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
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 51 27
Seat change 19 14
Popular vote 101,099 92,406
Percentage 44.0% 40.3%
Swing 20.5% 10.0%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Independent
Seats won 4 1
Seat change 4 1
Popular vote 31,536 3,608
Percentage 13.7% 1.6%
Swing 10.5% 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 19 61.4 44.0 101,099 –20.5
  Labour 83 27 14 32.5 40.3 92,406 +10.0
  Liberal 52 4 4 4.8 13.7 31,536 +10.5
  Independent 6 1 1 1.2 1.6 3,608 +0.4
  Ecology 7 0 0 0 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.