2023 North Norfolk District Council election
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The 2023 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
4 May 2023
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Summary
The elections saw the Liberal Democrats retain their majority on the council.[2]
Election result
The overall results were:[3]
| 2023 North Norfolk District Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Liberal Democrats | 37 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 62.5 | 43.0 | 14,366 | -5.8 | ||
| Conservative | 40 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 30.0 | 35.8 | 11,937 | +3.3 | ||
| Independent | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 1,455 | -3.6 | ||
| Labour | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 3,384 | +3.6 | ||
| Green | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 2,059 | +2.0 | ||
| Reform | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 178 | N/A | ||
Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by North Norfolk District Council on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[4][5]
Bacton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pauline Porter | 307 | 46.1 | +22.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fletcher | 253 | 38.0 | −7.1 | |
| Labour | Mat Armitage | 91 | 13.7 | +6.3 | |
| Majority | 54 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 666 | 32.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Beeston Regis and The Runtons
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kim Toye | 460 | 44.5 | −18.4 | |
| Conservative | Rebecca Hill | 365 | 35.3 | +1.9 | |
| Green | Neil Adams | 92 | 8.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Emma Lane | 61 | 5.9 | +2.3 | |
| Reform | Russell Wright | 51 | 4.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 95 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,034 | 47.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Briston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Coleman | 366 | 51.1 | −6.4 | |
| Conservative | Jolanda Stenton* | 288 | 40.2 | −17.3 | |
| Labour | Bill O'Connor | 56 | 7.8 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 78 | 10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 716 | 35.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Jolanda Stenton had previously been elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor.
Coastal
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Victoria Holliday* | 619 | 59.0 | +29.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Allison | 340 | 32.4 | −33.8 | |
| Labour | Will Gee | 86 | 8.2 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 279 | 26.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,049 | 53.4 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Cromer Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Adams* | 1,120 | 67.3 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Boyle | 804 | 48.3 | −10.2 | |
| Conservative | Hilary Cox | 516 | 31.0 | +8.4 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Scott-Fawcett | 310 | 18.6 | −2.4 | |
| Green | Mike Bossingham | 180 | 10.8 | −2.6 | |
| Labour | Jenni Randall | 116 | 7.0 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Jenny Tabecki | 79 | 4.7 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 288 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,664 | 41.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Erpingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Toye* | 568 | 54.9 | +20.3 | |
| Conservative | Jennifer English | 254 | 24.6 | −3.4 | |
| Green | Stephen Green | 145 | 14.0 | +2.5 | |
| Labour | Timothy Bartlett | 61 | 5.9 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 314 | 30.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,034 | 47.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Gresham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Ringer | 495 | 55.2 | +29.1 | |
| Conservative | Charles Mack | 331 | 36.9 | +10.9 | |
| Green | Alicia Hull | 41 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Ruth Bartlett | 29 | 3.2 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 164 | 18.3 | |||
| Turnout | 897 | 46.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Happisburgh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Luke Paterson | 332 | 39.7 | +9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Stockton | 273 | 33.6 | −14.9 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Dixon | 107 | 13.2 | +1.8 | |
| Labour | Bryony Nierop-Reading | 105 | 12.9 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 59 | 6.1 | |||
| Turnout | 813 | 38.5 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Hickling
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Blathwayt* | 475 | 55.8 | +3.5 | |
| Conservative | Richard Price | 307 | 36.0 | +11.9 | |
| Labour | Bryonie Jones | 62 | 7.3 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 168 | 19.7 | |||
| Turnout | 852 | 40.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Holt
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Batey | 874 | 49.0 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Eric Vardy* | 702 | 39.3 | −11.4 | |
| Conservative | Jonny Perry-Warnes | 657 | 36.8 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Welsh | 381 | 21.4 | −25.8 | |
| Green | Simon Russell | 286 | 16.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Maggie Prior | 253 | 14.2 | −18.5 | |
| Labour | Fiona Hayward | 133 | 7.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 45 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,784 | 45.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hoveton and Tunstead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Dixon* | 819 | 49.9 | −9.0 | |
