2003 North Norfolk District Council election

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2003 North Norfolk District Council election
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All 48 seats to North Norfolk District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won2814
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 16Steady2.svg
Popular vote13,77013,979
Percentage37.5%38.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.3%Increase2.svg 8.1%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Independent Labour
Seats won60
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 10
Popular vote5,6402,693
Percentage15.4%7.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.6%Decrease2.svg 15.5%
North Norfolk UK ward map 2003.svg
Results of the 2003 North Norfolk District Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Liberal Democrats

The 2003 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The council was contested on new ward boundaries and the number of seats increased by 2 to 48.

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Election result

2003 North Norfolk District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 28Increase2.svg 1658.337.513,770+8.3
  Conservative 14Steady2.svg29.238.113,979+8.1
  Independent 6Decrease2.svg 412.515.45,640-2.6
  Labour 0Decrease2.svg 100.07.32,693-15.5
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.01.7638N/A

Ward results

Astley

Astley Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Broughton* 349 42.9
Conservative James Howlett26732.8
Liberal Democrats John Pike14417.7
Green Monika Wiedmann546.6
Majority 8210.1
Turnout 46.6
Independent win (new seat)

Briston

Briston Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Wyatt* 455 64.3
Conservative Susan Edwards22932.3
Green Sharon Harvey243.4
Majority 22632.0
Turnout 42.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chaucer

Chaucer Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Sweeney* 454 49.2
Conservative David Heathcote42345.9
Green Victoria Wood454.9
Majority 313.3
Turnout 48.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Corpusty

Corpusty Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Perry-Warnes* 560 55.7
Labour Aubrey Poberefsky*33032.8
Liberal Democrats Raymond Swain11511.4
Majority 23022.9
Turnout 53.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Cromer Town

Cromer Town Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laurence Randall* 558 52.6
Conservative Thomas Cabbell Manners* 529 49.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Baldwin27225.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Corney21019.8
Labour Colin Vanlint17916.9
Independent George Foster12311.6
Majority 25724.2
Turnout 1,06133.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Laurence Randall had previously been elected as an Independent councillor.

Erpingham

Erpingham Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Willcox 479 57.0
Liberal Democrats John Stibbons23928.5
Labour Ann Poberefsky12214.5
Majority 24028.5
Turnout 46.1
Conservative win (new seat)

Gaunt

Gaunt Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Jones 437 49.4
Conservative Judith Oliver30734.7
Independent Clyte Venvell*14115.9
Majority 13014.7
Turnout 48.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Clyte Venvell had previously been elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor.

Glaven Valley

Glaven Valley Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Crowe* 623 65.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Groom27528.9
Green Rupert Rosser525.5
Majority 34836.7
Turnout 50.6
Conservative win (new seat)

Happisburgh

Happisburgh Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Hammond 349 45.4
Conservative James Croft34444.7
Green Paul Saunders769.9
Majority 50.7
Turnout 40.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

High Heath

High Heath Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Cordeaux* 504 50.9
Conservative Nicholas Deterding43844.2
Green Rosalind Redfern494.9
Majority 666.7
Turnout 60.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Holt

Holt Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Baker* 823 54.9
Liberal Democrats Ronald Stone* 506 33.7
Conservative John Blyth46330.9
Liberal Democrats Robin Combe43228.8
Independent Philip High41427.6
Green Paula D'Attoma614.1
Green Alicia Hull412.7
Majority 432.9
Turnout 1,50052.3
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Michael Baker had previously been elected as a Conservative councillor.

Hoveton

Hoveton Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rita Massingham* 613 75.9
Liberal Democrats Alexandrine Howe19524.1
Majority 41851.8
Turnout 47.1
Conservative win (new seat)

Lancaster North

Lancaster North Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Starling 720 62.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 649 56.4
Conservative Michael Reynolds25221.9
Labour Janet Holdom21018.3
Independent Philip Kemp*19016.5
Green Vanessa Jarvis524.5
Majority 39734.6
Turnout 1,14940.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Philip Kemp had previously been elected as a Labour councillor.

Lancaster South

Lancaster South Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Towers 453 42.1
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Howe 452 42.0
Conservative Roy Banham*41038.1
Conservative James Spencer Ashworth34532.1
Labour Brenda Coldrick*18917.6
Labour Desmond Hewitt*18317.0
Majority 423.9
Turnout 1,07634.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Mundesley

Mundesley Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wyndham Northam* 903 67.6
Independent Susan Willis* 704 52.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Farmer26920.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas John25319.0
Majority 43532.6
Turnout 1,33540.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

North Walsham East

North Walsham East Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Moore 640 46.8
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ford 603 44.1
Conservative Rita Rose*45133.0
Conservative Susan Williamson38127.9
Labour George Nelson17412.7
Independent Graham Dunn17212.6
Independent Charles Cole1047.6
Majority 15211.1
Turnout 1,36741.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

North Walsham North

North Walsham North Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Turner 625 56.0
Liberal Democrats Julie Thompson 615 55.1
Conservative Arthur Vincent29526.4
Conservative Donna McDougall27124.3
Independent Roy Haynes*26423.6
Majority 32028.6
Turnout 1,11734.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Roy Haynes had previously been elected as a Labour councillor.

