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2021 Norfolk County Council election

The 2021 Norfolk County Council election took place alongside the other 2021 local elections. 83 of the 84 seats to Norfolk County Council were elected.[1] One seat, Sewell in Norwich, had its election delayed to June 17 after Eve Collishaw, the Conservative candidate, died during the election campaign[2]

2021 Norfolk County Council election
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All 84 seats to Norfolk County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
Leader Andrew Proctor Steve Morphew Steffan Aquarone
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1 June 2018 8 May 2017 20 April 2020
Leader's seat Blofield & Brundall Catton Grove Melton Constable
Last election 55 seats, 48.8% 17 seats, 23.2% 11 seats, 17.4%
Seats before 52 16 9
Seats won 58 12 8
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 5 Decrease 3
Popular vote 114,940 52,373 35,292
Percentage 48.8% 21.8% 15.0%
Swing Steady Decrease 1.4% Decrease 2.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Green Independent
Last election 0 seats, 4.0% 1 seats, 0.7%
Seats before 0 5
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 2
Popular vote 24,262 9,809
Percentage 9.9% 4.2%
Swing Increase 5.9% Increase 3.5%
Map showing the results of the 2021 Norfolk County Council elections.
Council control before election

Conservative Party

 Council control after election

Conservative Party

The Conservative Party retained control of the council and increased its majority, winning 58 seats with around the same vote share as in the 2017 election: the Liberal Democrats lost three seats in the north of the county, and Labour took losses to the Conservatives in the port towns of King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth as well as three losses to the Green Party who regained ground in southern and central Norwich.[3]

Summary

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2017 election

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Party Seats
Conservative 55
Labour 17
Liberal Democrats 11
Independent 1
Total 84

Composition of council seats before election

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Party Seats
Conservative 52
Labour 16
Liberal Democrats 9
Independent 5
Vacant 2
Total 84

Changes between elections

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See also: Norfolk County Council elections § 2017-2021

In between the 2017 election and the 2021 election, the following council seats changed hands:

Division Date Previous Party New Party Cause Resulting Council Composition
Con Lab LDem Ind
Yarmouth North and Central 17 November 2017[4] Labour Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. 55 16 11 2
Marshland North 27 November 2017[5] Conservative Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. 54 16 11 3
Freebridge Lynn 5 March 2020[6] Conservative Vacant Sitting councillor resigned.[7] 53 16 11 3
Mundesley 9 September 2020[8] Liberal Democrats Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. 53 16 10 4
North Walsham West and Erpingham 20 November 2020[9] Liberal Democrats Conservative Sitting Liberal Democrats Councillor defected to Conservatives. 54 16 9 4
Thetford East 2 March 2021[10] Conservative Vacant Sitting councillor resigned.[11] 53 16 9 4
West Depwade 15 March 2021[12] Conservative Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. 52 16 9 5

Election result

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2021 Norfolk County Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 84 58 4 1   3 69.9 48.4 114,940 –0.4
  Labour 84 12 0 5   5 13.3 22.1 52,413 –1.1
  Liberal Democrats 69 8 0 3   3 9.6 14.9 35,292 –2.5
  Green 63 3 3 0   3 3.6 10.2 24,262 +6.2
  Independent 19 3 2 0   2 3.6 4.1 9,809 +3.4
  UKIP 4 0 0 0   0.0 0.2 386 –5.8
  Reform UK 3 0 0 0   0.0 0.1 194 N/A
  Monster Raving Loony 1 0 0 0   0.0 <0.1 45 N/A

Results by division

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Breckland

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Breckland District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 11   19,315 61.6 –1.6
Labour 1   7,207 23.0 +0.4
Liberal Democrat 0   2,573 8.2 +0.6
Green 0   2,076 6.6 +4.5
UKIP 0   105 0.3 –4.3
Independent 0   91 0.3 N/A
Total 12   31,367 100.0

