North Norfolk District Council elections

North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years.

Historical composition

Election	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Labour	UKIP	Other	Total
Election						Total
1999	13	13	7	0	13	46
2003	14	28	0	0	6	48
2007	16	30	0	0	2	48
2011	28	18	0	1	1	48
2015	33	15	0	0	0	48
2019	6	30	0	0	4	40
2023	12	25	0	0	3	40

1999

2003

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023

Council elections

1973 Pastonacres District Council election
1976 North Norfolk District Council election
1979 North Norfolk District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
1983 North Norfolk District Council election
1987 North Norfolk District Council election
1991 North Norfolk District Council election
1995 North Norfolk District Council election
1999 North Norfolk District Council election
2003 North Norfolk District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of councillors by 2)^[2]^[3]
2007 North Norfolk District Council election
2011 North Norfolk District Council election
2015 North Norfolk District Council election
2019 North Norfolk District Council election
2023 North Norfolk District Council election

Election maps

2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Sheringham By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	1,206	55.7	+19.8
	Conservative	490	22.6	−5.2
	Labour	263	12.1	−4.0
	Independent	174	8.0	−12.2
	Green	32	1.5	+1.5
Majority		716	33.1
Turnout		2,165
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

1999-2003

The Runtons By-Election 5 December 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	745	58.4	+22.9
	Conservative	484	37.9	−5.1
	Labour	47	3.7	−11.3
Majority		261	20.5
Turnout		1,276	48.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

2003-2007

Astley By-Election 10 July 2003
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	441	51.5	+33.8
	Conservative	346	40.4	+7.6
	Independent	38	4.4	−38.5
	Labour	32	3.7	+3.7
Majority		95	11.1
Turnout		857	48.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent	Swing

Happisburgh By-Election 6 November 2003^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Stockton	619	61.0	+15.6
	Conservative	James Croft	372	36.7	−8.0
	Green	Rosemary Breame	24	2.4	−7.5
Majority			247	24.3
Turnout			1,015	51.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Benet By-Election 22 February 2005^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara McGoun	576	50.1	+35.6
	Conservative	Christopher How	537	46.7	+2.1
	Labour	David Spencer	36	3.1	+3.1
Majority			39	3.4
Turnout			1,149	65.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Chaucer By-Election 8 September 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anthea Sweeney	490	53.4	+4.2
	Conservative	David Heathcote	395	43.1	−2.8
	Labour	David Thompson	32	3.5	+3.5
Majority			95	10.3
Turnout			917	48.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Holt By-Election 7 June 2006^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip High	885	56.6	+29.3
	Conservative	John Blyth	637	40.8	+15.8
	Labour	Desmond Hewitt	41	2.6	+2.6
Majority			248	15.8
Turnout			1,563	54.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

2007-2011

North Walsham West By-Election 4 June 2009^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Seward	808	62.7	−6.4
	Conservative	Christopher Hall	385	29.9	−1.0
	Labour	Phil Harris	95	7.4	+7.4
Majority			423	32.8
Turnout			1,288
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Walsingham By-Election 1 October 2009^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Lanham	389	58.1	+32.5
	Conservative	Tom Fitzpatrick	237	35.4	+35.4
	Labour	Michael Gates	43	6.4	+6.4
Majority			152	22.7
Turnout			669	36.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

The Runtons By-Election 15 October 2009^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Eales	524	52.1	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Lucinda Starling	454	45.1	−4.7
	Green	Alicia Hull	14	1.4	+1.4
	Labour	David Russell	14	1.4	+1.4
Majority			70	7.0
Turnout			1,006	55.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lancaster South By-Election 6 May 2010^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Lisher	1,066	54.1	−0.7
	Conservative	Tom FitzPatrick	784	39.8	−5.5
	Green	Monika Wiedmann	122	6.2	+6.2
Majority			282	14.3
Turnout			1,972	61.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2011-2015

Waterside By-Election 26 April 2012^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Williams	494	32.2	−2.7
	Conservative	Paul Rice	420	27.4	−8.5
	Labour	Denise Burke	246	16.0	+1.6
	UKIP	Jeff Parkes	233	15.2	+0.4
	Green	Anne Filgate	73	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	Jean Partridge	69	4.5	+4.5
Majority			74	4.8
Turnout			1,535
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cromer Town By-Election 21 February 2013^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andreas Yiasimi	558	46.6	+19.7
	Labour	Jen Emery	240	20.1	−4.3
	UKIP	David Ramsbotham	218	18.2	+18.2
	Conservative	Tony Nash	181	15.1	−22.3
Majority			318	26.6
Turnout			1,197
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2015-2019

