Local elections to the West Midlands County Council, a Metropolitan County Council encompassing the West Midlands, were held on 5 May 1977.

The Conservatives gained control of the council for the first time, registering large swings and gaining 54 seats from the incumbent Labour administration.[1][2]

Results

West Midlands County Council election, 1977
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 82 Increase+54 58.8% 429,835
  Labour 18 Decrease-54 31.3% 228,895
  Liberal 3 Decrease-1 4.2% 30,850
  Independent 1 Increase+1 0.7% 5,207
  National Front 0 3.7% 27,055
  Other parties 0 1.3% 9,656

Council composition

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
82 18 3 1
Conservative Labour Liberal Ind

Borough summary

References

  1. ^ "Local Elections Handbook 1977". Elections Centre. Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ ""Tory Glory!"". Birmingham Evening Mail. 6 May 1977. p. 1.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_West_Midlands_County_Council_election
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