1997 Norfolk County Council election

1997 Norfolk County Council election

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All 84 council division seats 43 seats needed for a majority
Registered	607,689 (2.3%)
Turnout	73.5% (34.2%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 34 seats, 35.8% 32 seats, 36.2% 16 seats, 25.9% Seats won 36 34 13 Seat change 2 2 3 Popular vote 156,719 165,751 109,090 Percentage 35.1% 37.1% 24.4% Swing 0.7% 0.9% 1.5%
Party before election No Overall Control Elected Party No Overall Control

The Norfolk County Council election took place on 1 May 1997, coinciding with local elections for county councils in England and the 1997 general election.

The Council remained under No Overall Control. The Conservatives won the most seats, gaining 2, although Labour (who also gained 2) narrowly outpolled them in share of the vote, the Liberal Democrats lost 3 seats and the only independent lost their seat.

1997 Norfolk County Council election[1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	81	36	7	5	2	42.9	35.1	156,719	–0.6
	Labour	84	34	6	4	2	40.5	37.1	165,750	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	82	13	2	5	3	15.5	24.4	109,090	–1.5
	Independent	6	1	0	1	1	1.2	2.1	9,408	+0.8
	Green	28	0	0	0		0.0	1.3	5,650	+0.5

Breckland District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	1	23,021	38.6	–4.9
	Labour	4		22,784	38.2	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	0		10,164	17.1	+3.2
	Independent	0	1	2,285	3.8	+0.7
	Green	0		1,344	2.3	–0.3
Total		11		59,598	71.8	+35.4
Registered electors				83,044	–	+1.9

Division results

Attleborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Byrne	3,353	47.8	–5.3
	Labour	J. Williams	2,342	33.4	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	K. Holton	1,316	18.8	+0.3
Majority			1,011	14.4	–10.2
Turnout			7,011	72.0	+37.8
Registered electors			9,736
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Dereham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Potter*	2,257	39.6	–6.2
	Conservative	C. Jordan	2,149	37.7	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	C. Rawlings	1,010	17.7	+1.5
	Green	A. Geddes	285	5.0	N/A
Majority			108	1.9	–5.8
Turnout			5,701	72.1	+33.4
Registered electors			7,909
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

Dereham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Everett	2,410	39.4	–2.1
	Labour	R. Goreham	2,116	34.6	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	E. Blane	1,103	18.0	+8.6
	Green	J. Park	491	8.0	–7.2
Majority			294	4.8	–2.8
Turnout			6,120	70.2	+33.4
Registered electors			8,721
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

Elmham & Mattishall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Floering-Blackman*	3,056	50.4	+0.5
	Labour	P. Terry	1,847	30.4	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	B. Shelley	863	14.2	–4.7
	Green	J. Sammonds	300	4.9	–0.8
Majority			1,209	19.9	–4.4
Turnout			6,066	75.5	+37.2
Registered electors			8,038
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Guiltcross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Baskerville*	2,453	46.0	+1.0
	Labour	A. Hanson	1,883	35.3	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Glover	992	18.6	–4.8
Majority			570	10.7	–2.6
Turnout			5,328	74.9	+32.7
Registered electors			7,118
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Necton & Launditch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Birkbeck	2,912	48.0	+5.0
	Labour	D. Holland	2,229	36.8	–7.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Kane	655	10.8	+1.3
	Green	A. Keidan	268	4.4	+0.9
Majority			683	11.3	N/A
Turnout			6,064	77.9	+29.4
Registered electors			7,789
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	6.1

Northgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Gall*	1,693	56.7	–4.0
	Conservative	J. Coasitis	939	31.5	–7.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tall	352	11.8	N/A
Majority			754	25.3	+3.9
Turnout			2,984	65.7	+36.5
Registered electors			4,545
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

Swaffham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Mason*	2,389	45.0	–6.1
	Labour	G. Barnard	2,175	40.9	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Mitchell	749	14.1	–1.3
Majority			214	4.0	–13.5
Turnout			5,313	72.6	+37.3
Registered electors			7,319
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Thetford East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Armes	2,600	46.1	+9.9
	Independent	T. Lamb*	2,285	40.5	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wilkes	751	13.3	N/A
Majority			315	5.6	N/A
Turnout			5,636	69.8	+37.7
Registered electors			8,073
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	2.9

