2023 South Norfolk District Council election
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 South Norfolk District Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.[1][2][3][4][5] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Summary
[edit]The Conservatives retained control of the council, but with a reduced majority.[6]
Election result
[edit]2023 South Norfolk District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 46 | 24 | 0 | 11 | ![]() |
52.2 | 39.3 | 28,461 | –7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
23.9 | 22.0 | 15,945 | –8.2 | |
Labour | 41 | 9 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
19.6 | 26.4 | 19,107 | +9.1 | |
Independent | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
4.3 | 2.1 | 1,514 | +1.0 | |
Green | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 10.0 | 7,259 | +8.6 | |
Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.2 | 110 | N/A |
Results
[edit]Full election results were released by South Norfolk District Council following the conclusion of the 2023 English local elections on May 4.[7]
Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Clayton Hudson* | 870 | 45.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Delme Thompson | 570 | 30.1 | –26.6 | |
Conservative | Victoria Tuck | 501 | 26.4 | –25.0 | |
Green | Hilary Hardy | 485 | 25.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Pam Reekie | 429 | 22.6 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fiona Wenman | 269 | 14.2 | –11.4 | |
Green | Ian Boreham | 202 | 10.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,895 | 35.9 | –0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,275 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Bressingham & Burston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Easter* | 506 | 50.2 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Norman | 166 | 16.5 | –0.3 | |
Labour | Derek Rocholl | 163 | 16.2 | +5.1 | |
Green | David Reynolds | 162 | 16.1 | +1.3 | |
Turnout | 1,007 | 36.4 | –2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,768 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Brooke
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Fuller* | 609 | 50.2 | –4.8 | |
Green | Jon Treby | 295 | 24.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Tom Fowler | 293 | 24.1 | +9.8 | |
Turnout | 1,214 | 44.5 | –6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,730 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Bunwell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Ridley* | 418 | 48.0 | –9.7 | |
Labour | John Chapman | 197 | 22.6 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bodo Rissmann | 157 | 18.0 | –6.9 | |
Green | Mike Gooch | 99 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 881 | 35.5 | –2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,485 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Central Wymondham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kevin Hurn* | 697 | 37.1 | –3.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Savage* | 659 | 35.1 | –4.6 | |
Green | Joe Barrett | 579 | 30.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Todd Baker | 571 | 30.4 | +11.4 | |
Green | Victoria Walters | 542 | 28.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Lowell Doheny | 454 | 24.1 | +7.1 | |
Reform UK | Andrew Pond | 110 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,880 | 39.2 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,799 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Cringleford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Deborah Sacks | 744 | 43.2 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Daniel Elmer* | 704 | 40.8 | –5.1 | |
Conservative | William Kemp* | 694 | 40.3 | –5.3 | |
Labour | David Vail | 682 | 39.6 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Harris | 433 | 25.1 | –3.0 | |
Turnout | 1,724 | 41.3 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,177 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Diss & Roydon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Graham Minshull* | 1,056 | 43.7 | –4.4 | |
Conservative | Keith Kiddle* | 1,024 | 42.4 | –4.3 | |
Conservative | Kieran Murphy | 906 | 37.5 | –5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sonia Browne | 598 | 24.8 | –2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Wenman | 553 | 22.9 | –1.8 | |
Labour Co-op | Tim Daniel | 452 | 18.7 | –1.0 | |
Green | Anne-Marie McGinty | 444 | 18.4 | N/A | |
Labour Co-op | Ann Reeder | 438 | 18.1 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Howard | 410 | 17.0 | –6.0 | |
Labour | Ian Copple | 394 | 16.3 | –1.2 | |
Green | Matthew Roe | 262 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Green | Tom Williamson | 253 | 10.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,416 | 28.3 | –1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,534 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Ditchingham & Earsham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Brendon Bernard* | 745 | 40.6 | −7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown* | 641 | 34.9 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | Olly Clitheroe | 567 | 30.9 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Martin Wilby | 534 | 29.1 | +0.6 | |
Green | John Connor | 407 | 22.2 | N/A | |
