1977 Buckinghamshire County Council election

1977 UK local government election March 2020 February 2014 1977 Buckinghamshire County Council election Buckinghamshire Parliamentary no yes 1973 Buckinghamshire County Council election 1973 1981 Buckinghamshire County Council election 1981 All 70 seats of Buckinghamshire County Council 36 5 May 1977 Conservative Party (UK) 46 64 18 63.1% Independent politician 1 2 1 5.3% Labour Party (UK) 16 1 15 19.8% Other 3 2.8% File:Buckinghamshire UK locator map 2010.svg 300px The County of Buckinghamshire within England. Council control Council control after election Conservative Conservative Elections to Buckinghamshire County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977, when the whole council of 70 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 the party was left with only one county councillor, a loss of fifteen. Independents gained two seats, one Ratepayer and one Independent Conservative, but lost one and the Liberals lost the single seat they had had. Three other candidates also won seats.'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3 Election result Buckinghamshire County Council election, 1977Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections Handbook 1977 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3UVdLNjZiNDJwMHM/view The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 12 Conservative Party (UK) 64 18 0 +18 91.4 63.1 18.4 Independent (politician) 2 2 1 +1 2.9 5.3 4.5 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 15 -15 1.4 19.8 12.3 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 8.9 0.7 Others 3 4.3 2.8 0.9 |} Notes 1977 Buckinghamshire Category:20th century in Buckinghamshire