2013 Norfolk County Council election

The Norfolk County Council election took place across Norfolk on 2 May 2013, coinciding with local elections for all county councils in England. The results were announced the following day, Friday 3 May 2013. The result brought to an end 12 years of Conservative administration, who finished three seats short of a majority after losing 20 seats, leaving the Council in no overall control (NOC). UKIP and the Labour Party both made gains of 14 and 11 seats respectively. The Liberal Democrats and the Green Party both lost three seats each, whilst an independent won a single seat in North Norfolk.

2013 Norfolk County Council election
2 May 2013
All 84 council division seats
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative UKIP Labour
Last election 60 seats, 45.9% 1 seat, 4.6% 3 seats, 13.5%
Seats before 60 1 5
Seats won 40 15 14
Seat change 20 14 11
Popular vote 70,249 50,568 49,028
Percentage 32.6% 23.5% 22.8%
Swing 13.3% 18.9% 9.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 13 seats, 22.7% 7 seats, 10.9%
Seats before 9 6
Seats won 10 4
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 23,645 14,119
Percentage 11.0% 6.6%
Swing 11.7% 4.3%
Map showing the results of the 2013 Norfolk County Council elections.
Party before election

Conservative

 Elected Party

No Overall Control

Previous composition

2009 election
Party Seats
Conservative 60
Liberal Democrats 13
Green 7
Labour 3
UKIP 1
Total 84

Composition of council seats before election
Party Seats[1]
Conservative 60
Liberal Democrats 9
Green 6
Labour 5
Independent 2
UKIP 1
Vacant 1
Total 84

Changes between elections

In between the 2009 election and the 2013 election, the following council seats changed hands:

Division Date Previous Party New Party Cause Resulting Council Composition
North Coast [2] 26 November 2012 Independent Vacant Sitting councillor resigned.[3] 60 Con, 9 LD, 6 Grn, 5 Lab, 1 UKIP, 2 Ind
Forehoe [4] 16 October 2012 Conservative Independent Councillor left party. 60 Con, 9 LD, 6 Grn, 5 Lab, 1 UKIP, 3 Ind
Mundesley [5] 16 October 2012 Liberal Democrats Independent Councillor left party. 61 Con, 9 LD, 6 Grn, 5 Lab, 1 UKIP, 2 Ind
Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South[6] 27 September 2012 Conservative Labour Councillor resigned.
Labour won by-election.		 61 Con, 10 LD, 6 Grn, 5 Lab, 1 UKIP, 1 Ind
North Coast [7] 21 September 2012 Conservative Independent Councillor left party to run for Police & Crime Commissioner. 62 Con, 10 LD, 6 Grn, 5 Lab, 1 UKIP, 1 Ind
Thorpe Hamlet[8] 19 December 2011 Green Conservative Councillor defected to Conservatives. 63 Con, 10 LD, 6 Grn, 4 Lab, 1 UKIP
Lakenham[9] 25 November 2011 Liberal Democrats Labour Councillor resigned.
Labour won by-election.		 62 Con, 10 LD, 7 Grn, 4 Lab, 1 UKIP
Fakenham[10] 8 November 2011 Liberal Democrats Conservative Councillor defected to Conservatives. 62 Con, 11 LD, 7 Grn, 3 Lab, 1 UKIP
South Smallburgh[11] 25 July 2011 Liberal Democrats Conservative Councillor defected to Conservatives. 61 Con, 12 LD, 7 Grn, 3 Lab, 1 UKIP

Summary of Results
Norfolk County Council election results 2013
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 40 2 22 -20 47.6 32.6 70,249 -13.3
  UKIP 15 14 0 14 17.9 23.5 50,568 +18.9
  Labour 14 11 0 11 16.7 22.8 49,028 +9.0
  Liberal Democrats 10 1 4 -3 11.9 11.0 23,645 -11.7
  Green 4 0 3 -3 4.8 6.6 14,119 -4.3
  Independent 1 1 0 +1 1.2 3.5 7,519 +2.1
  CPA 0 0 0 ±0 0 0.1 287 +0.1
  United People's Party 0 0 0 ±0 0 0.0 50 N/A
Total 84 215,465

Gains and Losses

The Conservative Party suffered net a net loss of 20 seats (22 losses and 2 gains); Liberal Democrats a net loss of 3 seats (4 losses and 1 gain); the Green Party lost 3 seats, finishing with four in total. UKIP made 14 gains to become the official opposition, while Labour gained 11 seats, and 1 seat was gained by an independent.

