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is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes, 84

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s have been elected from 84 wards.

Political control

Since the council was formed in 1889, political control has been as follows:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2007 have been:

Historical composition

Council election results

* 1973 Norfolk County Council election * 1977 Norfolk County Council election * 1981 Norfolk County Council election * 1985 Norfolk County Council election * 1989 Norfolk County Council election * 1993 Norfolk County Council election *

1997 Norfolk County Council election 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, g ...

2001 Norfolk County Council election The Norfolk County Council election took place on 7 June 2001, coinciding with local elections for county councils in England and the 2001 general election. The Conservatives returned to office with a majority of 12 seats, with Labour losing 8 ...

2005 Norfolk County Council election The Norfolk County Council election took place on 5 May 2005, coinciding with local elections for all county councils in England and the 2005 general election. It was the first election to be held under new boundaries. The Conservatives were r ...

2009 Norfolk County Council election The Norfolk County Council election took place on 4 June 2009, coinciding with local elections for all county councils in England. The Conservative administration was re-elected with an increased majority and, as in Suffolk and Kent, the Libera ...

2013 Norfolk County Council election The Norfolk County Council election took place across Norfolk on 2 May 2013, coinciding with local elections for all county councils in England. The results were announced the following day, Friday 3 May 2013. The result brought to an end 12 y ...

2017 Norfolk County Council election The 2017 Norfolk County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party won control of the council from No Overall Control. All three major parties made gains at the ...

2021 Norfolk County Council election The 2021 Norfolk County Council election took place alongside the other 2021 local elections. 83 of the 84 seats to Norfolk County Council were elected. One seat, Sewell in Norwich, had its election delayed to June 17 after Eve Collishaw, the Co ...

County result maps

File:Norfolk County Council election 2005 map.svg, 2005 results map File:Norfolk County Council election 2009 map.svg, 2009 results map File:Norfolk County Council election 2013 map.svg, 2013 results map File:Norfolk County Council election 2017 map.svg, 2017 results map File:Norfolk County Council election 2021 map.svg, 2021 results map

By-election results 1997 to present day

1997-2001

2001-2005

2005-2009

2009-2013

Percentage change is since June 2009.

2013-2017

Percentage change is since May 2013. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of UKIP Councillor Peter Georgiou, after he admitted to shoplifting and tobacco duty evasion. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Matthew Smith, who was elected as a member of the UK Independence Party, following his guilty plea to charges of electoral fraud The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Stan Hebborn, who was elected for the UK Independence Party.

2017-2021

References

Norfolk election results

External links

Norfolk Council
{{English County Council Elections Council elections in Norfolk County council elections in England