyd | 8 | 5 | Independent | 3 |
| Cornwall | 75 | 48 | Independent | 39 |
| Cumbria | 73 | 16 | Conservative | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 88 | 12 | Conservative | 7 |
| Devon | 90 | 21 | Conservative | 19 |
| Dorset | 81 | 24 | Conservative | 20 |
| Dorset County Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Durham | 72 | 9 | Labour | 5 |
| Dyfed | 80 | 33 | Independent | 19 |
| East Sussex | 81 | 25 | Conservative | 20 |
| Essex | 95 | 18 | Conservative | 11 |
| Gloucestershire | 61 | 18 | Conservative | 14 |
| Greater London Council | 92 | 92 | Conservative | 64 |
| Greater Manchester County Council | 104 | 106 | Conservative | 82 |
| Gwent | 66 | 14 | Labour | 8 |
| Gwynedd | 64 | 29 | Independent | 22 |
| Hampshire | 96 | 16 | Conservative | 14 |
| Hertfordshire | 69 | 16 | Conservative | 12 |
| Humberside | 73 | 40 | Labour | 21 |
| Isle Of Wight | 34 | 17 | Conservative | 10 |
| Kent | 99 | 20 | Conservative | 17 |
| Lancashire | 94 | 17 | Conservative | 13 |
| Leicestershire | 77 | 36 | Conservative | 27 |
| Leicestershire County Council | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lincolnshire | 74 | 37 | Conservative | 26 |
| Merseyside County Council | 95 | 99 | Conservative | 67 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 68 | 29 | Labour | 18 |
| Norfolk | 83 | 15 | Conservative | 15 |
| Norfolk County Council | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| North Yorkshire | 89 | 26 | Conservative | 18 |
| Northamptonshire | 77 | 15 | Conservative | 11 |
| Northumberland | 52 | 25 | Conservative | 10 |
| Nottinghamshire | 68 | 27 | Conservative | 22 |
| Oxfordshire | 69 | 10 | Conservative | 7 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Powys | 52 | 39 | Independent | 32 |
| Shropshire | 56 | 26 | Conservative | 16 |
| Somerset | 55 | 21 | Conservative | 16 |
| South Glamorgan | 36 | 75 | Conservative | 56 |
| South Yorkshire County Council | 74 | 100 | Labour | 62 |
| Staffordshire | 82 | 14 | Conservative | 10 |
| Suffolk | 76 | 18 | Conservative | 14 |
| Surrey | 73 | 15 | Conservative | 14 |
| Tyne and Wear County Council | 95 | 104 | Labour | 54 |
| Warwickshire | 54 | 13 | Conservative | 10 |
| West Glamorgan | 36 | 13 | Labour | 7 |
| West Midlands County Council | 96 | 104 | Conservative | 82 |
| West Sussex | 75 | 13 | Conservative | 11 |
| West Yorkshire County Council | 83 | 88 | Conservative | 54 |
| Wiltshire | 67 | 27 | Conservative | 19 |