The Conservatives lost one seat (Hevingham & Spixworth) to the Liberal Democrats in Broadland, one to an Independent candidate (North Coast) in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 7 seats to Labour (Caister-on-Sea, Yarmouth North & Central, Clenchwarton & King's Lynn South, Gaywood South, King's Lynn North & Central, Bowthorpe and Catton Grove), as well as losing 13 seats to UKIP (Dereham South, Swaffham, Thetford East, Watton, Breydon, East Flegg, Gorleston St Andrews, Lothingland, Gayton & Nar Valley, Gaywood North & Central, Marshland North, Holt and Melton Constable).

The Liberal Democrats lost two seats to the Conservatives (Fakenham and Mundesley, both in North Norfolk), one seat to UKIP in Breckland (Thetford West) and one to Labour covering several city wards in the Norwich district (Lakenham).

The Green Party lost three seats to Labour in Norwich (Mile Cross, Sewell and Town Close).

Incumbent councillors

A total of 55 incumbent councillors were defending their seats for the same party they had stood for in 2009 (or in one of the five subsequent by-election). 41 were successful in retaining their seats, while 14 were not.

41 incumbent Conservative County Councillors were defending their seats at this election, including Judy Leggett (Old Catton), Judith Virgo (Humbleyard) and Barry Stone (Lothingland) who had won their seats in by-elections. Of these 41, 28 were re-elected while the other 13 lost their seats (9 to UKIP, 3 to Labour, 1 to the Liberal Democrats). All 5 Liberal Democrat incumbents held their seats. The Green Party had 3 incumbents defending seats; two were retained, while one was lost to Labour. Labour incumbents successfully defended all 5 of their seats (two of which they had won in by-elections - Susan Whitaker in Lakenham division and Alexandra Kemp (née Kampourpoulos) in Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South division). UKIP's single councillor retained his seat.

Incumbents who stood for other parties or as independents (such as former Conservative Jon Herbert in Forehoe) are not counted in these figures.

Group leaders

Bill Borrett (Elmham & Mattishall) was re-elected unopposed as the Conservative group leader, George Nobbs (Crome) was re-elected unopposed as the leader of the Labour Group. The Liberal Democrats elected Dr Marie Strong (Wells) as their new group leader, replacing Mike Brindle who did not stand in this election. Richard Bearman (Mancroft) continued as the leader of the Green Party group.[12] Richard Toby Coke (Gayton & Nar Valley) was selected as the UKIP group leader.[13]

Turnout

The overall turnout at the election was 32.14% (215,465 votes, out of a total electorate of 670,383). The turnout in each division ranged form 18.09% in King's Lynn North & Central to 50.75% in Holt.

Council Leader Election

With the council now being in no overall control it was unclear who would be elected Leader. In the event, at the initial election for Council Leader on 13 May 2013, the Conservatives lost by 40 votes to 43.[14]

After the initial vote, a "rainbow" alliance was formed between Labour, UKIP, The Liberal Democrats with support from the Green Party. Under the agreement, the existing cabinet system would be abolished and replaced by a new committee system with Labour councillor George Nobbs to be nominated to be Leader.[15] On 27 May he was elected by a vote of 42 to 38.[16]

Election for Norfolk County Council Leader: 27 May 2013
Simple majority required
Candidate: George Nobbs (Labour)
Choice Vote
Parties Votes
YYes UKIP (15), Labour (13), Liberal Democrats (9), Green (4), Independent (1)
42 / 84
No Conservative (38)
38 / 84
Abstaining
0 / 84
Absent: Conservative (2), Labour (1), Liberal Democrats (1)
Source: Norfolk County Council

Aftermath

The 'Rainbow Alliance'[17] of UKIP, Labour, and the Liberal Democrats with support from the Greens ran the Council until May 2016, with George Nobbs being re-elected by 43 votes to 40 in 2014,[18] and by 42 to 39 in 2015.[19] However, on 9 May 2016 the Alliance collapsed when the Green Party withdrew its support and abstained in the election for Leader, and Conservative Cliff Jordan won by 41 votes to 37.[20] This enabled the Conservatives to run the Council through a minority administration until the local elections in May 2017.

Candidates by party
84 / 84
70 / 84
43 / 84
84 / 84
62 / 84
21 / 84

There were a total of 364 candidates standing across the whole of the county - an average of 4⅓ in each division. Both the Conservatives and Labour fielded a full slate of 84 candidates, UKIP stood 70 candidates, the Liberal Democrats stood 62, the Green Party stood 43, and there were 21 other candidates (including 3 for the Christian Peoples Alliance, 1 for the United People's Party and 17 independents).[21]

Compared to 2009, UKIP had 52 more candidates, there were 6 more independent candidates than 2009, the Conservatives and Labour had the same number, the Liberal Democrats had 7 fewer candidates and the Green Party had 8 fewer candidates. The British National Party did not stand any candidates, compared to the 7 they stood in the previous election. In total, there were 44 more candidates than in 2009.

