Buckinghamshire County Council election, 1977
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Elections to Buckinghamshire County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977, when the whole council of sixty-seven members was up for election.
The result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control, winning sixty-four seats, a gain of eighteen. The ranks of Labour were decimated, and it ended with only one county councillor, a loss of fifteen, while Independents gained two seats, one Ratepayer and one Independent Conservative, but lost one, a nett gain of one, and the Liberals lost the single seat they had had.[1]
Election result
| Result of Buckinghamshire County Council election, 1977[1] |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
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Conservative |
64 |
18 |
0 |
+ 18 |
95.5 % |
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Independent |
2 |
2 |
1 |
+ 1 |
3.0 % |
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Labour |
1 |
0 |
15 |
- 15 |
1.5 % |
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Liberal |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- 1 |
0 % |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3
