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1977 United Kingdom local elections

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1977 United Kingdom local elections

| country = United Kingdom

| type = legislative

| party_colour =

| previous_election = 1976 United Kingdom local elections

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1978 United Kingdom local elections

| next_year = 1978

| seats_for_election = 1 Unicameral area, all 6 metropolitan counties, all 39 non-metropolitan counties,
1 sui generis authority, all 26 Northern Irish districts,
all 53 Scottish districts and all 8 Welsh counties

| election_date = 3 May 1977 (Scotland)
5 May 1977 (England & Wales)
18 May 1977 (Northern Ireland)

| 1blank = Councils

| 2blank = Councils +/-

| 3blank = Councillors

| 4blank = Councillors +/-

| image1 = 150x150px

| colour1 =

| leader1 = Margaret Thatcher

| leader_since1 = 11 February 1975

| leaders_seat1 =

| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)

| last_election1 =

| seats1 =

| seat_change1 =

| popular_vote1 =

| percentage1 =

| swing1 =

| 1data1 =

| 2data1 =

| 3data1 = 12,370

| 4data1 = {{increase}} 1,293

| image2 = 150x150px

| colour2 =

| leader2 = James Callaghan

| leader_since2 = 5 April 1976

| leaders_seat2 =

| party2 = Labour Party (UK)

| last_election2 =

| seats2 =

| seat_change2 =

| popular_vote2 =

| percentage2 =

| swing2 =

| 1data2 =

| 2data2 =

| 3data2 = 7,115

| 4data2 = {{decrease}} 1,098

| image3 = 150x150px

| colour3 =

| leader3 = David Steel

| leader_since3 = 7 July 1976

| leaders_seat3 =

| party3 = Liberal Party (UK)

| last_election3 =

| seats3 =

| seat_change3 =

| popular_vote3 =

| percentage3 =

| swing3 =

| 1data3 =

| 2data3 =

| 3data3 = 950

| 4data3 = {{decrease}} 163

| map_image = United Kingdom local elections, 1977.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.

}}

Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1977. The results were a major mid-term setback for the Labour government, and the Conservatives, the main opposition, comprehensively regained control of the Greater London Council with 64 seats against Labour's 28. Elections were also held in the county councils and in Northern Ireland.{{cite book|last1=Rallings|first1=Colin|last2=Thrasher|first2=Michael|title=Local Elections Handbook 1977|publisher=The Elections Centre|url= https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3UVdLNjZiNDJwMHM/view?pref=2&pli=1|access-date=3 May 2016}}{{cite web|title=Council compositions|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view?pref=2&pli=1|website=The Elections Centre|access-date=3 May 2016}}

The Conservative Party gained 1,293 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 12,370. The Labour Party lost 1,098 seats, leaving them with 7,115 councillors. The Liberal Party lost 163 seats, leaving them with 950 councillors.

Changes were as follows:

  • Conservative gain from no overall control - Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire
  • Conservative gain from Labour - Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire
  • Conservative gain from Independent - Isle of Wight

Summary of results

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England

=Unicameral area=

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
scope="col" | Council

! colspan=2 | Previous control

! colspan=2 | Result

! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Greater London

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

=Metropolitan county councils=

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
scope="col" | Council

! colspan=2 | Previous control

! colspan=2 | Result

! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Greater Manchester

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Merseyside

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|South Yorkshire

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Tyne and Wear

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|West Midlands

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|West Yorkshire

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

=Non-metropolitan county councils=

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
scope="col" | Council

! colspan=2 | Previous control

! colspan=2 | Result

! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Avon

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Bedfordshire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Berkshire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Buckinghamshire

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Cambridgeshire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Cheshire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Cleveland

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Cornwall

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Cumbria

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Derbyshire

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Devon

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Dorset

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Durham

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |East Sussex

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Essex

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Gloucestershire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Hampshire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Hereford and Worcester

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Hertfordshire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Humberside

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Isle of Wight

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Kent

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Lancashire

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Leicestershire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Lincolnshire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Norfolk

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |North Yorkshire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Northamptonshire

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Northumberland

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Nottinghamshire

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Oxfordshire

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Salop

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Somerset

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Staffordshire

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Suffolk

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Surrey

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Warwickshire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |West Sussex

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |Wiltshire

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} gain

|Details

=Sui generis=

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
scope="col" | Council

! colspan=2 | Previous control

! colspan=2 | Result

! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Isles of Scilly

|

|

|

|

|Details

Northern Ireland

{{main|1977 Northern Ireland local elections}}

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
scope="col" | Council

! colspan=2 | Previous control

! colspan=2 | Result

! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Antrim

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Ards

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Armagh

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Ballymena

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Ballymoney

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Banbridge

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Belfast

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Carrickfergus

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Castlereagh

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Coleraine

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Cookstown

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Craigavon

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Down

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Dungannon

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Fermanagh

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Larne

|

|Loyalist Coalition

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Limavady

|

|United Unionists

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Lisburn

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Londonderry

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Magherafelt

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Moyle

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Newry and Mourne

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Newtownabbey

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|North Down

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Omagh

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Strabane

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

Scotland

=District councils=

{{main|1977 Scottish local elections}}

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
scope="col" | Council

! colspan=2 | Previous control

! colspan=2 | Result

! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Aberdeen

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Angus

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Annandale and Eskdale

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Argyll

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Badenoch and Strathspey

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Banff and Buchan

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Bearsden and Milngavie

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Berwickshire

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Caithness

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Clackmannan

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Clydebank

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Cumnock and Doon Valley

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Cunninghame

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Dumbarton

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Dundee

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Dunfermline

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|East Kilbride

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|East Lothian

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Eastwood

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Edinburgh

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Ettrick and Lauderdale

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Falkirk

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Glasgow

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Gordon

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Hamilton

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Inverclyde

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Party}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Inverness

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Kilmarnock and Loudoun

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Kincardine and Deeside

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Kirkcaldy

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Kyle and Carrick

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Lanark

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Lochaber

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Midlothian

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Monklands

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Moray

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Motherwell

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Nairn

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Nithsdale

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|North East Fife

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Perth and Kinross

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Renfrew

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Ross and Cromarty

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Roxburgh

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Skye and Lochalsh

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Stewartry

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Stirling

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Strathkelvin

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Sutherland

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Tweeddale

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|West Lothian

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Wigtown

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} hold

|Details

Wales

=County councils=

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
scope="col" | Council

! colspan=2 | Previous control

! colspan=2 | Result

! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Clwyd

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Dyfed

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Gwent

| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Gwynedd

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Mid Glamorgan

| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Powys

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|South Glamorgan

| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}} gain

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|West Glamorgan

| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}

| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}} hold

|Details

References

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  • [http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP06-26 Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26.]
  • [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/local_elections/atoz.stm Vote 2001 BBC News]
  • [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/html/3874.stm Vote 2009 BBC News]

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