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]
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Conservative
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85
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28
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0
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+28
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86.7
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Independent
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8
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0
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3
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-3
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8.2
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Labour
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3
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0
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17
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-17
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3.1
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Liberal
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2
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0
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8
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-8
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2.0
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References
- ^ a b 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3