Somerset County Council election, 1977
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Elections to Somerset County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977, when the whole council of fifty-six members was up for election.
The result was that the Conservatives retained their control, winning forty-four seats, a gain of eight. Independents ended with nine county councillors, a loss of two, and Labour with three, a loss of four, but the Liberals lost both their seats and ended with none.[1]
Election result
Result of Somerset County Council election, 1977[1]
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
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Conservative |
44 |
8 |
0 |
+ 8 |
78.6 % |
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Independent |
9 |
0 |
2 |
- 2 |
16.1 % |
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Labour |
3 |
0 |
4 |
- 4 |
5.4 % |
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Liberal |
0 |
0 |
2 |
- 2 |
0 % |
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References
- 1 2 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3
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