1997 Norfolk County Council election

1997 Norfolk County Council election

1 May 1997

All 84 council division seats
43 seats needed for a majority
Registered607,689 (2.3%)
Turnout73.5% (34.2%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 34 seats, 35.8% 32 seats, 36.2% 16 seats, 25.9%
Seats before 33 31 17
Seats won 36 34 13
Seat change 2 2 3
Popular vote 156,719 165,751 109,090
Percentage 35.1% 37.1% 24.4%
Swing 0.7% 0.9% 1.5%

Party before election

No Overall Control

Elected Party

No Overall Control

The 1997 Norfolk County Council election took place on 1 May 1997, coinciding with local elections for county councils in England and the 1997 general election.