| Election Name: | 1977 Devon County Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Local government |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1973 Devon County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1981 Devon County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
| Seats For Election: | All 98 seats of Devon County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 72 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 1977 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 85 |
| Seat Change1: | 28 |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 17 |
| Party | |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
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]
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