1977 Wiltshire County Council election information
1977 UK local government election
1977 Wiltshire County Council election
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5 May 1977
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Party
Conservative
Labour
Independent
Party
Liberal
The County of Wiltshire within England
Party before election
Conservative
Elected Party
Conservative
Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of 79 members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives took overall control, winning 57 seats, a gain of 17. They had previously had to rely on Independents. Labour ended with 14 county councillors, the Liberals and Independents four each.[1]
The Chairman of the Council since 1973, Frank Willan, was re-elected and continued in office until 1979, when he was succeeded by Nigel Anderson.
^'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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