Election Name: | 1977 Northumberland County Council election[1] |
Country: | Northumberland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1973 Northumberland County Council election |
Previous Year: | 1973 |
Next Election: | 1981 Northumberland County Council election |
Next Year: | 1981 |
Seats For Election: | All 62 seats to Northumberland County Council |
Majority Seats: | 32 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 28 |
Seats1: | 21 |
Seat Change1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 22,836 |
Percentage1: | 33.6% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 10 |
Seats2: | 20 |
Seat Change2: | 10 |
Popular Vote2: | 18,912 |
Percentage2: | 27.8% |
Party3: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election3: | 21 |
Seats3: | 15 |
Seat Change3: | 6 |
Popular Vote3: | 11,059 |
Percentage3: | 16.3% |
Party4: | Independent Labour |
Last Election4: | 0 |
Seats4: | 4 |
Seat Change4: | 4 |
Popular Vote4: | 4,742 |
Percentage4: | 7.0% |
Party5: | Independent Conservative |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 2 |
Popular Vote5: | 0 |
Percentage5: | 0.0% |
Control of Council | |
Before Party: | No overall control |
Posttitle: | Control of Council after election |
After Party: | No overall control |
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.
Two Independent Conservative councillors were elected unopposed, hence received no votes.[2]