1977 Surrey County Council election

1977 Surrey County Council election

5 May 1977
All 73 seats of Surrey County Council 63 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Labour Seats won 68 3 2 Seat change 21 2 10
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 73 members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control, winning 68 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	0.0

Notes

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