1991 North Norfolk District Council election

1991 North Norfolk District Council election
All 46 seats to North Norfolk District Council ; 24 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; Independent	Council control after election; ; No overall control

Last updated September 06, 2025

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			6	39.1	27.6	10,841	–21.4
	Conservative	29	17			1	37.0	30.2	11,890	+8.4
	Labour	36	6			3	13.0	23.1	9,071	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	33	5			2	10.9	17.8	6,988	+6.6
	Green	3	0				0.0	1.3	530	N/A

Ward results

Astley

Astley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Eke*	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Bacton

Bacton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Strong*	467	56.7	−12.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Baldwin	243	29.5	−1.1
	Labour	F. Eckett	113	13.7	N/A
Turnout			823	52.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Blakeney

Blakeney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Wootten*	454	54.0	+5.3
	Labour	C. Gates	240	28.5	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	L. Stainer	147	17.5	N/A
Turnout			841	52.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Bodham

Bodham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Perry-Warnes*	516	57.0	+57.0
	Liberal Democrats	E. High	195	21.5	N/A
	Labour	G. Parker	195	21.5	N/A
Turnout			906	57.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Catfield

Catfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Nunn	382	52.1	*N/A*
	Labour	K. Bacon	351	47.9	N/A
Turnout			733	46.6
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Chaucer

Chaucer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Fisher*	386	53.6	+5.0
	Independent	G. Heard	334	46.4	N/A
Turnout			720	50.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Cley

Cley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Dawson*	419	60.2	+60.2
	Independent	P. White	145	20.8	N/A
	Labour	R. Kelham	132	19.0	N/A
Turnout			696	52.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Corpusty

Corpusty
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Misselbrook	287	59.4	*N/A*
	Labour	S. Booth	122	25.3	−13.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Revett	74	15.3	N/A
Turnout			483	42.0
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Cromer

Cromer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Randall	956	51.5	*N/A*
	Conservative	T. Bolton*	682	36.7	−31.4
	Conservative	J. Leeds*	600	32.3	−31.4
	Labour	D. Bussey	452	24.3	−7.3
	Liberal Democrats	H. Noble	333	17.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	G. Hunnable	220	11.8	N/A
Turnout			1,858	44.5
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

T. Bolton and J. Leeds were previously elected as Independent councillors.

Erpingham

Erpingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Spencer	330	40.0	*N/A*
	Conservative	S. Arnold	298	36.1	−13.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Harrison*	198	24.0	−26.6
Turnout			826	57.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Four Stowes

Four Stowes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Wright	435	48.5	*N/A*
	Independent	D. Kinnear*	176	19.6	+19.6
	Labour	O. Savoury	170	19.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	J. Corney	115	12.8	N/A
Turnout			896	59.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Fulmodeston

Fulmodeston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Broughton*	501	71.4	−4.7
	Labour	A. Dick	201	28.6	+4.7
Turnout			702	52.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Glaven

Glaven
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Cordeaux	796	50.4	−17.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Stone	724	45.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	M. Cubitt	523	33.1	N/A
	Conservative	S. Blount	508	32.2	N/A
	Labour	W. Monaghan	437	27.7	N/A
	Independent	A. Hull	143	9.1	N/A
Turnout			1,580	50.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Happisburgh

Happisburgh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Paterson*	328	42.6	+42.6
	Labour	D. Mole	298	38.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	D. Black	144	18.7	N/A
Turnout			770	45.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Hickling

Hickling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Blaxell*	476	52.8	−13.8
	Labour	H. Banks	242	26.9	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Tobin	183	20.3	N/A
Turnout			901	58.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horning

Horning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Greenhill*	390	75.4	−5.7
	Labour	A. Warnes	74	14.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Colk	53	10.3	−8.6
Turnout			517	54.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horsefen

Horsefen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Wise	519	54.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	C. Robertshaw	437	45.7	N/A
Turnout			956	51.4
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Hoveton

Hoveton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Hutchinson*	415	50.9	+9.6
	Conservative	T. Fanthorpe	400	49.1	−9.6
Turnout			815	51.1
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Lancaster

Lancaster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Barrow*	1,258	53.6	−2.3
	Conservative	A. Tickle	1,190	50.7	*N/A*
	Labour	N. Barrett*	930	39.7	−0.2
	Labour	M. Warnes	656	28.0	N/A
	Labour	D. Batts	647	27.6	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Bird	441	18.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	D. Holm	326	13.9	N/A
Turnout			2,345	43.1
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

