2007 North Norfolk District Council election

2007 North Norfolk District Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 48 seats to North Norfolk District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Independent
Seats won 30 16 2
Seat change 2 2 4
Popular vote 26,874 22,390 3,219
Percentage 48.2% 40.1% 5.8%
Swing 6.2% 2.6% 7.4%
Control before election


Liberal Democrats

Control after election


Liberal Democrats

The 2007 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2007 North Norfolk District Council election[3][4]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 48 30 3 1 2 62.5 48.2 26,874 +6.2
  Conservative 45 16 3 1 2 33.3 40.1 22,390 +2.6
  Independent 10 2 0 4 4 4.2 5.8 3,219 –7.4
  Labour 14 0 0 0 0.0 3.8 2,122 –2.0
  UKIP 5 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 571 N/A
  Green 5 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 528 –0.6
  English Democrat 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 77 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 % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Combe 475 53.9
Conservative John Fiddian 331 37.6
Green Sharon Harvey 75 8.5
Majority 144 16.3
Turnout 881 48.3
Registered electors 1,830
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Briston

Briston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Wyatt* 494 56.5
Conservative Russell Wright 380 43.5
Majority 114 13.0
Turnout 874 47.3
Registered electors 1,859
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chaucer

Chaucer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthea Sweeney 561 55.4
Conservative John Fitch 452 44.6
Majority 109 10.8
Turnout 1,013 53.2
Registered electors 1,921
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Corpusty

Corpusty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Perry-Warnes* 636 56.0
Liberal Democrats Julia Dovey 424 37.4
UKIP Terry Comber 75 6.6
Majority 212 18.7
Turnout 1,135 59.4
Registered electors 1,917
Conservative hold Swing

Cromer Town

Cromer Town (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Benjie Cabbell-Manners 594 43.1
Conservative Keith Johnson 531 38.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Nash 406 29.5
Liberal Democrats Cat Plewman 317 23.0
Labour Phil Harris 218 15.8
Labour Colin Vanlint 193 14.0
Independent John Morgan 160 11.6
Independent Larry Randall* 157 11.4
Turnout ~1,376 43.1
Registered electors 3,184
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Erpingham

Erpingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Willcox* 584 63.1
Liberal Democrats Brian Morris 341 36.9
Majority 243 26.3
Turnout 925 48.0
Registered electors 1,939
Conservative hold Swing

Gaunt

Gaunt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Jones* 592 56.6
Conservative Jim Page 392 37.5
Labour Graham Pinner 62 5.9
Majority 200 19.1
Turnout 1,046 54.6
Registered electors 1,933
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Glaven Valley

Glaven Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lindsay Brettle 569 56.9
Liberal Democrats David Young 431 43.1
Majority 138 13.8
Turnout 1,000 50.6
Registered electors 1,981
Conservative hold Swing

Happisburgh

Happisburgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Garrigan 586 62.6
Conservative Oscar Nieboer 350 37.4
Majority 236 25.2
Turnout 936 45.4
Registered electors 2,067
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

High Heath

High Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Cordeaux* 534 54.1
Conservative Nicholas Deterding 397 40.2
UKIP Lynette Comber 56 5.7
Majority 137 13.9
Turnout 987 57.2
Registered electors 1,732
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Holt

Holt (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip High 906 36.3
Independent Michael Baker* 835 33.5
Conservative John Blyth 623 25.0
Liberal Democrats Bridget Cuthbert 513 20.6
Green Paula d'Attoma 129 5.2
Turnout ~2,494 57.9
Registered electors 2,970
Liberal Democrats hold
Independent hold

Hoveton

Hoveton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Dixon 501 52.0
Independent Carolyn Williams 342 35.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Morse 121 12.6
Majority 159 16.5
Turnout 964 55.4
Registered electors 1,739
Conservative hold Swing

Lancaster North

Lancaster North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Fleming 616 57.4
Liberal Democrats Sean Mears 605 56.4
Conservative Roy Reynolds 458 42.7
Conservative Theo Fanthorpe 456 42.5
Turnout ~1,073 39.7
Registered electors 2,881
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Lancaster South

Lancaster South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Towers* 669 54.8
Liberal Democrats Gloria Lisher 616 50.5
Conservative Roy Banham 552 45.2
Conservative John Rest 457 37.5
Turnout ~1,221 37.5
Registered electors 3,276
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Mundesley

Mundesley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wyndham Northam* 832 57.5
Conservative Barry Smith 776 53.6
Liberal Democrats David Correa-Hunt 616 42.5
Liberal Democrats Paddy Wilkins 608 42.0
Turnout ~1,527 43.9
Registered electors 3,481
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

North Walsham East

North Walsham East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ford* 960 65.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Moore* 935 63.7
Conservative Rhona Sherry 374 25.5
Conservative Sarah Thompson 335 22.8
Green Joanne Todd 133 9.1
Turnout ~1,468 40.6
Registered electors 3,371
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

North Walsham North

North Walsham North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eric Seward 724 55.5
Liberal Democrats Ann Moore 707 54.2
Conservative Mike Judd 352 27.0
Conservative David Keable 266 20.4
Independent Jo Turner* 229 17.5
Turnout ~1,305 36.5
Registered electors 3,276
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

North Walsham West

North Walsham West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Birch* 930 69.1
Liberal Democrats Virginia Gay* 873 64.9
Conservative Anne Rose 415 30.9
Conservative Helen Bartram 384 28.6
Turnout ~1,345 43.3
Registered electors 3,098
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Poppyland

Poppyland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angie Tillett* 659 69.8
Liberal Democrats John Barker 285 30.2
Majority 374 39.6
Turnout 944 49.5
Registered electors 1,916
Conservative hold Swing

Priory

Priory (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Savory* 972 48.8
Liberal Democrats Joyce Trett* 774 38.9
Conservative Charles Tucker 616 30.9
Liberal Democrats Roberta Hamond 523 26.3
Labour Mike Gates 245 12.3
Labour Andy Gates 183 9.2
Turnout ~1,992 53.5
Registered electors 3,483
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Roughton

Roughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Arnold* 429 48.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Seward 204 23.1
Labour David Spencer 174 19.7
English Democrat Christine Constable 77 8.7
Majority 225 25.5
Turnout 884 49.8
Registered electors 1,781
Conservative hold Swing

Scottow

Scottow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Spencer Whalley 330 55.6
Conservative Alistair Mackay 263 44.4
Majority 67 11.3
Turnout 593 40.4
Registered electors 1,471
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Sheringham North

Sheringham North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Hannah* 717 48.5
Liberal Democrats Penny Bevan Jones 524 35.5
Conservative Janet Farrow 518 35.1
Conservative Madeleine Ashcroft 379 25.7
Labour David Thompson 91 6.2
UKIP David Wilson 89 6.0
Labour Harry Bennett 81 5.5
Green Martin Langsdon 62 4.2
Turnout ~1,478 43.5
Registered electors 3,023
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Sheringham South

Sheringham South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hilary Nelson* 797 51.9
Liberal Democrats Julia Moss 699 45.5
Conservative Mac McGinn 609 39.7
Conservative Andrea Johnson 576 37.5
Green Peter Morrison 129 8.4
Turnout ~1,536 46.2
Registered electors 3,183
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

St. Benet

St. Benet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara McGoun 561 58.7
Conservative Derek Hogg 331 34.6
Labour Clive Sellick 64 6.7
Majority 230 24.1
Turnout 956 52.4
Registered electors 1,832
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stalham & Sutton

Stalham & Sutton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Candy Sheridan* 563 30.6
Conservative George Barran* 497 27.0
Independent Roy Woolsey 490 26.7
Liberal Democrats Pauline Grove-Jones 488 26.6
Conservative Stephen Eldred 347 18.9
Labour Sheila Cunningham 288 15.7
Labour Nick Webb 135 7.3
Turnout ~1,840 43.2
Registered electors 3,456
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Suffield Park

Suffield Park (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Ripley* 725 46.7
Conservative John Lee 704 45.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Cavanagh 419 27.0
Liberal Democrats Neale Grearson 409 26.3
Independent Vera Woodcock 216 13.9
Independent Reginald Robinson 119 7.7
UKIP Gwendoline Smith 101 6.5
Labour Michael Cox 91 5.9
Turnout ~1,552 44.6
Registered electors 3,300
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

The Raynhams

The Raynhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dawn Wakefield 401 61.6
UKIP Stuart Agnew 250 38.4
Majority 151 23.2
Turnout 651 35.0
Registered electors 1,876
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The Runtons

The Runtons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victor Saunders 524 50.1
Liberal Democrats Lucinda Starling 521 49.9
Majority 3 0.3
Turnout 1,045 59.7
Registered electors 1,762
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Walsingham

Walsingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Moore* 612 74.4
Liberal Democrats Gerry Plowright 211 25.6
Majority 401 48.7
Turnout 823 44.1
Registered electors 1,879
Independent hold Swing

Waterside

Waterside (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Partridge* 861 53.4
Liberal Democrats Clive Stockton 679 42.1
Conservative Colin Robertshaw 601 37.3
Conservative Jean Eldred 458 28.4
Labour Mick French 149 9.2
Turnout ~1,613 44.2
Registered electors 3,611
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Waxham

Waxham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Price 408 46.8
Liberal Democrats Jean Partridge 316 36.2
Labour David Russell 148 17.0
Majority 92 10.6
Turnout 872 47.0
Registered electors 1,863
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Wensum

Wensum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Green* 477 50.5
Conservative Maureen Cushing 408 43.2
Independent Sally Longden 59 6.3
Majority 69 7.3
Turnout 944 49.7
Registered electors 1,903
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Worstead

Worstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Cath Wilkins* 555 60.1
Conservative Hugh Stimpson 369 39.9
Majority 186 20.1
Turnout 924 49.2
Registered electors 1,883
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-Elections

North Walsham West By-Election 4 June 2009[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Seward 808 62.7 −6.7
Conservative Christopher Hall 385 29.9 −1.0
Labour Phil Harris 95 7.4 N/A
Majority 423 32.8
Turnout 1,288
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Walsingham By-Election 1 October 2009[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Lanham 389 58.1 +32.5
Conservative Tom Fitzpatrick 237 35.4 N/A
Labour Michael Gates 43 6.4 N/A
Majority 152 22.7
Turnout 669 36.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
The Runtons By-Election 15 October 2009[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Eales 524 52.1 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Lucinda Starling 454 45.1 −4.8
Green Alicia Hull 14 1.4 N/A
Labour David Russell 14 1.4 N/A
Majority 70 7.0
Turnout 1,006 55.9
Conservative hold Swing
Lancaster South By-Election 6 May 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Lisher 1,066 54.1 −0.4
Conservative Tom Fitzpatrick 784 39.8 −5.2
Green Monika Wiedmann 122 6.2 N/A
Majority 282 14.3
Turnout 1,972 61.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "North Norfolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. ^ "North Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  3. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ^ "North Norfolk". BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Election of district councilllor(s) for the district ward of North Walsham West" (PDF). North Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  6. ^ "Lib Dem victory in Walsingham". Dereham Times. 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  7. ^ "Conservatives win in The Runtons". North Norfolk News. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  8. ^ "Public Relations". North Norfolk District Council. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
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