Division results

Attleborough[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rhodri Oliver * 1,597 61.0 –2.5
Labour James Bremner 559 21.4 –2.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Speller 462 17.6 +4.9
Majority 1,038 39.6 –0.0
Turnout 2,641 26.4 –2.0
Registered electors 10,013 +631
Conservative hold Swing –0.0
Dereham North[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Richmond * 1,409 63.3 –2.0
Labour Georgina Bunting 618 27.8 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Brendan Bernard 199 8.9 +3.8
Majority 791 35.5 –9.1
Turnout 2,242 27.3 –2.1
Registered electors 8,212 +301
Conservative hold Swing –4.6
Dereham South[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillip Duigan * 1,152 51.0 +4.2
Labour Harry Clarke 957 42.4 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Jenny Pitchford 148 6.6 –1.7
Majority 195 8.6 –4.3
Turnout 2,314 25.8 –3.0
Registered electors 8,954 +210
Conservative hold Swing –2.2
Elmham and Mattishall[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Borrett * 2,037 64.2 –6.8
Green Philip Morton 410 12.9 N/A
Labour Tara Harris 395 12.4 –6.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Foley 332 10.5 +0.1
Majority 1,627 51.3 –1.1
Turnout 3,202 33.9 –0.8
Registered electors 9,453 +465
Conservative hold Swing –9.9
Guiltcross[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Askew * 1,987 66.5 –2.5
Labour Michael Brindle 601 20.1 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Beverley Bulmer 401 13.4 –2.3
Majority 1,386 46.4 –6.8
Turnout 3,002 33.7 +2.2
Registered electors 8,906 +496
Conservative hold Swing –3.6
Necton and Launditch[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Kiddle-Morris * 2,099 63.3 –11.4
Labour Joseph Sisto 569 17.2 –8.1
Green Jane Keidan-Cooper 452 13.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew Weatherill 195 5.9 N/A
Majority 1,530 46.2 –3.3
Turnout 3,344 37.3 –0.9
Registered electors 8,958 +223
Conservative hold Swing –1.6
Swaffham[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ed Colman * 1,766 68.6 +9.2
Labour John Zielinski 428 16.6 +1.8
Green Peter Bate 233 9.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Auber 147 5.7 –2.4
Majority 1,338 52.0 +10.4
Turnout 1,338 52.0 +7.3
Registered electors 8,740 +706
Conservative hold Swing +3.7
The Brecks[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fabian Eagle * 2,172 69.4 –2.5
Labour Stuart Terry 495 15.8 +3.8
Green Anne Rix 291 9.3 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Evie-May Ellis 170 5.4 –2.2
Majority 1,677 53.6 –2.6
Turnout 3,073 32.8 –0.6
Registered electors 9,359 +455
Conservative hold Swing –3.2
Thetford East[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane James 967 51.7 +3.6
Labour Susan Dowling 684 36.6 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Jamie Cash 114 6.1 N/A
UKIP Denis Crawford 105 5.6 –10.8
Majority 283 15.1 +2.5
Turnout 1,889 24.2 –3.0
Registered electors 7,805 +278
Conservative hold Swing +1.3
Thetford West[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Jermy * 1,204 56.9 +5.4
Conservative Barbara Tullett 720 34.0 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Callam 101 4.8 N/A
Independent Philip Wagstaff 91 4.3 N/A
Majority 484 22.9 +4.6
Turnout 2,137 22.2 –4.7
Registered electors 9,634 +36
Labour hold Swing +2.3
Watton[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claire Bowes* 1,685 66.2 –5.2
Green Timothy Birt 380 14.9 +6.3
Labour Keith Prince 327 12.8 –1.4
Liberal Democrats James Minto 154 6.0 +0.3
Majority 1,305 51.3 –5.9
Turnout 2,566 26.0 –2.5
Registered electors 9,864 +1,070
Conservative hold Swing –5.7
Yare and All Saints[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Connolly * 1,724 67.5 –5.2
Labour Paul Siegert 370 14.5 +2.2
Green Ann Bowyer 310 12.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ulrike Behrendt 150 5.9 –9.1
Majority 1,354 53.0 –4.8
Turnout 2,579 31.7 –4.1
Registered electors 8,123 +447
Conservative hold Swing –3.7

Broadland

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Broadland District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 11   19,600 52.6 –2.8
Liberal Democrat 2   7,347 19.7 +0.2
Labour 0   6,721 18.1 –1.7
Green 0   3,486 9.4 +8.5
Independent 0   78 0.2 N/A
Total 13   37,232 100.0