Thetford West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Paines*	2,038	54.5	–16.9
	Conservative	P. Crick	852	22.8	–5.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Jeffrey	850	22.7	N/A
Majority			1,186	31.7	–11.1
Turnout			3,740	64.3	+36.5
Registered electors			5,817
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Watton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rogers	2,508	44.5	–7.2
	Labour	J. Bullock	1,604	28.5	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	K. Gilbert	1,523	27.0	–2.0
Majority			904	16.0	–6.8
Turnout			5,635	70.6	+36.6
Registered electors			7,979
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.2

Broadland District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	9	1	28,324	40.7	–0.2
	Labour	2	1	24,154	34.7	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	1		15,738	22.6	–1.9
	Green	0		864	1.2	+0.8
	Independent	0		434	0.6	–1.4
Total		12		69,514	76.9	+38.3
Registered electors				90,445	–	+5.9

Division results

Acle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Smithson	2,118	40.9	+4.8
	Conservative	E. Lees	2,066	39.9	–4.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. Blake	883	17.1	–2.2
	Green	L. Osmond	109	2.1	N/A
Majority			52	1.0	N/A
Turnout			5,176	76.7	+38.5
Registered electors			6,745
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.8

Aylsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Turnbull	2,308	39.1	+3.8
	Labour	D. Kemp	2,249	38.1	–12.3
	Liberal Democrats	V. Beadle	1,186	20.1	+5.8
	Green	S. Vick	158	2.7	N/A
Majority			59	1.0	N/A
Turnout			5,901	76.3	+33.5
Registered electors			7,731
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	8.1

Blofield & Brundall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Mowle*	2,933	44.1	–10.3
	Labour	J. Rivers	1,997	30.0	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Frary	1,581	23.8	+1.0
	Green	N. Walker	137	2.1	N/A
Majority			936	14.1	–17.5
Turnout			6,648	78.7	+40.0
Registered electors			8,449
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

Hellesdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Clarke*	2,050	41.3	+4.1
	Labour	J. Knowles	1,806	36.4	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Elliott	1,106	22.3	–4.8
Majority			244	4.9	+3.4
Turnout			4,962	78.2	+39.1
Registered electors			6,344
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Horsford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Adams	1,782	35.4	+3.7
	Labour	P. Walker	1,638	32.6	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Young	1,515	30.1	–13.4
	Green	R. Betts	93	1.8	N/A
Majority			144	2.9	N/A
Turnout			5,028	75.2	+39.0
Registered electors			6,688
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	2.1

Old Catton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Austin*	2,576	43.3	–2.8
	Labour	T. Burrows	2,177	36.6	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Buckell	1,191	20.0	–5.4
Majority			399	6.7	–11.0
Turnout			5,944	77.3	+43.3
Registered electors			7,694
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Reepham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Ravencroft	2,198	42.7	–3.7
	Labour	J. Mallen	1,638	31.8	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	S. Woodbridge	1,108	21.5	–1.1
	Green	S. Betts	209	4.1	–1.5
Majority			560	10.9	–10.2
Turnout			5,153	77.3	+40.5
Registered electors			6,666
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Sprowston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Dewgarde	2,180	36.5	+1.0
	Labour	J. Wright	2,014	33.7	–4.9
	Conservative	T. Landamore	1,786	29.9	+4.1
Majority			166	2.8	N/A
Turnout			5,980	78.2	+32.9
Registered electors			7,650
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	3.0

Taverham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Collishaw	3,363	42.7	–5.1
	Labour	V. Pennells	2,370	30.1	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Robinson	1,701	21.6	–13.1
	Independent	M. Mould	434	5.5	N/A
Majority			993	12.6	–0.5
Turnout			7,868	76.1	+43.5
Registered electors			10,338
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.9

Thorpe St Andrew

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Clayton	2,820	43.6	+13.0
	Labour	J. Cook*	2,463	38.1	–3.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Barnard	1,178	18.2	+9.6
Majority			357	5.5	N/A
Turnout			6,461	76.5	+30.3
Registered electors			8,446
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	8.3

