# Norfolk County Council elections

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.

## Council election results

* 1973 Norfolk County Council election
* 1977 Norfolk County Council election
* 1981 Norfolk County Council election
* 1985 Norfolk County Council election
* 1989 Norfolk County Council election
* 1993 Norfolk County Council election
* 1997 Norfolk County Council election
* 2001 Norfolk County Council election
* 2005 Norfolk County Council election
* 2009 Norfolk County Council election
* 2013 Norfolk County Council election
* 2017 Norfolk County Council election
* 2021 Norfolk County Council election
* 2025 Norfolk County Council election

## County result maps

* 2005 results map
* 2009 results map
* 2013 results map
* 2017 results map
* 2021 results map

## By-election results 1997 to present day
### 1997–2001

University by-election 20 November 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 808 | 43.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 796 | 42.4 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | | 275 | 14.6 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,879 | 33.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Lakenham by-election 6 May 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 803 | 53.5 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 402 | 26.8 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | | 296 | 19.7 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 26.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,501 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Holt by-election 28 October 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,848 | 55.4 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | | 1,358 | 40.7 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | | 130 | 3.9 | −15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,336 | 44.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Northgate by-election 15 June 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 575 | 48.4 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | | 558 | 47.0 | +15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 55 | 4.6 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2001–2005

Wymondham by-election 2 August 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,736 | 49.2 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative | | 1,734 | 49.1 | +9.1 |
| | Green | | 57 | 1.6 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,527 | 35.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Mousehold by-election 26 September 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 807 | 51.6 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kendrick | 461 | 29.5 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | | 132 | 8.4 | −8.2 |
| | Independent | | 82 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Green | | 81 | 5.2 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 22.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,563 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Downham Market by-election 16 December 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shelagh Hutson | 1,301 | 68.3 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | | 223 | 11.7 | −20.4 |
| | UKIP | Michael Stone | 191 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Nicholas-Letch | 190 | 10.0 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,078 | 56.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,905 | 21.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2005–2009

Town Close by-election 26 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Christopher Hull | 1,151 | 36.1 | +30.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moira Toye | 958 | 30.1 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | David Fullman | 606 | 19.0 | −14.7 |
| | Conservative | John Wyatt | 470 | 14.8 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,185 | 41.0 | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Humbleyard by-election 4 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judith Virgo | 1,725 | 47.7 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Sutton | 1,474 | 40.7 | +7.4 |
| | Green | Richard Bearman | 239 | 6.6 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | John Cowan | 180 | 5.0 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,618 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Clavering by-election 3 May 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Tomkinson | 1,743 | 46.0 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bronwen Jenkins | 1,347 | 35.6 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Paul Fitzgerald | 378 | 9.8 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Jeanette Fowler | 324 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,787 | 45.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Aylsham by-election 22 November 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Harrison | 1,696 | 60.6 | +23.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Graham | 854 | 30.5 | −6.4 |
| | Labour | Terry Glasspoole | 177 | 6.3 | −19.4 |
| | UKIP | Vandra Ahlstrom | 71 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 842 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,798 | 39.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2009–2013

Humbleyard by-election 13 January 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judith Virgo | 1,015 | 46.6 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Sutton | 438 | 20.1 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Marian Chapman | 424 | 19.5 | +11.4 |
| | Green | Janet Kitchener | 170 | 7.8 | −7.7 |
| | UKIP | Richard Coke | 133 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 577 | 26.5 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,185 | 26.1 | −20.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.5 | |
Lothingland by-election 5 May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Stone | 1,611 | 49.0 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Trevor Wainwright | 1,076 | 32.7 | +10.6 |
| | Independent | John Cooper | 418 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| | Green | Michael Brackenbury | 184 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 16.3 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,289 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 | |
Old Catton by-election 14 July 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judy Leggett | 664 | 40.6 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Fowkes | 414 | 25.3 | +11.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Chrissie Rumsby | 377 | 23.0 | +12.2 |
| | UKIP | Glenn Tingle | 107 | 6.5 | −9.7 |
| | Green | Jennifer Parkhouse | 75 | 4.6 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 15.3 | −617.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | 25.7 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −10.0 | |
Lakenham by-election 24 November 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Susan Whitaker | 1,051 | 43.0 | +16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fairbairn | 611 | 25.0 | −6.7 |
| | Green | Paul Neale | 492 | 20.1 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Mathew Morris | 160 | 6.5 | −6.5 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Emmens | 133 | 5.4 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 18.0 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,455 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +11.4 | |
Clenchwarton and Kings Lynn South by-election 27 September 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexandra Kampouropoulos | 824 | 45.8 | +34.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Foster | 424 | 23.5 | −15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Mayer | 282 | 15.7 | −13.1 |
| | UKIP | Michael Stone | 271 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 400 | 22.2 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | 22.5 | −12.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.9 | |
Percentage change is since June 2009.

