1993 Norfolk County Council election

1993 Norfolk County Council election

←  1989 7 May 1993 (1993-05-07) 1997  →
All 84 seats to Norfolk County Council 43 seats needed for a majority
Registered	593,873 (1.7%)
Turnout	39.3% (1.5%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 47 seats, 42.7% 28 seats, 34.4% 9 seats, 17.7% Seats won 34 32 16 Seat change 13 4 7 Popular vote 83,308 84,785 60,416 Percentage 35.7% 36.3% 25.9% Swing 7.0% 1.9% 8.2%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

The 1993 Norfolk County Council election took place on 7 May 1993 to elect members of Norfolk County Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

The Conservatives lost control of the County Council for the first time since it was formed in the 19th century, amid dire results for the party nationally. ^[1]

Changes between elections

See also: Norfolk County Council elections § 1993–1997

Election result

1993 Norfolk County Council election [1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	83	34	0	13	13	40.5	35.7	83,308	–7.0
	Labour	84	32	4	0	4	38.1	36.3	84,785	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	72	16	7	0	7	19.0	25.9	60,416	+8.2
	Independent	3	2	2	0	2	2.4	1.3	3,031	+1.2
	Green	14	0	0	0		0.0	0.8	1,964	–3.4

Election of Group Leaders

Celia Cameron (St. Stephen) remained leader of the Labour Group, Alison King (Humbleyard) was elected leader of the Conservative Group and Stephen Revell (Clavering) was re-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group.

Election of Leader of the Council

Celia Cameron (St. Stephen) the leader of the Labour group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a Labour/Lib Dem administration.

Division results by local authority

Breckland

Breckland District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	2	12,914	43.5	–5.9
	Labour	3	1	10,975	37.0	+2.0
	Independent	1	1	917	3.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	0		4,123	13.9	+4.9
	Green	0		764	2.6	–2.5
Total		11		29,693	36.4	–3.3
Registered electors				81,508	–	+3.7

Division results

Attleborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Alston *	1,687	53.1	–9.0
	Labour	John Williams	905	28.5	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Jeffrey	588	18.5	+8.5
Majority			782	24.6
Turnout			3,180	34.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Dereham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leslie Potter *	1,362	45.8	–4.6
	Conservative	Clifton Jordan	1,132	38.0	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Kane	482	16.2	+6.0
Majority			230	7.7
Turnout			2,976	38.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.6

Dereham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Dulgan *	1,245	41.5	–4.1
	Labour	S. Jones	1,017	33.9	–1.4
	Green	Tony Park	457	15.2	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Buck	282	9.4	+2.3
Majority			228	7.6
Turnout			3,001	36.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

Elmham & Mattishall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ingrid Floering-Blackman *	1,532	49.9	−4.1
	Labour	J. Copsy	785	25.6	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	S. Wilson	579	18.9	+4.1
	Green	S. Belfield	175	5.7	N/A
Majority			747	24.3
Turnout			3,071	38.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Guiltcross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Baskerville	1,304	45.0	−3.5
	Labour	Anne Hanson	918	31.7	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. Gordon	678	23.4	+17.1
Majority			386	13.3
Turnout			2,900	42.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Necton & Launditch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Holland	1,657	44.0	+6.9
	Conservative	John Birkbeck *	1,620	43.0	–4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nicolas Starling	357	9.5	–0.5
	Green	Alison Cooper	132	3.5	–2.3
Majority			37	1.0
Turnout			3,766	48.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.5

Swaffham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kay Mason	1,302	51.1	–14.0
	Labour	Leslie Wise	855	33.5	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Glover	393	15.4	N/A
Majority			447	17.5
Turnout			2,550	35.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.3

Thetford East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Terence Lamb	917	36.4	N/A
	Labour	K. Key	911	36.2	−1.0
	Conservative	A. McCaffery	691	27.4	−17.5
Majority			6	0.2
Turnout			2,519	32.1
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Thetford West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thelma Paines *	1,197	71.4	+20.6
	Conservative	F. Attfield	480	28.6	−3.2
Majority			717	42.8
Turnout			1,677	27.8
	Labour hold		Swing	11.9

