1991 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

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1991 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
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  1987 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) 1995  

All 60 seats to King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats won30168
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 16Increase2.svg 5Increase2.svg 7
Popular vote22,04522,6169,821
Percentage34.6%35.5%15.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 17.5%Increase2.svg 10.4%Increase2.svg 13.5%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Ind. Conservative
Seats won51
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote8,6960
Percentage13.7%0.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.3%N/A

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1991 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

1991 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 29Decrease2.svg 1649.234.622,045-17.5
  Labour 16Increase2.svg 527.135.522,616+10.4
  Independent 8Increase2.svg 713.615.49,821+13.5
  Liberal Democrats 5Increase2.svg 38.513.78,696-7.3
  Ind. Conservative 1Increase2.svg 11.7N/AN/AN/A
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.00.8483N/A

References

  1. "King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 7 November 2022.