### 2013–2017

West Thetford by-election 1 August 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Terry Jermy | 1,071 | 45.2 | +9.8 |
| | UKIP | John Newton | 900 | 38.0 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Tristan Ashby | 282 | 11.9 | −3.5 |
| | Independent | Danny Jeffrey | 78 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Sandra Walmsley | 40 | 1.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,371 | 24.6 | +0.9 |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | 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.
North Walsham East by-election 24 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Seward | 1,044 | 40.9 | +5.8 |
| | UKIP | Lynette Comber | 565 | 22.1 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Stephen Burke | 442 | 17.3 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | David Oliver | 359 | 14.1 | −2.4 |
| | Green | Paul Oakes | 80 | 3.1 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | Graham Jones | 61 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,562 | 29.5 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gorleston St Andrews by-election 16 July 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Plant | 876 | 42.7 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | Tony Wright | 773 | 37.7 | +1.8 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Myers | 285 | 13.9 | −22.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Harris | 66 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Harry Webb | 51 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,053 | 27.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | 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.
Mile Cross by-election 16 July 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chrissie Rumsby | 749 | 51.8 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Chelsea Bales | 279 | 19.3 | +8.7 |
| | Green | Richard Edwards | 209 | 14.4 | −6.8 |
| | UKIP | Michelle Ho | 148 | 10.2 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Dymoke | 62 | 4.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 32.5 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,452 | 18.5 | −7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.8 | |
Loddon by-election 24 September 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Stone | 1,094 | 57.0 | −6.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Bissonnet | 357 | 18.6 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown | 235 | 12.3 | +7.1 |
| | UKIP | Alan Baugh | 233 | 12.1 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 737 | 38.4 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | 23.2 | −21.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −6.6 | |
South Smallburgh by-election 19 November 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Bradnock | 1,383 | 56.4 | +25.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Rice | 697 | 28.4 | +1.0 |
| | UKIP | Barry Whitehouse | 219 | 8.9 | −17.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Spencer | 103 | 4.2 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Anne Filgate | 52 | 2.1 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 686 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,456 | 34.7 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Watton by-election 19 November 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claire Bowes | 822 | 45.6 | +18.2 |
| | Independent | Keith Gilbert | 793 | 44.0 | +20.4 |
| | Labour | Joseph Sisto | 105 | 5.8 | −5.4 |
| | Green | Timothy Birt | 81 | 4.5 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | 21 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | 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.

### 2017–2021

Yare & All Saints by-election 12 July 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Connolly | 955 | 64.8 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Harry Clarke | 337 | 22.9 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Thorpe | 182 | 12.4 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 41.2 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,478 | 19.1 | −16.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −9.3 | |
Wroxham by-election 4 April 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fran Whymark | 922 | 55.7 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Heard | 395 | 23.9 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Jan Davis | 174 | 10.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Juila Wheeler | 163 | 9.9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 31.9 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,673 | 20.7 | −16.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.6 | |

### 2021–2025

Gaywood South by-election 29 July 2021 :
| Party | 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 | +2.1 |
| | UKIP | Michael Stone | 28 | 1.7 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,650 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Gaywood North and Central by-election 1 December 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sayers | 364 | 35.6 | +28.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Johnson | 356 | 34.8 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Young | 256 | 25.0 | −31.1 |
| | Green | Vicky Fairweather | 46 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,022 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Swaffham by-election 4 May 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Nunn | 1,288 | 50.8 | −17.8 |
| | Labour | Terry Land | 649 | 25.6 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josie Ratcliff | 596 | 23.5 | +17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 639 | 25.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,533 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Depwade by-election 13 July 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Catherine Rowett | 663 | 29.0 | +19.6 |
| | Conservative | Tony Holden | 582 | 25.4 | −18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Spratt | 409 | 17.9 | +7.4 |
| | Independent | Beverley Spratt | 405 | 17.7 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Pam Reekie | 228 | 10.0 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,287 | 24.8 | −16.0 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.9 | |
Freebridge Lynn by-election 3 August 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Crofts | 669 | 38.4 | +38.4 |
| | Conservative | Olivia Morris | 539 | 31.0 | −33.7 |
| | Green | Andrew de Whalley | 418 | 24.0 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Lesley Marriage | 115 | 6.6 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,741 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Freebridge Lynn by-election 12 September 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Simon Ring | 723 | 53.8 | +53.8 |
| | Conservative | Jason Law | 454 | 33.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Wilf Lambert | 167 | 12.4 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 20.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,344 | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |