2019 North Norfolk District Council election

2019 UK local government election

The 2019 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new boundaries and the number of seats was reduced by 8. The Liberal Democrats gained control of the council.

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All 40 seats to North Norfolk District Council
21 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Liberal Democrats	Conservative	Independent
Last election	15 seats, 29.4%	33 seats, 38.5%	0 seats, 0.9%
Seats won	30	6	4
Seat change	15	27	4
Popular vote	29,467	13,719	2,979
Percentage	50.4%	33.8%	7.3%
Swing	21.0%	4.7%	6.4

Winner of each seat at the 2019 North Norfolk District Council election

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

Election result

2019 North Norfolk District Council election
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Liberal Democrats	30	15	75.0	50.4	20,467	+21.0
Conservative	6	27	15.0	33.8	13,719	-4.7
Independent	4	4	10.0	7.3	2,979	+6.4
Labour	0		0.0	5.7	2,328	-10.4
Green	0		0.0	2.8	1,119	-5.3

Ward results

Bacton

Bacton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Stockton	319	45.1
	Independent	Pauline Porter	168	23.8
	Conservative	Crispian Riley-Smith	168	23.8
	Labour	Fiona Hall	52	7.4
Majority			151	21.3
Turnout			717	35.41
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Beeston Regis and The Runtons

Beeston Regis and The Runtons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Butikofer*	623	62.9
	Conservative	Michael Knowles*	331	33.4
	Labour	Albert Winslade	36	3.6
Majority			292	29.5
Turnout			1,004	45.47
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Briston

Briston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jolanda Stenton	408	57.5
	Conservative	Jennifer English*	271	38.2
	Labour	Ruth Bartlett	30	4.2
Majority			137	19.3
Turnout			720	35.49
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Coastal

Coastal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Ward*	652	66.2
	Conservative	Michael Dalby	289	29.3
	Labour	Steven Rush	44	4.5
Majority			363	36.9
Turnout			1,000	50.23
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cromer Town

Cromer Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Adams	972	61.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andreas Yiasimi*	931	58.5
	Conservative	John Lee*	359	22.6
	Conservative	Roger Cunnington	334	21.0
	Green	Michael Bossingham	213	13.4
	Labour	Philip Harris	109	6.9
	Labour	Scarlett Franklin	95	6.0
Majority			572	35.9
Turnout			1,609	40.34
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats hold

Erpingham

Erpingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Toye	364	34.6
	Conservative	Peter Willcox	294	28.0
	Independent	Norman Smith*	196	18.6
	Green	Stephen Green	121	11.5
	Labour	Andrew Steed	76	7.2
Majority			70	6.6
Turnout			1,063	48.34
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Gresham

Gresham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Heinrich Butikofer*	400	43.8
	Independent	Callum Ringer	238	26.1
	Conservative	Hugh Cabbell Manners	237	26.0
	Labour	Stuart Jones	37	4.1
Majority			162	17.7
Turnout			928	47.08
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Happisburgh

Happisburgh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Lucy Shires	449	48.5
	Conservative	Richard Price*	279	30.2
	Green	Anne Filgate	105	11.4
	Labour	Stephen Burke	92	9.9
Majority			170	18.3
Turnout			956	43.36
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hickling

Hickling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Blathwayt	455	52.3
	Conservative	Jane Simpson	210	24.1
	Independent	Paul Rice*	171	19.7
	Labour	Finlay Brisbane-Langsdon	34	3.9
Majority			245	28.2
Turnout			887	41.26
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Holt

Holt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Duncan Baker*	851	50.8
	Liberal Democrats	Georgina Perry-Warnes*	805	48.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lyndon Swift	791	47.2
	Conservative	Margaret Prior*	548	32.7
Majority			14	0.9
Turnout			1,694	47.52
	Conservative hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hoveton and Tunstead

Hoveton and Tunstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Nigel Dixon*	857	58.9
	Conservative	Gerard Mancini-Boyle	682	46.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Seward	542	37.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Tustin	424	29.1
	Labour	Jean Thirtle	133	9.1
Majority			140	9.6
Turnout			1,490	34.89
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lancaster North

Lancaster North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Christopher Cushing	250	55.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Mears	200	44.4
Majority			50	11.2
Turnout			461	24.78
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lancaster South

Lancaster South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jeremy Punchard*	573	49.5
	Independent	John Rest*	470	40.6
	Conservative	Ann Claussen-Reynolds*	451	39.0
	Conservative	Michael Reynolds*	417	36.0
	Labour	Imogen Bruce	214	18.5
Majority			19	1.6
Turnout			1,171	27.15
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Independent gain from Conservative

Mundesley

Mundesley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Fredericks	558	59.9
	Conservative	Barry Smith*	292	31.3
	Green	Elizabeth Dixon	80	8.6
Majority			266	28.6
Turnout			947	42.81
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

North Waltham East

North Waltham East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Seward*	716	66.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Heinrich	643	59.5
	Conservative	Jeremy Eales	234	21.7
	Conservative	Richard Sear	207	19.2
	Labour	Jeanne Heal	131	12.1
	Labour	Elizabeth McKenna	100	9.3
Majority			409	37.8
Turnout			1,102	29.11
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

North Walsham Market Cross

North Walsham Market Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Virginia Gay	486	63.9
	Conservative	Fiona Turner	216	28.4
	Labour	Jacqueline Cross	59	7.8
Majority			270	35.5
Turnout			784	37.62
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

North Waltham West

North Waltham West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Birch	727	55.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Lloyd*	717	55.0
	Independent	Barry Hester	210	16.1
	Conservative	Nina Baker	192	14.7
	Conservative	Marjorie Eales	180	13.8
	Labour	Elaine Addison	130	10.0
	Labour	Raymond Mooney	90	6.9
Majority			507	38.9
Turnout			1,322	29.30
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Poppyland

Poppyland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Angela Fitch-Tillett*	284	33.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Aquarone	201	23.5
	Conservative	Diana Irving	179	20.9
	Green	Edward Anderson	158	18.5
	Labour	Christine Collins	34	4.0
Majority			83	9.7
Turnout			871	41.58
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Priory

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kershaw	296	39.3
	Conservative	Daniel Mann	215	28.5
	Independent	Ann Green*	201	26.7
	Labour	Martin Langsdon	42	5.6
Majority			81	10.8
Turnout			759	40.27
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Roughton

Roughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Pearce*	430	54.2
	Conservative	Susan Arnold*	364	45.8
Majority			66	8.4
Turnout			819	36.35
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Sheringham North

Sheringham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Hannah*	472	63.4
	Conservative	Edward Mayell	187	25.1
	Labour	Susan Brisbane	85	11.4
Majority			285	38.3
Turnout			757	37.27
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sheringham South

Sheringham South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Heinink	875	50.3
	Liberal Democrats	Penelope Bevan Jones	873	50.2
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd*	713	41.0
	Conservative	Judith Oliver*	705	40.5
	Labour	Mark Rosen	100	5.7
Majority			160	9.2
Turnout			1,772	42.77
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

St Benet

St Benet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Varley	603	66.3
	Conservative	Dennis Simpson	272	29.9
	Labour	Anna Walsh	34	3.7
Majority			331	36.4
Turnout			929	45.61
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stalham

Stalham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Grove-Jones	762	52.9
	Liberal Democrats	Marion Millership*	733	50.9
	Conservative	Robert Stevens*	464	32.2
	Conservative	Jonathan Payne	397	27.6
	Green	Michael Macartney-Filgate	232	16.1
	Labour	Timothy Bartlett	127	8.8
Majority			269	18.7
Turnout			1,475	33.41
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stibbard

Stibbard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Vincent Fitzpatrick	381	40.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Pert	309	33.2
	Green	Barbara Wyvill	242	26.0
Majority			72	7.7
Turnout			955	41.98
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stody

Stody
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Brown	599	68.9
	Conservative	Steven de la Salle	213	24.5
	Labour	Edmund Wright	58	6.7
Majority			386	44.4
Turnout			887	46.29
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Suffield Park

Suffield Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Spagnola	544	59.3
	Conservative	Beverley Broadhead	285	31.1
	Labour	John Lee	88	9.6
Majority			259	28.2
Turnout			931	41.69
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The Raynhams

The Raynhams
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Nigel Housden	240	42.6
	Conservative	Rebecca Palmer*	220	39.0
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Traverso	104	18.4
Majority			20	3.6
Turnout			571	27.29
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Trunch

Trunch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Gregory Hayman	453	52.0
	Conservative	David Attew	236	27.1
	Green	Graham Jones	127	14.6
	Labour	Michael Ward	55	6.3
Majority			217	24.9
Turnout			889	40.72
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Walsingham

Walsingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Thomas Fitzpatrick*	395	52.3
	Independent	Simon Hester	228	30.2
	Liberal Democrats	Andrea Osbourne	132	17.5
Majority			167	22.1
Turnout			767	37.43
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wells with Holkham

Wells with Holkham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Fisher	307	43.4
	Conservative	David Mack	202	28.5
	Labour	Michael Gates	199	28.1
Majority			105	14.9
Turnout			715	36.31
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Worstead

Worstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Saul Penfold*	592	71.2
	Conservative	Alistair Mackay	142	17.1
	Green	Lynne Irons	54	6.5
	Labour	Terence Smith	44	5.3
Majority			450	54.1
Turnout			851	39.77
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

By-elections

Coastal

A by-election was held after the resignation of Karen Ward.

Coastal: 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alison Holliday	585	58.7	+29.4
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Bailey	303	30.4	−35.8
	Labour	William Gee	108	10.8	+6.3
Majority			282	28.3	N/A
Turnout			998	49.7	−0.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	18.5

Holt

A by-election was held after the resignation of Duncan Baker.

Holt: 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Vardy	837	47.8	−3.0
	Independent	Jonathon Read	738	42.2	N/A
	Labour	Jasper Haywood	112	6.4	N/A
	Independent	Nicholas Coppack	63	3.6	N/A
Majority			99	5.6	+4.7
Turnout			1,773	47.2	−0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stalham

A by-election was held after the resignation of Marion Millership.

Stalham: 2 December 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Taylor	559	55.2	+23.0
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara McGoun	375	37.0	−13.9
	Labour	Richard Stowe	79	7.8	−1.0
Majority			184	18.2	N/A
Turnout			1,016	22.5	−10.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

References

"Election results: Lib Dems gain control of North Norfolk". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
"The North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2017". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
"Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). North Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

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