The fifth election to the Greater London Council (GLC) was held on 5 May 1977. The Conservatives, led by Horace Cutler, gained control of the council from Labour.
Electoral arrangements The GLC was elected from 92 single-member electoral divisions which were identical with the Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London. The election date was fixed by section 43 of the Local Government Act 1972 as the first Thursday in May. Councillors had been elected for a three-year term at previous elections, with those elected in 1973 having their terms extended to four years in 1976. From the 1977 election councillors were elected for a four-year term. All aldermen went out of office in 1977 and no further aldermen were elected by the council.
Results The Conservative Party won a majority of seats at the election. The Liberal Party lost both of its councillors.
Party Votes SeatsNumber % +/- Stood Seats % +/- 1,177,39052.514.5926469.632 737,19432.914.5922830.430 174,4057.84.79200.02 119,0605.34.89100.0 8,3000.4New2200.0 8,2670.40.22400.0GLC Abolitionist Campaign7,8690.4New3100.0 1,9300.1New400.0 1,8340.10.1900.0People1,6210.1New200.0 1,0250.00.1100.0 8780.0New300.0 6850.0New500.0 5520.0New100.0 5020.00.1400.0 2980.0New100.0 2540.0New100.0
Turnout: 2,242,064 people voted.
Constituency results Members of the old council* Barking
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Camden
Croydon
Ealing
Enfield
Greenwich
Hackney
Hammersmith
Haringey
North East Tottenham Campaign Against Traffic
Harrow
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Islington
Kensington and Chelsea
Kingston upon Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
Merton
Newham
Redbridge
Richmond upon Thames
Southwark
Sutton
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Wandsworth
Westminster and the City of London
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