Watton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Beddoes *	1,365	51.7	–12.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Donovan	764	29.0	+13.5
	Labour	R. Barker	510	19.3	–1.4
Majority			601	22.8
Turnout			2,639	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.8

Wissey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samuel Steward *	1,246	46.9	–11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Roland Barrington-Green	805	30.3	+11.3
	Labour	David Curzon-Berners	607	22.8	−0.2
Majority			441	16.6
Turnout			2,658	36.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.2

Broadland

Broadland District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	2	13,449	40.9	–7.7
	Labour	3	2	10,623	32.3	+10.2
	Liberal Democrats	1		8,062	24.5	–0.4
	Independent	0		653	2.0	N/A
	Green	0		135	0.4	–3.2
Total		12		32,922	38.6	+1.3
Registered electors				85,394	–	+2.4

Division results

Acle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Chase *	1,055	44.6	–11.9
	Labour	K. Duckworth	853	36.1	+10.2
	Liberal Democrats	K. Fursse	457	19.3	+1.7
Majority			202	8.5
Turnout			2,365	38.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.1

Aylsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Colk	1,596	50.4	+20.3
	Conservative	Frances Roualle *	1,117	35.3	−16.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Drury	452	14.3	−3.5
Majority			479	15.1
Turnout			3,165	42.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	18.6

Blofield and Brundall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Mowle	1,742	54.4	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Glauert	730	22.8	–21.5
	Labour	M. Higgleton	730	22.8	N/A
Majority			1,012	31.6
Turnout			3,202	38.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Hellesdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Clark *	944	37.2	−4.2
	Labour	P. Scott	908	35.7	+12.3
	Liberal Democrats	L. Bond	689	27.1	–8.1
Majority			36	1.4
Turnout			2,541	39.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.3

Horsford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Cogman	971	43.5	+2.0
	Conservative	D. Perry	708	31.7	−6.2
	Labour	C. Bensley	554	24.8	+4.3
Majority			263	11.8
Turnout			2,233	36.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.1

Old Catton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Austin	1,213	46.1	−5.9
	Labour	S. Morphew	747	28.4	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Young	669	25.4	+4.1
Majority			466	17.7
Turnout			2,629	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.0

Reepham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Marshall*	1,116	46.4	−7.3
	Labour	P. Carman	610	25.4	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	V. Beadle	542	22.6	+9.2
	Green	S. Vick	135	5.6	−8.2
Majority			506	21.1
Turnout			2,403	36.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Sprowston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Lashley*	1,319	38.6	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Dewgarde	1,213	35.5	+14.4
	Conservative	H. Maidment	881	25.8	−7.8
Majority			106	3.1
Turnout			3,413	45.3
	Labour hold		Swing	8.7

Taverham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Burrell*	1,287	47.8	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Robinson	935	34.7	−3.5
	Labour	S. Wright	469	17.4	+6.7
Majority			352	13.1
Turnout			2,691	32.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

Thorpe St. Andrew

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cook	1,416	41.6	+15.3
	Conservative	E. Cocks	1,040	30.6	−21.4
	Independent	F. Oxborough*	653	19.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	D. Ryan	293	8.6	−4.5
Majority			376	11.1
Turnout			3,402	46.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	18.4

Woodside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Marshall	1,018	42.0	−10.1
	Labour	B. Lashley	835	34.5	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Goodey	569	23.5	+13.6
Majority			183	7.6
Turnout			2,422	35.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Wroxham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Peel*	1,298	53.5	−6.0
	Labour	P. Buck	586	24.2	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	V. Fazakerley	542	22.3	−1.8
Majority			712	29.3
Turnout			2,426	37.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	6		12,088	58.7	+9.2
	Conservative	4	b	8,508	41.3	–2.5
Total		10		20,596	32.2	–1.0
Registered electors				64,060	–	+1.1

Division results

Caister & Great Yarmouth North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Hacon*	1,443	59.6	+3.0
	Conservative	J. Shrimplin	980	40.4	−3.0
Majority			463	19.1
Turnout			2,423	36.9
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

