1977_Devon_County_Council_election

1977 Devon County Council election

1977 Devon County Council election

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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]

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  1. '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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