Candidates and results by division

Below are the results of the election, separated into the 7 districts and 84 divisions.[22]

Attleborough
Attleborough division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alec Byrne 907 38.94
UKIP John Christopher Savory 758 32.55
Labour John Herbert Williams 530 22.76
Liberal Democrats Pat McClenning 134 5.75
Majority 149 6.89
Turnout 2162 32.05
Conservative hold Swing

Dereham North
Dereham North division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Richmond 909 37.91
UKIP Anna Hamilton 793 33.07
Labour Co-op Harry Edward Jonathan Clarke 472 19.68
Green Ann Patricia Robertson Bowyer 224 9.34
Majority 116 4.84
Turnout 2398 30.76
Conservative hold Swing

Dereham South
Dereham South division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Paul Christopher John Gilmour 876 35.80
Conservative Gordon Bambridge 693 28.32
Labour Craig Thomas Warmer 528 21.58
Liberal Democrats Paul James Speed 180 7.36
Green David Jonothan Bowyer 112 4.58
CPA Chris Olley 58 2.37
Majority 183 7.48
Turnout 2447 27.75
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Elmham & Mattishall
Elmham & Mattishall division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Borrett 1,380 48.80
UKIP Anthony Nicholas Moore 903 31.93
Labour Linda Goreham 545 19.27
Majority 477 16.87
Turnout 2828 31.53
Conservative hold Swing

Guiltcross
Guiltcross division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Askew 1,132 43.61
UKIP Jeremy Power 692 26.66
Labour Jim Walters 438 16.87
Liberal Democrats Steve Gordon 334 12.87
Majority 440 16.95
Turnout 2596 31.28
Conservative hold Swing

Necton & Launditch
Necton & Launditch division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Kiddle-Morris 1,289 40.64
UKIP James Leigh-Wood 867 27.33
Labour Joe Sisto 582 18.35
Green Jane Keidan-Cooper 254 8.01
Independent Glynn George Burrows 180 5.67
Majority 422 13.30
Turnout 3172 36.51
Conservative hold Swing

Swaffham
Swaffham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Paul John Smyth 1,055 44.50
Conservative Ann Steward 949 40.03
Labour Matthew Fulton 367 15.48
Majority 106 4.47
Turnout 2371 30.13
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

The Brecks
The Brecks division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Monson 1,253 42.84
UKIP James Vernon 1082 36.99
Labour Stephen Green 301 10.29
Green Jeff Prosser 194 6.63
CPA Mark Anthony Clamp 95 3.25
Majority 171 5.85
Turnout 2925 33.46
Conservative hold Swing

Thetford East
Thetford East division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Denis Melvin Crawford 896 47.01
Conservative Marion Chapman-Allen 502 26.34
Labour Brenda Canham 360 18.89
Green Julia Marianne Yelloly 85 4.46
Liberal Democrats Bodo Rissman 63 3.31
Majority 394 20.67
Turnout 1906 24.35
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Thetford West
Thetford West division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Peter Costas Georgiou 814 35.39
Labour Co-op Terry Jermy 813 35.35
Conservative Tristan Ashby 353 15.35
CPA Carl Clark 134 5.83
Liberal Democrats Danny Jeffrey 122 5.30
Green Sandra Elizabeth Walmsley 64 2.78
Majority 1 0.04
Turnout 2300 23.75
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Watton
Watton division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Stan Hebborn 808 33.51
Conservative John Rogers 662 27.46
Independent Keith Stephen Gilbert 569 23.60
Labour Margaret Evelyn Holmes 270 11.20
Green Timothy Edward Birt 102 4.23
Majority 146 6.06
Turnout 2411 27.98
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Yare & All Saints
Yare & All Saints division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cliff Jordan 1,074 44.07
UKIP Paul Thompson 942 38.65
Labour John Charles William Michie 421 17.28
Majority 132 5.42
Turnout 2437 32.16
Conservative hold Swing

Acle
Acle division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian John Maxwell Iles 867 40.10
UKIP Christopher Woollands 712 32.93
Labour Alan David Pawsey 473 21.88
Liberal Democrats Victor Frederick Morgan 110 5.09
Majority 155 7.17
Turnout 2162 32.05
Conservative hold Swing

Aylsham
Aylsham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David George Harrison 1,148 40.64
Conservative Ian Gordon Graham 727 25.73
UKIP Steve Emmens 617 21.84
Labour Ray Britt 333 11.79
Majority 421 14.90
Turnout 2825 38.30
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Blofield & Brundall
Blofield & Brundall division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew James Proctor 1,198 46.27
Labour Co-op Elliot Page 544 21.01
UKIP Armin Hess 493 19.04
Green Nick Ball 235 9.08
Liberal Democrats Peter James Sergeant 119 4.60
Majority 654 25.61
Turnout 2589 35.23
Conservative hold Swing

