| Election Name: | 1997 Norfolk County Council election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Norfolk.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1993 Norfolk County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1993 |
| Next Election: | 2001 Norfolk County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Seats For Election: | All 84 council division seats |
| Majority Seats: | 43 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 1997 |
| Registered: | 607,689 (2.3%) |
| Turnout: | 73.5% (34.2%) |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 34 seats, 35.8% |
| Seats1: | 36 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 156,719 |
| Percentage1: | 35.1% |
| Swing1: | 0.7% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 32 seats, 36.2% |
| Seats2: | 34 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 165,751 |
| Percentage2: | 37.1% |
| Swing2: | 0.9% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 16 seats, 25.9% |
| Seats3: | 13 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 109,090 |
| Percentage3: | 24.4% |
| Swing3: | 1.5% |
| Party | |
| Before Election: | No Overall Control |
| After Election: | 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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| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | < | -- votes -->23,021 | < | -- pp -->38.6 | < | -- change -->–4.9 | ||
| 4 | < | -- votes -->22,784 | < | -- pp -->38.2 | < | -- change -->+1.2 | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->10,164 | < | -- pp -->17.1 | < | -- change -->+3.2 | |||
| 0 | 1 | < | -- votes -->2,285 | < | -- pp -->3.8 | < | -- change -->+0.7 | ||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->1,344 | < | -- pp -->2.3 | < | -- change -->–0.3 | |||
| Total | 11 | < | -- votes -->59,598 | < | -- pp -->71.8 | < | -- change -->+35.4 | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->83,044 | – | < | -- change -->+1.9 | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | < | -- votes -->28,324 | < | -- pp -->40.7 | < | -- change -->–0.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | < | -- votes -->24,154 | < | -- pp -->34.7 | < | -- change -->+2.4 | ||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->15,738 | < | -- pp -->22.6 | < | -- change -->–1.9 | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->864 | < | -- pp -->1.2 | < | -- change -->+0.8 | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->434 | < | -- pp -->0.6 | < | -- change -->–1.4 | |||
| Total | 12 | < | -- votes -->69,514 | < | -- pp -->76.9 | < | -- change -->+38.3 | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->90,445 | – | < | -- change -->+5.9 | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | < | -- votes -->22,904 | < | -- pp -->50.8 | < | -- change -->–7.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | < | -- votes -->15,946 | < | -- pp -->35.4 | < | -- change -->–5.9 | ||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->6,237 | < | -- pp -->13.8 | < | -- change -->N/A | |||
| Total | 9 | < | -- votes -->45,087 | < | -- pp -->69.5 | < | -- change -->+37.3 | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->64,857 | – | < | -- change -->+1.2 | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | < | -- votes -->33,742 | < | -- pp -->41.6 | < | -- change -->+0.7 | ||
| 4 | < | -- votes -->32,788 | < | -- pp -->40.5 | < | -- change -->+6.1 | |||
| 0 | 2 | < | -- votes -->14,487 | < | -- pp -->17.9 | < | -- change -->–6.3 | ||
| Total | 15 | < | -- votes -->81,017 | < | -- pp -->72.6 | < | -- change -->+36.0 | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->111,534 | – | < | -- change -->+1.6 | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | < | -- votes -->15,984 | < | -- pp -->27.7 | < | -- change -->–4.8 | |||
| 3 | < | -- votes -->16,340 | < | -- pp -->28.3 | < | -- change -->–2.9 | |||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->16,879 | < | -- pp -->29.3 | < | -- change -->–2.5 | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->6,689 | < | -- pp -->11.6 | < | -- change -->+7.4 | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->1,781 | < | -- pp -->3.1 | < | -- change -->+2.8 | |||
| Total | 10 | < | -- votes -->57,673 | < | -- pp -->73.9 | < | -- change -->+27.7 | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->78,050 | – | < | -- change -->+3.6 | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | < | -- votes -->33,820 | < | -- pp -->49.9 | < | -- change -->–3.1 | ||
| 3 | < | -- votes -->18,714 | < | -- pp -->27.6 | < | -- change -->–0.4 | |||
| 0 | 1 | < | -- votes -->14,088 | < | -- pp -->20.8 | < | -- change -->+2.8 | ||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->1,162 | < | -- pp -->1.7 | < | -- change -->+0.6 | |||
| Total | 16 | < | -- votes -->67,784 | < | -- pp -->72.1 | < | -- change -->+32.4 | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->93,964 | – | < | -- change -->–0.7 | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | < | -- votes -->27,410 | < | -- pp -->41.6 | < | -- change -->–3.9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | < | -- votes -->24,719 | < | -- pp -->37.5 | < | -- change -->–0.1 | ||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->13,316 | < | -- pp -->20.2 | < | -- change -->+4.2 | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->499 | < | -- pp -->0.8 | < | -- change -->–0.1 | |||
| Total | 11 | < | -- votes -->65,944 | < | -- pp -->76.9 | < | -- change -->+31.6 | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->85,795 | – | < | -- change -->+3.1 | ||||
Division results