Cornwall County Council election, 1977

5 May 1977

All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council 49 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Independent	Conservative	Labour
Seats won	64	13	1
Seat change	9	8

	Fourth party

Party	Ecology
Seats won	1
Seat change	1

The County of Cornwall within England

Council control before election

Independent

Council control after election

Independent

Elections to Cornwall County Council were held on 5 May 1977. The whole council of seventy-nine members was up for election and the result was that the Independents, despite losing nine seats, comfortably retained control, winning sixty-four seats. The Conservatives gained eight seats, ending as the second largest political group with thirteen, while Labour remained with only one member, the Ecology Party also won one, and (as in 1973) no one was elected as a representative of the Liberal Party.^[1]

Results

Result of Cornwall County Council election, 1977^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	64	0	9	- 9	81.0 %
	Conservative	13	8	0	+ 8	16.5 %
	Labour	1	0	0	0	1.3 %
	Ecology	1	1	0	+ 1	1.3 %

References

1 2 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3

(1976 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1977 (→ 1978)

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Sui generis	Isles of Scilly

Council elections in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly

Cornwall Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Council of the Isles of Scilly	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Caradon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Carrick District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Kerrier District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

North Cornwall District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Penwith District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Restormel Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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