2013 Norfolk County Council election

2013 Norfolk County Council election

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All 84 council division seats 43 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bill Borrett Rex Parkinson-Hare George Nobbs Party Conservative UKIP Labour Leader since February 2013 June 2009 June 2009 Leader's seat Elmham & Mattishall Yarmouth Nelson & Southtown Crome Last election 60 seats, 45.9% 1 seat, 4.6% 3 seats, 13.5% Seats before 60 1 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   Leader Mike Brindle Richard Bearman Party Liberal Democrats Green Leader since June 2012 10 January 2012[1] Leader's seat Thetford West (Retired) Mancroft Last election 13 seats, 22.7% 7 seats, 10.9% Seats before 9 6 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

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.