| Election Name: | 1985 Norfolk County Council election |
| Country: | Norfolk |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1981 Norfolk County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1981 |
| Next Election: | 1989 Norfolk County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
| Seats For Election: | All 84 seats to Norfolk County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 43 |
| Registered: | 551,948 |
| Turnout: | 41.9% |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 44 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 92,384 |
| Percentage1: | 40.0% |
| Swing1: | 4.0% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 25 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 74,581 |
| Percentage2: | 32.3% |
| Swing2: | 8.0% |
| Party4: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Seats4: | 15 |
| Seat Change4: | 11 |
| Popular Vote4: | 62,028 |
| Percentage4: | 26.8% |
| Swing4: | 13.1% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,430 |
| Percentage5: | 0.6% |
| Swing5: | 1.0% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1985 Norfolk County Council election took place on 2 May 1985 to elect members of Norfolk County Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
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| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | < | -- votes -->13,501 | < | -- pp -->47.5 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 4 | < | -- votes -->9,341 | < | -- pp -->32.9 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->4,921 | < | -- pp -->17.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->640 | < | -- pp -->2.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 11 | < | -- votes -->28,403 | < | -- pp -->38.8 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->73,160 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | < | -- votes -->14,341 | < | -- pp -->45.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 4 | < | -- votes -->10,271 | < | -- pp -->32.4 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->7,068 | < | -- pp -->22.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 12 | < | -- votes -->31,680 | < | -- pp -->41.1 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->77,134 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | < | -- votes -->8,361 | < | -- pp -->40.2 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->7,649 | < | -- pp -->36.8 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->4,764 | < | -- pp -->22.9 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 9 | < | -- votes -->20,774 | < | -- pp -->34.8 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->59,661 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | < | -- votes -->18,813 | < | -- pp -->45.9 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->13,493 | < | -- pp -->32.9 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->8,675 | < | -- pp -->21.2 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 15 | < | -- votes -->40,981 | < | -- pp -->39.9 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->102,719 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | < | -- votes -->12,804 | < | -- pp -->42.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->8,209 | < | -- pp -->27.1 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->7,789 | < | -- pp -->25.7 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->790 | < | -- pp -->2.6 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->483 | < | -- pp -->1.6 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->187 | < | -- pp -->0.6 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 10 | < | -- votes -->30,262 | < | -- pp -->44.9 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->67,368 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | < | -- votes -->21,474 | < | -- pp -->50.7 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->10,892 | < | -- pp -->25.7 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->9,974 | < | -- pp -->23.6 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 16 | < | -- votes -->42,343 | < | -- pp -->44.8 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->94,607 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | < | -- votes -->15,299 | < | -- pp -->41.7 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 5 | < | -- votes -->14,716 | < | -- pp -->40.2 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->6,635 | < | -- pp -->18.1 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 11 | < | -- votes -->36,650 | < | -- pp -->47.4 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->77,299 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results