1989 Norfolk County Council election

1989 Norfolk County Council election

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All 84 seats to Norfolk County Council 43 seats needed for a majority
Registered	584,057 (5.8%)
Turnout	40.8% (1.1%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour SLD Last election 44 seats, 40.0% 25 seats, 32.3% 15 seats, 26.8% Seats won 47 28 9 Seat change 3 3 6 Popular vote 101,975 82,067 42,228 Percentage 42.7% 34.4% 17.7% Swing 2.7% 2.1% 9.1%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1989 Norfolk County Council election took place on 4 May 1989 to elect members of Norfolk County Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Changes between elections

See also: Norfolk County Council elections § 1985–1989

Election result

1989 Norfolk County Council election [1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	83	47	6	3	3	56.0	42.7	101,975	+2.7
	Labour	82	28	5	2	3	33.0	34.4	82,067	+2.1
	SLD	70	9	1	7	6	10.7	17.7	42,228	–9.1
	Green	38	0	0	0		0.0	4.2	9,904	+4.1
	SDP	6	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	1,516	N/A
	Independent Labour	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	530	N/A
	Independent	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	260	–0.5
	Ind. Conservative	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	53	–0.2
	BNP	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	18	N/A

Division results by local authority

Breckland

Breckland District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	9	1	15,420	49.4	+1.9
	Labour	2	1	10,911	35.0	+2.1
	SLD	0		2,818	9.0	–8.3
	Green	0		1,590	5.1	N/A
	SDP	0		249	0.8	N/A
	Ind. Labour	0		202	0.6	N/A
Total		11		31,190	39.7	+0.9
Registered electors				78,619	–	+7.5

Division results

Attleborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Alston*	1,976	62.1	+7.6
	Labour	P. Taylor	640	20.1	–3.0
	SLD	W. Crump	317	10.0	–12.4
	SDP	E. Serpell	249	7.8	N/A
Majority			1,336	42.0	+10.6
Turnout			3,182	36.6	–0.9
Registered electors			8,695
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Dereham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Potter*	1,603	50.4	+6.1
	Conservative	M. Fanthorpe	1,252	39.4	–1.4
	SLD	R. Holmes	324	10.2	–4.6
Majority			351	11.0	+7.5
Turnout			3,179	41.8	+3.4
Registered electors			7,603
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Dereham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Duigan*	1,294	45.6	–10.7
	Labour	S. Nurse	1,002	35.3	–8.4
	Green	T. Park	338	11.9	N/A
	SLD	P. Watson	202	7.1	N/A
Majority			292	10.3	–2.4
Turnout			2,836	40.6	+4.3
Registered electors			6,989
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Elmham & Mattishall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Floering-Blackman	1,749	54.0	–5.2
	Labour	S. Brown	1,010	31.2	+14.6
	SLD	R. Buck	481	14.8	–9.4
Majority			729	22.8	–12.3
Turnout			3,240	42.0	+4.8
Registered electors			7,708
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

Guiltcross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Rollin*	1,370	48.5	–1.1
	Labour	A. Hanson	648	22.9	–6.5
	Green	G. Leigh	630	22.3	N/A
	SLD	F. Attfield	177	6.3	–14.8
Majority			722	25.6	+5.4
Turnout			2,825	42.1	+1.2
Registered electors			6,711
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

Necton & Launditch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Birkbeck*	1,845	47.1	–8.2
	Labour	D. Holland	1,455	37.1	+8.7
	SLD	A. Drury	392	10.0	–6.3
	Green	J. Stokes	228	5.8	N/A
Majority			390	9.9	–17.0
Turnout			3,920	52.3	+10.4
Registered electors			7,493
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.5

Swaffham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Wilding	1,632	65.1	+18.5
	Labour	S. Kincald	876	34.9	–5.2
Majority			756	30.1	+23.6
Turnout			2,508	36.4	–4.2
Registered electors			6,890
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.9

