All 84 council division seats 43 seats needed for a majority
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 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 Norfolk County Council election took place on 1 May 1997, coinciding with local elections for county councils in England and the 1997 general election.
The Council remained under No Overall Control. The Conservatives won the most seats, gaining 2, although Labour (who also gained 2) narrowly outpolled them in share of the vote, the Liberal Democrats lost 3 seats and the only independent lost their seat.
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