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
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