Thetford East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Pearson	1,319	44.9	+13.4
	Labour	J. Ramm*	1,092	37.2	+4.2
	SLD	D. Jeffrey	274	9.3	–5.8
	Green	J. Chisman	253	8.6	N/A
Majority			227	7.7	N/A
Turnout			2,938	37.3	–0.2
Registered electors			7,876
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	4.6

Thetford West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Paines*	1,085	50.8	+5.2
	Conservative	F. Wilkes	679	31.8	+8.8
	SLD	M. Rouse	229	10.7	–20.7
	Green	M. Christodoulides	141	6.6	N/A
Majority			406	19.0	+4.8
Turnout			2,134	35.0	–3.2
Registered electors			6,096
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Watton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Beddoes	1,733	63.8	+0.1
	Labour	R. Barker	561	20.7	+4.7
	SLD	J. Glover	422	15.5	–2.4
Majority			1,172	43.2	–2.6
Turnout			2,716	35.7	–5.0
Registered electors			7,609
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

Wissey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Steward*	1,657	58.0	+6.2
	Labour	R. Key	656	23.0	+0.1
	SLD	R. Green	544	19.0	–6.3
Majority			1,001	35.0	+8.5
Turnout			2,857	39.7	–0.8
Registered electors			7,188
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Broadland

Broadland District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	10	2	15,120	48.6	+3.3
	SLD	1	3	7,750	24.9	–7.5
	Labour	1	1	6,861	22.1	–0.2
	Green	0		1,129	3.6	N/A
	SDP	0		173	0.6	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	0		53	0.2	N/A
Total		12		31,086	37.3	–3.8
Registered electors				83,386	–	+8.1

Division results

Acle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Chase*	1,139	56.5	+2.5
	Labour	M. Higgleton	523	25.9	±0.0
	SLD	K. Fursse	355	17.6	–2.5
Majority			616	30.5	+2.5
Turnout			2,017	33.9	–4.0
Registered electors			5,942
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Aylsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Roualle*	1,321	52.1	+3.8
	Labour	A. Warnes	763	30.1	+2.2
	SLD	M. Green	450	17.8	–6.0
Majority			558	22.0	+1.6
Turnout			2,534	34.8	+0.3
Registered electors			7,287
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Blofield & Brundall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mack*	1,574	55.7	+5.3
	SLD	J. Smithson	1,252	44.3	+16.2
Majority			322	11.4	–10.9
Turnout			2,826	35.1	–2.4
Registered electors			8,058
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.5

Hellesdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Clarke	1,017	41.4	+6.8
	SLD	P. Balcombe*	864	35.2	–2.2
	Labour	P. Cunningham	574	23.4	–4.7
Majority			153	6.2	N/A
Turnout			2,455	36.2	–9.5
Registered electors			6,786
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	4.5

Horsford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	B. Shaw*	932	41.5	–0.2
	Conservative	D. Crosby	851	37.9	+2.4
	Labour	T. Bartlett	461	20.5	–2.4
Majority			81	3.6	–2.6
Turnout			2,244	36.7	–3.1
Registered electors			6,121
	SLD hold		Swing	1.3

Old Catton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Austin*	1,398	52.0	+3.7
	SLD	K. Moss	573	21.3	–11.1
	Labour	R. Bounden	492	18.3	–1.0
	Green	P. Batchelor	228	8.5	N/A
Majority			825	30.7	+14.8
Turnout			2,691	34.4	–2.7
Registered electors			7,831
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.4

Reepham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Marshall*	1,396	53.7	+4.8
	Labour	J. Copsey	497	19.1	+1.1
	Green	R. Betts	359	13.8	N/A
	SLD	G. Graham	348	13.4	–19.7
Majority			899	34.6	+18.9
Turnout			2,600	40.2	–4.5
Registered electors			6,460
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Sprowston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Lashley	1,424	41.6	+8.8
	Conservative	P. Spendlove	1,149	33.6	+1.0
	SLD	A. Young*	720	21.1	–13.5
	Green	P. Scott	127	3.7	N/A
Majority			275	8.0	N/A
Turnout			3,420	44.8	–1.4
Registered electors			7,641
	Labour gain from SLD		Swing	3.9

