Dorset County Council election, 1977
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The County of Dorset within England |
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Elections to Dorset County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of ninety-one members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control, winning seventy-nine seats, a gain of nineteen, of which nine were from Labour and seven from the Liberals. Labour, the Liberals, and the Independents ended with only four county councillors each.[1]
Results
| Result of Dorset County Council election, 1977[1] |
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Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
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Conservative |
79 |
19 |
0 |
+ 19 |
86.8 |
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Independent |
4 |
0 |
3 |
- 3 |
4.4 |
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Labour |
4 |
0 |
9 |
- 9 |
4.4 |
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Liberal |
4 |
0 |
7 |
- 7 |
4.4 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3