Woodside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Harwood	2,100	39.6	+5.6
	Conservative	R. Marshall*	2,044	38.5	–3.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Clayton	1,164	21.9	–1.6
Majority			56	1.1	N/A
Turnout			5,308	76.7	+41.5
Registered electors			6,921
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.6

Wroxham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Pallister	2,398	47.2	–6.3
	Labour	M. Kemp	1,584	31.2	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Atkins	945	18.6	–3.7
	Green	A. Bowyer	158	3.1	N/A
Majority			814	16.0	–13.3
Turnout			5,085	75.1	+38.1
Registered electors			6,773
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Great Yarmouth District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	7	2	22,904	50.8	–7.9
	Conservative	2	2	15,946	35.4	–5.9
	Liberal Democrats	0		6,237	13.8	N/A
Total		9		45,087	69.5	+37.3
Registered electors				64,857	–	+1.2

Division results

Caister & Great Yarmouth North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hacon*	2,355	50.8	–8.8
	Conservative	J. Getliff	1,708	36.9	–3.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Harris	569	12.3	N/A
Majority			647	14.0	–5.1
Turnout			4,632	70.6	+33.7
Registered electors			6,563
	Labour hold		Swing	2.7

East Flegg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Stuttaford*	2,718	43.4	–13.8
	Labour	L. Thompson	2,551	40.8	–2.0
	Liberal Democrats	E. Hurst	991	15.8	N/A
Majority			159	2.7	–11.8
Turnout			6,260	72.9	+40.4
Registered electors			8,587
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Gorleston St Andrews

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Bracey	1,754	43.7	–4.9
	Conservative	G. Girling*	1,673	41.7	–9.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Walker	587	14.6	N/A
Majority			81	2.0	N/A
Turnout			4,014	71.3	+33.8
Registered electors			5,627
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.4

Great Yarmouth Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Holmes*	2,360	59.5	–6.5
	Conservative	A. Webb	1,145	28.9	–5.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Tall	461	11.6	N/A
Majority			1,215	30.6	–1.4
Turnout			3,966	60.4	+28.7
Registered electors			6,568
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Lothingland East & Magdalen West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Walker	3,326	57.0	–8.3
	Conservative	A. Shirland	1,695	29.1	–5.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Goodey	812	13.9	N/A
Majority			1,631	28.0	–2.6
Turnout			5,833	70.6	+38.0
Registered electors			8,263
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Lothingland West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Minnett	3,212	50.1	+1.1
	Conservative	C. Hodds	2,342	36.5	–14.5
	Liberal Democrats	H. Fisken	856	13.4	N/A
Majority			870	13.6	N/A
Turnout			6,410	70.9	+43.5
Registered electors			9,044
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

Magdalen East & Claydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Blyth*	2,390	62.9	–9.8
	Conservative	J. Anniss	994	26.2	–1.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Freeman	414	10.9	N/A
Majority			1,396	36.8	–8.5
Turnout			3,798	69.1	+35.6
Registered electors			5,493
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Southtown & Cobholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Castle*	2,613	58.0	–12.2
	Conservative	G. Doyle	1,233	27.3	–2.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Skevington	663	14.7	N/A
Majority			1,380	30.6	–9.7
Turnout			4,509	66.0	+37.8
Registered electors			6,837
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

West Flegg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Shrimplin	2,438	43.0	–13.7
	Labour	L. Sutton	2,343	41.4	–2.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Matthew	884	15.6	N/A
Majority			95	1.7	–9.8
Turnout			5,575	71.9	+40.2
Registered electors			7,875
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

King's Lynn & West Norfolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	11	2	33,742	41.6	+0.7
	Labour	4		32,788	40.5	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	0	2	14,487	17.9	–6.3
Total		15		81,017	72.6	+36.0
Registered electors				111,534	–	+1.6

