1987 North Norfolk District Council election

1987 North Norfolk District Council election
7 May 1987 (1987-05-07)
All 46 seats to North Norfolk District Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Conservative
Seats won 29 11
Seat change 3
Popular vote 19,608 8,704
Percentage 49.0% 21.8%
Swing 9.1% 6.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Alliance
Seats won 3 3
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 7,175 4,493
Percentage 17.9% 11.2%
Swing 5.7% 3.9%
Winner of each seat at the 1987 North Norfolk District Council election.
Council control before election


Independent

Council control after election


Independent

The 1987 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1987 North Norfolk District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 45 29 5 5 52.2 49.0 19,608 +9.1
  Conservative 14 11 2 5 3 34.8 21.8 8,704 –6.2
  Labour 20 3 1 0 1 6.5 17.9 7,175 –5.7
  Alliance 8 3 2 0 2 6.5 11.2 4,493 +3.9

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 K. Jackson 423 50.5
Labour M. Warnes 415 49.5
Majority 8 1.0
Turnout 838 48.8
Registered electors 1,716
Independent hold Swing

Bacton

Bacton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Strong* 537 69.4
Alliance P. Baldwin 237 30.6
Majority 300 38.8
Turnout 774 51.4
Registered electors 1,505
Independent hold Swing

Blakeney

Blakeney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Wootten* 437 48.7
Labour R. Draper 269 30.0
Independent J. Greenacre 192 21.4
Majority 168 18.7
Turnout 898 58.7
Registered electors 1,530
Independent hold Swing

Bodham

Bodham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Cummings Unopposed
Registered electors 1,559
Conservative hold

Catfield

Catfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Starkings* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,519
Independent hold

Chaucer

Chaucer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Fisher* 337 48.6
Independent L. Aviss 260 37.5
Labour P. Crump 97 14.0
Majority 77 11.1
Turnout 694 49.9
Registered electors 1,390
Independent hold Swing

Cley

Cley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Dawson* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,276
Independent hold

Corpusty

Corpusty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Mott-Radclyffe* 388 61.2
Labour R. Collins 246 38.8
Majority 142 22.4
Turnout 634 62.8
Registered electors 1,009
Independent hold Swing

Cromer

Cromer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Bolton 996 68.3
Independent J. Leeds* 931 63.8
Labour D. Bussey 462 31.7
Turnout ~1,462 37.0
Registered electors 3,950
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Erpingham

Erpingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance D. Harrison 342 50.6
Conservative A. Cargill 334 49.4
Majority 8 1.2
Turnout 676 47.4
Registered electors 1,425
Alliance gain from Independent Swing

Four Stowes

Four Stowes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Kinnear* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,479
Independent hold

Fulmodeston

Fulmodeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Broughton* 478 76.1
Labour B. Craske 150 23.9
Majority 328 52.2
Turnout 628 48.3
Registered electors 1,301
Independent hold Swing

Glaven

Glaven (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance I. Ainsworth 1,034 57.0
Independent C. Sutton* 781 43.0
Independent M. Baker* 582 32.0
Turnout ~1,519 51.0
Registered electors 2,977
Alliance gain from Independent
Independent hold

Happisburgh

Happisburgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Paterson* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,559
Independent hold

Hickling

Hickling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Blaxell* 589 66.6
Labour M. Cullingham 295 33.4
Majority 294 33.3
Turnout 884 60.0
Registered electors 1,473
Conservative hold Swing

Horning

Horning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Greenhill* 420 81.1
Independent P. Colk 98 18.9
Majority 322 62.2
Turnout 518 55.9
Registered electors 926
Conservative hold Swing

Horsefen

Horsefen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent V. Bensley* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,753
Independent hold

Hoveton

Hoveton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Webb 471 58.7
Independent R. Hutchinson 331 41.3
Majority 140 17.5
Turnout 802 47.9
Registered electors 1,673
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Lancaster

Lancaster (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Barrow* 1,141 58.3
Independent R. Bagshaw* 1,000 51.0
Labour N. Barrett 815 41.7
Independent L. Hogston 677 34.6
Independent D. Batts 540 27.6
Independent R. Plumb 518 26.5
Independent P. Batts 488 25.0
Turnout ~2,041 41.0
Registered electors 4,979
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Mundesley

Mundesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Gotts* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,889
Independent hold

Neatishead

Neatishead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Durrant* 603 80.5
Alliance R. Rushman 146 19.5
Majority 457 61.0
Turnout 749 56.2
Registered electors 1,333
Independent hold Swing

North Walsham East

North Walsham East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Barnes 1,244 40.7
Conservative P. Rayna 964 31.5
Conservative H. Linford* 922 30.1
Independent G. Johnson 821 26.8
Labour J. Taylor 557 18.2
Labour M. Booth 548 17.9
Alliance H. Nickson 436 14.3
Independent L. Stott 269 8.8
Independent P. Stott 257 8.4
Independent M. Young-Bullimore 242 7.9
Turnout ~2,460 46.0
Registered electors 5,349
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

North Walsham West

North Walsham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Heal* 438 52.2
Conservative J. Le Grice 401 47.8
Majority 37 4.4
Turnout 839 48.0
Registered electors 1,749
Labour hold Swing

Overstrand

Overstrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Shewell* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,192
Conservative hold

Pastonacres

Pastonacres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Bayne* 492 61.7
Labour M. Ward 305 38.3
Majority 187 23.5
Turnout 797 57.9
Registered electors 1,376
Conservative hold Swing

Roughton

Roughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W. Arnold 535 65.4
Labour R. Lemmon 283 34.6
Majority 252 30.8
Turnout 818 41.6
Registered electors 1,967
Independent hold Swing

Scottow

Scottow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Paterson Unopposed
Registered electors 1,485
Independent gain from Conservative

Sheringham

Sheringham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance A. Dennis* 1,053 31.1
Conservative B. Alton 1,007 29.8
Independent R. English* 985 29.1
Conservative B. Wilson* 958 28.3
Alliance G. Ward 674 19.9
Alliance K. Plant 571 16.9
Labour L. Watson 339 10.0
Turnout ~2,175 44.0
Registered electors 4,942
Alliance hold
Conservative hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Stalham

Stalham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Jones 548 50.4
Independent N. Wright* 539 49.6
Majority 9 0.8
Turnout 1,087 49.5
Registered electors 2,195
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Suffield Park

Suffield Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent V. Woodcock 519 64.2
Independent A. Prior 290 35.8
Majority 229 28.3
Turnout 809 49.9
Registered electors 1,622
Independent hold Swing

The Raynhams

The Raynhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Duckworth-Chad* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,540
Independent hold

The Runtons

The Runtons (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Hughes* 874 76.7
Independent E. Young* 740 64.9
Labour D. Green 265 23.3
Turnout ~1,133 45.0
Registered electors 2,518
Independent hold
Independent hold

Walsingham

Walsingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Moore* 530 77.9
Labour S. Docking 150 22.1
Majority 380 55.9
Turnout 680 56.5
Registered electors 1,204
Independent hold Swing

Wells

Wells (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. French* 902 41.9
Independent D. Hudson* 795 36.9
Labour M. Gates 456 21.2
Labour B. Longwell 330 15.3
Turnout ~1,463 59.0
Registered electors 2,480
Conservative hold
Independent hold

Wensum Valley

Wensum Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. Perowne* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,324
Independent hold

Worstead

Worstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Hardingham 264 38.8
Independent A. Bunnett 210 30.8
Labour S. Shaw 207 30.4
Majority 54 7.9
Turnout 681 50.5
Registered electors 1,348
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. pp. 7–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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