1991 South Norfolk District Council election

1991 South Norfolk District Council election[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	44	23	5	5		48.9	37.8	20,684	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	43	20	5	1	4	42.6	41.5	22,672	+0.1
	Independent	5	4	1	5	4	8.5	5.0	2,747	–7.6
	Labour	47	0	0	0		0.0	15.4	8,436	+5.7
	Green	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	152	N/A

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Body	467	51.4
	Conservative	P. Colby	255	28.1
	Labour	A. Clough	186	20.5
Majority			212	23.3
Turnout			908	55.0
Registered electors			1,674
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Abbeyfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Clarke*	516	71.9
	Labour	W. McCloughan	202	28.1
Majority			314	43.7
Turnout			718	51.5
Registered electors			1,399
	Independent hold		Swing

Beauchamp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hawthorne	432	55.9
	Labour	G. Brewster	171	22.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. Harris	170	22.0
Majority			261	33.8
Turnout			773	52.5
Registered electors			1,476
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beck Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rawlence*	730	67.4
	Conservative	A. Alexander	280	25.9
	Labour	B. Ziolkowska	73	6.7
Majority			450	41.6
Turnout			1,083	66.8
Registered electors			1,620
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Beckhithe (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Bond	973	46.1
	Conservative	J. Jacklin	874	41.4
	Liberal Democrats	F. Watkins	779	36.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Penn	718	34.0
	Labour	D. Clennell	337	16.0
	Labour	J. Craythorne	310	14.7
Turnout			~2,112	50.7
Registered electors			4,166
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative gain from Independent

Berners

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Tilbrook*	539	53.7
	Liberal Democrats	C. Savage	378	37.6
	Labour	J. Watt	87	8.7
Majority			161	16.0
Turnout			1,004	56.0
Registered electors			1,786
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Boyland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Lines*	566	58.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Green	227	23.5
	Labour	P. Dudley	173	17.9
Majority			339	35.1
Turnout			966	48.7
Registered electors			2,002
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Broads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Knollys*	536	64.0
	Labour	J. Hinchliffe	109	13.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Newell	100	11.9
	Green	S. Ross-Wagenknecat	93	11.1
Majority			427	51.0
Turnout			838	57.5
Registered electors			1,456
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brookwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Warman*	503	55.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Last	250	27.7
	Labour	I. Lochhead	151	16.7
Majority			253	28.0
Turnout			904	53.6
Registered electors			1,684
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Young	538	52.9
	Labour	R. Ford	343	33.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Matthew	136	13.4
Majority			195	19.2
Turnout			1,017	52.2
Registered electors			1,948
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clavering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Morgan*	555	61.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Cooke	257	28.4
	Labour	R. Kelsey	92	10.2
Majority			298	33.0
Turnout			904	51.2
Registered electors			1,778
	Independent hold		Swing

Cringleford & Colney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Rowe	614	60.4
	Liberal Democrats	W. Smith	345	33.9
	Labour	T. Wilson	58	5.7
Majority			269	26.5
Turnout			1,017	57.3
Registered electors			1,780
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cromwells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hockaday*	465	60.4
	Conservative	P. Tonkin	165	21.4
	Labour	C. Brett	140	18.2
Majority			300	39.0
Turnout			770	56.9
Registered electors			1,372
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Crown Point

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Smith	227	44.7
	Labour	H. Bedford	145	28.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pitchford	136	26.8
Majority			82	16.1
Turnout			508	51.7
Registered electors			981
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Dickleburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Richardson	324	44.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Rye	278	38.0
	Labour	S. Davies	130	17.8
Majority			46	6.3
Turnout			732	55.2
Registered electors			1,325
	Conservative hold		Swing

Diss (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Jacoby*	1,323	58.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Caldwell	1,244	55.4
	Independent	R. Hopgood*	898	40.0
	Conservative	J. Leeder	628	28.0
	Conservative	M. O'Connell	491	21.9
	Independent	S. Kitchen	464	20.7
	Labour	L. Bates	261	11.6
	Labour	J. Philip	245	10.9
	Labour	V. Root	199	8.9
Turnout			~2,246	43.0
Registered electors			5,223
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Independent hold

Ditchingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hadman	534	49.9
	Conservative	J. Kerr	337	31.5
	Labour	J. McKie	200	18.7
Majority			197	18.4
Turnout			1,071	62.0
Registered electors			1,729
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Forehoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Orton	367	49.5
	Liberal Democrats	F. Barrow	233	31.4
	Labour	L. Coleman	141	19.0
Majority			134	18.1
Turnout			741	48.5
Registered electors			1,545
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harleston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Taylor*	956	62.6
	Conservative	M. Turbin	440	28.8
	Labour	M. Flatman	131	8.6
Majority			516	33.8
Turnout			1,527	52.7
Registered electors			2,907
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hempnall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Beare	557	60.8
	Conservative	A. Latoy	324	35.4
	Labour	J. Holtom	35	3.8
Majority			233	25.4
Turnout			916	63.0
Registered electors			1,458
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Dore*	569	57.4
	Conservative	D. Burt	359	36.2
	Labour	P. Eldridge	63	6.4
Majority			210	21.2
Turnout			991	60.6
Registered electors			1,621
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Humbleyard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Lishman	314	47.8
	Conservative	R. Turner*	287	43.7
	Labour	S. Sewell	56	8.5
Majority			27	4.1
Turnout			657	52.0
Registered electors			1,266
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Kidner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Tomlinson*	469	45.8
	Liberal Democrats	B. Singleton	443	43.3
	Labour	I. Boreham	111	10.9
Majority			26	2.5
Turnout			1,023	66.8
Registered electors			1,532
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Row

