1991 North Norfolk District Council election

1991 North Norfolk District Council election
2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)
All 46 seats to North Norfolk District Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Conservative
Seats won 18 17
Seat change 11 6
Popular vote 10,841 11,890
Percentage 27.6% 30.2%
Swing 21.4% 8.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 6 5
Seat change 3 2
Popular vote 9,071 6,988
Percentage 23.1% 17.8%
Swing 5.1% 6.6%
Winner of each seat at the 1991 North Norfolk District Council election.
Council control before election


Independent

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1991 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1991 North Norfolk District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 27 18 2 13 11 39.1 27.6 10,841 –21.4
  Conservative 29 17 9 3 6 37.0 30.2 11,890 +8.4
  Labour 36 6 4 1 3 13.0 23.1 9,071 +5.1
  Liberal Democrats 33 5 3 1 2 10.9 17.8 6,988 +6.6
  Green 3 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 530 N/A

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 G. Eke* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,787
Independent hold

Bacton

Bacton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Strong* 467 56.7
Liberal Democrats P. Baldwin 243 29.5
Labour F. Eckett 113 13.7
Majority 224 27.2
Turnout 823 52.7
Registered electors 1,568
Independent hold Swing

Blakeney

Blakeney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Wootten* 454 54.0
Labour C. Gates 240 28.5
Liberal Democrats L. Stainer 147 17.5
Majority 214 25.4
Turnout 841 52.7
Registered electors 1,610
Independent hold Swing

Bodham

Bodham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Perry-Warnes* 516 57.0
Liberal Democrats E. High 195 21.5
Labour G. Parker 195 21.5
Majority 321 35.4
Turnout 906 57.1
Registered electors 1,591
Conservative hold Swing

Catfield

Catfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Nunn 382 52.1
Labour K. Bacon 351 47.9
Majority 31 4.2
Turnout 733 46.6
Registered electors 1,588
Independent hold Swing

Chaucer

Chaucer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Fisher* 386 53.6
Independent G. Heard 334 46.4
Majority 52 7.2
Turnout 720 50.7
Registered electors 1,437
Independent hold Swing

Cley

Cley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Dawson* 419 60.2
Independent P. White 145 20.8
Labour R. Kelham 132 19.0
Majority 274 39.4
Turnout 696 52.8
Registered electors 1,330
Independent hold Swing

Corpusty

Corpusty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Misselbrook 287 59.4
Labour S. Booth 122 25.3
Liberal Democrats J. Revett 74 15.3
Majority 165 34.2
Turnout 483 42.0
Registered electors 1,158
Independent hold Swing

Cromer

Cromer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent L. Randall 956 39.5
Conservative T. Bolton* 682 28.1
Conservative J. Leeds* 600 24.7
Labour D. Bussey 452 18.7
Liberal Democrats H. Noble 333 13.7
Liberal Democrats G. Hunnable 220 9.1
Turnout ~1,857 44.5
Registered electors 4,175
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Erpingham

Erpingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Spencer 330 40.0
Conservative S. Arnold 298 36.1
Liberal Democrats D. Harrison* 198 24.0
Majority 32 3.9
Turnout 826 57.1
Registered electors 1,450
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Four Stowes

Four Stowes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Wright 435 48.5
Independent D. Kinnear* 176 19.6
Labour O. Savoury 170 19.0
Liberal Democrats J. Corney 115 12.8
Majority 259 28.9
Turnout 896 59.3
Registered electors 1,523
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Fulmodeston

Fulmodeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Broughton* 501 71.4
Labour A. Dick 201 28.6
Majority 300 42.7
Turnout 702 52.7
Registered electors 1,347
Independent hold Swing

Glaven

Glaven (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats H. Cordeaux 796 41.9
Liberal Democrats R. Stone 724 38.1
Conservative M. Cubitt 523 27.5
Conservative S. Blount 508 26.7
Labour W. Monaghan 437 23.0
Independent A. Hull 143 7.5
Turnout ~1,581 50.9
Registered electors 3,105
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Happisburgh

Happisburgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Paterson* 328 42.6
Labour D. Mole 298 38.7
Liberal Democrats D. Black 144 18.7
Majority 30 3.9
Turnout 770 45.7
Registered electors 1,705
Independent hold Swing

Hickling

Hickling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Blaxell* 476 52.8
Labour H. Banks 242 26.9
Liberal Democrats D. Tobin 183 20.3
Majority 234 26.0
Turnout 901 58.2
Registered electors 1,557
Conservative hold Swing

Horning

Horning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Greenhill* 390 75.4
Labour A. Warnes 74 14.3
Liberal Democrats P. Colk 53 10.3
Majority 316 61.1
Turnout 517 54.6
Registered electors 950
Conservative hold Swing

Horsefen

Horsefen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Wise 519 54.3
Conservative C. Robertshaw 437 45.7
Majority 82 8.6
Turnout 956 51.4
Registered electors 1,874
Independent hold Swing

Hoveton

Hoveton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Hutchinson* 415 50.9
Conservative T. Fanthorpe 400 49.1
Majority 15 1.8
Turnout 815 51.1
Registered electors 1,617
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Lancaster

