1981 Norfolk County Council election

1981 Norfolk County Council election
7 May 1981 (1981-05-07)
All 83 seats to Norfolk County Council
42 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 51 27
Seat change Decrease 19 Increase 14
Popular vote 101,099 92,406
Percentage 44.0% 40.3%
Swing Decrease 20.5% Increase 10.0%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Independent
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 31,536 3,608
Percentage 13.7% 1.6%
Swing Increase 10.5% Increase 0.4%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1981 Norfolk County Council election took place on 7 May 1981 to elect members of Norfolk County Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1981 Norfolk County Council election[1]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 83 51 Decrease 19 61.4 44.0 101,099 –20.5
  Labour 83 27 Increase 14 32.5 40.3 92,406 +10.0
  Liberal 52 4 Increase 4 4.8 13.7 31,536 +10.5
  Independent 6 1 Increase 1 1.2 1.6 3,608 +0.4
  Ecology 7 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 886 N/A

References

  1. ^ "Norfolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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