North Walsham West

North Walsham West Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Birch* 773 60.1
Liberal Democrats Virginia Gay 652 50.7
Conservative Natasha Sherry30123.4
Conservative Arthur Stimpson29022.6
Labour Paul Buck28221.9
Majority 35127.3
Turnout 1,28641.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Poppyland

Poppyland Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Tillett 361 39.5
Independent Judith Fathers*35739.1
Liberal Democrats John Barker12313.5
Labour Michael Cox738.0
Majority 40.4
Turnout 50.2
Conservative win (new seat)

Priory

Priory Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joyce Trett* 715 42.4
Conservative Jonathan Savory 700 41.5
Conservative Charles Tucker57634.2
Liberal Democrats Tom Lynch54032.0
Labour Michael Gates*40424.0
Green Rosemary Amesbury875.2
Green George Benny653.9
Majority 1247.4
Turnout 1,68648.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Roughton

Roughton Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Arnold 342 41.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Harrold*26832.5
Labour David Spencer*21526.1
Majority 749.0
Turnout 47.1
Conservative win (new seat)

St Benet

St Benet Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Haddow* 384 44.6
Independent Christopher How35240.9
Liberal Democrats Pamela Corney12514.5
Majority 323.7
Turnout 48.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Scottow

Scottow Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cyril Durrant* 212 37.3
Liberal Democrats John Pike20035.2
Conservative James Howlett15627.5
Majority 122.1
Turnout 33.3
Independent win (new seat)

Sheringham North

Sheringham North Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Hannah* 777 64.2
Liberal Democrats Susan Pointer 678 56.0
Conservative Gillian Gibbs44636.9
Conservative Alistair Mackay38732.0
Majority 23219.2
Turnout 1,21040.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sheringham South

Sheringham South Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hilary Nelson* 720 57.6
Liberal Democrats Clive Fenn 706 56.5
Conservative Lionel McGinn*49339.5
Conservative Michael Lauterback42233.8
Majority 21317.1
Turnout 1,24942.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stalham & Sutton

Stalham & Sutton Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Barran 525 40.2
Liberal Democrats Candy Sheridan 427 32.7
Conservative Carolyn Williams42232.3
Labour Michael Cullingham*41731.9
Liberal Democrats Shirley Partridge36628.0
Majority 50.4
Turnout 1,30639.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Suffield Park

Suffield Park Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Platton 683 45.5
Conservative Nigel Ripley 604 40.2
Independent Vera Woodcock*47731.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Harbord36224.1
Liberal Democrats Julian Gould34723.1
Independent Leslie Hawkes24716.4
Independent Yvonne Nolan1338.9
Majority 1278.5
Turnout 1,50246.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

The Raynhams

The Raynhams Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sidney Welsh 327 47.2
Conservative Henry Thompson26838.7
Labour Ian Brockbank9814.1
Majority 598.5
Turnout 36.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

The Runtons

The Runtons Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Craske* 458 52.3
Conservative Danny Rowe*37843.2
Green Alan Marett394.5
Majority 809.1
Turnout 50.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Walsingham

Walsingham Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Moore* 622 81.3
Liberal Democrats Alexander Chapman14318.7
Majority 47962.6
Turnout 41.4
Independent win (new seat)

Waterside

Waterside Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Partridge 781 51.5
Liberal Democrats Eric Stockton 563 37.1
Independent Keith Bacon*54535.9
Conservative Colin Robertshaw45930.3
Conservative Jean Eldred36924.3
Majority 181.2
Turnout 1,51643.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Keith Bacon had previously been elected as a Labour councillor.

Waxham

Waxham Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Daniel Corbett* 309 46.5
Conservative Alan Duncan20631.0
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Harrison10616.0
Green Rosemary Breame436.5
Majority 10315.5
Turnout 38.7
Independent win (new seat)

Wensum

Wensum Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Green 441 53.4
Conservative Derek Baxter*32939.8
Green Timothy Doncaster566.8
Majority 11213.6
Turnout 46.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Worstead

Worstead Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Wilkins* 372 52.8
Conservative Nicholas Pegge33347.2
Majority 395.6
Turnout 40.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

By-Elections

Astley By-Election 10 July 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Combe 441 51.5 +33.8
Conservative 34640.4+7.6
Independent 384.4N/A
Labour 323.7N/A
Majority 9511.1
Turnout 85748.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Happisburgh By-Election 6 November 2003 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Stockton 619 61.0 +15.6
Conservative James Croft37236.7−8.0
Green Rosemary Breame242.4−7.5
Majority 24724.3
Turnout 1,01551.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Benet By-Election 22 February 2005 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara McGoun 576 50.1 +35.6
Conservative Christopher How53746.7+2.1
Labour David Spencer363.1N/A
Majority 393.4
Turnout 1,14965.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Chaucer By-Election 8 September 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthea Sweeney 490 53.4 +4.2
Conservative David Heathcote39543.1−2.8
Labour David Thompson323.5N/A
Majority 9510.3
Turnout 91748.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Holt By-Election 7 June 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip High 885 56.6 +29.0
Conservative John Blyth63740.8+9.9
Labour Desmond Hewitt412.6N/A
Majority 24815.8
Turnout 1,56354.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "North Norfolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Independents triumph in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2003-11-07. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  3. ↑ "Lib Dems get byelection boost". guardian.co.uk. 2005-02-25. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  4. ↑ "Byelection cheer for three main parties". guardian.co.uk. 2006-06-09. Retrieved 2009-10-03.


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