Division results

Acle[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lana Hempsall 1,321 54.7 +2.4
Labour Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach 506 21.0 –8.5
Green Caroline Fernandez 295 12.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Emelye Harvey 293 12.1 +2.4
Majority 815 33.7 +10.9
Turnout 2,432 35.0 –2.8
Registered electors 6,945 +150
Conservative hold Swing +5.4
Aylsham[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Riley 1,442 42.7 –1.0
Conservative Hal Turkmen 1,421 42.1 +2.8
Green Andrew Boswell 234 6.9 N/A
Labour Stephen Maseko 202 6.0 –6.5
Independent Jonathan Rackham 78 2.3 N/A
Majority 21 0.6 –3.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Blofield and Brundall[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Proctor* 1,770 58.8 –3.9
Labour Glenn Springett 553 18.4 +1.9
Green Jan Davis 475 15.8 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Wilson 212 7.0 –2.8
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Drayton and Horsford[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Adams* 1,311 48.3 –15.1
Liberal Democrats Dave Thomas 1,100 40.5 +19.3
Labour Trevor Turk 306 11.3 –4.1
Majority 211 7.3 –34.9
Conservative hold Swing
Hellesdon[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shelagh Gurney* 1,734 59.3 –2.2
Labour Bibin Baby 635 21.7 –3.2
Liberal Democrats David Britcher 396 13.6 –0.1
Green Ken Parsons 157 5.4 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Hevingham and Spixworth[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dan Roper* 1,545 59.1 +11.9
Conservative Chris Corson 872 33.3 –5.5
Labour Tony Hemmingway 199 7.6 –0.4
Majority 773 25.8 +17.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Old Catton[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Vincent* 1,420 59.7 –5.4
Labour Jack Manzi 580 24.4 +4.3
Green Ian Chapman 227 9.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Whiteside 153 6.4 –8.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Reepham[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Greg Peck* 1,388 49.3 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Sue Catchpole 893 31.7 +3.6
Green Sarah Morgan 310 11.0 N/A
Labour Tom Rednall 222 7.9 –14.1
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Sprowston[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ward* 1,754 53.9 –0.1
Labour Natasha Harpley 1,148 35.3 +5.3
Green Kahn Johnson 212 6.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon Lockett 139 4.3 –4.1
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Taverham[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Clancy* 1,571 59.1 –7.7
Liberal Democrats Caroline Karimi-Ghovanlou 573 21.5 +10.6
Labour Daryl Wickham 352 13.2 –3.1
Green Claire Marcham 163 6.1 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Thorpe St Andrew[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Mackie* 1,721 53.7 –9.4
Green Eleanor Laming 705 22.0 N/A
Labour Gurpreet Padda 579 18.1 –4.7
Liberal Democrats Phyllida Scrivens 197 6.1 –8.1
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Woodside[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Fisher* 1,515 50.6 –4.7
Labour Martin Booth 1,000 33.4 +3.7
Green Jim Green 363 12.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Victor Morgan 116 3.9 –4.7
Majority 515 17.2 −8.4
Conservative hold Swing
Wroxham[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fran Whymark 1,802 62.7 +3.7
Labour Julia Wheeler 439 15.3 +4.6
Green Nicholas Ball 345 12.0 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Moore 288 10.0 –9.9
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Great Yarmouth

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Great Yarmouth Borough Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 7   1 12,428 58.8 +13.9
Labour 2   1 5,821 27.5 –1.2
Green 0   1,627 7.7 +5.7
Independent 0   566 2.7 N/A
Liberal Democrat 0   500 2.4 +0.7
UKIP 0   121 0.6 –22.1
Reform UK 0   74 0.4 N/A
Total 9   21,137 100.0

