1983 North Norfolk District Council election

1983 North Norfolk District Council election
← 1979 5 May 1983 1987 →
All 46 seats to North Norfolk District Council; 24 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1983 North Norfolk District Council election.
Council control before election; ; Independent	Council control after election ; ; Independent

The 1983 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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1983 North Norfolk District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	33	29	1	2	1	63.0	39.9	12,464	–12.6
	Conservative	16	14	2	2		30.4	28.0	8,756	–0.9
	Labour	26	2	0	0		4.3	23.6	7,370	+5.0
	Alliance	6	1	1	0	1	2.2	7.3	2,270	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	1	0	0	0		0.0	1.3	402	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Reynolds*	368	51.9
	Independent	K. Jackson	341	48.1
Majority			27	3.8
Turnout			709	43.4
Registered electors			1,635
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. Strong	290	43.0
	Independent	R. Little*	233	34.5
	Labour	C. Wilkins	152	22.5
Majority			57	8.4
Turnout			675	48.6
Registered electors			1,389
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. Wootten	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,452
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Turner*	386	55.7
	Labour	E. Lynn	187	27.0
	Alliance	C. Durdin	120	17.3
Majority			199	28.7
Turnout			693	56.6
Registered electors			1,224
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	H. Starkings*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,414
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	G. Fisher*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,387
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Dawson*	641	65.7
	Independent	R. Harriman	218	22.4
	Labour	M. Allen	116	11.9
Majority			423	43.4
Turnout			975	64.6
Registered electors			1,509
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S. Mott-Radclyffe*	349	66.7
	Labour	D. Denny	120	22.9
	Alliance	M. George	54	10.3
Majority			229	43.8
Turnout			523	48.1
Registered electors			1,088
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Barclay*	939	44.7
	Conservative	J. Leeds	735	35.0
	Labour	R. London	428	20.4
Turnout			~2,104	58.6
Registered electors			3,590
	Independent hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. Wright*	487	74.5
	Labour	D. Galton	167	25.5
Majority			320	48.9
Turnout			654	48.8
Registered electors			1,339
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. Kinnear*	519	63.7
	Conservative	A. Barnard	296	36.3
Majority			223	27.4
Turnout			815	57.4
Registered electors			1,419
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. Broughton*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,180
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Sutton*	757	58.5
	Independent	M. Baker	649	50.2
	Alliance	A. Mower	370	28.6
	Labour	D. Burkett	166	12.8
	Labour	N. Elsey	135	10.4
Turnout			~1,293	46.8
Registered electors			2,763
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. Paterson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,431
	Independent hold

Lancaster (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Bagshaw*	979	43.4
	Labour	N. Edwards*	876	38.8
	Conservative	H. Barrow	823	36.5
	Labour	N. Barrett	703	31.2
	Ind. Conservative	D. Hyde	402	17.8
Turnout			~2,256	48.3
Registered electors			4,672
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

North Walsham East (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Masters*	955	31.2
	Conservative	H. Linford	916	29.9
	Independent	F. Bloom*	913	29.8
	Labour	L. Howlett	735	24.0
	Alliance	A. Moore	461	15.0
	Labour	D. Hughes	339	11.1
	Labour	E. Barber	323	10.6
Turnout			~3,067	65.4
Registered electors			4,688
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Sheringham (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Wilson	1,223	38.1
	Conservative	R. English*	1,168	36.4
	Alliance	A. Denis	1,136	35.4
	Independent	N. Parker	614	19.1
	Labour	R. Pugh	238	7.4
	Labour	J. Nash	232	7.2
Turnout			~3,212	70.6
Registered electors			4,550
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. Blaxell*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,255
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	W. Greenhill	Unopposed
Registered electors			896
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	V. Bensley*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,592
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	F. Roy	427	60.3
	Labour	R. Hutchison	281	39.7
Majority			146	20.6
Turnout			708	45.7
Registered electors			1,548
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	G. Gotts*	659	72.7
	Labour	R. Haynes	248	27.3
Majority			411	45.3
Turnout			907	51.2
Registered electors			1,773
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Durrant*	589	82.5
	Labour	D. Lucas	125	17.5
Majority			464	65.0
Turnout			714	56.5
Registered electors			1,263
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Heal	324	51.9
	Conservative	P. Hodson	300	48.1
Majority			24	3.8
Turnout			624	37.1
Registered electors			1,683
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Shewell*	545	85.3
	Labour	F. Eckett	94	14.7
Majority			451	70.6
Turnout			639	54.9
Registered electors			1,164
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Bayne	430	60.8
	Labour	M. Ward	277	39.2
Majority			153	21.6
Turnout			707	53.8
Registered electors			1,313
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. Dunham*	581	78.3
	Labour	R. Lemmon	161	21.7
Majority			420	56.6
Turnout			742	40.7
Registered electors			1,825
	Independent hold		Swing

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

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Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	L. Eales*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,519
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	N. Wright*	482	54.8
	Labour	P. Farman	268	30.5
	Alliance	P. Baldwin	129	14.7
Majority			214	24.3
Turnout			879	45.0
Registered electors			1,953
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	V. Loynes	443	62.1
	Labour	M. Amis	270	37.9
Majority			173	24.3
Turnout			713	47.0
Registered electors			1,518
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A. Duckworth-Chad*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,408
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Hughes*	830	77.1
	Independent	E. Young*	751	69.7
	Labour	R. Pegg	246	22.9
Turnout			~1,074	45.7
Registered electors			2,352
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	T. Moore*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,197
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	M. French*	Unopposed
	Independent	D. Hudson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,377
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	K. Perowne*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,220
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. Carter*	384	70.7
	Labour	S. Shaw	159	29.3
Majority			225	41.4
Turnout			543	43.1
Registered electors			1,261
	Independent hold		Swing

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See also: Wards Boundary changes