Taverham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Burrell	1,202	42.5	–0.7
	SLD	J. Robinson*	1,082	38.2	–9.4
	Labour	V. Birtle	302	10.7	+1.5
	Green	I. Carter	243	8.6	N/A
Majority			120	4.2	N/A
Turnout			2,829	41.5	–6.3
Registered electors			6,815
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	4.4

Thorpe St Andrew

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Oxborough	1,360	52.0	–2.0
	Labour	G. Golding	687	26.3	+4.8
	SLD	C. Durdin	342	13.1	–11.4
	Green	R. Hunter	172	6.6	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	J. Fairrie	53	2.0	N/A
Majority			673	25.7	–3.8
Turnout			2,614	36.9	–3.9
Registered electors			7,092
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Woodside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Woolf*	1,235	52.1	+6.4
	Labour	S. Dyball	730	30.8	+6.9
	SLD	S. Larn	234	9.9	–20.6
	SDP	R. Lynch	173	7.3	N/A
Majority			505	21.3	+6.1
Turnout			2,372	34.8	–4.7
Registered electors			6,813
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Wroxham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Peel*	1,478	59.5	+5.4
	SLD	D. Reeves	598	24.1	–7.5
	Labour	J. Hockenhull	408	16.4	+2.1
Majority			880	35.4	+12.9
Turnout			2,484	38.0	–4.1
Registered electors			6,540
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	6		10,418	49.5	+9.4
	Conservative	4	2	9,214	43.8	+7.0
	SLD	0	2	767	3.6	–19.3
	Ind. Labour	0		328	1.6	N/A
	Green	0		309	1.5	bN/A
Total		10		21,036	33.2	–1.6
Registered electors				63,337	–	+6.2

Division results

Caister & Great Yarmouth North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hacon*	1,353	56.6	+10.5
	Conservative	J. Ray	1,036	43.4	+1.0
Majority			317	13.3	+9.6
Turnout			2,389	35.2	–5.4
Registered electors			6,781
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

East Flegg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Stuttaford*	1,417	61.5	+6.8
	Labour	J. Doyle	727	31.5	+7.6
	SLD	J. Wilkes	161	7.0	–14.5
Majority			690	29.9	–0.9
Turnout			2,305	29.9	–0.3
Registered electors			7,714
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Gorleston St Andrews

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Girling	1,178	51.4	+1.1
	Labour	B. Baughan	957	41.7	+9.4
	SLD	P. Matthew	158	6.9	–10.5
Majority			221	9.6	–8.4
Turnout			2,293	39.4	+6.9
Registered electors			5,818
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2

Great Yarmouth Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Holmes	1,112	49.5	–4.4
	Conservative	G. Jarvis	711	31.7	–4.2
	Independent Labour	D. Maddeys*	328	14.6	N/A
	Green	J. Edmonds	94	4.2	N/A
Majority			401	17.9	–0.1
Turnout			2,245	33.0	–2.5
Registered electors			6,799
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

Lothingland East & Magdalen West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Mason	1,530	56.4	–1.5
	Conservative	M. Taylor	966	35.6	+11.3
	Green	P. Rouse	215	7.9	N/A
Majority			564	20.8	–12.8
Turnout			2,711	35.6	±0.0
Registered electors			7,616
	Labour hold		Swing	6.4

Lothingland West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Timewell	1,366	53.3	+17.1
	Labour	B. Callan*	956	37.3	+19.5
	SLD	M. Cooke	241	9.4	–36.6
Majority			410	16.0	N/A
Turnout			2,563	31.2	+0.8
Registered electors			8,211
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	1.2