Division results

Breydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carl Smith* 1,615 63.5 +15.8
Labour Trevor Wainwright 676 26.6 –2.8
Green Hannah Morris 171 6.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gareth Howe 83 3.3 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Caister on Sea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Penny Carpenter* 1,642 66.9 +17.1
Labour Stuart Hellingsworth 685 27.9 +8.1
Green Kenneth Petersen 126 5.1 –2.0
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
East Flegg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Bensly 1,975 72.3 +17.9
Labour Edd Bush 384 14.1 –0.6
Green Hannah Gray 328 12.0 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Read 43 1.6 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Gorleston St Andrews
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Plant* 1,369 56.9 +10.8
Labour Jo Thurtle 734 30.5 –3.1
Green Tracey Darnell 181 7.5 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Smith 124 5.1 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Lothingland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carl Annison 1,687 62.6 +15.1
Labour Tony Wright 514 19.1 –4.9
Independent Adrian Myers 353 13.1 N/A
Green Trevor Rawson 139 5.2 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Magdalen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colleen Walker* 1,082 48.2 +0.2
Conservative Ivan Murray-Smith 978 43.6 +10.2
Green Georgie Oatley 183 8.2 N/A
Majority
Labour hold Swing
West Flegg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Grant 1,432 68.2 +5.5
Green Emma Punchard 299 14.2 N/A
Labour Claire Wardley 287 13.7 –3.7
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Woods 82 3.9 –4.2
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Yarmouth Nelson and Southtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Smith-Clare* 760 44.6 +1.9
Conservative Daniel Candon 681 40.0 +15.1
Green Rebecca Durant 109 6.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mark Godfrey 79 4.6 +0.7
Reform UK Mick Riley 74 4.3 N/A
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Yarmouth North and Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Carpenter 1,049 46.4 +13.4
Labour Sandy Lysaght 699 30.9 –3.5
Independent Ron Ellis 213 9.4 N/A
UKIP Carrie Talbot 121 5.3 –22.3
Green Anne Killett 91 4.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony Harris 89 3.9 –1.2
Majority
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 12   19,527 56.5 –1.9
Independent 2   1 6,026 17.4 +13.8
Labour 0   1 5,390 15.6 –4.1
Liberal Democrat 0   1,997 5.8 –3.9
Green 0   1,418 4.1 +2.7
UKIP 0   160 0.5 –6.9
Reform UK 0   56 0.2 N/A
Total 14   34,574 100.0

Division results

Clenchwarton & King's Lynn South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alexandra Kemp* 1,280 57.9 +5.3
Conservative Liam Hind 743 33.6 +6.2
Labour Adam Giles 187 8.5 –5.6
Majority
Independent hold Swing
Dersingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Dark* 2,290 73.1 –0.4
Green Jordan Stokes 456 14.6 N/A
Labour George Lankester 238 7.6 –8.3
Liberal Democrats Erika Coward 149 4.8 –5.8
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Docking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Chenery of Horsbrugh* 1,499 56.5 –12.1
Independent Chris Morley 706 26.6 N/A
Labour Michelle Carter 448 16.9 –1.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Downham Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony White* 1,395 51.9 –8.9
Liberal Democrats Josie Ratcliffe 641 23.8 +10.5
Labour Eamonn McCusker 372 13.8 –0.9
Independent Jackie Westrop 280 10.4 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Feltwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Storey* 1,983 65.2 –3.1
Independent Tom Ryves 456 15.0 N/A
Labour Christopher Harvey 416 13.7 –8.7
Independent Neil Aldridge 185 6.1 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Fincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Long* 1,510 59.6 +0.3
Independent Alan Holmes 629 24.8 N/A
Labour Jo Smith 396 15.6 –1.4
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Freebridge Lynn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Daubney 1,670 64.7 +7.5
Green Andrew de Whalley 510 19.7 +1.7
Labour Francis Bone 403 15.6 +2.4
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Gayton and Nar Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Moriarty 1,370 48.5 N/A
Conservative Olivia Morris 1,156 40.9 –20.9
Labour David Collis 298 10.6 –7.4
Majority
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Gaywood North and Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Middleton 1,031 56.1 +10.5
Labour Helen Dalgliesh 616 33.5 +1.0
Liberal Democrats David Mills 131 7.1 +0.8
UKIP Jim Perkins 61 3.3 –8.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Gaywood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Smith* 980 48.3 +9.6
Labour Micaela Bartrum 724 35.6 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Rob Colwell 228 11.2 –5.5
UKIP Michael Stone 99 4.9 –5.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
King`s Lynn North and Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Bambridge 520 37.7 +7.1
Labour Wilfred Lambert 482 34.9 –11.7
Green Rob Archer 256 18.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Coward 66 4.8 –5.2
Reform UK Gary Bramham 56 4.1 N/A
Majority
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Marshland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Kirk 1,224 58.2 –13.1
Independent Sandra Squire* 574 27.3 −44.0
Labour Matthew Hannay 305 14.5 –3.1
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Marshland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Dawson 1,679 62.8 +2.8
Independent Colin Rose 546 20.4 –0.3
Labour David Hodgkinson 253 9.5 –3.7
Green Alastair Kent 196 7.3 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
North Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Jamieson* 1,847 64.1 –4.6
Liberal Democrats John Crofts 782 27.1 +17.8
Labour John Simmons 252 8.7 –5.7
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

