1981 Norfolk County Council election

1981 Norfolk County Council election

←  1977 7 May 1981 (1981-05-07) 1985  →
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.