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1977 United Kingdom local elections
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1977 United Kingdom local elections | |
| country | United Kingdom | |
| type | legislative | |
| previous_election | 1976 United Kingdom local elections | |
| previous_year | 1976 | |
| next_election | 1978 United Kingdom local elections | |
| next_year | 1978 | |
| seats_for_election | 1 Unicameral area, all 6 metropolitan counties, all 39 non-metropolitan counties, | |
| 1 sui generis authority, all 26 Northern Irish districts, | ||
| all 53 Scottish districts and all 8 Welsh counties | ||
| election_date | 3 May 1977 (Scotland) | |
| 5 May 1977 (England & Wales) | ||
| 18 May 1977 (Northern Ireland) | ||
| 1blank | Councils | |
| 2blank | Councils +/- | |
| 3blank | Councillors | |
| 4blank | Councillors +/- | |
| image1 | [[File:Margaret Thatcher at White House (cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader1 | Margaret Thatcher | |
| leader_since1 | 11 February 1975 | |
| party1 | Conservative Party (UK) | |
| 3data1 | 12,370 | |
| 4data1 | 1,293 | |
| image2 | [[File:Persconferentie na afloop Overleg van de 9 , Den Haag Callaghan (oa met Enge, Bestanddeelnr 928-9157 (crop).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader2 | James Callaghan | |
| leader_since2 | 5 April 1976 | |
| party2 | Labour Party (UK) | |
| 3data2 | 7,115 | |
| 4data2 | 1,098 | |
| image3 | [[File:DavidSteel1987 cropped.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader3 | David Steel | |
| leader_since3 | 7 July 1976 | |
| party3 | Liberal Party (UK) | |
| 3data3 | 950 | |
| 4data3 | 163 | |
| map_image | United Kingdom local elections, 1977.svg | |
| map_size | 300px | |
| map_caption | Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. |
1 sui generis authority, all 26 Northern Irish districts, all 53 Scottish districts and all 8 Welsh counties 5 May 1977 (England & Wales) 18 May 1977 (Northern Ireland)
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in May 1977. The results were a major mid-term setback for the Labour government, and the Conservatives, the main opposition, comprehensively regained control of the Greater London Council with 64 seats against Labour's 28. Elections were also held in the county councils and in Northern Ireland.
The Conservative Party gained 1,293 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 12,370. The Labour Party lost 1,098 seats, leaving them with 7,115 councillors. The Liberal Party lost 163 seats, leaving them with 950 councillors.
Changes were as follows:
- Conservative gain from no overall control - Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire
- Conservative gain from Labour - Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire
- Conservative gain from Independent - Isle of Wight
England
Unicameral area
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | Greater London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gain | [Details](1977-greater-london-council-election) |
Metropolitan county councils
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | Greater Manchester | Merseyside | South Yorkshire | Tyne and Wear | West Midlands | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gain | [Details](1977-greater-manchester-county-council-election) | ||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-merseyside-county-council-election) | ||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-south-yorkshire-county-council-election) | ||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-tyne-and-wear-county-council-election) | ||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-west-midlands-county-council-election) | ||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-west-yorkshire-county-council-election) |
Non-metropolitan county councils
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | Avon | Bedfordshire | Berkshire | Buckinghamshire | Cambridgeshire | Cheshire | Cleveland | Cornwall | Cumbria | Derbyshire | Devon | Dorset | Durham | East Sussex | Essex | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Hereford and Worcester | Hertfordshire | Humberside | Isle of Wight | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | Norfolk | North Yorkshire | Northamptonshire | Northumberland | Nottinghamshire | Oxfordshire | Salop | Somerset | Staffordshire | Suffolk | Surrey | Warwickshire | West Sussex | Wiltshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gain | [Details](1977-avon-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-bedfordshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-berkshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-buckinghamshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-cambridgeshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-cheshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-cleveland-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-cornwall-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-cumbria-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-derbyshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-devon-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-dorset-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-durham-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-east-sussex-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-essex-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-gloucestershire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-hampshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-hereford-and-worcester-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-hertfordshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-humberside-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-isle-of-wight-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-kent-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-lancashire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-leicestershire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-lincolnshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-norfolk-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-north-yorkshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-northamptonshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-northumberland-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-nottinghamshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-oxfordshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-salop-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-somerset-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-staffordshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-suffolk-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-surrey-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-warwickshire-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-west-sussex-county-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-wiltshire-county-council-election) |
Sui generis
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | Isles of Scilly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Details](1977-council-of-the-isles-of-scilly-election) |
Northern Ireland
Main article: 1977 Northern Ireland local elections