Magdalen East & Claydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Blyth	1,381	74.5	+13.9
	Conservative	J. Russell	472	25.5	+1.2
Majority			909	49.1	+12.8
Turnout			1,853	32.2	–1.1
Registered electors			5,758
	Labour hold		Swing	6.4

Northgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Saunders*	939	54.8	+3.3
	Conservative	J. Permenter	571	33.4	–1.7
	Independent Labour	D. Maddeys	202	11.8	N/A
Majority			368	21.5	+5.1
Turnout			1,712	34.6	–3.0
Registered electors			4,949
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5

Southtown & Cobholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Castle	1,558	73.7	+12.9
	Conservative	J. Berenguer	555	26.3	+0.2
Majority			1,003	47.5	+12.7
Turnout			2,113	30.1	–1.0
Registered electors			7,018
	Labour hold		Swing	6.4

West Flegg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Lovewell-Blake	1,513	59.0	+20.3
	Labour	R. Huxtable	844	32.9	+17.1
	SLD	M. Glauert	207	8.1	–37.4
Majority			669	26.1	N/A
Turnout			2,564	33.6	–11.0
Registered electors			7,622
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	1.6

King's Lynn & West Norfolk

King's Lynn & West Norfolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	11		20,269	50.0	+4.1
	Labour	3	1	14,981	37.0	+4.1
	SLD	0	1	5,003	12.3	–8.9
	Independent	0		260	0.6	N/A
Total		14		40,513	36.7	–3.2
Registered electors				110,269	–	'+7.4

Division results

Dersingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Pratt*	1,773	57.2	+11.1
	Labour	P. Ringwood	1,003	32.3	–0.6
	SLD	T. Baker	326	10.5	–10.5
Majority			770	24.8	+11.6
Turnout			3,102	39.0	–5.4
Registered electors			7,958
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Docking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bett	1,789	51.3	+4.8
	Labour	J. Roper	1,324	37.9	–1.4
	SLD	D. Gords	377	10.8	–3.4
Majority			456	13.3	+6.1
Turnout			3,490	46.5	–0.5
Registered electors			7,513
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Downham Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Rose*	1,536	58.6	–2.1
	Labour	R. Everitt	851	32.5	+8.4
	SLD	A. Truscott	235	9.0	–6.2
Majority			685	26.1	–10.5
Turnout			2,622	37.0	–2.4
Registered electors			7,089
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Feltwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Marsh-Allen	1,275	59.0	+7.1
	Labour	S. Bunton	511	23.6	–5.1
	SLD	D. Buckton	376	17.4	–1.9
Majority			764	35.3	+12.1
Turnout			2,162	30.8	–2.4
Registered electors			7,016
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Fincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Rockliffe*	1,321	51.9	–5.6
	Labour	D. Hall	873	34.3	–8.2
	SLD	A. Waterman	350	13.8	N/A
Majority			448	17.6	+2.6
Turnout			2,544	36.3	+1.1
Registered electors			7,005
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Freebridge Lynn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Dutton*	2,203	60.5	+17.8
	Labour	P. Austin	897	24.6	+6.8
	SLD	M. Standeven	543	14.9	–24.6
Majority			1,306	35.8	+32.6
Turnout			3,643	42.9	–9.6
Registered electors			8,485
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.5

Gaywood North & Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Barton*	1,250	43.5	+1.8
	Labour	N. Ashley	984	34.2	–1.3
	SLD	J. Gough	642	22.3	–0.5
Majority			266	9.2	+3.0
Turnout			2,876	35.2	–3.3
Registered electors			8,182
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Gaywood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Davison	1,343	74.4	+12.4
	Conservative	J. Bacon	329	18.2	+3.4
	SLD	J. Loveless	132	7.3	–15.9
Majority			1,014	56.2	+17.4
Turnout			1,804	34.1	–6.3
Registered electors			5,297
	Labour hold		Swing	4.5