North Norfolk

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North Norfolk District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6   2 14,637 44.4 +5.1
Liberal Democrat 4   3 11,751 35.7 –6.0
Independent 1   1 1,868 5.7 +5.4
Labour 0   2,374 7.2 –2.7
Green 0   2,275 6.9 +3.8
MRLP 0   45 0.1 N/A
Total 11   32,950 100.0
Cromer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Adams* 1,745 54.4 +9.8
Conservative Richard Parker 1,071 33.4 –6.0
Labour David Russell 207 6.5 –1.2
Green Mike Bossingham 186 5.8 +2.1
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Fakenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Fitzpatrick* 1,376 53.5 +0.9
Independent John Rest 569 22.1 N/A
Labour Ruth Goodall 371 14.4 +0.4
Green Kris Marshall-Smith 256 10.0 +6.8
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Holt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Vardy 1,650 47.6 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Butikofer* 1,311 37.8 –7.8
Green Simon Russell 297 8.6 +5.2
Labour Kay Montandon 212 6.1 +0.4
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hoveton and Stalham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Dixon* 1,613 65.0 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Pierre Butikofer 353 14.2 –9.7
Labour Richard Stowe 274 11.0 –0.7
Green Michael Filgate 157 6.3 +1.7
Independent Paul Rice 85 3.4 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Melton Constable
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steffan Aquarone* 1,490 46.6 +1.7
Conservative Jonathan Wilton 1,291 40.4 +7.7
Green Rosie Woolgar 212 6.6 +4.3
Labour Rebecca Shaw 202 6.3 –1.9
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Mundesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Edward Maxfield* 1,128 34.0 –8.5
Liberal Democrats Wendy Fredericks 1,052 31.7 –10.8
Conservative Crispian Riley-Smith 891 26.8 –13.6
Labour Jasper Haywood 140 4.2 –3.6
Green Mark Taylor 109 3.3 N/A
Majority
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
North Walsham East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lucy Shires 1,303 43.9 –10.6
Conservative Pauline Porter 1,256 42.3 +14.8
Labour Graham Jones 218 7.3 –1.3
Green Elizabeth Dixon 191 6.4 +2.9
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
North Walsham West and Erpingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Saul Penfold 1,259 41.7 +7.2
Conservative Jon Payne 1,206 39.9 +9.1
Green Chris Melhuish 315 10.4 +6.6
Labour Claudia Owen 241 8.0 –18.3
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sheringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judy Oliver* 1,590 51.1 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Liz Withington 1,157 37.2 –1.3
Labour Ruth Bartlett 171 5.5 –3.5
Green Simon Grewcock 150 4.8 +2.9
Monster Raving Loony Tony Shannocks Poet Bolster 45 1.4 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
South Smallburgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Price* 1,381 46.6 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Adam Varley 1,165 39.3 –1.0
Green Anne Filgate 198 6.7 +1.6
Labour Finola Gaynor-Powell 133 4.5 –1.1
Independent Nick Coppack 86 2.9 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Wells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Dalby 1,312 49.8 +23.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brown 916 34.7 –26.2
Labour Xenia Horne 205 7.8 +1.6
Green Stephen Green 204 7.7 +5.2
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Norwich

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Norwich City Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 9   3 17,576 44.9 –0.8
Green 3   3 9,432 24.1 +7.6
Liberal Democrat 1   2,956 7.6 –3.4
Conservative 0   8,882 22.7 +0.6
Independent 0   292 0.7 +0.2
Total 13   39,138 100.0

