1977 Norfolk County Council election

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1977 Norfolk County Council election
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  1973 5 May 1977 (1977-05-05) 1981  

All 84 seats to Norfolk County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Seats won7013
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 19Decrease2.svg 14
Popular vote123,16657,949
Percentage64.5%30.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 16.0%Decrease2.svg 13.1%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Independent Ind. Conservative
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote2,326574
Percentage1.2%0.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.2%Decrease2.svg 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.

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Summary

Election result

1973 Norfolk County Council election [1]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 7570190Increase2.svg 1984.364.5123,166+16.0
  Labour 7113014Decrease2.svg 1415.730.357,949–13.1
  Liberal 17000Steady2.svg0.03.26,086–0.4
  Independent 5004Decrease2.svg 40.01.22,326–2.2
  Residents 1000Steady2.svg0.00.3616N/A
  Ind. Conservative 1000Decrease2.svg 10.00.3574–0.6
  National Front 3000Steady2.svg0.00.2290+0.1

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References

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