Norfolk County Council election, 2013

Norfolk County Council election, 2013

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All 84 council division seats 43 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative UKIP Labour Last election 60 seats, 45.9% 1 seat, 4.6% 3 seats, 13.5% Seats won 40 15 14 Seat change 20 14 11 Popular vote 70,249 50,568 49,028 Percentage 32.6% 23.5% 22.8% Swing 13.3% 18.9% 9.0%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Liberal Democrat Green Last election 13 seats, 22.7% 7 seats, 10.9% Seats won 10 4 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 23,645 14,119 Percentage 11.0% 6.6% Swing 11.7% 4.3%
Map showing the results of the 2013 Norfolk County Council elections.
Party before election Conservative Elected Party No Overall Control

Conservative

No Overall Control

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 years of Conservative administration, who finished three seats short of a majority after losing 20 seats, leaving the Council in no overall control (NOC). UKIP and the Labour Party both made gains of 14 and 11 seats respectively. The Liberal Democrats and the Green Party both lost three seats each, whilst an independent won a single seat in North Norfolk.

In between the 2009 election and the 2013 election, the following council seats changed hands:

The Conservative Party suffered net a net loss of 20 seats (22 losses and 2 gains); Liberal Democrats a net loss of 3 seats (4 losses and 1 gain); the Green Party lost 3 seats, finishing with four in total. UKIP made 14 gains to become the official opposition, while Labour gained 11 seats, and 1 seat was gained by an independent.

The Conservatives lost one seat (Hevingham & Spixworth) to the Liberal Democrats in Broadland, one to an Independent candidate (North Coast) in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 7 seats to Labour (Caister-on-Sea, Yarmouth North & Central, Clenchwarton & King's Lynn South, Gaywood South, King's Lynn North & Central, Bowthorpe and Catton Grove), as well as losing 13 seats to UKIP (Dereham South, Swaffham, Thetford East, Watton, Breydon, East Flegg, Gorleston St Andrews, Lothingland, Gayton & Nar Valley, Gaywood North & Central, Marshland North, Holt and Melton Constable).

The Liberal Democrats lost two seats to the Conservatives (Fakenham and Mundesley, both in North Norfolk), one seat to UKIP in Breckland (Thetford West) and one to Labour covering several city wards in the Norwich district (Lakenham).