East Flegg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Stuttaford *	1,529	57.2	–4.3
	Labour	J. Doyle	1,142	42.8	+11.3
Majority			387	14.5
Turnout			2,671	32.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Gorleston St. Andrews

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Godfred Girling	1,098	51.4	±0.0
	Labour	B. Baughan	1,038	48.6	+6.9
Majority			60	2.8
Turnout			2,136	37.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Great Yarmouth Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Holmes *	1,367	66.0	+16.5
	Conservative	G. Doyle	704	34.0	+2.3
Majority			663	32.0
Turnout			2,071	31.7
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

Lothingland East & Magdalen West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Mason*	1,747	65.3	+8.9
	Conservative	M. Taylor	929	m34.7	−0.9
Majority			818	30.6
Turnout			2,676	32.6
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

Lothingland West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Timewell	1,193	51.0	−2.3
	Labour	R. Stringer	1,145	49.0	+11.7
Majority			48	2.1
Turnout			2,338	27.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Magdalen East & Claydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Blyth*	1,366	72.7	−1.8
	Conservative	J. Russell	514	27.3	+1.8
Majority			852	45.3
Turnout			1,880	33.5
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Northgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Gall	858	60.7	+5.9
	Conservative	C. Hodds	556	39.3	+5.9
Majority			302	21.4
Turnout			1,414	29.2
	Labour hold		Swing	0.0

Southtown & Cobholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Castle*	1,369	70.2	−3.5
	Conservative	A. Shirland	582	29.8	+3.5
Majority			787	40.3
Turnout			1,951	28.2
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

West Flegg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Lovewell Blake*	1,366	55.8	–3.2
	Labour	R. Huxtable	1,084	44.2	+11.3
Majority			282	11.5
Turnout			2,450	31.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

King's Lynn & West Norfolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	3	16,444	40.9	–9.1
	Labour	4	1	13,831	34.4	–2.6
	Liberal Democrats	2	2	9,712	24.2	+11.9
	Green	0		199	0.5	N/A
Total		14		40,196	36.6	–0.1
Registered electors				109,781	–	–0.4

Division results

Dersingham ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Pratt *	1,399	39.0	–18.2
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Burall	1,370	38.2	+27.7
	Labour	Philip Warner	820	22.8	–9.5
Majority			29	0.8
Turnout			3,589	44.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	23.0

Docking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Bett *	1,418	50.3	–1.0
	Labour	Stephen Harmer	942	33.4	–4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Stewart	457	16.2	+5.4
Majority			476	16.9
Turnout			2,817	38.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Downham Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harold Rose *	1,307	50.8	−7.8
	Labour	Gillian Stewart	892	34.7	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Thorne	271	10.5	+1.5
	Green	Paul Arnold	101	3.9	N/A
Majority			415	16.1
Turnout			2,571	36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

Feltwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Buckton	1,236	48.8	+31.4
	Conservative	Robert Marsh-Allen*	919	36.3	–22.7
	Labour	Roger Parnell	377	14.9	–8.7
Majority			317	12.5
Turnout			2,532	38.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	27.1

Fincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Rockcliffe *	1,158	42.0	–9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Waterman	1,153	41.8	+28.0
	Labour	Lawrence Wilkinson	445	16.1	–18.2
Majority			5	0.2
Turnout			2,756	39.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.0

Freebridge Lynn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Dutton *	1,792	48.3	−12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Farthing	1,178	31.8	+16.9
	Labour	Mark Steele	738	19.9	–4.7
Majority			614	16.6
Turnout			3,708	42.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.6

Gaywood North & Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary King	1,388	48.2	+14.0
	Conservative	Berry Barton *	1,089	37.8	–5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Neve	404	14.0	–8.3
Majority			299	10.4
Turnout			2,881	34.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	9.9

