Norfolk County Council elections

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Norfolk County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 84 councillors have been elected from 84 wards. [1]

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Council composition

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green UKIP Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (83 seats)
1973 51270––5 [b] Conservative
1977 701300–0Conservative
1981 512740–1Conservative
New division boundaries; seats increased from 83 to 84
1985 4425150–0Conservative
1989 472890–0Conservative
1993 3432160–2No overall control
1997 363413001No overall control
2001 482610000Conservative
2005 462214200Conservative
2009 60313710Conservative
2013 4014104151No overall control
2017 551711001Conservative
2021 58128303Conservative

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Council election results

The elections which were due to take place in 2025 were delayed by one year, as local government in Norfolk will be reorganised. [2]


County result maps

By-election results 1997 to present day

1997–2001

University by-election 20 November 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 808 43.0 +1.0
Liberal Democrats 79642.4+2.5
Conservative 27514.6−0.2
Majority 120.6
Turnout 1,87933.3
Labour hold Swing
Lakenham by-election 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 803 53.5 +1.2
Liberal Democrats 40226.8−2.2
Conservative 29619.7+2.5
Majority 40126.7
Turnout 1,501
Labour hold Swing
Holt by-election 28 October 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,848 55.4 +14.5
Conservative 1,35840.7+0.7
Labour 1303.9−15.2
Majority 49014.7
Turnout 3,33644.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Northgate by-election 15 June 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 575 48.4 −8.3
Conservative 55847.0+15.5
Liberal Democrats 554.6−7.2
Majority 171.4
Turnout 1,18827.0
Labour hold Swing

2001–2005

Wymondham by-election 2 August 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,736 49.2 +13.0
Conservative 1,73449.1+9.1
Green 571.6−0.7
Majority 20.1
Turnout 3,52735.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Mousehold by-election 26 September 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 807 51.6 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Kendrick46129.5−3.7
Conservative 1328.4−8.2
Independent 825.2+5.2
Green 815.2−0.7
Majority 34622.1
Turnout 1,563
Labour hold Swing
Downham Market by-election 16 December 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shelagh Hutson 1,301 68.3 +13.0
Labour 22311.7−20.4
UKIP Michael Stone19110.1+10.1
Liberal Democrats John Nicholas-Letch19010.0+0.2
Majority 1,07856.6
Turnout 1,90521.3
Conservative hold Swing

2005–2009

Town Close by-election 26 May 2005 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Christopher Hull 1,151 36.1 +30.9
Liberal Democrats Moira Toye95830.1−11.7
Labour David Fullman60619.0−14.7
Conservative John Wyatt47014.8−4.5
Majority 1936.0
Turnout 3,18541.0
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Humbleyard by-election 4 May 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Virgo 1,725 47.7 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Sutton1,47440.7+7.4
Green Richard Bearman2396.6+0.7
Labour John Cowan1805.0−9.7
Majority 2517.0
Turnout 3,618
Conservative hold Swing
Clavering by-election 3 May 2007 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Tomkinson 1,743 46.0 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Bronwen Jenkins1,34735.6−8.1
Green Paul Fitzgerald3789.8+2.2
Labour Jeanette Fowler3248.6+8.6
Majority 39610.4
Turnout 3,78745.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Aylsham by-election 22 November 2007 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Harrison 1,696 60.6 +23.2
Conservative Ian Graham85430.5−6.4
Labour Terry Glasspoole1776.3−19.4
UKIP Vandra Ahlstrom712.5+2.5
Majority 84230.1
Turnout 2,79839.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2009–2013