Drayton & Horsford
Drayton & Horsford division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Adams 846 39.76
UKIP Brian G Antuar 651 30.59
Labour Chris Jones 421 19.78
Liberal Democrats Veronica Mary Beadle 210 9.87
Majority 195 9.16
Turnout 2128 26.91
Conservative hold Swing

Hellesdon
Hellesdon division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shelagh Cassandra Gurney 1,120 39.58
UKIP Michael Francis Walsh 831 29.36
Labour Sasha Pearce 496 17.53
Liberal Democrats Peter Balcombe 229 8.09
Green Jennifer Ann Parkhouse 154 5.44
Majority 289 10.21
Turnout 2830 31.81
Conservative hold Swing

Hevingham & Spixworth
Hevingham & Spixworth division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Daniel Roper 850 36.57
Conservative Shaun Andrew Vincent 680 29.26
UKIP Sandra Smyth 563 24.23
Labour Tony Hemmingway 231 9.94
Majority 170 7.31
Turnout 2324 32.84
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Old Catton
Old Catton division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judy Leggett 796 36.80
UKIP Lionel Robert Buckingham 497 22.98
Labour Peter Leonard Watson 389 17.98
Liberal Democrats James William Wright 362 16.74
Green Phil Di Palma 119 5.50
Majority 299 13.82
Turnout 2163 33.06
Conservative hold Swing

Reepham
Reepham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Michael Joyce 768 33.58
Conservative Kerrie Alison Barnett 717 31.35
UKIP Dominic Low 510 22.30
Labour Christine Mary Hemmingway 292 12.77
Majority 51 2.23
Turnout 2287 34.92
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sprowston
Sprowston division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Martyn Ward 1,076 33.79
Labour Co-op Chrissie Rumsby 941 29.55
UKIP John Leslie Gilson 865 27.17
Liberal Democrats Sam Sirdar 302 9.48
Majority 135 4.24
Turnout 3184 33.98
Conservative hold Swing

Taverham
Taverham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Michael Clancy 1,399 55.52
UKIP Ian P Kelly 613 24.33
Labour Angus Dixon 285 11.31
Liberal Democrats Paul Richard Burall 223 8.85
Majority 786 31.19
Turnout 2520 32.52
Conservative hold Swing

Thorpe St Andrew
Thorpe St Andrew division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian James Mackie 1,153 46.70
Labour Joanna Lesley Barker 577 23.37
UKIP David Moreland 553 22.40
Liberal Democrats Steve Buckle 186 7.53
Majority 576 23.33
Turnout 2469 31.37
Conservative hold Swing

Woodside
Woodside division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Christopher Shaw 922 38.84
Labour Jill Veronica Wigy 768 32.35
UKIP Ean Alexander Newberry 555 23.38
Liberal Democrats Phyllida Isobel Margaret Scrivens 129 5.43
Majority 154 6.49
Turnout 2374 36.24
Conservative hold Swing

Wroxham
Wroxham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Garrod 908 31.87
Independent Stephen Paul Heard 550 19.31
UKIP Richard Amies 543 19.06
Liberal Democrats Michael William Kitching 533 18.71
Labour Malcolm Kenneth Kemp 315 11.06
Majority 358 12.57
Turnout 2849 35.72
Conservative hold Swing

Breydon
Breydon division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Alan Christie Grey 903 37.01
Labour Trevor John Wainwright 822 33.69
Conservative Graham Robert Plant 715 29.30
Majority 81 3.32
Turnout 2440 29.31
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Caister-on-Sea
Caister-on-Sea division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Hacon 875 34.67
UKIP John Cutting 802 31.77
Conservative Ronald Charles Hanton 688 27.26
Green Harry Lee Webb 115 4.56
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Mark Dyer 44 1.74
Majority 73 2.89
Turnout 2524 35.02
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

East Flegg
East Flegg division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Jonathon Childs 997 41.73
Conservative James Robert Shrimplin 906 37.92
Labour Brian Pilkington 486 20.34
Majority 91 3.81
Turnout 2389 32.77
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Gorleston St Andrews
Gorleston St Andrews division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Matthew Smith 874 36.71
Labour Anthony Wright 854 35.87
Conservative Patricia Elizabeth Page 653 27.43
Majority 20 0.84
Turnout 2381 33.19
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Lothingland
Lothingland division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Colin Aldred 930 37.64
Conservative Barry Michael Stone 856 34.64
Labour Brian Walker 685 27.72
Majority 74 2.99
Turnout 2471 29.53
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Magdalen
Magdalen division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colleen Walker 1,086 48.01
UKIP Matthew Swann 757 33.47
Conservative Brian Michael Dolton 419 18.52
Majority 329 14.54
Turnout 2262 28.92
Labour hold Swing

