1977 Suffolk County Council election
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The 1977 Suffolk County Council election took place on 5 May 1977 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]| 1977 Suffolk County Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 70 | 70 |  23
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85.4 | 62.0 | 101,692 | +13.5 | |||
| Labour | 70 | 9 |  20
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11.0 | 31.6 | 51,712 | –11.9 | |||
| Independent | 9 | 2 | 1
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2.4 | 4.3 | 7,039 | +1.2 | |||
| Liberal | 8 | 1 | 2
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1.2 | 1.4 | 2,282 | –2.8 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 
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0.0 | 0.6 | 971 | –0.2 | |||
| National Front | 2 | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.1 | 193 | N/A | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
 Council elections in Suffolk | |
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| Suffolk County Council | |
| Babergh District Council | |
| East Suffolk District Council | |
| Ipswich Borough Council | |
| Mid Suffolk District Council | |
| West Suffolk District Council | |
| East Suffolk County Council |
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| Forest Heath District Council | |
| St Edmundsbury Borough Council | |
| Suffolk Coastal District Council | |
| Waveney District Council | |
| West Suffolk County Council |
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| County councils (England) |
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| County councils (Wales) |
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| Unicameral area | |
| District councils (Scotland) |
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| District councils (Northern Ireland) | |
| Sui generis |
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