| Election Name: | 1977 Greater London Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Greater London.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1973 Greater London Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1981 Greater London Council election |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
| Seats For Election: | 92 councillors |
| Election Date: | 5 May 1977 |
| Majority Seats: | 47 |
| Leader1: | Horace Cutler |
| Leaders Seat1: | Harrow West |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 32 |
| Seats1: | 64 |
| Seat Change1: | 32 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,177,390 |
| Percentage1: | 52.5% |
| Swing1: | 14.5% |
| Leader2: | Reg Goodwin |
| Leaders Seat2: | Bermondsey |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 58 |
| Seats2: | 28 |
| Seat Change2: | 30 |
| Popular Vote2: | 737,194 |
| Percentage2: | 32.9% |
| Swing2: | 14.5% |
| Party4: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 174,405 |
| Percentage4: | 7.8% |
| Swing4: | 4.7% |
| Party5: | National Front (UK) |
| Seats Before5: | 0 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 119,060 |
| Percentage5: | 5.3% |
| Swing5: | 4.8% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Reg Goodwin |
| After Election: | Horace Cutler |
| After Party: | Conservative |
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.
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.[1]
The Conservative Party won a majority of seats at the election. The Liberal Party lost both of its councillors.[2] [3]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | +/- | Stood | Seats | % | +/- | ||
| 1,177,390 | 52.5 | 14.5 | 92 | 64 | 69.6 | 32 | ||
| 737,194 | 32.9 | 14.5 | 92 | 28 | 30.4 | 30 | ||
| 174,405 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 92 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| 119,060 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 91 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 8,300 | 0.4 | New | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 8,267 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| GLC Abolitionist Campaign | 7,869 | 0.4 | New | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1,930 | 0.1 | New | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1,834 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| People | 1,621 | 0.1 | New | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1,025 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 878 | 0.0 | New | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 685 | 0.0 | New | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 552 | 0.0 | New | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 502 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 298 | 0.0 | New | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 254 | 0.0 | New | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout: 2,242,064 people voted.
Members of the old council*