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 lost control losing 9. The Conservatives gained 20 seats, ending as the largest political group with 32, while Labour lost eleven seats and the Liberals gained one, ending with five and four respectively.[1]

1977 Salop County Council election

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All 63 seats of Shropshire County Council
1 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats before 12 31 16
Seats won 32 22 5
Seat change Increase20 Decrease9 Decrease11

The County of Salop within England

Party before election

Conservative majority

Elected Party

Conservatives

Election result

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Result of Shropshire County Council election, 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 22 N/A 9 -9 34
  Conservative 32 20 0 +20 50.8
  Labour 5 0 8 -8 7.9
  Liberal 4 1 0 +1 6.3

References

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  1. ^ a b 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3