Elections to Salop County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of 63 members was up for election and the result was that the Independents lost control losing 9. The

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gained 20 seats, ending as the largest political group with 32, while

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lost eleven seats and the Liberals gained one, ending with five and four respectively.'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in ''

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'' of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3

Election result

References

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