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Mitchell	367	41.8
	Labour	D. Zeichner	292	33.3
	Liberal Democrats	I. Caldwell	219	24.9
Majority			75	8.5
Turnout			878	57.7
Registered electors			1,524
	Conservative hold		Swing

Marshland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Playle*	351	44.7
	Labour	E. Rochford	219	27.9
	Conservative	T. Browne	215	27.4
Majority			132	16.8
Turnout			785	56.6
Registered electors			1,394
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mergate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hardy*	695	57.0
	Labour	D. Higgin	524	43.0
Majority			171	14.0
Turnout			1,219	43.0
Registered electors			2,869
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Costessey (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Piesse	908	48.8
	Liberal Democrats	W. Dinneen	886	47.6
	Conservative	D. Hill	638	34.3
	Conservative	D. Whiskerd	590	31.7
	Labour	G. Creissen	278	14.9
	Labour	G. Malin	271	14.6
Turnout			~1,861	51.8
Registered electors			3,593
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Northfields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mooney	367	38.2
	Liberal Democrats	K. McClure	302	31.4
	Labour	P. Nicholls	292	30.4
Majority			65	6.8
Turnout			961	51.7
Registered electors			1,897
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Costessey (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Rogers*	1,267	57.1
	Liberal Democrats	T. East*	1,263	56.9
	Conservative	P. Battley	795	35.8
	Conservative	B. Vail	631	28.4
	Labour	J. Cullum	207	9.3
	Labour	S. Button	203	9.1
Turnout			~2,219	51.5
Registered electors			4,308
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Poringland With The Framinghams (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hemming*	784	44.2
	Conservative	D. Maidstone	702	39.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Tryggvason	704	39.7
	Liberal Democrats	F. Hurrell	685	38.6
	Labour	J. Huxtable	247	13.9
	Labour	R. Cottey	224	12.6
Turnout			~1,773	55.9
Registered electors			3,169
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Rustens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Barnard*	465	48.9
	Labour	T. Ransom	279	29.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Fairbairn	207	21.8
Majority			186	19.6
Turnout			951	43.4
Registered electors			2,234
	Conservative hold		Swing

Scole

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Alexander*	519	56.0
	Liberal Democrats	L. Sandeman	206	22.2
	Labour	I. Stebbing	142	15.3
	Green	G. Sessions	59	6.4
Majority			313	33.8
Turnout			926	52.5
Registered electors			1,768
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smockmill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Peterson*	672	62.2
	Conservative	P. Howarth	330	30.5
	Labour	T. Sanders	79	7.3
Majority			342	31.6
Turnout			1,081	59.9
Registered electors			1,809
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Springfields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Easton*	349	57.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Bunting	154	25.2
	Labour	J. Chamberlain	109	17.8
Majority			195	31.9
Turnout			612	51.0
Registered electors			1,200
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stratton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Smith*	809	67.6
	Conservative	M. Wilson	304	25.4
	Labour	B. Whall	83	6.9
Majority			505	42.2
Turnout			1,196	52.6
Registered electors			2,276
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Tasvale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Bradshaw*	745	65.0
	Conservative	F. Bright	297	25.9
	Labour	J. King	104	9.1
Majority			448	39.1
Turnout			1,146	66.4
Registered electors			1,729
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Cousins	331	41.2
	Conservative	D. Johnson	244	30.4
	Labour	C. Greengrass	228	28.4
Majority			87	10.8
Turnout			803	51.5
Registered electors			1,586
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Gray	622	57.1
	Conservative	J. Scott*	384	35.3
	Labour	R. McKie	83	7.6
Majority			238	21.9
Turnout			1,089	66.5
Registered electors			1,641
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Waveney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Mitchell	435	47.0
	Conservative	J. Ashfield	383	41.4
	Labour	B. Falkner	107	11.6
Majority			52	5.6
Turnout			925	61.9
Registered electors			1,508
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Westwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Chapman*	722	53.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. McClenning	437	32.1
	Labour	S. Blaikie	202	14.8
Majority			285	20.9
Turnout			1,361	57.1
Registered electors			2,396
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wodehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Dewsbury	375	56.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Blathwayt	174	26.2
	Labour	A. Cordial	114	17.2
Majority			201	30.3
Turnout			663	54.0
Registered electors			1,244
	Conservative hold		Swing