Division results

Dersingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Pratt*	2,249	35.8	–3.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Burall	2,044	32.5	–5.7
	Labour	C. Tilbury	1,994	31.7	+8.9
Majority			205	3.3	+2.5
Turnout			6,287	78.2	+33.3
Registered electors			8,041
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Docking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bett*	2,543	48.9	–1.4
	Labour	J. Mitchell	1,791	34.5	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. Miller-Yardley	864	16.6	+0.4
Majority			752	14.5	–2.5
Turnout			5,198	69.3	+30.4
Registered electors			7,500
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Downham Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Forgan	2,612	48.0	–2.8
	Labour	M. Stewart	2,093	38.5	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	W. Thorne	737	13.5	+3.0
Majority			519	9.5	–6.6
Turnout			5,442	74.2	+37.6
Registered electors			7,339
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Feltwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Norris	1,978	39.4	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Buckton*	1,618	32.2	–16.6
	Labour	W. Scott	1,430	28.5	+13.6
Majority			360	7.2	N/A
Turnout			5,026	72.6	+34.5
Registered electors			6,785
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	9.9

Fincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Rockcliffe*	2,568	48.0	+6.0
	Labour	C. Joyce	2,018	37.7	+21.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Avery	761	14.2	–27.6
Majority			550	10.3	+10.1
Turnout			5,347	74.4	+35.2
Registered electors			7,184
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Freebridge Lynn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Dawes	3,140	46.2	–2.1
	Labour	C. Walters	2,203	32.4	+12.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Farthing	1,455	21.4	–10.4
Majority			937	13.8	–2.8
Turnout			6,798	76.9	+34.1
Registered electors			8,839
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

Gaywood North & Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Luckett	2,955	47.1	–1.1
	Conservative	G. Wathen	2,176	34.7	–3.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Parish	1,139	18.2	+4.2
Majority			779	12.4	+2.0
Turnout			6,270	72.1	+37.9
Registered electors			8,698
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Gaywood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Davison*	2,156	66.4	–4.9
	Conservative	D. Maddox	699	21.5	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	N. Farthing	391	12.0	+2.0
Majority			1,457	44.9	–7.8
Turnout			3,246	66.1	+37.0
Registered electors			4,911
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Hunstanton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lambert*	2,991	48.3	+1.5
	Labour	P. Cobb	2,504	40.4	–3.1
	Liberal Democrats	E. Maxfield	696	11.2	+1.5
Majority			487	7.9	+4.5
Turnout			6,191	71.9	+29.2
Registered electors			8,609
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

King's Lynn North & Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Donaldson*	2,823	67.4	–3.6
	Conservative	K. Fletcher	963	23.0	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Kampouropoulos	405	9.7	+1.8
Majority			1,860	44.4	–5.6
Turnout			4,191	65.7	+35.0
Registered electors			6,382
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

King's Lynn South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Seaman*	2,311	56.5	–12.8
	Conservative	C. Garrod	1,099	26.9	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brandon	681	16.6	+7.4
Majority			1,212	29.6	–18.2
Turnout			4,091	69.5	+35.3
Registered electors			5,744
	Labour hold		Swing	9.1

Marshland North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Wright	2,380	38.6	+5.6
	Labour	A. Munden	2,104	34.1	+15.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Bourne	1,686	27.3	–21.0
Majority			276	4.5	N/A
Turnout			6,170	72.6	+41.0
Registered electors			8,498
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.9

Marshland South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Humphrey*	2,989	53.5	+1.5
	Labour	J. Bantoft	2,602	46.5	+11.0
Majority			387	6.9	–9.6
Turnout			5,591	69.8	+40.9
Registered electors			8,005
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

Winch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bolt*	2,751	49.5	+2.4
	Labour	L. Wilkinson	1,996	35.9	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Gray	812	14.6	–2.6
Majority			755	13.6	–1.6
Turnout			5,559	74.1	+38.0
Registered electors			7,502
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Wissey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rix	2,604	46.4	–0.5
	Labour	D. Curzon-Berners	1,808	32.2	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lockyear	1,198	21.4	–8.9
Majority			796	14.2	–2.4
Turnout			5,610	73.5	+37.4
Registered electors			7,497
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

North Norfolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	4		15,984	27.7	–4.8
	Liberal Democrats	3		16,340	28.3	–2.9
	Conservative	2		16,879	29.3	–2.5
	Independent	1		6,689	11.6	+7.4
	Green	0		1,781	3.1	+2.8
Total		10		57,673	73.9	+27.7
Registered electors				78,050	–	+3.6

