Election Name: | 1977 Buckinghamshire County Council election |
Country: | Buckinghamshire |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1973 Buckinghamshire County Council election |
Previous Year: | 1973 |
Next Election: | 1981 Buckinghamshire County Council election |
Next Year: | 1981 |
Seats For Election: | All 70 seats of Buckinghamshire County Council |
Majority Seats: | 36 |
Election Date: | 5 May 1977 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 46 |
Seats1: | 64 |
Seat Change1: | 18 |
Percentage1: | 63.1% |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Seats Before2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Percentage2: | 5.3% |
Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before4: | 16 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Seat Change4: | 15 |
Percentage4: | 19.8% |
Party5: | Other |
Seats5: | 3 |
Percentage5: | 2.8% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Conservative |
After Election: | Conservative |
Elections to Buckinghamshire County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977, when the whole council of 70 members was up for election.
The result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control, winning sixty-four seats, a gain of eighteen. The ranks of Labour were decimated, and the party was left with only one county councillor, a loss of fifteen. Independents gained two seats, one Ratepayer and one Independent Conservative, but lost one and the Liberals lost the single seat they had had. Three other candidates also won seats.[1]
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