West Flegg
West Flegg division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Carttiss 802 40.65
UKIP Daniel Thistlewaite 629 31.88
Labour Lee Paul Sutton 542 27.47
Majority 173 8.77
Turnout 1973 34.08
Conservative hold Swing

Yarmouth Nelson & Southtown
Yarmouth Nelson & Southtown division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Rex Edgar Parkinson-Hare 825 42.09
Labour Kerry Susanne Robinson-Payne 814 41.53
Conservative Barry George Coleman 271 13.83
United People's Party Shaun Barry Wright 50 2.55
Majority 11 0.56
Turnout 1960 21.78
UKIP hold Swing

Yarmouth North & Central
Yarmouth North & Central division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Michael Castle 975 38.51
UKIP Kay Elizabeth Grey 892 35.23
Conservative Penelope Jane Carpenter 568 22.43
Liberal Democrats Anthony John Harris 97 3.83
Majority 83 3.28
Turnout 2532 27.85
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Clenchwarton & King's Lynn South
Clenchwarton & King's Lynn South division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexandra Kemp 955 44.05
UKIP Jason Edwards 631 29.11
Conservative David Whitby 582 26.85
Majority 324 14.94
Turnout 2168 29.06
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Dersingham
Dersingham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Dobson 1,422 46.61
UKIP Irene Olive Ramsbotham 844 27.66
Labour Richard William Pennington 627 20.55
Liberal Democrats Erika Ingrid Coward 158 5.18
Majority 578 18.94
Turnout 3051 35.05
Conservative hold Swing

Docking
Docking division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Chenery of Horsbrugh 1,138 42.57
Independent David Holmes 1012 37.86
Labour Ian Gourlay 523 19.57
Majority 126 4.71
Turnout 2673 33.43
Conservative hold Swing

Downham Market
Downham Market division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony White 878 36.28
UKIP Karen Teresa Head 774 31.98
Labour Co-op Peter Smith 523 21.61
Independent Sheridan Payne 245 10.12
Majority 104 4.30
Turnout 2420 30.78
Conservative hold Swing

Feltwell
Feltwell division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Storey 1,273 44.62
UKIP John Bankhead 1095 38.38
Labour Phil Davies 485 17.00
Majority 178 6.24
Turnout 2853 30.19
Conservative hold Swing

Fincham
Fincham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Long 990 38.61
UKIP Ashley Richard Collins 872 34.01
Labour Jonathan Toye 556 21.68
Liberal Democrats Kate Sayer 146 5.69
Majority 118 4.60
Turnout 2564 30.03
Conservative hold Swing

Freebridge Lynn
Freebridge Lynn division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jason Law 917 33.42
Green Michael De Whalley 773 28.17
UKIP Neville Manley 589 21.47
Labour Gary Ian Howman 389 14.18
Liberal Democrats Tony Bobb 76 2.77
Majority 144 5.25
Turnout 2744 36.27
Conservative hold Swing

Gayton & Nar Valley
Gayton & Nar Valley division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Richard Toby Coke 783 28.32
Independent Mike Knights 723 26.15
Conservative Paul Stephen Foster 548 19.82
Liberal Democrats Elaine Margaret Oliver 369 369
Labour Peter Wilkinson 201 7.27
Independent Baljinder Anota 141 5.10
Majority 60 2.17
Turnout 2765 33.65
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Gaywood North & Central
Gaywood North & Central division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Jim Perkins 697 35.60
Labour John Leonard Collop 625 31.92
Conservative Jean Mickleburgh 478 24.41
Liberal Democrats John Loveless 158 8.07
Majority 72 3.68
Turnout 1958 26.38
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Gaywood South
Gaywood South division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Rose Wilkinson 835 37.41
UKIP Michael Stone 758 33.96 + 20%
Conservative Michael Langwade 466 20.88
Liberal Democrats Richard James Coward 173 7.75
Majority 77 3.45
Turnout 2232 22.83
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

King's Lynn North & Central
King's Lynn North & Central division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David John Collis 1,026 72.61
Conservative Thomas Smith 387 27.39
Majority 639 45.22
Turnout 1413 18.09
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Marshland North
Marshland North division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Fred Agnew 751 37.14
Conservative Tony Wright 621 30.71
Independent Sally Barbara Rust 333 16.47
Labour Holly Rust 317 15.68
Majority 130 6.43
Turnout 2022 26.48
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Marshland South
Marshland South division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry Humphrey 1,375 65.54
Labour Heather Margaret Fouracre 723 34.46
Majority 652 31.08
Turnout 2098 21.49
Conservative hold Swing