Humbleyard by-election 13 January 2011 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Virgo 1,015 46.6 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Sutton43820.1−4.5
Labour Marian Chapman42419.5+11.4
Green Janet Kitchener1707.8−7.7
UKIP Richard Coke 1336.1+6.1
Majority 57726.5−0.9
Turnout 2,18526.1−20.8
Conservative hold Swing −0.5
Lothingland by-election 5 May 2011 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Stone 1,611 49.0 +3.6
Labour Trevor Wainwright1,07632.7+10.6
Independent John Cooper41812.7+12.7
Green Michael Brackenbury1845.6+5.6
Majority 53516.3+3.3
Turnout 3,289
Conservative hold Swing −3.5
Old Catton by-election 14 July 2011 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judy Leggett 664 40.6 −8.2
Liberal Democrats Bob Fowkes41425.3+11.8
Labour Co-op Chrissie Rumsby37723.0+12.2
UKIP Glenn Tingle 1076.5−9.7
Green Jennifer Parkhouse754.6−6.0
Majority 25015.3−617.3
Turnout 1,64225.7−12.5
Conservative hold Swing −10.0
Lakenham by-election 24 November 2011 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Susan Whitaker 1,051 43.0 +16.1
Liberal Democrats David Fairbairn61125.0−6.7
Green Paul Neale49220.1+7.4
Conservative Mathew Morris1606.5−6.5
UKIP Stephen Emmens1335.4−10.3
Majority 44018.0+13.1
Turnout 2,455
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.4
Clenchwarton and Kings Lynn South by-election 27 September 2012 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alexandra Kampouropoulos 824 45.8 +34.1
Conservative Paul Foster42423.5−15.7
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Mayer28215.7−13.1
UKIP Michael Stone27115.0+15.0
Majority 40022.2+11.7
Turnout 1,80622.5−12.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +24.9

Percentage change is since June 2009.

2013–2017

West Thetford by-election 1 August 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Terry Jermy 1,071 45.2 +9.8
UKIP John Newton90038.0+2.6
Conservative Tristan Ashby28211.9−3.5
Independent Danny Jeffrey783.3N/A
Green Sandra Walmsley401.7−1.1
Majority 1717.2
Turnout 2,37124.6+0.9
Labour gain from UKIP Swing 6.2

Percentage change is since May 2013. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of UKIP Councillor Peter Georgiou, after he admitted to shoplifting and tobacco duty evasion. [12]

North Walsham East by-election 24 October 2013 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eric Seward 1,044 40.9 +5.8
UKIP Lynette Comber56522.1−1.0
Labour Stephen Burke44217.3−3.9
Conservative David Oliver35914.1−2.4
Green Paul Oakes803.1−0.9
Independent Graham Jones612.4N/A
Majority 47918.8
Turnout 2,56229.5−5.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Gorleston St Andrews by-election 16 July 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Plant 876 42.7 +15.3
Labour Tony Wright 77337.7+1.8
UKIP Adrian Myers28513.9−22.8
Liberal Democrats Tony Harris663.2N/A
Green Harry Webb512.5N/A
Majority 1035.0
Turnout 2,05327.9
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Matthew Smith, who was elected as a member of the UK Independence Party, following his guilty plea to charges of electoral fraud. [14]

Mile Cross by-election 16 July 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Chrissie Rumsby 749 51.8 +7.2
Conservative Chelsea Bales27919.3+8.7
Green Richard Edwards20914.4−6.8
UKIP Michelle Ho14810.2−9.2
Liberal Democrats Tom Dymoke624.3+0.1
Majority 47032.5+9.2
Turnout 1,45218.5−7.6
Labour hold Swing −0.8
Loddon by-election 24 September 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Stone 1,094 57.0 −6.7
Labour Co-op David Bissonnet35718.6+6.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Brown23512.3+7.1
UKIP Alan Baugh23312.1−6.8
Majority 73738.4−6.4
Turnout 1,92623.2−21.6
Conservative hold Swing −6.6
South Smallburgh by-election 19 November 2015 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Bradnock 1,383 56.4 +25.8
Conservative Paul Rice69728.4+1.0
UKIP Barry Whitehouse2198.9−17.8
Labour Co-op David Spencer1034.2−5.3
Green Anne Filgate522.1−1.6
Majority 68628.0
Turnout 2,45634.7−5.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Watton by-election 19 November 2015 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claire Bowes 822 45.6 +18.2
Independent Keith Gilbert79344.0+20.4
Labour Joseph Sisto1055.8−5.4
Green Timothy Birt814.5+0.3
Majority 291.6
Turnout 1,80621
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing N/A

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Stan Hebborn, who was elected for the UK Independence Party. [17]

