1979 North Norfolk District Council election

1979 North Norfolk District Council election
3 May 1979 (1979-05-03)
All 46 seats to North Norfolk District Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Conservative
Seats won 30 14
Seat change 5 7
Popular vote 25,229 13,893
Percentage 52.5% 28.9%
Swing 0.9% 2.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Residents
Seats won 2 0
Seat change 1 4
Popular vote 8,917 did not stand
Percentage 18.6% did not stand
Swing 8.8% 12.5%
Winner of each seat at the 1979 North Norfolk District Council election.
Council control before election


Independent

Council control after election


Independent

The 1979 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.

The council was contested on new ward boundaries, decreasing the number of seats by 1 to 46.

Summary

Election result

1979 North Norfolk District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 46 30 N/A N/A 5 65.2 52.5 25,229 +0.9
  Conservative 17 14 N/A N/A 7 30.4 28.9 13.893 +2.9
  Labour 17 2 N/A N/A 1 4.3 18.6 8,917 +8.8
  Residents 0 0 N/A N/A 4 N/A N/A N/A –12.5

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Astley

Astley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Reynolds Unopposed
Registered electors 1,604
Independent hold

Bacton

Bacton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Little* 606 59.5
Labour C. Wilkins 412 40.5
Majority 194 19.1
Turnout 1,018 74.6
Registered electors 1,364
Independent hold Swing

Blakeney

Blakeney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Allen* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,360
Independent hold

Bodham

Bodham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Turner 414 42.8
Independent R. Thurtle* 305 31.5
Labour W. Lynn 249 25.7
Majority 109 11.3
Turnout 968 77.5
Registered electors 1,249
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Catfield

Catfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Starkings* 789 81.6
Labour G. Wise 178 18.4
Majority 611 63.2
Turnout 967 74.3
Registered electors 1,301
Independent hold Swing

Chaucer

Chaucer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Fisher* 550 59.0
Labour A. Richmond 382 41.0
Majority 168 18.0
Turnout 932 72.6
Registered electors 1,284
Independent hold Swing

Cley

Cley
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent H. Dawson 885 77.4
Independent J. Holman 259 22.6
Majority 626 54.8
Turnout 1,144 75.0
Registered electors 1,525
Independent win (new seat)

Corpusty

Corpusty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Mott-Radclyffe* 569 72.5
Labour S. Faircloth 216 27.5
Majority 353 45.0
Turnout 785 72.0
Registered electors 1,091
Independent hold Swing

Cromer

Cromer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Barclay 1,423 59.6
Independent J. Walden 969 40.6
Conservative F. Bailey 965 40.4
Independent T. Bolton* 727 30.4
Independent J. Wallace 199 8.3
Turnout ~2,388 71.6
Registered electors 3,335
Independent hold
Independent gain from Residents

Erpingham

Erpingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Wright* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,333
Independent hold

Four Stowes

Four Stowes
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent D. Kinnear 495 45.5
Independent L. Matthew 360 33.1
Independent M. Beckham 124 11.4
Independent G. Bird 110 10.1
Majority 135 12.4
Turnout 1,089 77.5
Registered electors 1,405
Independent win (new seat)

Fulmodeston

Fulmodeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Broughton* 578 64.2
Independent T. Roberts 323 35.8
Majority 255 28.4
Turnout 901 79.7
Registered electors 1,130
Independent hold Swing

Glaven

Glaven (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Sutton* 1,253 71.4
Independent B. Elsden* 1,087 62.0
Labour E. High 502 28.6
Labour M. Richards 390 22.2
Turnout ~1,756 69.0
Registered electors 2,545
Independent hold
Independent hold

Happisburgh

Happisburgh
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J. Paterson Unopposed
Registered electors 1,241
Independent win (new seat)

Hickling

Hickling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Blaxell* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,359
Conservative hold

Horning

Horning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Page* Unopposed
Registered electors 926
Conservative hold

Horsefen

Horsefen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent V. Bensley* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,660
Independent hold

Hoveton

Hoveton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Short Unopposed
Registered electors 1,434
Conservative gain from Independent

Lancaster

Lancaster (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Bagshaw 1,809 41.2
Labour N. Edwards* 1,487 33.9
Conservative H. Thorsen* 1,230 28.0
Labour N. Barrett 1,180 26.8
Independent R. Edmondson* 1,090 24.8
Independent D. Hyde 782 17.8
Turnout ~4,389 99.2
Registered electors 4,420
Conservative gain from Independent
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Mundesley

Mundesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Gotts* 904 69.2
Labour R. Haynes 403 30.8
Majority 501 38.4
Turnout 1,307 76.8
Registered electors 1,701
Independent hold Swing

Neatishead

Neatishead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Durrant* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,250
Independent hold

North Walsham East

North Walsham East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent F. Bloom 2,001 43.0
Conservative M. Millington 1,569 33.7
Conservative J. Masters 1,327 28.6
Conservative A. Powles* 1,161 25.0
Labour J. Reilly 1,076 23.1
Turnout ~4,649 109.9
Registered electors 4,228
Independent hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

North Walsham West

North Walsham West
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour L. Howlett 700 53.6
Conservative D. Millington 606 46.4
Majority 94 7.2
Turnout 1,306 78.3
Registered electors 1,668
Labour hold

Overstrand

Overstrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Shewell Unopposed
Registered electors 1,189
Conservative gain from Residents

Pastonacres

Pastonacres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Perry Unopposed
Registered electors 1,248
Conservative hold

Roughton

Roughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Dunham* 995 72.1
Labour C. Collins 385 27.9
Majority 610 44.2
Turnout 1,380 75.7
Registered electors 1,822
Independent hold Swing

Scottow

Scottow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent L. Eales* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,533
Independent hold

Sheringham

Sheringham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. English 1,284 46.5
Conservative F. Atkinson 1,273 46.1
Conservative W. Segrue* 1,222 44.2
Independent L. McGinn 1,084 39.2
Independent A. Denis 1,031 37.3
Independent C. Robinson 1,029 37.2
Independent N. Parks 444 16.1
Labour D. Denny 395 14.3
Turnout ~2,763 62.6
Registered electors 4,413
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Residents
Conservative gain from Residents

Stalham

Stalham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent N. Wright 722 56.3
Independent C. Dicker* 342 26.7
Labour P. Farmer 218 17.0
Majority 380 29.6
Turnout 1,282 70.9
Registered electors 1,808
Independent hold Swing

Suffield Park

Suffield Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Lycett* 734 62.0
Labour M. Amis 450 38.0
Majority 284 24.0
Turnout 1,184 78.9
Registered electors 1,501
Independent hold Swing

The Raynhams

The Raynhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Duckworth-Chad* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,302
Independent hold

The Runtons

The Runtons (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Young* Unopposed
Independent R. Hughes* Unopposed
Registered electors 2,357
Independent hold
Independent hold

Walsingham

Walsingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Moore* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,175
Independent hold

Wells

Wells (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent D. Hudson 1,053 50.5
Conservative M. French 1,033 49.5
Independent J. Christmas* 719 34.4
Turnout ~2,086 89.4
Registered electors 2,333
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Wensum Valley

Wensum Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. Perowne* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,223
Independent hold

Worstead

Worstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Carter* 688 70.1
Labour H. Nickson 294 29.9
Majority 394 40.1
Turnout 982 78.1
Registered electors 1,258
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Norfolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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