Division results

Bowthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Sands* 1,419 54.3 +4.3
Conservative Roy Ashman 756 29.0 –1.2
Independent Jonathan Watson 292 11.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sean Bennett 144 5.5 +0.2
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Catton Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Morphew* 1,321 49.9 +2.2
Conservative Richard Potter 922 34.8 –3.4
Green Tony Park 300 11.3 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Lubbock 105 4.0 –0.6
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Crome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Birmingham 1,073 45.2 –4.7
Conservative Jonathan Emsell 967 40.8 +8.6
Green Judith Ford 242 10.2 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Victor Scrivens 90 3.8 –0.2
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Eaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Watkins* 1,640 39.3 –7.2
Labour Peter Prinsley 1,172 28.1 +10.8
Conservative John Ward 967 23.2 –4.9
Green Jane Saunders 395 9.5 +3.3
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lakenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brenda Jones* 1,453 55.9 +5.6
Conservative Helen Betts 818 31.5 +12.7
Liberal Democrats Penelope Hubble 329 12.7 +1.5
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Mancroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jamie Osborn 1,819 51.9 +27.7
Labour Danny Douglas* 1,165 33.2 –13.3
Conservative Craig Harvey 521 14.9 –3.0
Majority
Green gain from Labour Swing
Mile Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chrissie Rumsby* 1,084 49.8 +1.0
Conservative Stephen Bailey 611 28.1 +5.9
Green Fiona Dowson 373 17.1 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Holland 107 4.9 –1.5
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Paul Neale 1,945 48.1 +10.7
Labour Caroline Sykes 1,765 43.7 –3.6
Conservative Iain Gwynn 332 8.2 +1.2
Majority
Green gain from Labour Swing

Due to the death of Evelyn Collishaw, the Conservative candidate, after the close of nominations, the election for Sewell division was delayed until 17 July.

Sewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Brociek-Coulton* 1,132 45.3 –14.2
Green Adrian Holmes 1,005 40.2 +29.0
Conservative Simon Jones 320 12.8 –4.6
Liberal Democrats Helen Arundell 40 1.6 –5.8
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Thorpe Hamlet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ben Price 1,654 42.6 +9.8
Labour Cavan Stewart 1,427 36.8 +1.8
Conservative Jonathan Gillespie 801 20.6 –2.1
Majority
Green gain from Labour Swing
Town Close
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Corlett* 2,191 53.9 +2.0
Conservative Mary Chacksfield 876 21.6 –1.7
Green Willem Buttinger 721 17.7 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Hardman 276 6.8 –2.1
Majority
Labour hold Swing
University
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Reilly 980 51.7 –7.1
Green John Greenaway 419 22.1 +9.2
Conservative Henry Lynn 377 19.9 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Huw Sayer 118 6.2 –0.1
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Wensum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maxine Webb 1,394 52.1 +2.7
Conservative David King 614 23.0 +6.0
Green Teresa Belton 559 20.9 –1.9
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dean 107 4.0 –0.3
Majority
Labour hold Swing

South Norfolk

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South Norfolk District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 11   20,551 50.2 –7.6
Liberal Democrat 1   8,168 19.9 –4.7
Labour 0   7,324 17.9 +1.0
Green 0   3,948 9.6 +8.8
Independent 0   888 2.2 N/A
Reform UK 0   64 0.2 N/A
Total 12   40,943 100.0

