2001 Norfolk County Council election

2001 Norfolk County Council election

7 June 2001
All 84 council division seats 43 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 36 seats, 35.1% 34 seats, 37.1% 13 seats, 24.4% Seats won 48 26 10 Seat change 12 8 3 Popular vote 158,361 125,620 90,544 Percentage 40.2% 31.9% 23.0% Swing 5.2% 5.2% 1.4%
Party before election No Overall Control Elected Party Conservative

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 seats and the Lib Dems losing 3, and went on to rule for three consecutive terms until narrowly losing power in 2013.

Other parties and independent candidates stood without winning seats and making little impact.

Summary of results

Norfolk County Council election results 2001

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	48			+12	57.1	40.2	158,361	+5.2
	Labour	26			-8	31.0	31.9	125,620	-5.2
	Liberal Democrats	10			-3	11.9	23.0	90,544	-1.4
	Green	0			±0		4.2	16,457	+2.9
	Independent	0			-1		0.8	2,549	-1.5
Total		84

Election of Group Leaders

Alison King (Humbleyard) was re-elected leader of the Conservative Group, Celia Cameron (St. Stephen) remained leader of the Labour Group and Barbara Hacker (Thorpe Hamlet) was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group.

Election of Leader of the Council

Alison King (Humbleyard) the leader of the Conservative group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a Conservative administration.