2017–2021

Yare & All Saints by-election 12 July 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Connolly 955 64.8 −8.0
Labour Harry Clarke33722.9+10.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Thorpe18212.4−2.6
Majority 61841.2−16.6
Turnout 1,47819.1−16.6
Conservative hold Swing −9.3
Wroxham by-election 4 April 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fran Whymark 922 55.7 −3.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Heard39523.9+4.0
Green Jan Davis17410.5+5.0
Labour Juila Wheeler1639.9−0.8
Majority 52731.9−7.2
Turnout 1,67320.7−16.0
Conservative hold Swing −3.6

2021–2026

Gaywood South by-election 29 July 2021 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Colwell 648 39.3 +28.1
Labour Micaela Bartrum56134.0−1.6
Conservative Phil Trask37822.9−25.4
Independent Robin Talbot352.1+2.1
UKIP Michael Stone281.7−3.2
Majority 875.3
Turnout 1,650
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Gaywood North and Central by-election 1 December 2022 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Sayers 364 35.6 +28.5
Labour Richard Johnson35634.8+1.3
Conservative Sheila Young25625.0−31.1
Green Vicky Fairweather464.5+4.5
Majority 80.8
Turnout 1,022
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Swaffham by-election 4 May 2023 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Nunn 1,288 50.8 −17.8
Labour Terry Land64925.6+9.0
Liberal Democrats Josie Ratcliff59623.5+17.8
Majority 63925.2
Turnout 2,533
Conservative hold Swing
West Depwade by-election 13 July 2023 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Catherine Rowett 663 29.0 +19.6
Conservative Tony Holden58225.4−18.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Spratt40917.9+7.4
Independent Beverley Spratt40517.7−6.0
Labour Pam Reekie22810.0−2.8
Majority 813.5
Turnout 2,28724.8−16.0
Green gain from Conservative Swing +18.9
Freebridge Lynn by-election 3 August 2023 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Crofts 669 38.4 +38.4
Conservative Olivia Morris53931.0−33.7
Green Andrew de Whalley41824.0+4.3
Labour Lesley Marriage1156.6−9.0
Majority 1307.5
Turnout 1,741
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Freebridge Lynn by-election 12 September 2024 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Simon Ring 723 53.8 +53.8
Conservative Jason Law45433.8+2.8
Labour Wilf Lambert16712.4+5.8
Majority 26920.0
Turnout 1,344
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Mancroft by-election 1 May 2025 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Serene Shibli 1,255 50.3 −1.6
Reform UK Karl Catchpole51020.4+20.4
Labour Josh Horsfall43217.3−15.9
Conservative Edith Jones1475.9−9.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dean1245.0+5.0
Homeland Lorna Garner261.0+1.0
Majority 74529.9
Turnout 2,494
Green hold Swing
Marshland North by-election 1 May 2025 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Julian Kirk 1,286 54.9 +54.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Holmes40417.3+17.3
Conservative Richard Blunt38916.6−41.6
Labour Matt Hannay1205.1−9.4
Green Rob Archer753.2+3.2
Independent Michael Squire672.9+2.9
Majority 88237.7
Turnout 2,341
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing
Thetford West by-election 1 May 2025 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK David Bick 917 47.9 +47.9
Labour Terry Land64433.6−23.3
Conservative Peter Wilkinson24012.5−21.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Minto1156.0+1.2
Majority 27314.2
Turnout 1,916
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Including 1 Independent Conservative

References

  1. ↑ "The How the council works". Norfolk County Council. Archived from the original on 28 April 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  2. ↑ Whannel, Kate (5 February 2025). "Council shake-up sees elections delayed in nine areas". BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Greens in shock ward by-election win". Local Government Chronicle . 27 May 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Humbleyard by-election result". Norfolk County Council. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2009.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Clavering by-election result". Norfolk County Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Broadland District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll". Norfolk County Council. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll". Norfolk County Council. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll". Norfolk County Council. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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  12. ↑ "Labour fight off UKIP to take Thetford West by-election". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Past election results". Norfolk County Council. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "Conservatives win back Gorleston seat in Norfolk County Council by-election". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Past election results". Norfolk County Council. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017.
  16. ↑ "Breckland council – Norfolk County Council by Election – Watton Division". Breckland District Council. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Polling stations announced for crucial Watton by-election". Watton and Swaffham Times. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Gaywood South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Gaywood North and Central Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Swaffham Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll". South Norfolk Council. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Freebridge Lynn Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Freebridge Lynn Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  24. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mancroft Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Marshland North Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
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