1977 Greater London Council election

Elections to the Greater London Council were held on 5 May 1977.

1977 Greater London Council election

5 May 1977

92 councillors
47 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Lab
Leader Horace Cutler Reg Goodwin
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before 32 58
Seats won 64 28
Seat change 32 30
Popular vote 1,177,390 737,194
Percentage 52.5% 32.9%
Swing 14.5% 14.5%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Lib
NF
Party Liberal National Front
Seats before 2 0
Seats won 0 0
Seat change 2
Popular vote 174,405 119,060
Percentage 7.8% 5.3%
Swing 4.7% 4.8%

Results by parliamentary constituency.

Results

PartyVotesSeats
Number%+/-StoodSeats%+/-
Conservative 1,177,39052.514.5926469.632
Labour 737,19432.914.5922830.430
Liberal 174,4057.84.79202
National Front 119,0605.34.8910
National Party 8,3000.4n/a220
Communist 8,2670.40.2240
GLC Abolitionist Campaign 7,8690.4n/a310
International Marxist 1,9300.1n/a40
Independent 1,8340.10.190
People 1,6210.1n/a20
Ind. Conservative 1,0250.00.110
Independent Liberal 8780.0n/a30
English National 6850.0n/a50
Fellowship 5520.0n/a10
Socialist (GB) 5020.00.140
Ecology 2980.0n/a10
New Britain 2540.0n/a10

Turnout: 2,242,064 people voted.

References

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