Gaywood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Davidson *	1,006	71.3	–3.1
	Conservative	Henry Stern	283	18.7	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Howling	141	10.0	+2.7
Majority			723	52.7
Turnout			1,410	29.1
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Hunstanton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lambert *	1,702	46.8	−6.8
	Labour	Arthur Mostyn-Evans	1,580	43.5	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Witley	354	9.7	+1.9
Majority			122	3.4
Turnout			3,636	42.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Kings Lynn North & Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Donaldson *	1,511	71.0	+4.3
	Conservative	Alan Stoker	447	21.0	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Kulkami	169	7.9	N/A
Majority			1,064	50.0
Turnout			2,127	30.7
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

Kings Lynn South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryan Seaman *	1,415	69.3	+0.3
	Conservative	Ann White	439	21.5	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Leeder	187	9.2	+4.0
Majority			976	47.8
Turnout			2,041	34.2
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5

Marshland North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Clery-Fox	1,263	48.3	+18.8
	Conservative	Steven Dorrington *	863	33.0	–13.0
	Labour	Penelope Snape	490	18.7	–5.7
Majority			400	15.3
Turnout			2,616	31.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	15.9

Marshland South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harry Humphrey	1,161	52.0	–12.5
	Labour	Jack Bantoft	793	35.5	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Marsh	278	12.5	N/A
Majority			368	16.5
Turnout			2,232	28.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.3

Winch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Heather Bolt*	1,221	47.1	−13.5
	Labour	George Hayton	827	31.9	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Philippa Gray	446	17.2	+3.6
	Green	Michael Walker	98	3.8	N/A
Majority			394	15.2
Turnout			2,592	36.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

North Norfolk

North Norfolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	4		11,323	32.5	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	3	3	10,870	31.2	+17.0
	Conservative	2	4	11,061	31.8	–14.6
	Independent	1	1	1,461	4.2	N/A
	Green	0		101	0.3	–4.4
Total		10		34,816	46.2	+0.9
Registered electors				75,310	–	+3.3

Division results

Cromer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Turnbull *	1,308	41.5	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Dunlam	1,119	35.5	+11.2
	Labour	D. Bussey	627	19.9	−7.4
	Green	Peter Crouch	101	3.2	N/A
Majority			189	6.0
Turnout			3,155	42.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.1

Erpingham & Melton Constable

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martyn Warnes*	1,953	56.8	+12.8
	Conservative	H. Bessemer-Clark	1,058	30.8	–9.0
	Liberal Democrats	T. Jenner-Ludbrook	427	12.4	–3.8
Majority			895	26.0
Turnout			3,438	51.6
	Labour hold		Swing	10.9

Fakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dennis Parsons *	1,671	53.8	+3.1
	Conservative	Keith Barrow	1,030	33.2	−16.1
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver Towers	406	13.1	N/A
Majority			641	20.6
Turnout			3,107	40.2
	Labour hold		Swing	8.7

Holt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Cooke	2,085	53.3	+21.8
	Conservative	M. Perry-Warnes	1,447	37.0	−11.3
	Labour	R. Kelham	380	9.7	−10.5
Majority			638	16.3
Turnout			3,912	53.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	16.6

Mundesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Baldwin	2,165	57.7	+45.5
	Conservative	A. Cargill	1,142	30.4	−18.1
	Labour	C. Collins	448	11.9	−13.4
Majority			1,023	27.2
Turnout			3,755	48.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	31.8

North Smallburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Cullingham*	1,946	53.5	+25.5
	Conservative	A. Brackenbury	1,236	34.0	−20.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. Wilkins	454	12.5	N/A
Majority			710	19.5
Turnout			3,636	45.2
	Labour hold		Swing	22.8

North Walsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Booth*	1,731	48.4	+3.8
	Conservative	P. Quittenden	1,007	28.2	−15.4
	Liberal Democrats	B. Sheridan	835	23.4	N/A
Majority			724	20.3
Turnout			3,573	42.3
	Labour hold		Swing	9.6

Sheringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Craske	2,150	58.2	+28.9
	Conservative	R. Seligman*	1,269	34.4	−11.4
	Labour	P. Harding	272	7.4	−7.0
Majority			881	23.9
Turnout			3,691	47.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	20.2

South Smallburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Mogford*	1,564	52.0	−2.1
	Labour	R. Harding	1,004	33.4	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Y. Rushman	438	14.6	−3.3
Majority			560	18.6
Turnout			3,006	41.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Wells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Graham Ashworth *	1,461	41.2	N/A
	Labour	James Wallace	1,291	36.4	–3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Groom	791	22.3	+10.6
Majority			170	4.8	N/A
Turnout			3,543	51.9	–0.3
Registered electors			6,827
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Norwich

Norwich District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	12		19.900	53.0	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	3		10,502	28.0	+11.7
	Conservative	1		6,757	18.0	–3.4
	Green	0		413	1.1	–7.9
Total		16		37,572	39.7	–5.1
Registered electors				94,595	–	+0.3

Division results

Bowthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josephine Britton	1,533	65.5	−4.1
	Conservative	H. Collins	414	17.7	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Cornwell	312	13.3	+7.5
	Green	Susan Pollard	82	3.5	−3.3
Majority			1,119	47.8
Turnout			2,341	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Catton Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Tilley*	1,138	61.8	+0.9
	Conservative	P. Kearney	436	23.7	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Moore	267	14.5	+7.8
Majority			702	38.1
Turnout			1,841	29.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

Coslany

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Ward	1,444	64.2	+2.5
	Conservative	Ernest Horth	479	21.3	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Maxfield	326	14.5	+7.6
Majority			965	42.9
Turnout			2,249	37.0
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Crome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Bland	1,389	66.3	−1.2
	Conservative	J. Beckett	387	18.5	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Mackeller	320	15.3	+6.6
Majority			1,002	47.8
Turnout			2,096	37.2
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

Eaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Wallis*	1,590	48.3	−3.5
	Labour	J. Clissold	919	27.9	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	F. Hartley	785	23.8	+15.9
Majority			671	20.4
Turnout			3,294	51.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Heigham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Sheppard *	1,206	51.7	−15.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Dunthorne	954	40.9	+32.4
	Conservative	A. Quinn	174	7.5	−9.6
Majority			252	10.8
Turnout			2,334	41.0
	Labour hold		Swing	23.9

Henderson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Phelan *	1,250	70.3	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	L. Dunthorne	272	15.3	+10.8
	Conservative	P. Munday	257	14.4	–0.7
Majority			978	55.0
Turnout			1,779	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	1.7

Lakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Penelope Ross *	1,371	65.4	−1.4
	Conservative	E. Cooper	398	19.0	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. Elgood	328	15.6	+10.3
Majority			973	46.4
Turnout			2,097	36.2
	Labour hold		Swing	0.6

Mancroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Addison*	1,396	61.7	+0.5
	Conservative	R. Moore	519	23.0	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Risebrook	346	15.3	+9.0
Majority			877	38.8
Turnout			2,261	35.3
	Labour hold		Swing	0.0

Mile Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Panes	1,064	63.0	−16.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wilkes	454	26.9	+24.0
	Conservative	L. Quayle	170	10.1	−3.2
Majority			610	36.1
Turnout			1,688	29.9
	Labour hold		Swing	20.2

Mousehold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Buttle*	1,380	68.6	+7.6
	Conservative	I. Evans	283	14.1	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Priest	230	11.4	+5.4
	Green	L. Moore	118	5.9	−9.8
Majority			1,097	54.5
Turnout			2,011	31.9
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5

Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Warnes	1,479	52.3	+9.2
	Labour	S. Dent	1,130	40.0	+4.6
	Conservative	G. Drake	219	7.7	−6.4
Majority			349	12.3
Turnout			2,828	55.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.3

St. Stephen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Cameron*	1,477	59.1	+8.9
	Conservative	A. Daws	588	23.5	−7.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Leeder	324	13.0	+7.3
	Green	A. Holmes	109	4.4	−8.4
Majority			889	35.6
Turnout			2,498	46.1
	Labour hold		Swing	8.4