North Coast
North Coast division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Bird 1,125 40.06
Conservative Gary Sandell 959 34.15
UKIP John Michael Crane 455 16.20
Labour Emilia Rust 269 9.58
Majority 166 5.91
Turnout 2808 37.72
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Cromer
Cromer division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Cox 1,127 34.7 -7.3
UKIP Stephen David Scott-Fawcett 804 24.7 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Payne Harbord 585 18.0 -14.3
Labour Scott James Eastwood 551 17.0 +10.4
Green Rupert Sandino Eris 127 3.9 +3.9
Independent John Gaston Morgan 56 1.7 +1.7
Majority 323 10.0 +0.3
Turnout 3250 39.5 -3.7
Conservative hold Swing -6.5

Fakenham
Fakenham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Fitzpatrick 764 31.8 -6.7
Labour Janet Holdom 646 26.9 +17.0
UKIP Terence Henry Comber 639 26.6 +26.6
Liberal Democrats Gloria Margaret Diane Lisher 249 10.4 -41.2
Green Frances Lee Collinson 106 4.4 +4.4
Majority 118 4.9
Turnout 2404 29.7 -5.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -11.9

Holt
Holt division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Michael John Morton Baker 1,341 35.4 +8.7
Conservative Helen Eales 991 26.2 -12.6
Liberal Democrats Sarah Elizabeth Jane Butikofer 851 22.5 +3.8
Labour Jono Read 399 10.5 +7.9
Green Martin Langsdon 204 5.4 -0.1
Majority 350 9.2
Turnout 3786 50.8 -3.6
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing +10.7

Hoveton & Stalham
Hoveton & Stalham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel David Dixon 833 31.7 -18.1
UKIP Duncan Charles Baker 641 24.4 +24.4
Labour Sheila Ann Cullingham 554 21.1 +13.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Riley 521 19.8 -22.5
Green Alicia Jane Hull 83 3.2 +3.2
Majority 192 7.3 -0.2
Turnout 2632 36.7 -4.8
Conservative hold Swing -21.3

Melton Constable
Melton Constable division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP David James Ramsbotham 1,144 35.7 +20.3
Conservative Russell John Wright 945 29.5 -11.4
Labour Callum Edward Ringer 568 17.7 +12.4
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Howe 355 11.1 -18.2
Green Thomas Andrew Silvano Robinson 193 6.0 +3.2
Majority 199 6.2
Turnout 3205 42.7 -4.2
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing +15.9

Mundesley
Mundesley division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wyndham Northam 742 26.25
UKIP Jason Malcom Patchett 624 22.07
Liberal Democrats Edward Robert Maxfield 582 20.59
Independent Graham Robert Jones 283 10.01
Labour Liz Cornwall 255 9.02
Independent Philip Keddell 249 8.81
Green Peter Alan Crouch 92 3.25
Majority 118 4.17
Turnout 2827 38.85
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

North Walsham East
North Walsham East division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Edward Anthony Foss 1,068 35.11
UKIP Lynette Comber 705 23.18
Labour Stephen Bernard Burke 645 21.20
Conservative Richard Shepherd 500 16.44
Green Paul Malcolm Oakes 124 4.08
Majority 363 11.93
Turnout 3042 34.94
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Walsham West & Erpingham
North Walsham West & Erpingham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John William Timewell 804 28.25
Labour Co-op Dave Spencer 765 26.88
Conservative Norman Smith 591 20.77
UKIP John Arthurson 546 19.18
Green Roger James Fredenburgh 140 4.92
Majority 39 1.37
Turnout 2846 39.27
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sheringham
Sheringham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian John Hannah 1,084 36.8 -22.3
Conservative Rhodri Oliver 850 28.8 -7.9
UKIP David Nathaniel Wilson 557 18.9 +18.9
Labour Noel Christopher Gant 361 12.2 +8.0
Green Alistair Kilmuir Cormack 97 3.3 +3.3
Majority 234 7.9 -14.4
Turnout 2949 43.0 -2.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.2

South Smallburgh
South Smallburgh division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Michael Thomas 879 30.6 -8.1
Conservative Paul Rice 844 29.4 -5.1
UKIP Jeffrey George Ernest Parkes 768 26.7 +5.8
Labour Denise Lesley Burke 274 9.5 +3.5
Green Ingrid Emma Dodd 107 3.7 +3.7
Majority 35 1.2 -3.0
Turnout 2872 40.1 -6.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.5

Wells
Wells division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marie Strong 1,410 49.0 -1.3
Conservative Simon Hester 587 20.4 -20.7
UKIP Harry Askew 561 19.5 +19.5
Labour Co-op Martyn George Morgan Sloman 216 7.5 -1.1
Green Sharon Suzanne Harvey 104 3.6 +3.6
Majority 823 28.6 +19.4
Turnout 2878 41.9 -5.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +9.7

