2023 North Norfolk District Council election

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All 40 seats to North Norfolk District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Tim Adams[1] Christopher Cushing John Rest Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Independent Last election 30 seats, 50.4% 6 seats, 33.8% 4 seats, 7.3% Seats before 24 10 6 Seats after 25 12 3 Seat change 5 6 1 Popular vote 18,509 15,813 1,827 Percentage 43.9 37.5 4.3 Swing 6.5 3.7 3.0
Winner of each seat
Leader before election Tim Adams Liberal Democrats Leader after election Tim Adams Liberal Democrats

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.

The elections saw the Liberal Democrats retain their majority on the council.^[2]

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

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	46.10	+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

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

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

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 (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

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

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

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

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 (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 (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

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 (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

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 (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

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 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

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

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

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

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 (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

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 (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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Briston: 7 November 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Fletcher	342	49.21	−1.91
	Conservative	Jolanda Stenton*	274	39.42	−0.80
	Green	James Whitehouse	64	9.21	New
	Labour	Philip Harris	15	2.16	−5.66
Majority			68	9.79	−1.11
Turnout			695	33.62	1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

North Walsham East: 4 July 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Leith	959	45.71	−12.91
	Conservative	Tracey Ginbey	717	34.18	+3.17
	Labour	David Russell	236	11.25	+0.44
	Green	Mike Bossingham	186	8.87	New
Majority			242	11.53	N/A
Turnout			2,098	56.21	26
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

North Walsham Market Cross: 12 September 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Gray	283	46.55	−3.33
	Conservative	Tracey Ginbey	239	39.31	+2.16
	Green	Elizabeth Dixon	53	8.72	New
	Labour	Rebecca Shaw	33	5.43	−6.60
Majority			44	7.24	−5.49
Turnout			608	27.61	11
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing