2003 North Norfolk District Council election

2003 North Norfolk District Council election
1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
All 48 seats to North Norfolk District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won 28 14
Seat change 16
Popular vote 13,770 13,979
Percentage 37.5% 38.1%
Swing 8.3% 8.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 6 0
Seat change 4 10
Popular vote 5,640 2,693
Percentage 15.4% 7.3%
Swing 2.6% 15.5%
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


Liberal Democrats

The 2003 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The council was contested on new ward boundaries and the number of seats increased by 2 to 48.

Summary

Election result

2003 North Norfolk District Council election[3]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 48 28 N/A N/A 16 58.3 42.0 20,836 +10.3
  Conservative 44 14 N/A N/A 29.2 37.5 18,575 +6.5
  Independent 19 6 N/A N/A 4 12.5 13.2 6,538 +0.5
  Labour 13 0 N/A N/A 10 0.0 5.8 2,876 –18.7
  Green 14 0 N/A N/A 0.0 1.5 744 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 Richard Broughton* 349 42.9
Conservative James Howlett 267 32.8
Liberal Democrats John Pike 144 17.7
Green Monika Wiedmann 54 6.6
Majority 82 10.1
Turnout 814 46.6
Registered electors 1,747
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Briston

Briston
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats John Wyatt* 455 64.3
Conservative Susan Edwards 229 32.3
Green Sharon Harvey 24 3.4
Majority 226 31.9
Turnout 709 42.8
Registered electors 1,656
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chaucer

Chaucer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Sweeney* 454 49.2
Conservative David Heathcote 423 45.9
Green Victoria Wood 45 4.9
Majority 31 3.4
Turnout 927 48.6
Registered electors 1,907
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Corpusty

Corpusty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Perry-Warnes* 560 55.7
Labour Aubrey Poberefsky* 330 32.8
Liberal Democrats Raymond Swain 115 11.4
Majority 230 22.9
Turnout 1,005 53.8
Registered electors 1,876
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cromer Town

Cromer Town (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Laurence Randall* 558 52.5
Conservative Thomas Cabbell Manners* 529 49.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Baldwin 272 25.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Corney 210 19.8
Labour Colin Vanlint 179 16.9
Independent George Foster 123 11.6
Turnout ~1,062 33.6
Registered electors 3,158
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Erpingham

Erpingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Willcox 479 57.0
Liberal Democrats John Stibbons 239 28.5
Labour Ann Poberefsky 122 14.5
Majority 240 28.6
Turnout 840 46.1
Registered electors 1,821
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Gaunt

Gaunt
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Graham Jones 437 49.4
Conservative Judith Oliver 307 34.7
Independent Clyte Venvell 141 15.9
Majority 130 14.7
Turnout 885 48.5
Registered electors 1,834
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Glaven Valley

Glaven Valley
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bernard Crowe* 623 65.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Groom 275 28.9
Green Rupert Rosser 52 5.5
Majority 348 36.6
Turnout 950 50.6
Registered electors 1,891
Conservative win (new seat)

Happisburgh

Happisburgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Hammond 349 45.4
Conservative James Croft 344 44.7
Green Paul Saunders 76 9.9
Majority 5 0.7
Turnout 769 40.1
Registered electors 1,933
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

High Heath

High Heath
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Henry Cordeaux* 504 50.9
Conservative Nicholas Deterding 438 44.2
Green Rosalind Redfern 49 4.9
Majority 66 6.7
Turnout 991 60.7
Registered electors 1,633
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Holt

Holt (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Michael Baker* 823 54.8
Liberal Democrats Ronald Stone* 506 33.7
Conservative John Blyth 463 30.8
Liberal Democrats Robin Combe 432 28.8
Independent Philip High 414 27.6
Green Paula D'Attoma 61 4.1
Green Alicia Hull 41 2.7
Turnout ~1,501 52.3
Registered electors 2,868
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hoveton

Hoveton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rita Massingham* 613 75.9
Liberal Democrats Alexandrine Howe 195 24.1
Majority 418 51.7
Turnout 808 47.1
Registered electors 1,725
Conservative hold Swing

Lancaster North

Lancaster North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Starling 720 62.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 649 56.5
Conservative Michael Reynolds 252 21.9
Labour Janet Holdom 210 18.3
Independent Philip Kemp* 190 16.5
Green Vanessa Jarvis 52 4.5
Turnout ~1,149 40.4
Registered electors 2,845
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Lancaster South

Lancaster South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Simon Towers 453 42.1
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Howe 452 42.0
Conservative Roy Banham* 410 38.1
Conservative James Spencer Ashworth 345 32.0
Labour Brenda Coldrick* 189 17.6
Labour Desmond Hewitt* 183 17.0
Turnout ~1,077 34.3
Registered electors 3,137
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Mundesley

Mundesley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wyndham Northam* 903 67.7
Independent Susan Willis* 704 52.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Farmer 269 20.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas John 253 19.0
Turnout ~1,335 40.9
Registered electors 3,263
Conservative hold
Independent win (new seat)

North Walsham East

North Walsham East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Peter Moore 640 46.9
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ford 603 44.2
Conservative Rita Rose* 451 33.0
Conservative Susan Williamson 381 27.9
Labour George Nelson 174 12.7
Independent Graham Dunn 172 12.6
Independent Charles Cole 104 7.6
Turnout ~1,367 41.5
Registered electors 3,293
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

North Walsham North

North Walsham North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Joe Turner 625 55.8
Liberal Democrats Julie Thompson 615 54.9
Conservative Arthur Vincent 295 26.4
Conservative Donna McDougall 271 24.2
Independent Roy Haynes* 264 23.6
Turnout ~1,117 34.5
Registered electors 3,237
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

North Walsham West

North Walsham West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Mark Birch* 773 59.8
Liberal Democrats Virginia Gay 652 50.5
Conservative Natasha Sherry 301 23.3
Conservative Arthur Stimpson 290 22.5
Labour Paul Buck 282 21.9
Turnout ~1,286 41.5
Registered electors 3,098
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Poppyland

Poppyland
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Angela Tillett 361 39.5
Independent Judith Fathers* 357 39.1
Liberal Democrats John Barker 123 13.5
Labour Michael Cox 73 8.0
Majority 4 0.4
Turnout 919 50.2
Registered electors 1,831
Conservative win (new seat)

Priory

Priory (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Joyce Trett* 715 42.4
Conservative Jonathan Savory 700 41.5
Conservative Charles Tucker 576 34.2
Liberal Democrats Tom Lynch 540 32.1
Labour Michael Gates* 404 24.0
Green Rosemary Amesbury 87 5.2
Green George Benny 65 3.9
Turnout ~1,686 48.4
Registered electors 3,483
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Roughton

Roughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Arnold 342 41.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Harrold* 268 32.5
Labour David Spencer* 215 26.1
Majority 74 9.0
Turnout 825 47.1
Registered electors 1,757
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Scottow

Scottow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Cyril Durrant* 212 37.3
Liberal Democrats Patrick Wilkins* 200 35.2
Conservative Michael Wright 156 27.5
Majority 12 2.1
Turnout 568 33.3
Registered electors 1,704
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Sheringham North

Sheringham North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Brian Hannah* 777 66.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Pointer 678 57.8
Conservative Gillian Gibbs 446 38.0
Conservative Alistair Mackay 387 33.0
Turnout ~1,210 40.7
Registered electors 2,972
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sheringham South

Sheringham South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Hilary Nelson* 720 63.4
Liberal Democrats Clive Fenn 706 62.1
Conservative Lionel McGinn* 493 43.4
Conservative Michael Lauterback 422 37.1
Turnout ~1,249 42.6
Registered electors 2,931
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

St Benet

St Benet
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Colin Haddow* 384 44.6
Independent Christopher How 352 40.9
Liberal Democrats Pamela Corney 125 14.5
Majority 32 3.7
Turnout 861 48.9
Registered electors 1,770
Conservative win (new seat)

Stalham & Sutton

Stalham & Sutton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative George Barran 525 40.3
Liberal Democrats Candy Sheridan 427 32.8
Conservative Carolyn Williams 422 32.4
Labour Michael Cullingham* 417 32.0
Liberal Democrats Shirley Partridge 366 28.1
Turnout ~1,306 39.3
Registered electors 3,323
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Suffield Park

Suffield Park (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Platton 683 48.0
Conservative Nigel Ripley 604 42.4
Independent Vera Woodcock* 477 33.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Harbord 362 25.4
Liberal Democrats Julian Gould 347 24.4
Independent Leslie Hawkes 247 17.4
Independent Yvonne Nolan 133 9.3
Turnout ~1,502 46.2
Registered electors 3,250
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative win (new seat)

The Raynhams

The Raynhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sidney Welsh 327 47.2
Conservative Henry Thompson 268 38.7
Labour Ian Brockbank 98 14.1
Majority 59 8.5
Turnout 693 36.7
Registered electors 1,889
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

The Runtons

The Runtons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Craske* 458 52.3
Conservative Danny Rowe* 378 43.2
Green Alan Marett 39 4.5
Majority 80 9.1
Turnout 875 50.4
Registered electors 1,746
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Walsingham

Walsingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Moore* 622 81.3
Liberal Democrats Alexander Chapman 143 18.7
Majority 479 62.6
Turnout 765 41.4
Registered electors 1,860
Independent hold Swing

Waterside

Waterside (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Simon Partridge 781 52.8
Liberal Democrats Eric Stockton 563 38.1
Independent Keith Bacon* 545 36.8
Conservative Colin Robertshaw 459 31.0
Conservative Jean Eldred 369 24.9
Turnout ~1,517 43.0
Registered electors 3,526
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Waxham

Waxham
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Daniel Corbett* 309 46.5
Conservative Alan Duncan 206 31.0
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Harrison 106 16.0
Green Rosemary Breame 43 6.5
Majority 103 15.5
Turnout 664 38.7
Registered electors 1,716
Independent win (new seat)

Wensum

Wensum
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ann Green 441 53.4
Conservative Derek Baxter* 329 39.8
Green Timothy Doncaster 56 6.8
Majority 112 13.6
Turnout 826 46.3
Registered electors 1,792
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Worstead

Worstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Wilkins* 372 52.8
Conservative Nicholas Pegge 333 47.2
Majority 39 5.5
Turnout 705 40.3
Registered electors 1,773
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-elections

Astley By-Election 10 July 2003[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Combe 441 51.5 +33.8
Conservative 346 40.4 +7.6
Independent 38 4.4 N/A
Labour 32 3.7 N/A
Majority 95 11.1
Turnout 857 48.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Happisburgh By-Election 6 November 2003[5][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Stockton 619 61.0 +15.6
Conservative James Croft 372 36.7 −8.0
Green Rosemary Breame 24 2.4 −7.5
Majority 247 24.3
Turnout 1,015 51.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Benet By-Election 22 February 2005[6][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara McGoun 576 50.1 +35.6
Conservative Christopher How 537 46.7 +2.1
Labour David Spencer 36 3.1 N/A
Majority 39 3.4
Turnout 1,149 65.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Chaucer By-Election 8 September 2005[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthea Sweeney 490 53.4 +4.2
Conservative David Heathcote 395 43.1 −2.8
Labour David Thompson 32 3.5 N/A
Majority 95 10.3
Turnout 917 48.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Holt By-Election 7 June 2006[7][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip High 885 56.6 +29.0
Conservative John Blyth 637 40.8 +9.9
Labour Desmond Hewitt 41 2.6 N/A
Majority 248 15.8
Turnout 1,563 54.1
Liberal Democrats 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. 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - North Norfolk". andrewteale.me.uk. Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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