1977 Northumberland County Council election

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1977 Northumberland County Council election [1]
Flag of Northumberland.svg
  1973 5 May 1977 (1977-05-05) 1981  

All 62 seats
to Northumberland County Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election281021
Seats won212015
Seat changeDecrease2.svg7Increase2.svg10Decrease2.svg6
Popular vote22,83618,91211,059
Percentage33.6%27.8%16.3%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Labour Ind. Conservative
Last election00
Seats won42
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Increase2.svg2
Popular vote4,7420 a
Percentage7.0%0.0%

Control of Council before election


No overall control

Control of Council after election


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.

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Results

Northumberland County Council election, 1977 [2] [3]
Turnout: 43.8%
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 21Decrease2.svg833.933.622,836Decrease2.svg13.8
  Conservative 20Increase2.svg1032.327.818,912Increase2.svg12.8
  Independent 15Decrease2.svg624.216.311,059Decrease2.svg11.2
  Independent Labour 440Increase2.svg46.57.04,742New
  Ind. Conservative 220Increase2.svg23.20.00 a New
  Liberal 0Decrease2.svg30.014.79,971Increase2.svg5.4
  Communist 0Steady2.svg00.00.6395New
a Two Independent Conservative councillors were elected unopposed, hence received no votes. [4]

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References

  1. "Local Election Summaries 1977". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. p.16
  3. p.2
  4. "Northumberland County Council Election Results 1973-2005" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 October 2019.