1977 Somerset County Council election

1977 Somerset County Council election

5 May 1977
All 58 seats of Somerset County Council 29 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Labour Seats won 44 9 3 Seat change 8 2 4
The County of Somerset within England
Party before election Conservative Elected Party Conservative

Elections to Somerset County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977, when the whole council of 56 members was up for election.

The result was that the Conservatives retained their control, winning 44 seats, a gain of eight. Independents ended with nine county councillors, a loss of two, and Labour with three, a loss of four, but the Liberals lost both their seats and ended with none.^[1]

Election result

Result of Somerset County Council election, 1977^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	44	8	0	+8	78.6
	Independent	9	0	2	-2	16.1
	Labour	3	0	4	-4	5.4
	Liberal	0	0	2	-2	0.0

References

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