1977 Essex County Council election
# 1977 Essex County Council election

The 1977 Essex County Council election took place on 5 May 1977 to elect members of Essex County Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary

1977 Essex County Council election :

| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 68 | 33 | 82.9 | 62.1 | 256,703 | +14.8 |
| Labour | 12 | 28 | 14.6 | 26.8 | 110,591 | –16.3 |
| Liberal | 2 | 3 | 2.4 | 8.8 | 36,240 | +1.5 |
| Residents | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4,373 | +0.2 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3,695 | –0.1 |
| National Front | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1,483 | N/A |
| Independent Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 222 | ±0.0 |
| Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | <0.1 | 65 | –0.1 |