Green | Sally Hobson | 337 | 18.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Colin Kirk | 228 | 12.4 | ±0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,837 | 35.14 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Easton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Margaret Dewsbury* | 304 | 59.1 | −3.3 | |
Labour | Elaine McKinna | 206 | 40.1 | +22.7 | |
Turnout | 514 | 32.89 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Forncett
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kim Carsok | 361 | 37.6 | −9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob McClenning | 274 | 28.5 | −7.2 | |
Labour | Peter Reason | 168 | 17.5 | +0.4 | |
Green | Carol Sharp | 146 | 15.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 960 | 34.13 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Harleston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Trevor Graham | 583 | 38.1 | −3.0 | |
Labour | James Eddy | 547 | 35.8 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Ben Potterton | 512 | 33.5 | −4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sue Kuzmic | 468 | 30.1 | +4.7 | |
Green | Andrew Newby | 372 | 24.3 | N/A | |
Green | Sandra Brown | 257 | 16.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,530 | 31.85 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Hempnall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martyn Hooton | 508 | 52.4 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Elana Katz | 440 | 45.4 | +26.8 | |
Turnout | 969 | 37.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hethersett
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Bills* | 1,001 | 41.4 | −14.6 | |
Conservative | Kathryn Cross | 922 | 38.2 | −11.1 | |
Labour Co-op | John Morland | 896 | 37.1 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Salena Dawson | 847 | 35.1 | −12.3 | |
Labour | Jakob Marshall | 690 | 28.6 | +6.1 | |
Green | Paul Barrett | 643 | 26.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Steven Palmer | 592 | 24.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Balthwayt | 584 | 24.2 | −20.1 | |
Independent | Francisco Paco | 230 | 9.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,416 | 34.33 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Hingham & Deopham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Josh Woolliscoft | 451 | 53.6 | −17.2 | |
Labour | Gavin Nobes | 223 | 26.5 | N/A | |
Green | Corrina Willmoth | 164 | 19.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 842 | 33.20 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Loddon & Chedgrave
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jeremy Rowe* | 1,031 | 57.0 | +18.2 | |
Conservative | Kay Mason Billig* | 802 | 44.4 | −0.6 | |
Labour | Carl Brown | 422 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mike Melling | 412 | 22.8 | −8.8 | |
Green | Eric Wareham | 373 | 20.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Lewis | 192 | 10.6 | −17.5 | |
Turnout | 1,808 | 38.02 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ian Spratt | 1,460 | 49.8 | +19.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Fulcher | 1,342 | 45.7 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jim Webber | 1,307 | 44.5 | +17.8 | |
Conservative | Nigel Legg* | 1,055 | 36.0 | −13.1 | |
Conservative | John Irving | 893 | 30.4 | −9.7 | |
Conservative | Daniel Taylor | 819 | 27.9 | −7.4 | |
Labour | Geraldine Smith-Cullen | 497 | 16.9 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Michael Cutting | 467 | 15.9 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Neil Tracey | 399 | 14.0 | +0.1 | |
Turnout | 2,934 | 39.64 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
New Costessey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gary Blundell | 558 | 41.9 | −2.9 | |
Labour | Jenny McCloskey | 452 | 34.0 | +16.9 | |
Conservative | Philip Hardy | 335 | 25.2 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Annette James | 308 | 23.1 | −14.7 | |
Conservative | Hilary Gauthier | 306 | 23.0 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Graham Shepherd | 260 | 19.5 | +6.4 | |
Green | Owen Watkins | 234 | 17.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,331 | 26.75 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
Newton Flotman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Cook | 414 | 41.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Laura Webster | 335 | 33.2 | −18.6 | |
Labour | Steven Sewell | 254 | 25.2 | +6.0 | |
Turnout | 1,008 | 40.22 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
North Wymondham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Michael Rosen | 715 | 48.2 | +28.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dave Roberts | 653 | 44.0 | +16.3 | |
Conservative | Tony Holden* | 643 | 43.4 | −3.3 | |
Conservative | Jack Hornby* | 510 | 34.4 | −6.6 | |
Turnout | 1,483 | 30.34 | |||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Old Costessey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sharon Blundell* | 879 | 47.2 | −11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Laidlaw* | 675 | 36.2 | −8.5 | |
Labour | Justin Cork | 565 | 30.3 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Ben Fiaz | 557 | 29.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Clare Mascall | 522 | 28.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Dean Toms | 426 | 22.9 | −14.3 | |
