1979 North Norfolk District Council election

1979 North Norfolk District Council election
← 1976 3 May 1979 1983 →
All 46 seats to North Norfolk District Council; 24 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1979 North Norfolk District Council election.
Council control before election; ; Independent	Council control after election ; ; Independent

The 1979 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.^[1] This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.

The council was contested on new ward boundaries, decreasing the number of seats by 1 to 46.

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1979 North Norfolk District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	46	30	N/A	N/A	5	65.2	52.5	25,229	+0.9
	Conservative	17	14	N/A	N/A	7	30.4	28.9	13.893	+2.9
	Labour	17	2	N/A	N/A	1	4.3	18.6	8,917	+8.8
	Residents	0	0	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	–12.5

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	C. Reynolds	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,604
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Little*	606	59.5
	Labour	C. Wilkins	412	40.5
Majority			194	19.1
Turnout			1,018	74.6
Registered electors			1,364
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	G. Allen*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,360
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Turner	414	42.8
	Independent	R. Thurtle*	305	31.5
	Labour	W. Lynn	249	25.7
Majority			109	11.3
Turnout			968	77.5
Registered electors			1,249
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Starkings*	789	81.6
	Labour	G. Wise	178	18.4
Majority			611	63.2
Turnout			967	74.3
Registered electors			1,301
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	G. Fisher*	550	59.0
	Labour	A. Richmond	382	41.0
Majority			168	18.0
Turnout			932	72.6
Registered electors			1,284
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Dawson	885	77.4
	Independent	J. Holman	259	22.6
Majority			626	54.8
Turnout			1,144	75.0
Registered electors			1,525
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S. Mott-Radclyffe*	569	72.5
	Labour	S. Faircloth	216	27.5
Majority			353	45.0
Turnout			785	72.0
Registered electors			1,091
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Barclay	1,423	59.6
	Independent	J. Walden	969	40.6
	Conservative	F. Bailey	965	40.4
	Independent	T. Bolton*	727	30.4
	Independent	J. Wallace	199	8.3
Turnout			~2,388	71.6
Registered electors			3,335
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Residents

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	B. Wright*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,333
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. Kinnear	495	45.5
	Independent	L. Matthew	360	33.1
	Independent	M. Beckham	124	11.4
	Independent	G. Bird	110	10.1
Majority			135	12.4
Turnout			1,089	77.5
Registered electors			1,405
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Broughton*	578	64.2
	Independent	T. Roberts	323	35.8
Majority			255	28.4
Turnout			901	79.7
Registered electors			1,130
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Sutton*	1,253	71.4
	Independent	B. Elsden*	1,087	62.0
	Labour	E. High	502	28.6
	Labour	M. Richards	390	22.2
Turnout			~1,756	69.0
Registered electors			2,545
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. Paterson	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,241
	Independent win (new seat)

Lancaster (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Bagshaw	1,809	41.2
	Labour	N. Edwards*	1,487	33.9
	Conservative	H. Thorsen*	1,230	28.0
	Labour	N. Barrett	1,180	26.8
	Independent	R. Edmondson*	1,090	24.8
	Independent	D. Hyde	782	17.8
Turnout			~4,389	99.2
Registered electors			4,420
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

North Walsham East (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	F. Bloom	2,001	43.0
	Conservative	M. Millington	1,569	33.7
	Conservative	J. Masters	1,327	28.6
	Conservative	A. Powles*	1,161	25.0
	Labour	J. Reilly	1,076	23.1
Turnout			~4,649	109.9
Registered electors			4,228
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

North Walsham West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Howlett	700	53.6
	Conservative	D. Millington	606	46.4
Majority			94	7.2
Turnout			1,306	78.3
Registered electors			1,668
	Labour hold

Sheringham (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. English	1,284	46.5
	Conservative	F. Atkinson	1,273	46.1
	Conservative	W. Segrue*	1,222	44.2
	Independent	L. McGinn	1,084	39.2
	Independent	A. Denis	1,031	37.3
	Independent	C. Robinson	1,029	37.2
	Independent	N. Parks	444	16.1
	Labour	D. Denny	395	14.3
Turnout			~2,763	62.6
Registered electors			4,413
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative gain from Residents
	Conservative gain from Residents

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. Blaxell*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,359
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	F. Page*	Unopposed
Registered electors			926
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	V. Bensley*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,660
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Short	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,434
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	G. Gotts*	904	69.2
	Labour	R. Haynes	403	30.8
Majority			501	38.4
Turnout			1,307	76.8
Registered electors			1,701
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	C. Durrant*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,250
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. Shewell	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,189
	Conservative gain from Residents

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	C. Perry	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,248
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. Dunham*	995	72.1
	Labour	C. Collins	385	27.9
Majority			610	44.2
Turnout			1,380	75.7
Registered electors			1,822
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	L. Eales*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,533
	Independent hold

Astley

Bacton

Blakeney

Bodham

Catfield

Chaucer

Cley

Corpusty

Cromer

Erpingham

Four Stowes

Fulmodeston

Glaven

Happisburgh

Hickling

Horning

Horsefen

Hoveton

Lancaster

Mundesley

Neatishead

North Walsham East

North Walsham West

Overstrand

Pastonacres

Roughton

Scottow

Sheringham

Stalham

Suffield Park

The Raynhams

The Runtons

Walsingham

Wells

Wensum Valley

Worstead

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	N. Wright	722	56.3
	Independent	C. Dicker*	342	26.7
	Labour	P. Farmer	218	17.0
Majority			380	29.6
Turnout			1,282	70.9
Registered electors			1,808
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	E. Lycett*	734	62.0
	Labour	M. Amis	450	38.0
Majority			284	24.0
Turnout			1,184	78.9
Registered electors			1,501
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A. Duckworth-Chad*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,302
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	E. Young*	Unopposed
	Independent	R. Hughes*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,357
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	T. Moore*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,175
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. Hudson	1,053	50.5
	Conservative	M. French	1,033	49.5
	Independent	J. Christmas*	719	34.4
Turnout			~2,086	89.4
Registered electors			2,333
	Independent hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	K. Perowne*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,223
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. Carter*	688	70.1
	Labour	H. Nickson	294	29.9
Majority			394	40.1
Turnout			982	78.1
Registered electors			1,258
	Independent hold		Swing

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