1977 Northumberland County Council election

1977 Northumberland County Council election

5 May 1977 (1977-05-05)
All 62 seats to Northumberland County Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Independent Last election 28 10 21 Seats won 21 20 15 Seat change 7 10 6 Popular vote 22,836 18,912 11,059 Percentage 33.6% 27.8% 16.3%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Labour Ind. Conservative Last election 0 0 Seats won 4 2 Seat change 4 2 Popular vote 4,742 0a Percentage 7.0% 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.

Results

Northumberland County Council election, 1977
Turnout: 43.8%

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	21			8	33.9	33.6	22,836	13.8
	Conservative	20			10	32.3	27.8	18,912	12.8
	Independent	15			6	24.2	16.3	11,059	11.2
	Independent Labour	4	4	0	4	6.5	7.0	4,742	New
	Ind. Conservative	2	2	0	2	3.2	0.0	0a	New
	Liberal	0			3	0.0	14.7	9,971	5.4
	Communist	0				0.0	0.6	395	New

^a Two Independent Conservative councillors were elected unopposed, hence received no votes.

External links

• Northumberland County Council