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Local elections to Greater Manchester County Council, a Metropolitan County Council encompassing Greater Manchester, were held on 5 May 1977. This was the second election held for the authority, having been established by operation of the Local Government Act 1972. Following the election the Labour Party held control of the Council.

Results by each local authority

Bolton

• Bolton No. 1

Greater Manchester County Council, 1977: Bolton No. 1.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ward	6,686	71.5
	Labour	A. Fairhurst	1,777	19.0
	Liberal	J. Rothwell	463	5.0
	National Front	J. Walsh	419	4.5
Majority			4,909
Turnout			9,345	42.7
Registered electors			21,944
	Conservative hold

• Bolton No. 2
• Bolton No. 3
• Bolton No. 4
• Bolton No. 5
• Farnworth
• Horwich
• Kearsley
• Turton
• Westhoughton

Bury

• Bury No. 1
• Bury No. 2
• Prestwich
• Radcliffe
• Ramsbotton & Tottington
• Whitefield

Manchester

• Manchester No. 1
• Manchester No. 2
• Manchester No. 3
• Manchester No. 4
• Manchester No. 5
• Manchester No. 6
• Manchester No. 7
• Manchester No. 8
• Manchester No. 9
• Manchester No. 10
• Manchester No. 11
• Manchester No. 12
• Manchester No. 13
• Manchester No. 14
• Manchester No. 15
• Manchester No. 16
• Manchester No. 17
• Manchester No. 18

Oldham

• Chadderton
• Crompton
• Failsworth
• Oldham No. 1
• Oldham No. 2
• Oldham No. 3
• Oldham No. 4
• Royton
• Saddleworth

Rochdale

• Heywood
• Middleton North West
• Middleton South East
• Rochdale No. 1
• Rochdale No. 2
• Rochdale No. 3
• Rochdale No. 4

Salford

• Eccles (Eccles)
• Eccles (Patricroft)
• Irlam
• Pendlebury
• Salford No. 1
• Salford No. 2
• Salford No. 3
• Salford No. 4
• Salford No. 5
• Swinton
• Worsley No. 1
• Worsley No. 2

Stockport

• Bredburty & Romiley
• Cheadle & Gatley No. 1
• Cheadle & Gatley No. 2
• Hazel Grove & Bramhall No. 1
• Hazel Grove & Bramhall No. 2
• Marple
• Stockport No. 1
• Stockport No. 2
• Stockport No. 3
• Stockport No. 4
• Stockport No. 5

Tameside

• Ashton-under-Lyme No. 1
• Ashton-under-Lyme No. 2
• Audenshaw
• Denton
• Droylsden
• Dukinfield
• Hyde No. 1
• Hyde No. 2
• Staylybridge

Trafford

• Altrincham No. 1
• Altrincham No. 2
• Hale
• Sale No. 1
• Sale No. 2
• Stretford (Old Trafford)
• Stretford (Stretford)
• Urmston No. 1
• Urmston No. 2

Wigan

• Ashton-in-Makerfield
• Atherton
• Golborne
• Hindley
• Ince-in-Makerfield
• Leigh East
• Leigh West
• Orrell
• Standish-with-Langtree
• Tyldesley