Election statistics

Summary

Some facts and figures about district and parish council elections in South Norfolk, for anyone who is interested in knowing how many people voted, how they voted and how many candidates put themselves forward. We will update this information with the latest figures after each election we have.

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Further information

Election seats & candidates

1999

Seats & candidates District Parish

Number of seats

47

775

Number of candidates

140

726

Average candidates per seat

2.98

0.94

2003

Seats & candidates District Parish

Number of seats

46

780

Number of candidates

127

674

Average candidates per seat

2.76

0.86

Election results

Election results by political party

 
  Conservative Party logo Liberal Democrat Party logo Labour Party logo  
Year Cons Lib Dem* Lab Ind/no party

1973

6

1

7

33

1976

38

2

1

6

1979

38

1

2

6

1983

33

5

1

8

1987

26

16

-

5

1991

22

22

-

3

1995

12

30

3

2

1999

16

27

2

2

2003

18

28

-

-

*Please note: for the years 1976 - 1987 the figures for the Liberal democrat Party relate to the Liberal/Social Democrats Party.

Voting at elections

Number of people on the Electoral Register

Graph showing the number of people on the Electoral Register: 1987: 80,593; 1991: 81,867; 1995: 84,447; 1999: 86,590; 2003: 90,432; 2007: 94,000 estimate.

Percentage of people voting at elections

Graph showing the turnout at elections: 1987: 58%; 1991: 53%; 1995: 49%; 1999: 39.1%; 2003: 38.7%; 2007: not known.

Number of postal votes issued

Graph showing the number of postal votes issued for elections: 1999: 1,319; 2003: 7,026; 2007: 15,000 estimate.

Contact us

contact officer/team: Electoral Services Team
web: online enquiry form
email: register@s-norfolk.gov.uk
telephone: 01508 533686/7
minicom/textphone: 01508 533622
address: South Norfolk Council
South Norfolk House
Swan Lane
Long Stratton
Norwich NR15 2XE

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Last updated on: 19 April 2007