Hunstanton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lambert	1,868	53.6	+1.2
	Labour	B. Devlin	1,347	38.6	+8.4
	SLD	D. Standeven	272	7.8	–9.5
Majority			521	14.9	–7.6
Turnout			3,487	41.1	–3.4
Registered electors			8,486
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

King's Lynn North & Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Donaldson*	1,523	66.7	+7.6
	Conservative	H. Stern	501	21.9	–6.2
	Independent	M. Buckley	260	11.4	N/A
Majority			1,022	44.7	+13.7
Turnout			2,284	32.3	–1.8
Registered electors			7,080
	Labour hold		Swing	6.9

King's Lynn South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Seaman	1,592	69.0	+40.8
	Conservative	P. Bacon	596	25.8	+0.6
	SLD	J. Robinson	119	5.2	–41.3
Majority			996	43.2	N/A
Turnout			2,307	37.5	–8.1
Registered electors			6,145
	Labour gain from SLD		Swing	20.1

Marshland North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Dorrington*	1,147	46.0	+0.5
	SLD	M. Walker	736	29.5	+8.0
	Labour	L. Wilkinson	608	24.4	–8.6
Majority			411	16.5	+4.0
Turnout			2,491	29.7	–2.8
Registered electors			8,383
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Marshland South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Goose*	1,465	64.5	–8.8
	Labour	J. Bantoft*	807	35.5	+8.8
Majority			658	29.0	–17.6
Turnout			2,272	32.9	+0.6
Registered electors			6,900
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

Winch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bolt*	1,559	60.6	+9.9
	Labour	A. Moulineaux	662	25.7	–0.4
	SLD	C. Dye	351	13.6	–9.6
Majority			897	34.9	–2.3
Turnout			2,572	34.1	–3.1
Registered electors			7,542
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.2

North Norfolk

North Norfolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	2	15,317	46.4	+4.1
	Labour	4	3	11,024	33.4	+6.3
	SLD	0	1	4,683	14.2	–11.5
	Green	0		1,567	4.7	+4.1
	SDP	0		401	1.2	N/A
Total		10		32,992	45.3	+0.4
Registered electors				72,904	–	+8.2

Division results

Cromer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Turnbull	1,535	48.5	–1.2
	Labour	D. Bussey	864	27.3	+4.3
	SLD	H. Noble	769	24.3	N/A
Majority			671	21.2	–1.1
Turnout			3,168	42.4	+0.6
Registered electors			7,466
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Erpingham & Melton Constable

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Warnes	1,424	44.0	+7.9
	Conservative	P. Mercer*	1,288	39.8	+1.3
	SLD	D. Harrison	523	16.2	–9.1
Majority			136	4.2	N/A
Turnout			3,235	50.4	+4.4
Registered electors			6,422
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.3

Fakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Parsons*	1,654	50.7	+1.7
	Conservative	C. Fountaine	1,611	49.3	+14.5
Majority			43	1.3	–12.9
Turnout			3,265	45.0	+6.7
Registered electors			7,254
	Labour hold		Swing	6.4

Holt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Butt	1,605	48.3	+18.7
	SLD	R. Brand	1,047	31.5	–27.7
	Labour	H. Connolly	670	20.2	+9.0
Majority			558	16.8	N/A
Turnout			3,322	46.7	–10.5
Registered electors			7,117
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	23.2

Mundesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Spinks	1,563	48.5	–4.3
	Labour	R. Lemmon	814	25.3	–0.6
	Green	J. Mason	450	14.0	N/A
	SLD	P. Corney	393	12.2	–9.1
Majority			749	23.3	–3.7
Turnout			3,220	43.5	–1.7
Registered electors			7,401
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

North Smallburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Cullingham	1,333	38.6	+9.3
	Conservative	W. Fryer*	1,309	37.9	–0.8
	SLD	P. Baldwin	598	17.3	–14.8
	Green	N. Boyd	210	6.1	N/A
Majority			24	0.7	N/A
Turnout			3,450	45.1	+3.5
Registered electors			7,655
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.1

North Walsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Booth	1,505	44.6	+8.4
	Conservative	N. Woodruff	1,471	43.6	+1.8
	SDP	N. Nickson	401	11.9	N/A
Majority			34	1.0	N/A
Turnout			3,377	42.7	–0.6
Registered electors			7,917
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.3

Sheringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Seligman	1,461	45.8	–10.9
	SLD	A. Dennis	933	29.3	+1.3
	Labour	P. Crump	458	14.4	–1.0
	Green	S. Franklin	337	10.6	N/A
Majority			528	16.6	–12.1
Turnout			3,189	42.2	+1.9
Registered electors			7,550
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

South Smallburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Mogford*	1,717	54.1	+12.2
	Labour	A. Clarke	889	28.0	+11.9
	Green	S. Beckley	570	17.9	+11.7
Majority			828	26.1	+4.1
Turnout			3,176	43.8	N/A
Registered electors			7,246
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Wells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Ashworth	1,757	48.9	+7.6
	Labour	M. Gates	1,413	39.4	+2.1
	SLD	E. Anderson	420	11.7	–9.7
Majority			344	9.6	+5.5
Turnout			3,590	52.2	+2.2
Registered electors			6,876
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Norwich

Norwich District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	12	1	22,375	52.9	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	3	1	6,915	16.3	–9.4
	Conservative	1		9,064	21.4	–2.2
	Green	0		3,824	9.0	N/A
	SDP	0		135	0.3	N/A
	BNP	0		18	<0.1	N/A
Total		16		40,161	44.8	+0.1
Registered electors				94,337	–	–0.3

Division results

Bowthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Roe*	1,781	69.6	–0.2
	Conservative	H. Collins	453	17.7	+2.8
	Green	N. Dayton	175	6.8	N/A
	SLD	J. Warns	149	5.8	–9.5
Majority			1,328	51.9	–2.6
Turnout			2,558	35.6	+2.2
Registered electors			7,191
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Catton Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Tilley*	1,261	60.9	+5.8
	Conservative	R. Glasel	466	22.5	–5.1
	Green	A. Darley	204	9.9	N/A
	SLD	S. Richardson	139	6.7	–10.5
Majority			795	38.4	+10.9
Turnout			2,070	34.1	–3.0
Registered electors			6,064
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5

Coslany

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Bartlett	1,636	61.7	+4.5
	Conservative	E. Horth	555	20.9	–5.9
	Green	P. Saunders	277	10.4	N/A
	SLD	C. Cogman	184	6.9	–12.1
Majority			1,081	40.8	+10.4
Turnout			2,652	42.5	+4.1
Registered electors			6,246
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

Crome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Barton	1,513	67.5	+3.8
	Conservative	C. Cushing	432	19.3	+2.2
	SLD	D. Williment	194	8.7	–10.9
	Green	J. White	102	4.6	N/A
Majority			1,081	48.2	+3.8
Turnout			2,241	37.9	+1.3
Registered electors			5,909
	Labour hold		Swing	0.8

Eaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Wallis	1,968	51.8	+7.9
	Labour	S. Whitaker	1,167	30.7	+13.0
	SLD	G. Ford	300	7.9	–30.5
	Green	B. Betts	211	5.6	N/A
	SDP	J. McKernan	135	3.6	N/A
	BNP	R. Heaton	18	0.5	N/A
Majority			801	21.1	+15.7
Turnout			3,799	56.9	–3.8
Registered electors			6,673
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Heigham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sheppard*	1,457	67.1	+2.1
	Conservative	E. Cooper	372	17.1	–0.4
	SLD	E. Maxfield	185	8.5	–9.1
	Green	J. Wheatley	156	7.2	N/A
Majority			1,085	50.0	+2.6
Turnout			2,170	37.1	+2.5
Registered electors			5,844
	Labour hold		Swing	1.3

