2007 North Norfolk District Council election

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2007 North Norfolk District Council election
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All 48 seats to North Norfolk District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Independent
Seats won30162
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote18,37815,9622,943
Percentage46.0%39.9%7.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.5%Increase2.svg 1.8%Decrease2.svg 8.0%
North Norfolk UK ward map 2007.svg
Results of the 2007 North Norfolk District Council election
Council control before election


Liberal Democrats

Council control after election


Liberal Democrats

The 2007 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in England. [1] [2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Election result

2007 North Norfolk District Council election [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 3031Increase2.svg 262.546.018,378+8.5
  Conservative 1631Increase2.svg 233.339.915,962+1.8
  Independent 204Decrease2.svg 44.27.42,943-8.0
  Labour 000Steady2.svg0.03.81,530-3.5
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.01.4571N/A
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.3528-0.4
  English Democrat 000Steady2.svg0.00.277N/A

Ward results

Astley

Astley Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Combe* 475 53.9 +36.2
Conservative John Fiddian33137.6+4.8
Green Sharon Harvey758.5+1.9
Majority 14416.3
Turnout 48.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Briston

Briston Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Wyatt* 494 56.5 −7.8
Conservative Russell Wright38043.5+11.2
Majority 11413.0
Turnout 47.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chaucer

Chaucer Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthea Sweeney* 561 55.4 +6.2
Conservative John Fitch45244.6−1.3
Majority 10910.8
Turnout 53.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Corpusty

Corpusty Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Perry-Warnes* 636 56.0 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Julia Dovey42437.4+26.0
UKIP Terry Comber756.6N/A
Majority 21218.6
Turnout 59.4
Conservative hold Swing

Cromer Town

Cromer Town Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Benjie Cabbell Manners* 594 43.3 −6.6
Conservative Keith Johnson 531 38.7 −13.9
Liberal Democrats Anthony Nash40629.6+4.0
Liberal Democrats Cat Plewman31723.1+3.3
Labour Phil Harris21815.9N/A
Labour Colin Vanlint19314.1−2.8
Independent John Morgan16011.7N/A
Independent Larry Randall15711.4−41.2
Majority 1259.1
Turnout 1,37243.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Larry Randall had previously been elected as a Conservative councillor.

Erpingham

Erpingham Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Willcox* 584 63.1 +6.1
Liberal Democrats Brian Morris34136.9+8.4
Majority 24326.2
Turnout 48.0
Conservative hold Swing

Gaunt

Gaunt Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Jones* 592 56.6 +7.2
Conservative Jim Page39237.5+2.8
Labour Graham Pinner625.9N/A
Majority 20019.1
Turnout 54.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Glaven Valley

Glaven Valley Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lindsay Brettle 569 56.9 −8.7
Liberal Democrats David Young43143.1+14.2
Majority 13813.8
Turnout 50.6
Conservative hold Swing

Happisburgh

Happisburgh Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Garrigan 586 62.6 +17.2
Conservative Oscar Nieboer35037.4−7.3
Majority 23625.2
Turnout 45.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

High Heath

High Heath Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Cordeaux* 534 54.1 +3.2
Conservative Nicholas Deterding39740.2−4.0
UKIP Lynette Comber565.7N/A
Majority 13713.9
Turnout 57.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Holt

Holt Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip High* 906 52.7 +25.1
Independent Michael Baker* 835 48.5 −6.4
Conservative John Blyth62336.2+5.3
Liberal Democrats Bridget Cuthbert51329.8+1.0
Green Paula D'Attoma1297.5+3.4
Majority 21212.3
Turnout 1,72057.9
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hoveton

Hoveton Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Dixon 501 52.0 −23.9
Independent Carolyn Williams34235.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Morse12112.6−11.5
Majority 15916.5
Turnout 55.4
Conservative hold Swing

Lancaster North

Lancaster North Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Fleming 616 53.8 −8.9
Liberal Democrats Sean Mears 605 52.9 −3.5
Conservative Roy Reynolds45840.0+18.1
Conservative Theo Fanthorpe45639.9N/A
Majority 14712.9
Turnout 1,14439.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lancaster South

Lancaster South Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Towers* 669 54.5 +12.4
Liberal Democrats Gloria Lisher 616 50.2 +8.2
Conservative Roy Banham55245.0+6.9
Conservative John Rest45737.2+5.1
Majority 645.2
Turnout 1,22837.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Mundesley

Mundesley Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wyndham Northam* 832 54.5 −13.1
Conservative Barry Smith 776 50.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Correa-Hunt61640.3+20.2
Liberal Democrats Paddy Wilkins60839.8+20.8
Majority 16010.5
Turnout 1,52843.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

North Walsham East

North Walsham East Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ford* 960 70.1 +26.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Moore* 935 68.3 +21.5
Conservative Rhona Sherry37427.3−5.7
Conservative Sarah Thompson33524.5−3.4
Green Joanne Todd1339.7N/A
Majority 56141.0
Turnout 1,36940.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Walsham North

North Walsham North Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eric Seward 724 60.5 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Ann Moore 707 59.1 +4.0
Conservative Mike Judd35229.4+3.0
Conservative David Keable26622.2−2.1
Independent Jo Turner*22919.1−36.9
Majority 35529.7
Turnout 1,19636.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Jo Turner had previously been elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor.

