1993 Norfolk County Council election

The Norfolk County Council election took place on 7 May 1993, coinciding with local elections for county councils in England.

7 May 1993

All 84 council division seats
43 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats
Last election	47 seats, 42.7%	28 seats, 34.4%	9 seats, 17.7%
Seats won	34	32	16
Seat change	13	4	7
Popular vote	83,645	84,398	60,416
Percentage	35.8%	36.2%	25.9%
Swing	6.9%	1.8%	8.2%

Party before election

Conservative Party (UK)

Elected Party

No Overall Control

The Conservatives lost control of the County Council for the first time since it was formed in the 19th century, amid dire results for the party nationally.[1]

The Council shifted to No Overall Control with the Conservatives winning 34 seats, 13 less than the previous election, their share of the vote decreasing by 6.9%. Labour came second winning 32 seats up 4 on last time with their share of the vote increasing 1.8%. The Liberal Democrats made the biggest gains winning 7 seats and increasing their share of the vote by 8.2%. 2 independents were also elected.

Summary of results

Norfolk County Council election results 1993[2]
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	32	+4	38.1	36.2	84,398	+1.8
	Conservative	34	-13	40.5	35.8	83,645	-6.9
	Liberal Democrats	16	+7	19.0	25.9	60,416	+8.2
	Independent	2	+2	2.4	1.3	3,031	+0.3
	Green	0	±0		0.8	1,964	-3.3
Total		84

References

Council elections in Norfolk
Norfolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Breckland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Broadland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019
Great Yarmouth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016 2018 2019
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
North Norfolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Norwich City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
South Norfolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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