Henderson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Phelan*	1,452	62.8	–1.1
	Green	D. Carlo	405	17.5	N/A
	Conservative	J. Staples	350	15.1	–4.0
	SLD	B. Doyle	104	4.5	–12.6
Majority			1,047	45.3	+0.5
Turnout			2,311	41.8	+3.0
Registered electors			5,533
	Labour hold

Lakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Ross	1,711	66.8	+4.6
	Conservative	C. Barry	480	18.8	+1.8
	Green	A. Searle	233	9.1	N/A
	SLD	H. Tidman	136	5.3	–15.5
Majority			1,231	48.1	+6.8
Turnout			2,560	43.3	–1.4
Registered electors			5,913
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Mancroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Addison	1,483	61.2	+3.2
	Conservative	D. Banks	544	22.5	+0.5
	Green	Tigger	243	10.0	N/A
	SLD	C. Scrivener	152	6.3	–13.7
Majority			939	38.8	+2.8
Turnout			2,422	39.9	–0.1
Registered electors			6,065
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Mile Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Panes*	1,490	79.4	+5.8
	Conservative	S. Michelli	250	13.3	+0.9
	Green	A. Brennan	83	4.4	N/A
	SLD	D. Summers	54	2.9	–11.1
Majority			1,240	66.1	+6.5
Turnout			1,877	33.1	+3.5
Registered electors			5,669
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5

Mousehold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Buttle	1,362	61.0	–3.0
	Conservative	G. Fisher	388	17.4	–2.1
	Green	R. Woolacott	351	15.7	N/A
	SLD	M. Quinn	133	6.0	–10.5
Majority			974	43.6	–0.9
Turnout			2,234	35.7	–0.5
Registered electors			6,262
	Labour hold		Swing	0.5

Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Lamb	1,355	43.1	+14.0
	Labour	J. Paul*	1,111	35.4	–5.3
	Conservative	M. Moore	442	14.1	–16.1
	Green	S. Kinsey	234	7.4	N/A
Majority			244	7.8	N/A
Turnout			3,142	61.8	–0.2
Registered electors			5,088
	SLD gain from Labour		Swing	9.7

St Stephen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Cameron*	1,592	50.2	+0.2
	Conservative	S. Pollok	991	31.3	–4.4
	Green	P. Edwards	406	12.8	N/A
	SLD	D. Munday	182	5.7	–8.6
Majority			601	19.0	+4.7
Turnout			3,171	59.0	–3.3
Registered electors			5,374
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Thorpe Hamlet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	B. Critchley	1,216	45.2	–12.5
	Labour	C. Bunnett	753	28.0	–2.2
	Conservative	R. Rampley	444	16.5	+4.4
	Green	L. Betts	280	10.4	N/A
Majority			463	17.2	–10.4
Turnout			2,693	47.6	–8.6
Registered electors			5,661
	SLD hold		Swing	5.2

Town Close

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Lo. Maxfield	1,395	39.6	–4.4
	Labour	K. Brown	1,342	38.1	+1.3
	Conservative	A. Cargill	584	16.6	–2.6
	Green	J. Wimhurst	198	5.6	N/A
Majority			53	1.5	–5.6
Turnout			3,519	62.5	–2.0
Registered electors			5,633
	SLD hold		Swing	2.9

University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Turner *	1,264	43.4	–13.9
	SLD	D. Hume	1,037	35.6	+15.1
	Conservative	G. Parsons	345	11.8	–10.4
	Green	A. Ashford	266	9.1	N/A
Majority			227	7.8	–27.2
Turnout			2,912	55.9	+11.9
Registered electors			5,212
	Labour hold		Swing	14.5

South Norfolk

South Norfolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6		17,571	44.6	+2.9
	SLD	5		14,292	36.3	–3.9
	Labour	0		5,497	14.0	–4.1
	Green	0		1,485	3.8	N/A
	SDP	0		558	1.4	N/A
Total		11		39,403	48.5	+1.1
Registered electors				81,205	–	+5.1

