1995 South Norfolk District Council election

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*	444	49.0
	Labour	C. Greengrass	284	31.3
	Conservative	D. Baker	178	19.6
Majority			160	17.7
Turnout			906	48.4
Registered electors			1,881
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Abbeyfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Clarke*	430	59.5
	Labour	W. McCloughan	239	33.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Sattin	54	7.5
Majority			191	26.4
Turnout			723	53.0
Registered electors			1,375
	Independent hold		Swing

Beauchamp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hawthorne*	359	46.2
	Labour	G. Brewster	262	33.7
	Liberal Democrats	C. Harris	156	20.1
Majority			97	12.5
Turnout			777	49.2
Registered electors			1,583
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beck Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Halliday	572	60.9
	Conservative	J. Tyler	240	25.6
	Labour	B. Ziolkowska	127	13.5
Majority			332	35.4
Turnout			939	54.4
Registered electors			1,741
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Beckhithe (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Pond	964	47.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hall	940	46.5
	Conservative	P. Bond*	635	31.4
	Conservative	C. Hornsby	518	25.6
	Labour	D. Clennell	409	20.2
	Labour	D. Cowles	332	16.4
Turnout			~2,023	45.3
Registered electors			4,466
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Berners

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Percival	548	52.2
	Conservative	R. Tilbrook*	396	37.7
	Labour	J. Watt	106	10.1
Majority			152	14.5
Turnout			1,050	57.1
Registered electors			1,849
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Boyland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Lines*	442	43.5
	Liberal Democrats	I. Caldwell	354	34.8
	Labour	J. Philip	221	21.7
Majority			88	8.7
Turnout			1,017	46.7
Registered electors			2,185
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Knollys*	420	48.0
	Labour	M. Wells	243	27.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. Raddon	122	13.9
	Green	I. Wagenknecht	90	10.3
Majority			177	20.2
Turnout			875	56.9
Registered electors			1,545
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brookwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Warman*	493	49.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Lawes	329	33.0
	Labour	I. Lochhead	175	17.6
Majority			164	16.4
Turnout			997	59.5
Registered electors			1,682
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Young*	499	44.7
	Labour	R. Ford	445	39.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. McPhee	172	15.4
Majority			54	4.8
Turnout			1,116	50.5
Registered electors			2,214
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clavering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Mitchell	484	59.3
	Labour	R. Prosser	183	22.4
	Conservative	D. Watkins	149	18.3
Majority			301	36.9
Turnout			816	47.1
Registered electors			1,731
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Cringleford & Colney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Rowe*	491	47.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hollingham	474	45.8
	Labour	M. Ranson	70	6.8
Majority			17	1.6
Turnout			1,035	57.1
Registered electors			1,819
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cromwells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hockaday*	317	51.3
	Labour	C. Brett	179	29.0
	Conservative	B. Ford	122	19.7
Majority			138	22.3
Turnout			618	46.4
Registered electors			1,341
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Crown Point

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Smith*	207	44.1
	Labour	J. King	175	37.3
	Liberal Democrats	G. Bradshaw	87	18.6
Majority			32	6.8
Turnout			469	49.3
Registered electors			953
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dickleburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Allen	336	48.3
	Conservative	E. Turner	199	28.6
	Labour	S. Davies	160	23.0
Majority			137	19.7
Turnout			695	50.2
Registered electors			1,387
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Diss (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Caldwell*	1,215	59.1
	Liberal Democrats	I. Jacoby*	1,215	59.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Cooper	707	34.4
	Independent	S. Kitchen	401	19.5
	Labour	M. Flatman	366	17.8
	Labour	I. Larkin	355	17.3
	Labour	N. Rozier	325	15.8
	Conservative	P. Carver	292	14.2
	Conservative	J. Savage	280	13.6
	Conservative	J. Matthews	264	12.8
Turnout			~2,055	37.9
Registered electors			5,422
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Ditchingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Carden	602	62.9
	Labour	S. Pank	191	20.0
	Conservative	P. Barrett-Vane	164	17.1
Majority			411	42.9
Turnout			957	52.6
Registered electors			1,827
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Forehoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Mackie	290	38.0
	Conservative	S. Orton*	279	36.6
	Labour	L. Coleman	194	25.4
Majority			11	1.4
Turnout			763	49.5
Registered electors			1,541
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Harleston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Taylor*	947	65.3
	Conservative	M. Turbin	285	19.7
	Labour	L. Larkin	218	15.0
Majority			662	45.7
Turnout			1,450	47.6
Registered electors			3,055
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hempnall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Beare*	518	60.0
	Conservative	J. Ellis	278	32.2
	Labour	J. Holtom	67	7.8
Majority			240	27.8
Turnout			863	59.5
Registered electors			1,455
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Dore*	519	60.2
	Conservative	A. Lys	220	25.5
	Labour	A. Rutherford	123	14.3
Majority			299	34.7
Turnout			862	53.3
Registered electors			1,622
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Humbleyard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Lishman*	327	51.0
	Independent	S. Lacey	227	35.4
	Labour	S. Sewell	87	13.6
Majority			100	15.6
Turnout			641	49.4
Registered electors			1,298
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Kidner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Tomlinson*	489	60.4
	Labour	E. Bellamy	166	20.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Fairbairn	128	15.8
	Green	S. Ross-Wagenknecht	27	3.3
Majority			323	39.9
Turnout			810	53.7
Registered electors			1,512
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Long Row

