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.
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 |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 37 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 62.5 | 43.9 | 18,509 | -6.5 |
| Conservative | 40 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 37.5 | 15,813 | +3.7 |
| Independent | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 1,827 | -3.0 |
| Labour | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 8.9 | 3,740 | +3.2 |
| Green | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 4.9 | 2,059 | +2.1 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.4 | 178 | New |
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
Bacton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Pauline Porter | 307 | 46.10 | +22.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fletcher | 253 | 37.99 | -7.1 |
| Labour | Mat Armitage | 91 | 13.66 | +6.3 |
Majority | 54 | 8.11 | |
Turnout | 666 | 33 | 2.41 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 29.41 | |
Beeston Regis and The Runtons
<
Beeston Regis and The Runtons Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kim Toye | 460 | 44.49 | -18.4 |
| Conservative | Rebecca Hill | 365 | 35.30 | +1.9 |
| Green | Neil Adams | 92 | 8.90 | New |
| Labour | Emma Lane | 61 | 5.90 | +2.3 |
| Reform UK | Russell Wright | 51 | 4.93 | New |
Majority | 95 | 9.81 | |
Turnout | 1034 | 48 | 2.53 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Briston
Briston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Coleman | 366 | 51.12 | -6.4 |
| Conservative | Jolanda Stenton* | 288 | 40.22 | -17.3 |
| Labour | Bill O'Connor | 56 | 7.82 | +3.6 |
Majority | 78 | 10.90 | |
Turnout | 716 | 35 | 0.49 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Coastal
Coastal Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Victoria Holliday* | 619 | 59.01 | +29.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Allison | 340 | 32.41 | -33.8 |
| Labour | Will Gee | 86 | 8.20 | +3.7 |
Majority | 279 | 26.6 | |
Turnout | 1049 | 53 | 2.8 |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Cromer Town
Cromer Town (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Adams* | 1,120 | 67.31 | +6.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Boyle | 804 | 48.32 | -10.2 |
| Conservative | Hilary Cox | 516 | 31.01 | +8.4 |
| Conservative | Stephen Scott-Fawcett | 310 | 18.63 | -2.4 |
| Green | Mike Bossingham | 180 | 10.82 | -2.6 |
| Labour | Jenni Randall | 116 | 6.97 | +0.1 |
| Labour | Jenny Tabecki | 79 | 4.75 | -1.2 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1664 | 41 | 0.7 |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Erpingham
Erpingham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Toye* | 568 | 54.93 | +20.3 |
| Conservative | Jennifer English | 254 | 24.56 | -3.4 |
| Green | Stephen Green | 145 | 14.02 | +2.5 |
| Labour | Timothy Bartlett | 61 | 5.90 | -1.3 |
Majority | 314 | 30.37 | |
Turnout | 1034 | 47.0 | 1.34 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gresham
Gresham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Ringer | 495 | 55.18 | +29.1 |
| Conservative | Charles Mack | 331 | 36.90 | +10.9 |
| Green | Alicia Hull | 41 | 4.57 | New |
| Labour | Ruth Bartlett | 29 | 3.23 | -0.9 |
Majority | 164 | 18.28 | |
Turnout | 897 | 46.0 | 1.08 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Happisburgh
Happisburgh Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Luke Paterson | 332 | 39.73 | +9.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Stockton | 273 | 33.58 | -14.9 |
| Green | Elizabeth Dixon | 107 | 13.16 | +1.8 |
| Labour | Bryony Nierop-Reading | 105 | 12.92 | +3.0 |
Majority | 50 | 6.15 | |
Turnout | 813 | 39.0 | 4.36 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hickling
Hickling Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Blathwayt* | 475 | 55.75 | +3.5 |
| Conservative | Richard Price | 307 | 36.03 | +11.9 |
| Labour | Bryonie Jones | 62 | 7.28 | +3.4 |
Majority | 168 | 19.72 | |
Turnout | 852 | 40.0 | 1.26 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Holt
Holt (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Batey | 874 | 48.99 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | Eric Vardy* | 702 | 39.35 | -11.4 |
