1977 Cornwall County Council election

none August 2019 February 2014 1977 Cornwall County Council electionhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydTzh6czhCWmNJdUE/view Local Election Summaries 1977 The Elections Centre 21 June 2019 Cornwall Parliamentary no yes 1973 Cornwall County Council election 1973 1981 Cornwall County Council election 1981 All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council 40 5 May 1977 115x50px|Blank Independent (politician) 71 seats, 86.9% 64 7 44,050 67.5% 19.4% 115x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 5 seats, 5.2% 13 8 8,766 13.4% 8.2% 115x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 3 seats, 7.5% 1 2 4,060 6.2% 1.3% 115x50px|Blank Ecology Party N/A 1 1 967 1.5% N/A Cornwall UK locator map 2010.svg The County of Cornwall within England Council control Council control after election Independent Independent Elections to Cornwall County Council were held on 5 May 1977. The whole council of seventy-nine members was up for election and the result was that the Independents, despite losing nine seats, comfortably retained control, winning sixty-four seats. The Conservatives gained eight seats, ending as the second largest political group with thirteen, while Labour remained with only one member, the Ecology Party also won one, and (as in 1973) no one was elected as a representative of the Liberal Party.'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3 Results summary Result of 1977 Cornwall County Council election Independent (politician) 64 0 9 9 81.0 67.5 44,050 19.4 Conservative Party (UK) 13 8 0 8 16.5 13.4 8,766 8.2 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 0 1.3 6.2 4,060 1.3 Ecology Party 1 1 0 1 1.3 1.5 967 New Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 2,636 3.6 Mebyon Kernow 0 0 0 0.0 2.7 1,736 New Independent Conservative 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 958 New CARE 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 806 New Independent Labour 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 569 New National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 465 New Residents Association 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 223 New |} References Cornwall Cornwall 1977 Category:1970s in Cornwall