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | Antrim | Ards | Armagh | Ballymena | Ballymoney | Banbridge | Belfast | Carrickfergus | Castlereagh | Coleraine | Cookstown | Craigavon | Down | Dungannon | Fermanagh | Larne | Limavady | Lisburn | Londonderry | Magherafelt | Moyle | Newry and Mourne | Newtownabbey | North Down | Omagh | Strabane |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Details](1977-antrim-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-ards-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-armagh-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-ballymena-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-ballymoney-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-banbridge-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-belfast-city-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-carrickfergus-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-castlereagh-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-coleraine-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-cookstown-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-craigavon-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-down-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-dungannon-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-fermanagh-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyalist Coalition | [Details](1977-larne-borough-council-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Unionists | [Details](1977-limavady-district-council-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-lisburn-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-londonderry-city-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-magherafelt-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-moyle-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-newry-and-mourne-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-newtownabbey-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-north-down-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-omagh-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](1977-strabane-district-council-election) |
Scotland
District councils
Main article: 1977 Scottish local elections
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | Aberdeen | Angus | Annandale and Eskdale | Argyll | Badenoch and Strathspey | Banff and Buchan | Bearsden and Milngavie | Berwickshire | Caithness | Clackmannan | Clydebank | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Cumnock and Doon Valley | Cunninghame | Dumbarton | Dundee | Dunfermline | East Kilbride | East Lothian | Eastwood | Edinburgh | Ettrick and Lauderdale | Falkirk | Glasgow | Gordon | Hamilton | Inverclyde | Inverness | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Kincardine and Deeside | Kirkcaldy | Kyle and Carrick | Lanark | Lochaber | Midlothian | Monklands | Moray | Motherwell | Nairn | Nithsdale | North East Fife | Perth and Kinross | Renfrew | Ross and Cromarty | Roxburgh | Skye and Lochalsh | Stewartry | Stirling | Strathkelvin | Sutherland | Tweeddale | West Lothian | Wigtown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gain | [Details](1977-city-of-aberdeen-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-angus-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-annandale-and-eskdale-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-argyll-and-bute-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-badenoch-and-strathspey-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-banff-and-buchan-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-bearsden-and-milngavie-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-berwickshire-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-caithness-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-clackmannan-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-clydebank-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-cumbernauld-and-kilsyth-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-cumnock-and-doon-valley-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-cunninghame-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-dumbarton-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-city-of-dundee-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-dunfermline-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-east-kilbride-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-east-lothian-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-eastwood-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-city-of-edinburgh-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-ettrick-and-lauderdale-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-falkirk-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-glasgow-city-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-gordon-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-hamilton-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-inverclyde-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-inverness-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-kilmarnock-and-loudoun-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-kincardine-and-deeside-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-kirkcaldy-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-kyle-and-carrick-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-lanark-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-lochaber-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-midlothian-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-monklands-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-moray-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-motherwell-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-nairn-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-nithsdale-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-north-east-fife-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-perth-and-kinross-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-renfrew-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-ross-and-cromarty-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-roxburgh-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-skye-and-lochalsh-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-stewartry-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-stirling-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-strathkelvin-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-sutherland-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-tweeddale-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-west-lothian-district-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-wigtown-district-council-election) |
Wales
County councils
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | Clwyd | Dyfed | Gwent | Gwynedd | Mid Glamorgan | Powys | South Glamorgan | West Glamorgan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hold | [Details](1977-clwyd-county-council-election) | ||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-dyfed-county-council-election) | ||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-gwent-county-council-election) | ||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-gwynedd-county-council-election) | ||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-mid-glamorgan-county-council-election) | ||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-powys-county-council-election) | ||||||||||
| gain | [Details](1977-south-glamorgan-county-council-election) | ||||||||||
| hold | [Details](1977-west-glamorgan-county-council-election) |
References
References
- "Local Elections Handbook 1977". The Elections Centre.
- "Council compositions".
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