Division results

Cromer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Randall	2,435	43.0	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	H. Noble	1,873	33.0	–2.5
	Labour	I. Bowman	1,163	20.5	+0.6
	Green	P. Crouch	198	3.5	+0.3
Majority			562	9.9	+3.9
Turnout			5,669	72.0	+30.0
Registered electors			7,878
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Erpingham & Melton Constable

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Poberefsky	2,165	41.3	–15.5
	Conservative	C. Warner	1,756	33.5	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pike	1,192	22.8	+10.4
	Green	R. Rosser	125	2.4	N/A
Majority			409	7.8	–18.2
Turnout			5,238	75.8	+24.2
Registered electors			6,912
	Labour hold		Swing	9.1

Holt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Cooke*	2,217	39.8	–13.5
	Conservative	S. Freeman	2,158	38.7	+1.7
	Labour	A. Aberdein	1,034	18.6	+8.9
	Green	J. Thompson	163	2.9	N/A
Majority			59	1.1	–15.2
Turnout			5,572	74.9	+21.1
Registered electors			7,438
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.6

Mundesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Baldwin*	2,409	39.7	–18.0
	Conservative	W. Northam	2,049	33.8	+3.4
	Labour	E. Stonestreet	1,308	21.6	+9.7
	Green	C. Lomax	295	4.9	N/A
Majority			360	5.9	–21.3
Turnout			6,061	74.7	+26.0
Registered electors			8,118
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.7

North Smallburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Cullingham	2,260	39.6	–13.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Wilkins	1,686	29.6	+17.1
	Independent	P. Blaxell	1,510	26.5	N/A
	Green	D. Higginbottom	248	4.3	N/A
Majority			574	10.1	–9.4
Turnout			5,704	70.8	+25.6
Registered electors			8,057
	Labour hold		Swing	15.5

North Walsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Booth*	2,537	37.1	–11.3
	Conservative	R. Rose	2,443	35.7	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Myhill	1,629	23.8	+0.4
	Green	J. Chitty	231	3.4	N/A
Majority			94	1.4	–18.9
Turnout			6,840	73.2	+30.9
Registered electors			9,349
	Labour hold		Swing	9.4

Sheringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Craske*	2,808	44.9	–13.3
	Conservative	D. Rowe	2,237	35.8	+1.4
	Labour	P. Harding	1,012	16.2	+8.8
	Green	R. Eris	190	3.0	N/A
Majority			1,225	9.1	–14.8
Turnout			6,247	75.2	+27.6
Registered electors			8,310
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.4

South Smallburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Mogford*	2,432	43.4	–8.6
	Labour	W. Pike	1,253	22.4	–11.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. Harrison	1,047	18.7	+4.1
	Independent	G. Wise	731	13.1	N/A
	Green	K. Greenwood	136	2.4	N/A
Majority			1,179	21.1	+2.5
Turnout			5,599	76.0	+34.9
Registered electors			7,363
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Wells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Ashworth*	2,511	48.2	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Groom	1,479	28.4	+6.1
	Labour	D. Woods	1,216	23.4	–13.0
Majority			1,032	19.8	+15.0
Turnout			5,206	76.5	+24.6
Registered electors			6,809
	Independent hold		Swing	0.5

Norwich District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	13	1	33,820	49.9	–3.1
	Liberal Democrats	3		18,714	27.6	–0.4
	Conservative	0	1	14,088	20.8	+2.8
	Green	0		1,162	1.7	+0.6
Total		16		67,784	72.1	+32.4
Registered electors				93,964	–	–0.7

Division results

Bowthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Britton*	3,052	56.3	–9.2
	Liberal Democrats	N. Lubbock	1,132	20.9	+7.6
	Conservative	C. Cox	1,072	19.8	+2.1
	Green	S. Pollard	163	3.0	–0.5
Majority			1,920	35.4	–12.4
Turnout			5,419	64.9	+33.8
Registered electors			8,348
	Labour hold		Swing	8.4

