1981 Norfolk County Council election

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1981 Norfolk County Council election
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  1977 7 May 1981 (1981-05-07) 1985  

All 83 seats to Norfolk County Council
42 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Seats won5127
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 19Increase2.svg 14
Popular vote101,09992,406
Percentage44.0%40.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 20.5%Increase2.svg 10.0%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Independent
Seats won41
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote31,5363,608
Percentage13.7%1.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 10.5%Increase2.svg 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.

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Summary

Election result

1981 Norfolk County Council election [1]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 8351Decrease2.svg 1961.444.0101,099–20.5
  Labour 8327Increase2.svg 1432.540.392,406+10.0
  Liberal 524Increase2.svg 44.813.731,536+10.5
  Independent 61Increase2.svg 11.21.63,608+0.4
  Ecology 7000Steady2.svg0.00.4886N/A

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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.