Division results

Clavering[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Stone 1,742 49.2 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Stone 947 26.7 –6.9
Green Eric Wareham 484 13.7 N/A
Labour Alison Green 369 10.4 –3.7
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Costessey[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Blundell 1,387 37.9 –7.0
Conservative John Irving 1,261 34.4 +0.4
Labour Jamal Sealey 730 19.9 +4.4
Green Owen Watkins 283 7.7 +2.1
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Diss and Roydon[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Kiddie* 1,512 53.6 –0.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Wenman 594 21.1 –7.7
Labour Pam Reekie 454 16.1 +2.5
Green David Reynolds 259 9.2 +5.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
East Depwade[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Wilby* 1,700 62.5 –4.6
Labour James Eddy 463 17.0 +0.4
Green Andrew Newby 330 12.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bernard Chauly 227 8.3 –8.0
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Forehoe[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Elmer 1,622 45.6 –12.6
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Clifford-Jackson 979 27.5 +4.4
Labour John Morland 531 14.9 –3.8
Green Ian Boreham 363 10.2 N/A
Reform UK Tom Matthews 64 1.8 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Henstead[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vic Thomson* 1,744 46.9 –10.2
Liberal Democrats David Fairbairn 1,044 28.1 +4.7
Labour Chris Smith 523 14.1 –5.4
Green Julie Young 409 11.0 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Hingham[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Dewsbury* 1,644 60.8 –6.6
Green Victoria Walters 440 16.3 N/A
Labour Kendra Cogman 357 13.2 –3.2
Liberal Democrats Gary Blundell 263 9.7 –6.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Humbleyard[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bills* 2,087 52.5 –7.2
Labour Simon Chapman 971 24.4 +7.9
Green Janet Bearman 494 12.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Julian Halls 426 10.7 –13.1
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Loddon[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay Mason Billig 2,007 53.9 –9.3
Labour Jeremy Rowe 1,372 36.9 +18.6
Liberal Democrats Gill Stone 342 9.2 –9.3
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Long Stratton[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alison Thomas* 1,763 62.7 –1.7
Labour David Vail 515 18.3 +2.3
Green Shaun Button 275 9.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jon Norton 260 9.2 –10.3
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
West Depwade[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Duffin 1,632 43.6 –21.7
Independent Beverley Spratt* 888 23.7 –41.6
Labour Alyson Read 478 12.8 –2.8
Liberal Democrats Bob McClenning 394 10.5 –8.6
Green Carol Sharp 349 9.3 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Wymondham[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Savage 1,837 46.3 –9.6
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Nuri-Nixon 1,305 32.9 +9.7
Labour Christopher Bunting 561 14.1 –6.8
Green Paul Sutcliff 262 6.6 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Changes 2021–2025

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Affiliation changes

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  • In November 2023, two Labour councillors, Emma Corlett and Maxine Webb, left the party to sit as independents.[27][28]

By-elections

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Gaywood South

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Gaywood South: 29 July 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Colwell 648 39.3 +28.1
Labour Micaela Bartrum 561 34.0 –1.6
Conservative Phil Trask 378 22.9 –25.4
Independent Robin Talbot 35 2.1 New
UKIP Michael Stone 28 1.7 –3.2
Majority 87 5.3 N/A
Turnout 1,650 17.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing  14.9

Gaywood North and Central

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Gaywood North and Central: 1 December 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Sayers 364 35.6 +28.5
Labour Richard Johnson 356 34.8 +1.3
Conservative Sheila Young 256 25.1 –31.1
Green Vicky Fairweather 46 4.5 New
Majority 8 0.8 N/A
Turnout 1,022 13.7
Registered electors 7,508
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing  13.6

Swaffham

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Swaffham: 4 May 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nunn 1,288 50.9 –17.7
Labour Terry Land 649 25.6 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Josephine Ratcliffe 596 23.5 +17.8
Majority 639 25.3 –26.7
Turnout 2,533 28.7
Registered electors 9,062
Conservative hold Swing   13.3

West Depwade

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West Depwade: 13 July 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Catherine Rowett 663 29.0 +19.7
Conservative Anthony Holden 582 25.4 –18.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Spratt 409 17.9 +7.4
Independent Beverley Spratt 405 17.7 –6.0
Labour Pamela Reekie 228 10.0 –2.8
Majority 81 3.6 N/A
Turnout 2,287 24.8
Registered electors 9,256
Green gain from Conservative Swing  19.1

Freebridge Lynn (August 2023)

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Freebridge Lynn: 3 August 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Crofts 669 38.4 N/A
Conservative Olivia Morris 539 31.0 –33.7
Green Michael De Whalley 418 24.0 +4.3
Labour Lesley Marriage 115 6.6 –9.0
Majority 130 7.4 N/A
Turnout 1,741 23.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Freebridge Lynn (September 2024)

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Freebridge Lynn: 12 September 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Simon Ring 723 53.8 N/A
Conservative Jason Law 454 33.8 –30.9
Labour Wilf Lambert 167 12.4 –3.2
Majority 269 20.0 N/A
Turnout 1,344 18.1
Registered electors 7,449
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

Vote share changes are compared to the 2021 election, not the August 2024 by-election.

References

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  2. ^ ."Britain Elects Previews: The South and East". www.britainelects.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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  4. ^ George Ryan (17 November 2017). "Calls for by-election after former Labour county councillor becomes an independent". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "CMIS > Councillors". norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com.
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  7. ^ No by-election was held.
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  28. ^ Sinclair, Andrew (29 November 2023). "Sixth Norwich Labour councillor resigns in party row". BBC News. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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