1977 Devon County Council election|
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 The County of Devon within England |
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Elections to Devon County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of ninety-eight members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control, winning eighty-five seats, a gain of twenty-eight, of which seventeen were from Labour and eight from the Liberals. Labour ended with only three county councillors, the Liberals with two, and eight Independents were elected, down from eleven.[1]
Election result
Result of Devon County Council election, 1977[1] | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 85 | 28 | 0 | +28 | 86.7 | | | |
| | Independent | 8 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 8.2 | | | |
| | Labour | 3 | 0 | 17 | -17 | 3.1 | | | |
| | Liberal | 2 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 2.0 | | | |
References
- ^ a b 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3
