1977 Oxfordshire County Council election
Elections to Oxfordshire County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977, when the whole council of sixty-nine members was up for election.
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The result was that the Conservatives retained their control, winning sixty-one seats, a gain of eight. Labour ended with only three county councillors, a loss of seventeen, Independents also held three, a loss of six, while the Liberals held the two seats they had had.[1]
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 61 | 23 | 0 | + 23 | 88.4 % | ||||
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 17 | - 17 | 4.3 % | ||||
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 6 | - 6 | 4.3 % | ||||
| Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 % | ||||
References
- 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3
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