Thorpe Hamlet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Hacker	1,338	56.8	+11.6
	Labour	M. Pendred	666	28.3	+0.3
	Conservative	L. Cooper	249	10.6	−5.9
	Green	K. Stubbs	104	4.4	−6.0
Majority			672	28.5
Turnout			2,357	39.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.7

Town Close

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Harper	1,657	52.7	+13.1
	Labour	B. Smith	1,190	37.8	−0.3
	Conservative	S. Allman	300	9.5	−7.1
Majority			467	14.8
Turnout			3,147	56.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.7

University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Turner*	1,347	49.0	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	S. Fearnley	1,110	40.3	+4.7
	Conservative	M. Hayden	294	10.7	−1.1
Majority			237	8.6
Turnout			2,751	54.2
	Labour hold		Swing	0.5

South Norfolk

South Norfolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	7	2	17,147	45.5	+9.2
	Conservative	4	2	14,175	37.6	–7.0
	Labour	0		6,045	16.0	+2.0
	Green	0		352	0.9	–2.9
Total		11		37,719	45.3	–3.2
Registered electors				83,225	–	+2.5

Division results

Clavering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Revell *	1,943	58.0	+10.7
	Conservative	R. Curtis	989	29.5	−8.8
	Labour	R. McKie	418	12.5	−1.9
Majority			954	28.5
Turnout			3,350	46.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.8

Costessey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Rogers *	1,826	59.5	+15.8
	Conservative	N. Bull	844	27.5	−15.7
	Labour	R. Borrett	397	12.9	+4.1
Majority			982	32.0
Turnout			3,067	38.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	15.8

Diss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Jacoby	1,453	42.7	+9.2
	Conservative	M. Dain	1,043	30.6	−12.8
	Labour	Daniel Zeichner	909	26.7	+11.2
Majority			410	12.0
Turnout			3,405	40.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	11.0

East Depwade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Brownsea	1,819	51.1	+7.1
	Conservative	R. Carter	1,296	36.4	−3.4
	Labour	I. Stebbing	278	7.8	−1.6
	Green	G. Sessions	166	4.7	−2.0
Majority			523	14.7
Turnout			3,559	45.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.3

Henstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Hemming *	1,456	45.4	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Lawes	1,121	34.9	−3.7
	Labour	J. King	531	16.5	+1.7
	Green	S. Ross-Wagenknect	101	3.1	−1.7
Majority			335	10.4
Turnout			3,209	45.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Hingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Dore	1,588	51.2	+15.3
	Conservative	C. Bayne	1,132	36.5	−12.3
	Labour	L. Coleman	383	12.3	−3.1
Majority			456	14.7
Turnout			3,103	48.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	13.8

Humbleyard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alison King*	1,549	46.3	–3.8
	Liberal Democrats	E. Phillips	1,538	46.0	+3.3
	Labour	E. Bellamy	258	7.7	+0.5
Majority			11	0.3
Turnout			3,345	48.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Loddon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Gunson *	2,345	62.6	−3.6
	Labour	William McCloughan	701	18.7	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Prior	698	18.6	N/A
Majority			1,644	43.9
Turnout			3,744	52.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Long Stratton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Littler	2,189	63.9	+7.6
	Conservative	P. Howarth	901	26.3	−9.4
	Labour	G. Aitken	335	9.8	+5.3
Majority			1,288	37.6
Turnout			3,425	46.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.5

West Depwade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Chapman*	1,488	45.7	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. McClenning	1,292	39.7	+20.0
	Labour	D. Higgin	476	14.6	+2.8
Majority			196	6.0
Turnout			3,256	40.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.1

Wymondham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hockaday*	1,680	39.5	+3.9
	Labour	C. Needle	1,359	31.9	+2.7
	Conservative	P. Tonkin	1,132	26.6	−8.6
	Green	M. Robinson	85	2.0	N/A
Majority			321	7.5
Turnout			4,256	47.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.6

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). "Local Elections Handbook 1993" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. ISBN   978-0-948858-16-1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2016.
2. "Candidates line up for election". Lynn Advertiser. 6 April 1993. Retrieved 25 July 2025.