title: 1977 Devon County Council election
text: # 1977 Devon County Council election
  
  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.
  
  ## Election result
  
  Result of Devon County Council election, 1977 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 85 | 28 | 0 | + 28 | 86.7 |
  | Independent | 8 | 0 | 3 | - 3 | 8.2 |
  | Labour | 3 | 0 | 17 | - 17 | 3.1 |
  | Liberal | 2 | 0 | 8 | - 8 | 2.0 |
  