Surrey County Council election, 1977

Surrey County Council election, 1977
England
5 May 1977

 
Party Conservative Independent Labour

The County of Surrey within England

Party before election

Conservative

Elected Party

Conservative


Elections to Surrey County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of seventy-three members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control, winning sixty-eight seats, gaining ten from Labour, nine from the Liberals (who lost all their seats), and two from Independents. Labour ended with only two county councillors and the Independents with three, including one who stood as a "Resident" and another who stood as a "Ratepayer".[1]

Election result

Result of Surrey County Council election, 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 68 21 0 + 21 93.2 %
  Independent 3 0 2 - 2 4.1 %
  Labour 2 0 10 - 10 2.7 %
  Liberal 0 0 9 - 9 0 %

Notes

  1. 1 2 '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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