| Conservative | Gerard Mancini-Boyle* | 634 | 38.6 | −8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Hoy | 423 | 25.8 | −11.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Judeline Nicholas | 412 | 25.1 | −4.0 | |
| Labour | Clive Sellick | 312 | 19.0 | +9.9 | |
| Labour | Richard Stowe | 277 | 16.9 | N/A | |
| Reform | Jason Patchett | 127 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 211 | 12.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,642 | 37.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lancaster North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Cushing* | 306 | 48.9 | −6.7 | |
| Independent | Annie Claussen-Reynolds | 155 | 24.8 | N/A | |
| Labour Co-op | Sue Brisbane | 109 | 17.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Tasha Southerland | 54 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 151 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 626 | 30.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lancaster South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Liz Vickers | 466 | 39.8 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Jeremy Punchard* | 376 | 32.1 | −17.4 | |
| Independent | John Rest* | 372 | 31.7 | −8.9 | |
| Green | Kris Marshall-Smith | 334 | 28.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Talon Fast | 321 | 27.4 | −8.6 | |
| Labour | Tony Pope | 280 | 23.9 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 4 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,172 | 27.3 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Mundesley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Fredericks* | 682 | 68.4 | +8.5 | |
| Conservative | Derek Smith | 251 | 25.2 | −6.1 | |
| Labour | Ruth Smith | 63 | 6.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 431 | 43.2 | |||
| Turnout | 997 | 46.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
North Walsham East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Bull | 656 | 58.6 | −7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Heinrich* | 613 | 54.8 | −4.7 | |
| Conservative | Tracey Ginbey | 347 | 31.0 | +9.3 | |
| Conservative | Nick Lee | 308 | 27.5 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | David Marten | 121 | 10.8 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 266 | 23.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,119 | 30.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
North Walsham Market Cross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Sims | 427 | 49.9 | −14.0 | |
| Conservative | Paul East | 318 | 37.1 | +8.8 | |
| Labour | Rebecca Shaw | 103 | 12.0 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 109 | 12.7 | |||
| Turnout | 856 | 39.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
North Walsham West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Shires** | 803 | 60.8 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Donald Birch* | 769 | 58.2 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Rob Scammell | 351 | 26.6 | +11.9 | |
| Conservative | Ferdi Reis | 285 | 21.6 | +7.7 | |
| Labour | Julia Cavanagh | 207 | 15.7 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 418 | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,321 | 30.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Lucy Shires was a sitting councillor for Happisburgh ward.
Poppyland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Angela Fitch-Tillett* | 324 | 40.1 | +6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rex Parfitt | 196 | 24.3 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Crispian Riley-Smith | 168 | 20.8 | −0.1 | |
| Green | Melissa Sargent | 61 | 7.5 | −10.9 | |
| Labour | Steven Moore | 57 | 7.1 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 128 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 808 | 39.8 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Priory
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Butikofer** | 371 | 45.5 | +6.2 | |
| Conservative | Steve Dye | 351 | 43.1 | +14.6 | |
| Labour | Jacqueline Moore | 92 | 11.3 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 20 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 815 | 42.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Sarah Butikofer was a sitting councillor for Beeston Regis and The Runtons ward.
Roughton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roy MacDonald | 338 | 43.8 | −10.4 | |
| Conservative | Tim Blyth | 268 | 34.8 | −11.0 | |
| Green | Clare Wilson | 65 | 8.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nick Coppack | 51 | 6.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | David Russell | 47 | 6.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 70 | 9.1 | |||
| Turnout | 771 | 33.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Sheringham North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Withington* | 403 | 50.1 | −13.3 | |
| Conservative | Cliff Morris | 322 | 40.0 | +14.9 | |
| Labour | Martin Langsdon | 79 | 9.8 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 81 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 805 | 42.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Sheringham South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Bailey | 928 | 50.5 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Heinink* | 869 | 47.3 | −3.0 | |
| Conservative | Judy Oliver | 718 | 39.1 | −1.9 | |
| Conservative | Michelle Allard | 711 | 38.7 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Sue Brocklehurst | 158 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Tom Smith | 129 | 7.0 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 151 | 8.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,838 | 44.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
St Benet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Varley* | 536 | 58.8 | −7.5 | |