Bowthorpe
Bowthorpe division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Sands 1,144 50.64 +24.9
Conservative Paul Anthony George Wells 676 29.92 -5.7
Green Jean Kathleen Bishop 342 15.14 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Felicity Elizabeth Hartley 97 4.29 -19.8
Majority 468 20.72
Turnout 2259 27.12
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Catton Grove
Catton Grove division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Morphew 945 43.91 +19.2
UKIP Michelle Ho 484 22.49 +4.2
Conservative Christopher John Gray 416 19.33 -10.2
Green Tony Arthur Park 208 9.67 -7.3
Liberal Democrats Leigh John Tooke 99 4.60 -5.9
Majority 461 21.42
Turnout 2152 27.07
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Crome
Crome division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Nobbs 1,061 49.28 +15.8
UKIP Ann Doris Williams 506 23.50 N/A
Conservative Jonathan James Emsell 342 15.88 -13.5
Green Judith Marianna Ford 173 8.04 -13.4
Liberal Democrats Jane Denise Wright 71 3.30 -12.4
Majority 555 25.78
Turnout 2153 29.55
Labour hold Swing

Eaton
Eaton division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Watkins 1,460 41.28 -0.2
Conservative Antony Daniel Little 1034 29.23 -7.7
Labour Jack Valentine Sinclair 647 18.29 +9.7
Green Jane Isobel Saunders 396 11.20 -1.8
Majority 426 12.04
Turnout 3537 48.67
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lakenham
Lakenham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Susan Jane Whitaker 1,149 50.62 +23.8
Liberal Democrats David Angus Fairbairn 539 23.74 -7.9
Green Tim Michael Jones 323 14.23 +1.5
Conservative Mathew John Morris 259 11.41 -1.6
Majority 610 26.87
Turnout 2270 31.10
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Mancroft
Mancroft division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Richard Andrew Bearman 1,140 44.72 +2.9
Labour Stephanie Ann Friend 906 35.54 +16.5
Conservative Thomas Samuel Stringer 328 12.87 -6.3
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Nigel Hooke 175 6.87 -13.1
Majority 234 9.18
Turnout 2549 31.76
Green hold Swing

Mile Cross
Mile Cross division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Deborah Gihawi 913 44.58 +15.3
Green Richard Alan Edwards 435 21.24 -8.3
UKIP John Brian Youles 397 19.38 N/A
Conservative Simon Harrison 217 10.60 -15.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Cunningham 86 4.20 -11.0
Majority 478 23.34
Turnout 2048 26.12
Labour gain from Green Swing

Nelson
Nelson division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Philip Boswell 1,341 53.99 -9.8
Labour Layla Dickerson 775 31.20 +18.4
Conservative Alexandra Rhiannon Davies 221 8.90 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Anne Whitworth 147 5.92 -6.8
Majority 566 22.79
Turnout 2484 34.27
Green hold Swing

Sewell
Sewell division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Dawn Brociek-Coulton 805 36.76 +10.1
Green Jonathan Andrew Hill 631 28.81 -3.8
UKIP Glenn Stuart Tingle 368 16.80 N/A
Conservative Evelyn Jean Collishaw 322 14.70 -7.1
Liberal Democrats Stuart Charles Beadle 64 2.92 -15.9
Majority 174 7.95
Turnout 2190 27.95
Labour gain from Green Swing

Thorpe Hamlet
Thorpe Hamlet division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Adrian Charles Dearnley 959 38.13 -8.0
Labour Eamonn Burgess 772 30.70 +17.0
Conservative Philip Allan Hardy 567 22.54 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Richard Nobbs 217 8.63 -12.3
Majority 187 7.44
Turnout 2515 28.43
Green hold Swing

Town Close
Town Close division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Emma Clare Corlett 1,234 39.08 +25.8
Green Paul Vincent Neale 1117 35.37 -7.3
Conservative Barry Chochrane 604 19.13 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Roderic Beale 203 6.43 -4.1
Majority 117 3.70
Turnout 3158 37.39
Labour gain from Green Swing

University
University division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bert Bremner 1,137 62.58 +21.9
Green Elliot Folan 371 20.42 -15.1
Conservative Thomas Ireland Blackburne Cannon 192 10.57 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Jimenez 117 6.44 -4.1
Majority 766 42.16
Turnout 1817 24.12
Labour hold Swing

Wensum
Wensum division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Elizabeth Morgan 1,035 45.94 -3.5
Labour Martin Peek 877 38.93 +16.9
Conservative Joe David Ferris 246 10.92 -6.5
Liberal Democrats Alex Barry 95 4.22 -7.0
Majority 158 7.01
Turnout 2253 27.29
Green hold Swing

