1977 Salop County Council election
Elections to Salop County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of 63 members was up for election and the result was that the Independents gained a narrow majority of one, from no overall control, winning 32 seats, a nett gain of two. The Conservatives gained eight seats, ending as the second largest political group with 22, while Labour lost eleven seats and the Liberals gained one, ending with five and four respectively.[1]
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 The County of Salop within England | |||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Independent | 32 | 4 | 2 | + 2 | 50.8 % | ||||
| Conservative | 22 | 8 | 0 | + 8 | 34.9 % | ||||
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 8 | - 8 | 7.9 % | ||||
| Liberal | 4 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 6.3 % | ||||
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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