1981 Norfolk County Council election

1981 Norfolk County Council election

7 May 1981 (1981-05-07)
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
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