H. Barrow was previously elected as an Independent councillor.

Mundesley

Mundesley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Gotts*	632	52.6	+52.6
	Independent	B. Gotts	275	22.9	N/A
	Labour	N. King	176	14.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Corney	118	9.8	N/A
Turnout			1,201	57.4
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

G. Gotts was previously elected as an Independent councillor.

Neatishead

Neatishead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Durrant*	598	78.4	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Y. Rushman	91	11.9	−7.6
	Labour	L. Hawkes	74	9.7	N/A
Turnout			763	55.2
	Independent hold		Swing

North Walsham East

North Walsham East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Rose	1,296	45.9	−4.6
	Independent	C. Cushion*	1,192	42.2	*N/A*
	Conservative	P. Rayna*	1,158	41.0	+1.8
	Labour	M. Booth	862	30.5	+8.2
	Labour	J. Heal**	811	28.7	+6.1
	Labour	D. Cunningham	715	25.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	M. Young-Bullimore	576	20.4	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	I. Henderson	404	14.3	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Davies	392	13.9	N/A
Turnout			2,826	47.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

J. Heal was a sitting councillor for North Walsham West ward.

North Walsham West

North Walsham West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Gray	501	64.1	+11.9
	Conservative	N. Horner-Glister	281	35.9	−11.9
Turnout			782	45.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Overstrand

Overstrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Shewell*	333	55.7	+55.7
	Independent	C. Page	160	26.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	H. Sidle	105	17.6	N/A
Turnout			598	53.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pastonacres

Pastonacres
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Corney*	445	46.7	*N/A*
	Labour	R. Lemmon	261	27.4	−10.9
	Conservative	H. Adams	247	25.9	−35.8
Turnout			953	66.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Roughton

Roughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Arnold*	432	44.4	−21.0
	Labour	C. Collins	302	31.0	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Seaman	126	12.9	N/A
	Green	S. Crouch	113	11.6	N/A
Turnout			973	48.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

W. Arnold was previously elected as an Independent councillor.

Scottow

Scottow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Cullingham*	328	49.5	*N/A*
	Conservative	W. Fryer	263	39.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	B. Lamb	71	10.7	N/A
Turnout			662	43.0
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Sheringham

Sheringham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. McGinn	1,117	46.4	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Dennis*	1,001	41.6	−6.8
	Conservative	B. Alton*	816	33.9	−12.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Beckett	755	31.4	+5.1
	Conservative	B. Smith	723	30.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	G. Ward	507	21.1	−9.9
	Independent	J. Nichols	487	20.2	N/A
	Green	J. Long	300	12.5	N/A
	Labour	P. Crump	277	11.5	−4.1
	Labour	P. Skelton	246	10.2	N/A
	Labour	D. Seymour	235	9.8	N/A
Turnout			2,408	48.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stalham

Stalham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Bird	496	46.0	*N/A*
	Labour	D. Hollebon	446	41.3	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Walker	137	12.7	N/A
Turnout			1,079	47.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Suffield Park

Suffield Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	V. Woodcock*	594	78.7	+14.5
	Conservative	J. Todrayner	161	21.3	N/A
Turnout			755	45.7
	Independent hold		Swing

The Raynhams

The Raynhams
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Duckworth-Chad*	494	69.0	+69.0
	Labour	P. Batts	222	31.0	N/A
Turnout			716	40.2
	Independent hold		Swing

The Runtons

The Runtons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Craske	702	50.0	*N/A*
	Conservative	P. Caswell	551	39.2	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	J. Crampsie	529	37.7	N/A
	Conservative	P. Simpson	489	34.8	N/A
	Labour	M. Amis	158	11.2	−12.2
	Labour	J. Moore	120	8.5	N/A
	Green	A. Zelter	117	8.3	N/A
Turnout			1,405	55.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Walsingham

Walsingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Moore*	Unopposed	*N/A*	−77.9
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing

Wells

Wells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Gates	755	53.6	+22.4
	Conservative	M. French*	666	47.3	−14.4
	Independent	D. Hudson*	431	30.6	−23.7
	Liberal Democrats	E. Anderson	338	24.0	N/A
Turnout			1,408	57.7
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wensum Valley

Wensum Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Perowne*	391	55.2	+55.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Chubb	205	29.0	N/A
	Labour	E. Richards	112	15.8	N/A
Turnout			708	49.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Worstead

Worstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Shaw	310	40.4	+10.0
	Independent	T. Hardingham*	307	40.0	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	C. Wilkins	151	19.7	N/A
Turnout			768	54.0
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

References

↑ "North Norfolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 5 September 2025.

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[1] "North Norfolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[2] "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 5 September 2025.

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