Clavering
Clavering division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Florence Somerville 906 31.36 -8.23
UKIP Carole Bryant 712 24.65 +7.32
Liberal Democrats Andrew Paul Barber 644 22.29 -3.95
Labour Stephen Charles Simmonds 356 12.32 +6.22
Green Derek William West 271 9.38 -1.37
Majority 194 6.72
Turnout 2889
Conservative hold Swing -7.775

Costessey
Costessey division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim East 1,108 38.04 -16.77
UKIP Tom Burkard 614 21.08 +21.08
Conservative Andrew David Pond 568 19.50 -5.21
Labour Cid Gibbs 420 14.42 +7.84
Green Ian John Boreham 203 6.97 -6.64
Majority 494 27.26
Turnout 2913
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Diss & Roydon
Diss & Roydon division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Chamberlin 1,115 44.18 -12.85
UKIP Sam Patel 552 21.87 +21.87
Labour Scott Francis Huggins 382 15.13 +7.84
Liberal Democrats Trevor Leonard Wenman 243 9.63 -26.05
Green Jacob Andrew Eccleston 232 9.19 +9.19
Majority 563 22.31
Turnout 2524
Conservative hold Swing

East Depwade
East Depwade division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin James Wilby 1,473 63.22 +11.23
Liberal Democrats Gillian Mary Artis 459 19.70 -22.26
Labour Linda Ann Bellos 398 17.08 +11.04
Majority 1014 43.52
Turnout 2330
Conservative hold Swing

Forehoe
Forehoe division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Wayne Foulger 825 28.97 -21.30
Independent John Herbert 527 18.50 +18.5
UKIP Jeremy R Kent 517 18.15 +18.15
Liberal Democrats Bob McClenning 469 16.47 -16.38
Labour Nigel Crouch 324 11.38 +5.95
Green Roy Arthur Walmsley 186 6.53 -4.92
Majority 298 10.46
Turnout 2848
Conservative hold Swing

Henstead
Henstead division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Ackworth Smith 1,111 42.32 -6.90
UKIP Ronald John Murphy 580 22.10 +22.10
Labour Nicola Jeannette Fowler 436 16.61 +9.31
Liberal Democrats Philippa Gray Kathleen Grant 299 11.39 -19.47
Independent Ingo Wagenknecht 199 7.58 +7.58
Majority 531 20.23
Turnout 2625
Conservative hold Swing

Hingham
Hingham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Dewsbury 1,284 59.69 +2.99
Green Peter Alan Eldridge 404 18.78 +18.78
Labour Graham George Hayden 294 13.67 +5.30
Liberal Democrats Paul Wynter Blathwayt 169 7.86 -27.07
Majority 880 40.91
Turnout 2151
Conservative hold Swing

Humbleyard
Humbleyard division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Margaret Virgo 1,306 45.46 -6.49
UKIP Ralph Harvey Evans 577 20.08 +20.08
Labour Victoria Smillie 390 13.57 +5.56
Green Andrew John Panes 352 12.25 -3.21
Liberal Democrats Margaret Grimmer Pitcher 248 8.63 -15.95
Majority 729 25.37
Turnout 2873
Conservative hold Swing

Loddon
Loddon division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian John Gunson 2,001 45.46 -13.92
UKIP Alan James Baugh 594 18.91 +18.91
Labour David Reekie 383 12.19 +6.33
Liberal Democrats Judith Ann Tryggvason 163 5.19 -6.91
Majority 1407 44.79
Turnout 3141
Conservative hold Swing

Long Stratton
Long Stratton division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alison Mary Thomas 1,115 42.80 -14.83
UKIP David Thomas Thornton 658 25.26 +25.26
Labour Co-op Deborah Helen Sacks 371 14.24 +6.85
Liberal Democrats Linden Alan Parker 269 10.33 -24.65
Green Daniel Paul Scott 192 7.37 +7.37
Majority 457 17.54
Turnout 2605
Conservative hold Swing

West Depwade
West Depwade division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bev Spratt 1,531 46.20 -14.83
UKIP Ashley Christopher 829 25.02 +25.02
Liberal Democrats Ian Victor Spratt 508 15.33 -12.66
Labour Pamela Ann Reekie 446 13.46 +5.94
Majority 702 21.18
Turnout 3314
Conservative hold Swing

Wymondham
Wymondham division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joe Mooney 1,392 38.13 -25.29
Independent Andy Gardiner 1203 32.95 +32.95
UKIP Peter Colby 503 13.78 +13.78
Labour Kevin Patrick O'Grady 344 9.42 +0.61
Liberal Democrats Paul James Seeman 85 2.33 -14.65
Independent Paco Davila Davila 62 1.70 +1.70
Independent Mike Welton 62 1.70 +1.70
Majority 189 5.18
Turnout 3651
Conservative hold Swing

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