| Conservative | Jonny Perry-Warnes | 657 | 36.83 | +4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Welsh | 381 | 21.36 | -25.8 |
| Green | Simon Russell | 286 | 16.03 | New |
| Independent | Maggie Prior | 253 | 14.18 | New |
| Labour | Fiona Hayward | 133 | 7.46 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1784 | 46.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hoveton and Tunstead
Hoveton and Tunstead (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nigel Dixon* | 819 | 49.88 | -9.0 |
| Conservative | Gerard Mancini-Boyle* | 634 | 38.61 | -8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Hoy | 423 | 25.76 | -11.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Judeline Nicholas | 412 | 25.09 | -4.0 |
| Labour | Clive Sellick | 312 | 19.00 | +9.9 |
| Labour | Richard Stowe | 277 | 16.87 | New |
| Reform UK | Jason Patchett | 127 | 7.73 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1642 | 38 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lancaster North
Lancaster North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christopher Cushing* | 306 | 48.88 | -6.7 |
| Independent | Annie Claussen-Reynolds | 155 | 24.76 | New |
| Labour Co-op | Sue Brisbane | 109 | 17.41 | New |
| Green | Tasha Southerland | 54 | 8.63 | New |
Majority | 151 | 24.12 | |
Turnout | 626 | 30.0 | 5.22 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lancaster South
Lancaster South (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Liz Vickers | 466 | 39.76 | +0.8 |
| Independent | Jeremy Punchard* | 376 | 32.08 | -17.4 |
| Independent | John Rest* | 372 | 31.74 | -8.9 |
| Green | Kris Marshall-Smith | 334 | 28.50 | New |
| Conservative | Talon Fast | 321 | 27.39 | -8.6 |
| Labour | Tony Pope | 280 | 23.89 | +5.4 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1172 | 27 | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Mundesley
Mundesley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Fredericks* | 682 | 68.41 | +8.5 |
| Conservative | Derek Smith | 251 | 25.18 | -6.1 |
| Labour | Ruth Smith | 63 | 6.32 | New |
Majority | 431 | 43.23 | |
Turnout | 997 | 46.0 | 3.19 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
North Walsham East
North Walsham East (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Bull | 656 | 58.62 | -7.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Heinrich* | 613 | 54.78 | -4.7 |
| Conservative | Tracey Ginbey | 347 | 31.01 | +9.3 |
| Conservative | Nick Lee | 308 | 27.52 | +8.3 |
| Labour | David Marten | 121 | 10.81 | -1.3 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1119 | 30 | 0.89 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
North Walsham Market Cross
North Walsham Market Cross Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Sims | 427 | 49.88 | -14.0 |
| Conservative | Paul East | 318 | 37.15 | +8.8 |
| Labour | Rebecca Shaw | 103 | 12.03 | +4.2 |
Majority | 109 | 12.73 | |
Turnout | 856 | 39.0 | 1.38 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
North Walsham West
North Waltham West (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Shires** | 803 | 60.79 | +5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Donald Birch* | 769 | 58.21 | +2.4 |
| Conservative | Rob Scammell | 351 | 26.57 | +11.9 |
| Conservative | Ferdi Reis | 285 | 21.57 | +7.7 |
| Labour | Julia Cavanagh | 207 | 15.67 | +5.7 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1321 | 31.0 | 1.70 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lucy Shires was a sitting councillor for Happisburgh ward.
Poppyland
Poppyland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Angela Fitch-Tillett* | 324 | 40.10 | +6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rex Parfitt | 196 | 24.26 | +0.8 |
| Conservative | Crispian Riley-Smith | 168 | 20.79 | -0.1 |
| Green | Melissa Sargent | 61 | 7.55 | -10.9 |
| Labour | Steven Moore | 57 | 7.05 | +3.1 |
Majority | 128 | 15.84 | 6.14 |
Turnout | 808 | 40.0 | 1.58 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Priory
Priory Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Butikofer** | 371 | 45.52 | +6.2 |
| Conservative | Steve Dye | 351 | 43.07 | +14.6 |
| Labour | Jacqueline Moore | 92 | 11.29 | +5.7 |
Majority | 20 | 2.45 | |
Turnout | 815 | 42 | 1.73 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sarah Butikofer was a sitting councillor for Beeston Regis and The Runtons ward.
