1977 Salop County Council election

Salop County Council election, 1977
	The County of Salop within England
Party before election; No overall control;	Elected Party ; Independent;

Elections to Salop County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of sixty-three members was up for election and the result was that the Independents gained a narrow majority of one, from no overall control, winning thirty-two seats, a nett gain of two. The Conservatives gained eight seats, ending as the second largest political group with twenty-two, while Labour lost eleven seats and the Liberals gained one, ending with five and four respectively.^[1]

Election result

Result of Shropshire County Council election, 1977^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Independent	32	4	2	+ 2	50.8 %
Conservative	22	8	0	+ 8	34.9 %
Labour	5	0	8	- 8	7.9 %
Liberal	4	1	0	+ 1	6.3 %

References

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

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

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