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Zeichner	377	46.7
	Conservative	D. Mitchell*	277	34.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Nursey	125	15.5
	Green	M. Harmer	28	3.5
Majority			100	12.4
Turnout			807	53.0
Registered electors			1,524
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Marshland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Playle*	344	50.2
	Labour	H. Kelsey	207	30.2
	Conservative	M. Bailey	134	19.6
Majority			137	20.0
Turnout			685	47.2
Registered electors			1,452
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mergate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Baker	705	46.4
	Conservative	N. Legg	296	19.5
	Independent	P. Mickleburgh	263	17.3
	Labour	D. Higgin	243	16.0
	Independent	J. Myhill	13	0.9
Majority			409	26.9
Turnout			1,520	53.1
Registered electors			2,878
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

New Costessey (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Dinneen*	744	51.8
	Liberal Democrats	L. Webster	705	49.1
	Labour	I. Button	355	24.7
	Labour	I. Boreham	341	23.7
	Conservative	R. Thompson	338	23.5
	Conservative	L. Loveless	302	21.0
Turnout			~1,436	40.0
Registered electors			3,590
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Northfields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mooney*	432	42.0
	Labour	P. Nicholls	379	36.9
	Liberal Democrats	K. McClure	217	21.1
Majority			53	5.2
Turnout			1,028	52.9
Registered electors			1,960
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Costessey (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. East*	994	59.9
	Liberal Democrats	R. Smith	838	50.5
	Conservative	K. Bingham	400	24.1
	Conservative	E. Senior	338	20.4
	Labour	R. Barker	302	18.2
	Labour	D. Vaughan	216	13.0
Turnout			~1,659	38.5
Registered electors			4,310
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Poringland With The Framinghams (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Tryggvason*	868	49.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. Lawes	776	43.8
	Conservative	J. Overton	686	38.7
	Conservative	W. Kidner	610	34.4
	Labour	P. Bonnick	221	12.5
	Labour	T. Sanders	207	11.7
Turnout			~1,772	53.9
Registered electors			3,289
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Rustens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Ransom	488	47.3
	Conservative	J. Barnard*	360	34.9
	Liberal Democrats	T. Ellingworth	184	17.8
Majority			128	12.4
Turnout			1,032	45.5
Registered electors			2,305
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Scole

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Alexander*	395	42.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Harris	322	34.6
	Labour	I. Stebbing	187	20.1
	Green	G. Sessions	26	2.8
Majority			73	7.8
Turnout			930	52.6
Registered electors			1,772
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smockmill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Peterson*	514	58.7
	Conservative	P. Howarth	223	25.5
	Labour	A. Haywood	139	15.9
Majority			291	33.2
Turnout			876	45.9
Registered electors			1,917
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Springfields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Richardson	210	36.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Bunting	188	32.9
	Labour	P. Neale	173	30.3
Majority			22	3.9
Turnout			571	45.8
Registered electors			1,250
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stratton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Smith*	661	59.8
	Labour	G. Aitken	213	19.3
	Independent	R. Turner	134	12.1
	Conservative	S. Barrett-Vane	97	8.8
Majority			448	40.5
Turnout			1,105	45.3
Registered electors			2,449
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Tasvale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Bradshaw*	749	73.7
	Conservative	J. Bailey	154	15.2
	Labour	R. Cottey	113	11.1
Majority			595	58.6
Turnout			1,016	60.3
Registered electors			1,690
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Barber	310	39.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wood	248	31.5
	Conservative	L. Elston	230	29.2
Majority			62	7.9
Turnout			788	50.9
Registered electors			1,552
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Gray*	694	73.1
	Conservative	C. Kemp	158	16.6
	Labour	R. McKie	98	10.3
Majority			536	56.4
Turnout			950	55.5
Registered electors			1,717
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Waveney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Mitchell*	449	59.3
	Conservative	S. Foster	159	21.0
	Labour	B. Falkner	149	19.7
Majority			290	38.3
Turnout			757	50.2
Registered electors			1,511
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Westwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Chapman*	520	42.9
	Liberal Democrats	R. McClenning	349	28.8
	Labour	S. Blaikie	278	22.9
	Independent	H. Jeffs	65	5.4
Majority			171	14.1
Turnout			1,212	49.0
Registered electors			2,477
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wodehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Dewsbury*	272	42.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Blathwayt	203	31.7
	Labour	S. Urquhart	165	25.8
Majority			69	10.8
Turnout			640	49.2
Registered electors			1,304
	Conservative hold		Swing

Diss by-election: 30 July 1998^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		731	48.5
	Conservative		271	18.0
	Labour		257	17.0
	Independent		249	16.5
Majority			460	30.5
Turnout			1,508	27.6
Registered electors			5,464
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing