Local elections to Northumberland County Council, a county council in the north east of England, were held on 5 May 1977, resulting in a council with no party forming a majority.
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All 62 seats to Northumberland County Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 21 |  8
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33.9 | 33.6 | 22,836 | 13.8
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| Conservative | 20 |  10
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32.3 | 27.8 | 18,912 | 12.8
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| Independent | 15 | 6
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24.2 | 16.3 | 11,059 | 11.2
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| Independent Labour | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4
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6.5 | 7.0 | 4,742 | New | |
| Ind. Conservative | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2
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3.2 | 0.0 | 0a | New | |
| Liberal | 0 | 3
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0.0 | 14.7 | 9,971 | 5.4
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| Communist | 0 |  0
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0.0 | 0.6 | 395 | New | |||
References
edit- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1977". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ p.16
- ^ p.2
- ^ "Northumberland County Council Election Results 1973-2005" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 October 2019.