Devon County Council election, 1977
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The County of Devon within England |
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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]
Election result
| Result of Devon County Council election, 1977[1] |
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Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
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Conservative |
85 |
28 |
0 |
+ 28 |
86.7 |
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Independent |
8 |
0 |
3 |
- 3 |
8.2 |
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Labour |
3 |
0 |
17 |
- 17 |
3.1 |
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Liberal |
2 |
0 |
8 |
- 8 |
2.0 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3