Conservative | Leslie Dale | 399 | 21.4 | −8.0 | |
Conservative | Jamie Mulhall | 377 | 20.2 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | Jane Fisher | 362 | 19.4 | −2.5 | |
Green | David Evans | 288 | 15.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,864 | 25.13 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Overton* | 1,151 | 48.1 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Lisa Neal* | 1,110 | 46.4 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Nicola Fowler | 1,082 | 45.2 | +30.0 | |
Conservative | Trevor Spruce* | 1,077 | 45.0 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Bingham | 1,036 | 43.3 | +10.4 | |
Labour | Anna Knight | 949 | 39.7 | +27.0 | |
Turnout | 2,393 | 36.90 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Rockland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Vic Thomson* | 472 | 40.3 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Martin White | 418 | 35.7 | +17.7 | |
Green | Juliette Harkin | 270 | 23.1 | +6.2 | |
Turnout | 1,170 | 42.15 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Wymondham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Nuri-Nixon* | 752 | 48.1 | −8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Halls* | 661 | 42.2 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Martyn Lemon | 443 | 28.3 | −7.3 | |
Labour | Carmel Greene | 392 | 25.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Andrew Powell | 356 | 22.7 | −13.7 | |
Labour | Joe McCarthy | 313 | 20.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,565 | 32.10 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Stratton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Georgina Race | 361 | 43.7 | +30.7 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Carver | 351 | 42.4 | −10.0 | |
Conservative | Evie Scarborough-Taylor | 328 | 39.7 | +1.2 | |
Labour | David Reekie | 271 | 32.8 | +19.9 | |
Green | Claire Sparkes | 175 | 21.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 826 | 24.75 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Thurlton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Evans | 405 | 39.4 | −6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Harrison | 398 | 38.7 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Sally Blaikie | 210 | 20.4 | +1.4 | |
Turnout | 1,028 | 38.47 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wicklewood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Elliott* | 557 | 51.1 | −6.6 | |
Green | Rachel Barrett | 270 | 24.8 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Michael Crouch | 259 | 23.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,090 | 40.10 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections
[edit]Mulbarton and Stoke Holy Cross
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Robert McClenning | 667 | 37.1 | –11.4 | |
Conservative | Tony Holden | 434 | 24.2 | –10.8 | |
Independent | Nigel Legg | 404 | 22.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Geraldine Smith-Cullen | 164 | 9.1 | –7.4 | |
Green | Claire Sparkes | 128 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 233 | 12.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,801 | 24.5 | −15.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,365 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
South Wymondham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Carmina McConnell | 286 | 35.0 | –12.4 | |
Conservative | Martyn Lemon | 268 | 32.8 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Lowell Doheny | 173 | 21.2 | –3.5 | |
Green | Victoria Walters | 89 | 10.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 18 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 822 | 16.8 | −15.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,907 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Bunwell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Suzanne Wateridge | 404 | 40.5 | +29.1 | |
Conservative | Charles Easton | 394 | 39.5 | −9.5 | |
Labour | Michael Crouch | 131 | 13.1 | −9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Wenman | 68 | 6.8 | −11.2 | |
Majority | 10 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 997 | 39.8 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,521 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.3 |
By-election triggered by death of Conservative councillor Stephen Ridley. As a result of this by-election the council went under no overall control.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Notice of Election". South Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "South Norfolk Live Election Results". South Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "South Norfolk election result". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose Norfolk councils and seats". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "South Norfolk 's local election results for 2023 declared". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Thompson, George (25 May 2023). "John Fuller reselected as leader of South Norfolk Council". Diss Express. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Election Results - South Norfolk Council Local Elections 4 May 2023". South Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Devlin, Laura; Thewlis, Jo (3 May 2024). "Conservatives lose their slim majority on South Norfolk Council". BBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2024.