Lancaster (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Barrow* 1,258 47.9
Conservative A. Tickle 1,190 45.3
Labour N. Barrett* 930 35.4
Labour M. Warnes 656 24.9
Labour D. Batts 647 24.6
Liberal Democrats D. Bird 441 16.8
Liberal Democrats D. Holm 326 12.4
Turnout ~2,345 43.1
Registered electors 5,441
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Independent
Labour hold

Mundesley

Mundesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Gotts* 632 52.6
Independent B. Gotts 275 22.9
Labour N. King 176 14.7
Liberal Democrats P. Corney 118 9.8
Majority 357 29.7
Turnout 1,201 57.4
Registered electors 2,126
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Neatishead

Neatishead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Durrant* 598 78.4
Liberal Democrats Y. Rushman 91 11.9
Labour L. Hawkes 74 9.7
Majority 507 66.4
Turnout 763 55.2
Registered electors 1,398
Independent hold Swing

North Walsham East

North Walsham East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Rose 1,296 33.0
Independent C. Cushion* 1,192 30.4
Conservative P. Rayna* 1,158 29.5
Labour M. Booth 862 22.0
Labour J. Heal 811 20.7
Labour D. Cunningham 715 18.2
Liberal Democrats M. Young-Bullimore 576 14.7
Liberal Democrats I. Henderson 404 10.3
Liberal Democrats D. Davies 392 10.0
Turnout ~2,827 47.8
Registered electors 5,913
Conservative hold
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

North Walsham West

North Walsham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Gray 501 64.1
Conservative N. Horner-Glister 281 35.9
Majority 220 28.1
Turnout 782 45.0
Registered electors 1,792
Labour hold Swing

Overstrand

Overstrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Shewell* 333 55.7
Independent C. Page 160 26.8
Liberal Democrats H. Sidle 105 17.6
Majority 173 28.9
Turnout 598 53.8
Registered electors 1,112
Conservative hold Swing

Pastonacres

Pastonacres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Corney* 445 46.7
Labour R. Lemmon 261 27.4
Conservative H. Adams 247 25.9
Majority 184 19.3
Turnout 953 66.7
Registered electors 1,435
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Roughton

Roughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Arnold* 432 44.4
Labour C. Collins 302 31.0
Liberal Democrats A. Seaman 126 12.9
Green S. Crouch 113 11.6
Majority 130 13.4
Turnout 973 48.2
Registered electors 2,047
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Scottow

Scottow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Cullingham* 328 49.5
Conservative W. Fryer 263 39.7
Liberal Democrats B. Lamb 71 10.7
Majority 65 9.8
Turnout 662 43.0
Registered electors 1,546
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Sheringham

Sheringham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. McGinn 1,117 35.1
Liberal Democrats A. Dennis* 1,001 31.5
Conservative B. Alton* 816 25.7
Liberal Democrats K. Beckett 755 23.8
Conservative B. Smith 723 22.7
Liberal Democrats G. Ward 507 15.9
Independent J. Nichols 487 15.3
Green J. Long 300 9.4
Labour P. Crump 277 8.7
Labour P. Skelton 246 7.7
Labour D. Seymour 235 7.4
Turnout ~2,408 48.0
Registered electors 5,016
Conservative gain from Independent
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Stalham

Stalham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Bird 496 46.0
Labour D. Hollebon 446 41.3
Liberal Democrats J. Walker 137 12.7
Majority 50 4.6
Turnout 1,079 47.5
Registered electors 2,285
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Suffield Park

Suffield Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent V. Woodcock* 594 78.7
Conservative J. Todrayner 161 21.3
Majority 433 57.4
Turnout 755 45.7
Registered electors 1,653
Independent hold Swing

The Raynhams

The Raynhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Duckworth-Chad* 494 69.0
Labour P. Batts 222 31.0
Majority 272 38.0
Turnout 716 40.2
Registered electors 1,787
Independent hold Swing

The Runtons

The Runtons (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats G. Craske 702 45.9
Conservative P. Caswell 551 36.1
Liberal Democrats J. Crampsie 529 34.6
Conservative P. Simpson 489 32.0
Labour M. Amis 158 10.3
Labour J. Moore 120 7.9
Green A. Zelter 117 7.7
Turnout ~1,405 55.3
Registered electors 2,540
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Independent

Walsingham

Walsingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Moore* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,164
Independent hold

Wells

Wells (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Gates 755 34.5
Conservative M. French* 666 30.4
Independent D. Hudson* 431 19.7
Liberal Democrats E. Anderson 338 15.4
Turnout ~1,408 57.7
Registered electors 2,440
Labour gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Wensum Valley

Wensum Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. Perowne* 391 55.2
Liberal Democrats P. Chubb 205 29.0
Labour E. Richards 112 15.8
Majority 186 26.3
Turnout 708 49.2
Registered electors 1,440
Independent hold Swing

Worstead

Worstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Shaw 310 40.4
Independent T. Hardingham* 307 40.0
Liberal Democrats C. Wilkins 151 19.7
Majority 3 0.4
Turnout 768 54.0
Registered electors 1,429
Labour gain from Independent 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. 8–9. 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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