North Walsham West

North Walsham West Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Birch* 930 69.4 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Virginia Gay* 873 65.1 +14.4
Conservative Anne Rose41530.9+7.5
Conservative Helen Bartram38428.6+6.0
Majority 45834.2
Turnout 1,34143.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Poppyland

Poppyland Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angie Tillett* 659 69.8 +30.3
Liberal Democrats John Barker28530.2+16.7
Majority 37439.6
Turnout 49.5
Conservative hold Swing

Priory

Priory Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Savory* 972 52.2 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Joyce Trett* 774 41.5 −0.9
Conservative Charles Tucker61633.1−1.1
Liberal Democrats Roberta Hamond52328.1−3.9
Labour Mike Gates24513.2−10.8
Labour Andy Gates1839.8N/A
Majority 1588.4
Turnout 1,86353.5
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Roughton

Roughton Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Arnold* 429 48.5 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Seward20423.1−9.4
Labour David Spencer17419.7−6.4
English Democrat Christine Constable778.7N/A
Majority 22525.4
Turnout 49.8
Conservative hold Swing

St Benet

St Benet Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara McGoun* 561 58.7 +44.2
Conservative Derek Hogg33134.6−10.0
Labour Clive Sellick646.7N/A
Majority 23024.1
Turnout 52.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Scottow

Scottow Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Spencer Whalley 330 55.6 +20.4
Conservative Alistair Mackay26344.4+16.9
Majority 6711.2
Turnout 40.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Sheringham North

Sheringham North Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Hannah* 717 54.5 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Penny Bevan Jones 524 39.8 −16.2
Conservative Janet Farrow51839.4+2.5
Conservative Madeleine Ashcroft37928.8−3.2
Labour David Thompson916.9N/A
UKIP David Wilson896.8N/A
Labour Harry Bennett816.2N/A
Green Martin Langsdon624.7N/A
Majority 60.4
Turnout 1,31543.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sheringham South

Sheringham South Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hilary Nelson* 797 54.2 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Julia Moss 699 47.5 −9.0
Conservative Mac McGinn60941.4+1.9
Conservative Andrea Johnson57639.2+5.4
Green Peter Morrison1298.8N/A
Majority 906.1
Turnout 1,47146.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stalham & Sutton

Stalham & Sutton Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Candy Sheridan* 563 37.7 +5.0
Conservative George Barran* 497 33.3 −6.9
Independent Roy Woolsey49032.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Pauline Grove-Jones48832.7+4.7
Conservative Stephen Eldred34723.2−9.1
Labour Sheila Cullingham28819.3−12.6
Labour Nick Webb1359.0N/A
Majority 70.5
Turnout 1,49343.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Suffield Park

Suffield Park Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Ripley* 725 49.3 +9.1
Conservative John Lee 704 47.8 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Cavanagh41928.5+4.4
Liberal Democrats Neale Grearson40927.8+4.7
Independent Vera Woodcock21614.7−17.1
Independent Reginald Robinson1198.1N/A
UKIP Gwendoline Smith1016.9N/A
Labour Michael Cox916.2N/A
Majority 28519.3
Turnout 1,47244.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

The Raynhams

The Raynhams Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dawn Wakefield 401 61.6 +14.4
UKIP Stuart Agnew25038.4N/A
Majority 15123.2
Turnout 35.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The Runtons

The Runtons Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victor Saunders 524 50.1 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Lucinda Starling52149.9−2.4
Majority 30.2
Turnout 59.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Walsingham

Walsingham Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Moore* 612 74.4 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Gerry Plowright21125.6+6.9
Majority 39048.8
Turnout 44.1
Independent hold Swing

Waterside

Waterside Ward (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Partridge* 861 53.9 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Eric Stockton* 679 42.5 +5.4
Conservative Colin Robertshaw60137.7+7.4
Conservative Jean Eldred45828.7+4.4
Labour Mick French1499.3N/A
Majority 784.8
Turnout 1,59644.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Waxham

Waxham Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Price 408 46.8 +15.8
Liberal Democrats Jean Partridge31636.2+20.2
Labour David Russell14817.0N/A
Majority 9210.6
Turnout 47.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Wensum

Wensum Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Green* 477 50.5 −2.9
Conservative Maureen Cushing40843.2+3.4
Independent Sally Longden596.3N/A
Majority 697.3
Turnout 49.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Worstead

Worstead Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cath Wilkins* 555 60.1 +7.3
Conservative Hugh Stimpson36939.9−7.3
Majority 18620.2
Turnout 40.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-Elections

North Walsham West By-Election 4 June 2009 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Seward 808 62.7 −6.7
Conservative Christopher Hall38529.9−1.0
Labour Phil Harris957.4N/A
Majority 42332.8
Turnout 1,288
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Walsingham By-Election 1 October 2009 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Lanham 389 58.1 +32.5
Conservative Tom Fitzpatrick23735.4N/A
Labour Michael Gates436.4N/A
Majority 15222.7
Turnout 66936.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
The Runtons By-Election 15 October 2009 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Eales 524 52.1 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Lucinda Starling45445.1−4.8
Green Alicia Hull141.4N/A
Labour David Russell141.4N/A
Majority 707.0
Turnout 1,00655.9
Conservative hold Swing
Lancaster South By-Election 6 May 2010 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Lisher 1,066 54.1 −0.4
Conservative Tom Fitzpatrick78439.8−5.2
Green Monika Wiedmann1226.2N/A
Majority 28214.3
Turnout 1,97261.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "North Norfolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "North Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "North Norfolk". BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Election of district councilllor(s) for the district ward of North Walsham West" (PDF). North Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  5. ↑ "Lib Dem victory in Walsingham". Dereham Times. 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  6. ↑ "Conservatives win in The Runtons". North Norfolk News. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  7. ↑ "Public Relations". North Norfolk District Council. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
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