Catton Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Morrey	2,073	56.8	–5.0
	Conservative	P. Kearney	904	24.8	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. Richardson	675	18.5	+4.0
Majority			1,169	32.0	–6.1
Turnout			3,652	67.2	+37.8
Registered electors			5,437
	Labour hold		Swing	3.1

Coslany

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Ward*	2,334	55.0	–9.2
	Conservative	E. Horth	1,016	23.9	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	I. Williams	896	21.1	+6.6
Majority			1,318	31.0	–11.9
Turnout			4,246	72.4	+35.4
Registered electors			5,861
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Crome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Fowler	3,355	64.8	–1.5
	Conservative	J. Fisher	1,089	21.0	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Young	732	14.1	–1.2
Majority			2,266	43.8	–4.0
Turnout			5,176	94.8	+57.6
Registered electors			5,461
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Eaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Dean	2,173	41.2	+17.4
	Conservative	B. Wells	1,905	36.1	–12.2
	Labour	C. Slorach	1,192	22.6	–5.3
Majority			268	5.1	N/A
Turnout			5,270	81.2	+30.0
Registered electors			6,490
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	14.8

Heigham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sheppard*	2,116	55.2	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Aalders-Dunthorne	1,058	27.6	–13.3
	Conservative	G. Drake	658	17.2	+9.7
Majority			1,058	27.6	+16.8
Turnout			3,832	68.8	+27.8
Registered electors			5,572
	Labour hold		Swing	8.4

Henderson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Panting	2,123	56.1	–14.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Meacock	819	21.6	+6.3
	Conservative	J. Knight	638	16.9	+2.5
	Green	R. Nockles	205	5.4	N/A
Majority			1,304	34.5	–20.5
Turnout			3,785	66.8	+35.7
Registered electors			5,665
	Labour hold		Swing	10.3

Lakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Ross*	2,023	52.3	–13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Y. Barnes	1,105	28.5	+12.9
	Conservative	S. Collier	743	19.2	+0.2
Majority			918	23.7	–22.7
Turnout			3,871	69.6	+33.4
Registered electors			5,564
	Labour hold		Swing	13.0

Mancroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Addison*	2,051	48.2	–13.5
	Conservative	M. Utting	1,009	23.7	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	C. Risebrook	940	22.1	+6.8
	Green	Adrian Holmes	253	5.9	N/A
Majority			1,042	24.5	–14.3
Turnout			4,253	65.1	+29.8
Registered electors			6,531
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

Mile Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Panes*	2,434	68.0	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	I. Bond	595	16.6	–10.3
	Conservative	S. Rendall	551	15.4	+5.3
Majority			1,839	51.4	+15.3
Turnout			3,580	68.2	+38.3
Registered electors			5,247
	Labour hold		Swing	7.7

Mousehold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Buttle*	2,439	57.3	–11.3
	Conservative	P. Bowyer	878	20.6	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lloyd	763	17.9	+6.5
	Green	L. Moore	173	4.1	–1.8
Majority			1,561	36.7	–17.8
Turnout			4,253	70.9	+39.0
Registered electors			6,003
	Labour hold		Swing	8.9

Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Garrett	1,866	45.4	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Warnes*	1,433	34.8	–17.5
	Conservative	J. Turner	582	14.1	+6.4
	Green	S. Pennington	233	5.7	N/A
Majority			433	10.5	N/A
Turnout			4,114	76.1	+20.3
Registered electors			5,404
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	11.5

St Stephen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Cameron*	1,901	47.0	–12.1
	Conservative	M. Dewings	1,156	28.6	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Wollterton	991	24.5	+11.5
Majority			745	18.4	–17.2
Turnout			4,048	73.9	+27.8
Registered electors			5,480
	Labour hold		Swing	8.6

Thorpe Hamlet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Hacker*	1,746	43.4	–13.4
	Labour	J. Bennett	1,674	41.6	+13.3
	Conservative	R. Sumner	606	15.1	+4.5
Majority			72	1.8	–26.7
Turnout			4,026	69.5	+30.0
Registered electors			5,791
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.4

Town Close

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Harper*	2,028	48.6	–4.1
	Labour	W. Carpenter	1,471	35.2	–2.6
	Conservative	J. Wyatt	676	16.2	+6.7
Majority			557	13.3	–1.5
Turnout			4,175	74.7	+18.3
Registered electors			5,457
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.8