Astley By-Election 14 July 2016^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Heinrich Butikofer	309	40.8	n/a
	Conservative	Joanne Copplestone	198	25.3	−30.7
	UKIP	David Ramsbotham	133	17.0	n/a
	Green	Amanda Huntridge	81	10.4	−15.9
	Labour	Callum Ringer	51	6.5	−11.3
Majority			121	15.5
Turnout			773	42.80
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Glaven Valley By-Election 29 September 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Ward	429	55.3	+8.4
	Conservative	Andrew Livsey	281	36.2	+3.8
	UKIP	John Dymond	32	4.1	−6.8
	Labour	Stephen Burke	23	3.0	−2.8
	Green	Alicia Hull	11	1.4	−2.5
Majority			148	19.0	+4.6
Turnout			778	44.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+2.3

Waterside By-Election 9 February 2017^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marion Millership	649	55.1	+31.6
	Conservative	Anthony Lumbard	410	34.8	−3.7
	UKIP	Barry Whitehouse	77	6.5	−15.5
	Labour	David Russell	41	3.5	−5.7
Majority			239	20.3
Turnout			1177	33.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+17.7

Holt By-Election 4 May 2017^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Duncan Baker	724	50.1	+22.6
	Liberal Democrats	Naomi Farrow	546	37.8	+6.3
	Labour	Richard Kelham	90	6.2	−7.1
	UKIP	Terence Comber	84	5.8	−16.3
Majority			178	12.3
Turnout			1,444
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Worstead By-Election 15 February 2018^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Saul Penfold	509	72.7	+39.4
	Conservative	Robin Russell-Pavier	118	16.9	−24.9
	Labour	David Spencer	73	10.4	−1.9
Majority			391	55.9
Turnout			700
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2019-2023

Sheringham North By-Election 28 November 2019^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Withington	364	48.4	−15.0
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	323	43.0	+17.9
	Labour	Sue Brisbane	65	8.6	−2.8
Majority			41	5.5
Turnout			752
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Coastal By-Election 6 May 2021^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Victoria Holliday	585	58.7	+29.4
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Bailey	303	30.4	−35.8
	Labour	Will Gee	108	10.8	+6.3
Majority			282	28.3
Turnout			996
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Holt By-Election 6 May 2021^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Vardy	837	47.8	−3.6
	Independent	Jono Read	738	42.2	+42.2
	Labour	Jasper Haywood	112	6.4	+6.4
	Independent	Nick Coppack	63	3.6	+3.6
Majority			99	5.7
Turnout			1,750
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stalham By-Election 2 December 2021^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Taylor	559	55.2	+25.9
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara McGoun	375	37.0	−11.1
	Labour	Richard Stowe	79	7.8	−0.2
Majority			184	18.2
Turnout			1,013
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2023-2027

Briston By-Election 7 December 2023^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Fletcher	342	49.2	−1.9
	Conservative	Jolanda Stenton	274	39.4	−0.8
	Green	James Whitehead	64	9.2	+9.2
	Labour	Philip Harris	15	2.2	−5.6
Majority			68	9.8
Turnout			695
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ The District of North Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Independents triumph in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 7 November 2003. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
^ "Lib Dems get byelection boost". guardian.co.uk. 25 February 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
^ "Byelection cheer for three main parties". guardian.co.uk. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
^ "Election of district councilllor(s) for the district ward of North Walsham West" (PDF). North Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
^ "Lib Dem victory in Walsingham". Dereham Times. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
^ "Conservatives win in The Runtons". North Norfolk News. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ "Public Relations". North Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Waterside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cromer Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ "Home | Page or Document Not Found" (PDF).
^ DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL North Norfolk Election of a District Councillor for Glaven Valley
^ DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL North Norfolk Election of a District Councillor for Waterside Ward
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Holt Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Worstead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sheringham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coastal Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Holt Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stalham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Briston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

By-election results

External links

North Norfolk District Council

[1] The District of North Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[gain-2] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

[3] slation.gov.uk - The District of North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[independents-4] "Independents triumph in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 7 November 2003. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

[boost-5] "Lib Dems get byelection boost". guardian.co.uk. 25 February 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

[main-6] "Byelection cheer for three main parties". guardian.co.uk. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

[walsham-7] "Election of district councilllor(s) for the district ward of North Walsham West" (PDF). North Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

[walsingham-8] "Lib Dem victory in Walsingham". Dereham Times. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

[runtons-9] "Conservatives win in The Runtons". North Norfolk News. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[relations-10] "Public Relations". North Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 21 May 2010.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Waterside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Cromer Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[13] "Home | Page or Document Not Found" (PDF).

[14] DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL North Norfolk Election of a District Councillor for Glaven Valley

[15] DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL North Norfolk Election of a District Councillor for Waterside Ward

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Holt Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Worstead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Sheringham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Coastal Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Holt Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[21] "Local Elections Archive Project — Stalham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[22] "Local Elections Archive Project — Briston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

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