1977 Norfolk County Council election

1977 English local election

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5 May 1977 (1977-05-05)

1981 →

All 84 seats to Norfolk County Council
43 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Labour
Seats won	70	13
Seat change	19	14
Popular vote	123,166	57,949
Percentage	64.5%	30.3%
Swing	16.0%	13.1%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Independent	Ind. Conservative
Seats won	0	0
Seat change	4	1
Popular vote	2,326	574
Percentage	1.2%	0.3%
Swing	2.2%	0.6%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1973 Norfolk County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	75	70	19	0	19	84.3	64.5	123,166	+16.0
	Labour	71	13	0	14	14	15.7	30.3	57,949	–13.1
	Liberal	17	0	0	0		0.0	3.2	6,086	–0.4
	Independent	5	0	0	4	4	0.0	1.2	2,326	–2.2
	Residents	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	616	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	1	0	0	0	1	0.0	0.3	574	–0.6
	National Front	3	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	290	+0.1

References

"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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