1997 Norfolk County Council election explained

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
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.

Summary of results

|-bgcolor=#F6F6F6| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 84| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" || style="text-align: right;" | |-