1977 Norfolk County Council election

1977 Norfolk County Council election
5 May 1977 (1977-05-05)
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

1977 Norfolk County Council election[1]
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

  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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