| Conservative | Tony Lumbard | 312 | 34.2 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | Mike Lowenstein | 57 | 6.3 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 224 | 24.6 | |||
| Turnout | 912 | 45.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Stalham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Taylor* | 693 | 48.0 | +15.8 | |
| Conservative | Kevin Bayes | 650 | 45.0 | +17.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Grove-Jones* | 515 | 35.7 | −17.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lennane | 295 | 20.4 | −30.5 | |
| Labour | Jacqui Cross | 206 | 14.3 | +5.5 | |
| Green | Michael Macartney-Filgate | 205 | 14.2 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 135 | 9.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,443 | 32.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Stibbard
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hankins | 393 | 41.0 | +7.8 | |
| Conservative | Helena Parker-Wright | 341 | 35.6 | −5.3 | |
| Green | Barbara Wyvill | 124 | 12.9 | −13.1 | |
| Labour | Duncan Pearson | 93 | 9.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 52 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 958 | 43.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Stody
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brown* | 491 | 58.5 | −10.4 | |
| Conservative | Mark Cook | 285 | 33.9 | +9.4 | |
| Labour | Martyn Sloman | 61 | 7.3 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 206 | 24.5 | |||
| Turnout | 840 | 42.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Suffield Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Spagnola* | 517 | 60.9 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Pearce** | 220 | 25.9 | −5.2 | |
| Labour | David Batley | 62 | 7.3 | −2.3 | |
| Green | Paul Sutcliff | 47 | 5.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 297 | 35.0 | |||
| Turnout | 849 | 39.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Nigel Pearce was a sitting councillor for Roughton ward, and had previously been elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor.
The Raynhams
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nigel Housden* | 196 | 32.1 | −10.5 | |
| Conservative | Julia Marozzi | 145 | 23.7 | −15.3 | |
| Independent | Vincent Fitzpatrick** | 100 | 16.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Christopher Rowe | 81 | 13.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Evie-May Ellis | 49 | 8.0 | −10.4 | |
| Green | Ritchie Tennant | 40 | 6.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 51 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 611 | 28.7 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Vincent Fitzpatrick was a sitting councillor for Stibbard ward, and had previously been elected as a Conservative Party councillor.
Trunch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Neatherway | 398 | 41.1 | +14.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Page | 382 | 39.4 | −12.6 | |
| Labour | Graham Jones | 115 | 11.9 | +5.6 | |
| Green | Peter Crouch | 61 | 6.3 | −8.3 | |
| Majority | 16 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 969 | 44.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Walsingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Fitzpatrick* | 432 | 59.3 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley Perks | 174 | 23.9 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | Adam Coombes | 111 | 15.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 258 | 35.4 | |||
| Turnout | 729 | 35.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wells with Holkham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Fisher* | 357 | 48.2 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Michael Dalby | 236 | 31.9 | +3.4 | |
| Labour Co-op | Phil Harris | 138 | 18.6 | −9.4 | |
| Majority | 121 | 16.4 | |||
| Turnout | 740 | 40.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Worstead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Saul Penfold* | 501 | 63.2 | −8.0 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Oakes | 169 | 21.3 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | John Alcock | 61 | 7.7 | +2.4 | |
| Green | Diane Wiles | 59 | 7.4 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 332 | 41.9 | |||
| Turnout | 793 | 38.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
By-Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fletcher | 342 | 49.2 | −1.9 | |
| Conservative | Jolanda Stenton | 274 | 39.4 | −0.8 | |
| Green | James Whitehouse | 64 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | Philip Harris | 15 | 2.2 | −5.7 | |
| Majority | 68 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 695 | 33.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Leith | 959 | 45.7 | −12.9 | |
| Conservative | Tracey Ginbey | 717 | 34.2 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | David Russell | 236 | 11.2 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Mike Bossingham | 186 | 8.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 242 | 11.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,098 | 56.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Gray | 283 | 46.5 | −3.3 | |
| Conservative | Tracey Ginbey | 239 | 39.3 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Dixon | 53 | 8.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Rebecca Shaw | 33 | 5.43 | −6.6 | |
| Majority | 44 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 608 | 27.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Connor Rouse | 774 | 41.8 | +20.4 | |
| Conservative | Alex Savva | 536 | 29.0 | −10.3 | |
| Reform | Beverley Seaward | 441 | 23.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Simon Russell | 73 | 3.9 | −12.1 | |
| Labour | Fiona Hayward | 27 | 1.5 | −6.0 | |
| Majority | 238 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,853 | 46.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||