Roughton
Roughton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy MacDonald | 338 | 43.84 | -10.4 |
| Conservative | Tim Blyth | 268 | 34.76 | -11.0 |
| Green | Clare Wilson | 65 | 8.43 | New |
| Independent | Nick Coppack | 51 | 6.61 | New |
| Labour | David Russell | 47 | 6.10 | New |
Majority | 70 | 9.08 | |
Turnout | 771 | 34 | 2.35 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sheringham North
Sheringham North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Withington | 403 | 50.06 | -13.3 |
| Conservative | Cliff Morris | 322 | 40.00 | +14.9 |
| Labour | Martin Langsdon | 79 | 9.81 | -1.6 |
Majority | 81 | 10.06 | |
Turnout | 805 | 42.0 | 4.73 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sheringham South
Sheringham South (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Bailey | 928 | 50.49 | +0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Heinink* | 869 | 47.28 | -3.0 |
| Conservative | Judy Oliver | 718 | 39.06 | -1.9 |
| Conservative | Michelle Allard | 711 | 38.68 | -1.8 |
| Green | Sue Brocklehurst | 158 | 8.60 | New |
| Labour | Tom Smith | 129 | 7.02 | +1.3 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1838 | 44 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Benet
St Benet Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Varley* | 536 | 58.77 | -7.5 |
| Conservative | Tony Lumbard | 312 | 34.21 | +4.3 |
| Labour | Mike Lowenstein | 57 | 6.25 | +2.6 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 912 | 45 | 0.61 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stalham
Stalham (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Matthew Taylor* | 693 | 48.02 | +15.8 |
| Conservative | Kevin Bayes | 650 | 45.05 | +17.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Grove-Jones* | 515 | 35.69 | -17.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lennane | 295 | 20.44 | -30.5 |
| Labour | Jacqui Cross | 206 | 14.28 | +5.5 |
| Green | Michael Macartney-Filgate | 205 | 14.21 | -1.9 |
Majority | 135 | 9.36 | |
Turnout | 1443 | 32.0 | 1.41 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Stibbard
Stibbard Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hankins | 393 | 41.02 | +7.8 |
| Conservative | Helena Parker-Wright | 341 | 35.59 | -5.3 |
| Green | Barbara Wyvill | 124 | 12.94 | -13.1 |
| Labour | Duncan Pearson | 93 | 9.71 | New |
Majority | 52 | 5.43 | |
Turnout | 958 | 44.0 | 2.02 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Stody
Stody Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brown* | 491 | 58.45 | -10.4 |
| Conservative | Mark Cook | 285 | 33.93 | +9.4 |
| Labour | Martyn Sloman | 61 | 7.26 | +0.6 |
Majority | 206 | 24.52 | |
Turnout | 840 | 43.0 | 3.29 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Suffield Park
Suffield Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Spagnola* | 517 | 60.90 | +1.6 |
| Conservative | Nigel Pearce | 220 | 25.91 | -5.2 |
| Labour | David Batley | 62 | 7.30 | -2.3 |
| Green | Paul Sutcliff | 47 | 5.54 | New |
Majority | 297 | 34.99 | |
Turnout | 849 | 39 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The Raynhams
The Raynhams Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Nigel Housden* | 196 | 32.08 | -10.5 |
| Conservative | Julia Marozzi | 145 | 23.73 | -15.3 |
| Independent | Vincent Fitzpatrick | 100 | 16.37 | New |
| Labour | Christopher Rowe | 81 | 13.26 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Evie-May Ellis | 49 | 8.02 | -10.4 |
| Green | Ritchie Tennant | 40 | 6.55 | New |
Majority | 51 | 8.35 | |
Turnout | 611 | 29 | 2.71 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Trunch
Trunch Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Neatherway | 398 | 41.07 | +14.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Page | 382 | 39.42 | -12.6 |
| Labour | Graham Jones | 115 | 11.87 | +5.6 |
| Green | Peter Crouch | 61 | 6.30 | -8.3 |
Majority | 16 | 1.65 | |
Turnout | 969 | 45 | 4.28 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Walsingham
Walsingham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tom Fitzpatrick* | 432 | 59.26 | +7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley Perks | 174 | 23.87 | +6.4 |
| Labour | Adam Coombes | 111 | 15.23 | New |
Majority | 258 | 35.39 | |
Turnout | 729 | 35 | 2.43 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wells with Holkham
Wells with Holkham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Fisher* | 357 | 48.24 | +4.8 |
| Conservative | Michael Dalby | 236 | 31.89 | +3.4 |
| Labour Co-op | Phil Harris | 138 | 18.65 | -9.4 |
Majority | 121 | 16.35 | 3.69 |
Turnout | 740 | 40 | 3.69 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Worstead
Worstead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Saul Penfold* | 501 | 63.18 | -8.0 |
| Conservative | Christopher Oakes | 169 | 21.31 | +4.2 |
| Labour | John Alcock | 61 | 7.69 | +2.4 |
| Green | Diane Wiles | 59 | 7.44 | +0.9 |
Majority | 332 | 41.87 | |
Turnout | 793 | 38.0 | 1.77 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Your councillors by political grouping". North Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose Norfolk councils and seats". BBC. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Local election results in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk". ITV News. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Government Election Results Thursday 4 May 2023". North Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Barker, Adam (5 May 2023). "North Norfolk District Council 2023 election results". North Norfolk News. Retrieved 9 December 2023.