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

1973 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.