1977 Surrey County Council election

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1977 Surrey County Council election
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 19735 May 1977 1981  

All 73 seats of Surrey County Council
63 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won6832
Seat changeIncrease2.svg21Decrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg10

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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]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 68210+2193.2
  Independent 302-24.1
  Labour 2010-102.7
  Liberal 009-90.0

Notes

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