University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Turner*	1,716	42.0	–7.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rooza	1,628	39.9	–0.4
	Conservative	C. Page	605	14.8	+4.1
	Green	M. Valentine	135	3.3	N/A
Majority			88	2.2	–6.4
Turnout			4,084	72.2	+18.0
Registered electors			5,653
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

South Norfolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	6	1	27,410	41.6	–3.9
	Conservative	5	1	24,719	37.5	–0.1
	Labour	0		13,316	20.2	+4.2
	Green	0		499	0.8	–0.1
Total		11		65,944	76.9	+31.6
Registered electors				85,795	–	+3.1

Division results

Clavering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Revell*	2,739	47.5	–10.5
	Conservative	T. Jones	1,738	30.1	+0.6
	Labour	S. Pank	1,288	22.3	+9.8
Majority			1,001	17.4	–11.1
Turnout			5,765	77.8	+31.7
Registered electors			7,410
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.6

Costessey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. East	2,790	48.3	–11.2
	Conservative	D. Perkins	1,704	29.5	+2.0
	Labour	J. Swainson	1,285	22.2	+9.3
Majority			1,086	18.8	–13.2
Turnout			5,779	72.9	+26.8
Registered electors			7,929
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.6

Diss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Caldwell	3,320	52.5	+9.8
	Conservative	A. Butler	1,916	30.3	–0.3
	Labour	I. Larkin	1,090	17.2	–9.5
Majority			1,404	22.2	+10.2
Turnout			6,326	71.8	+31.0
Registered electors			8,809
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.1

East Depwade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Johnson	2,419	39.5	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Brownsea*	2,317	37.8	–13.3
	Labour	L. Larkin	1,392	22.7	+14.9
Majority			102	1.7	N/A
Turnout			6,128	76.0	+30.6
Registered electors			8,064
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	8.2

Henstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hemming*	2,220	38.8	–6.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Watts	2,040	35.7	+0.8
	Labour	J. King	1,231	21.5	+5.0
	Green	I. Wagenknecht	226	4.0	+0.9
Majority			180	3.1	–7.3
Turnout			5,717	79.8	+34.2
Registered electors			7,169
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Hingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Dore*	2,346	45.4	–5.8
	Conservative	J. Daniels	1,836	35.6	–0.9
	Labour	S. Urquhart	980	19.0	+6.7
Majority			510	9.9	–8.1
Turnout			5,162	78.1	+29.7
Registered electors			6,608
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.4

Humbleyard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. King*	2,554	44.0	–2.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hollingham	2,337	40.2	–5.8
	Labour	S. Sewell	820	14.1	+6.4
	Green	R. Walmsley	99	1.7	N/A
Majority			217	3.7	+3.4
Turnout			5,810	79.4	+30.5
Registered electors			7,322
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Loddon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gunson*	3,667	62.0	–0.6
	Labour	W. McCloughan	1,086	18.4	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. McPhee	986	16.7	–1.9
	Green	J. Hutchings	174	2.9	N/A
Majority			2,581	43.6	–0.3
Turnout			5,913	79.2	+26.8
Registered electors			7,462
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Long Stratton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Littler*	3,077	52.3	–11.6
	Conservative	J. Ellis	1,731	29.4	+3.1
	Labour	G. Aitken	1,077	18.3	+8.5
Majority			1,346	22.9	–14.7
Turnout			5,885	78.1	+31.4
Registered electors			7,535
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.4

West Depwade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Chapman*	2,787	42.8	–2.9
	Liberal Democrats	B. Rissmann	2,609	40.1	+0.4
	Labour	B. Whall	1,115	17.1	+2.5
Majority			178	2.7	–3.3
Turnout			6,511	78.3	+38.0
Registered electors			8,312
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Wymondham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hockaday*	2,849	41.0	+1.5
	Conservative	H. Tracy-Forster	2,147	30.9	+4.3
	Labour	R. Barber	1,952	28.1	–3.8
Majority			702	10.1	+2.6
Turnout			6,948	75.7	+28.5
Registered electors			9,175
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.4