1977 Salop County Council election
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Elections to Salop County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of 63 members was up for election and the result was that the Independents lost control losing 9. The Conservatives gained 20 seats, ending as the largest political group with 32, while Labour lost eleven seats and the Liberals gained one, ending with five and four respectively.[1]
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All 63 seats of Shropshire County Council 1 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The County of Salop within England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 22 | N/A | 9 | -9 | 34 | ||||
Conservative | 32 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 50.8 | ||||
Labour | 5 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 7.9 | ||||
Liberal | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.3 |