Division results

Clavering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	R. Carden*	1,688	47.3	–1.8
	Conservative	S. Halton-Farrow	1,368	38.3	+4.2
	Labour	E. Rochford	513	14.4	–2.4
Majority			320	9.0	–6.0
Turnout			3,569	49.7	–4.5
Registered electors			7,177
	SLD hold		Swing	3.0

Costessey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	K. Rogers	1,661	43.7	+1.5
	Conservative	M. Tomlinson	1,642	43.2	+9.3
	Labour	R. Johnson	333	8.8	–15.1
	Green	D. Shanks	167	4.4	N/A
Majority			19	0.5	–7.8
Turnout			3,803	48.2	+6.1
Registered electors			7,885
	SLD hold		Swing	3.9

Diss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Mullender*	1,430	43.4	–6.0
	SLD	I. Caldwell	1,104	33.5	+2.7
	Labour	Daniel Zeichner	510	15.5	–4.3
	Green	P. Ryland	248	7.5	N/A
Majority			326	9.9	–8.7
Turnout			3,292	40.2	+3.0
Registered electors			8,180
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

East Depwade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	S. Revell*	1,678	44.0	–9.1
	Conservative	R. Carter	1,516	39.8	+3.5
	Labour	B. Warshaw	359	9.4	–1.3
	Green	G. Sessions	257	6.7	N/A
Majority			162	4.3	–12.5
Turnout			3,810	50.3	–2.0
Registered electors			7,570
	SLD hold		Swing	6.3

Henstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hemming	1,472	41.9	–5.3
	SLD	P. Newell	1,355	38.6	+7.8
	Labour	J. King	520	14.8	–7.2
	Green	J. Green	167	4.8	N/A
Majority			117	3.3	–13.2
Turnout			3,514	51.6	+7.6
Registered electors			6,808
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.6

Hingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Carman*	1,465	48.8	+4.2
	SLD	J. Dore	1,078	35.9	+1.5
	Labour	J. Cook	462	15.4	–5.6
Majority			387	12.9	+2.7
Turnout			3,005	46.1	+0.1
Registered electors			6,512
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

Humbleyard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. King	1,699	50.1	+5.7
	SLD	R. Watts	1,450	42.7	–1.4
	Labour	S. Sewell	245	7.2	–4.3
Majority			219	7.3	+7.0
Turnout			3,394	52.0	+1.5
Registered electors			6,527
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Loddon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gunson*	2,475	66.2	+8.6
	Labour	J. Skilleter	848	22.7	+0.8
	SDP	E. Green	413	11.1	N/A
Majority			1,627	43.5	+7.8
Turnout			3,736	53.6	+0.1
Registered electors			6,967
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Long Stratton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	E. Littler*	2,229	56.3	+7.3
	Conservative	J. Jeeves	1,411	35.7	–3.2
	Labour	S. Blaikie	178	4.5	–7.6
	Green	D. White-Miller	139	3.5	N/A
Majority			818	20.7	+10.7
Turnout			3,957	56.2	+9.1
Registered electors			7,045
	SLD hold		Swing	5.3

West Depwade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Chapman*	1,750	49.9	+5.6
	SLD	R. McClenning	691	19.7	–21.1
	Green	D. Mansell	507	14.5	N/A
	Labour	B. Whall	414	11.8	–3.1
	SDP	T. Donegan	145	4.1	N/A
Majority			1,059	30.2	+26.7
Turnout			3,507	43.2	–3.7
Registered electors			8,113
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.4

Wymondham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	D. Hockaday	1,358	35.6	–7.2
	Conservative	P. Tonkin	1,343	35.2	+2.5
	Labour	C. Needle	1,115	29.2	+4.7
Majority			15	0.4	–9.8
Turnout			3,816	45.3	–3.8
Registered electors			8,421
	SLD hold		Swing	4.9

References

1. "Norfolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 19 September 2024.