# North Norfolk District Council elections

North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years.

## Historical composition

| Election | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Labour | UKIP | Other | Total |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 46 |
| 2003 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 |
| 2007 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2011 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| 2015 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2019 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| 2023 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 |

## Council elections

* 1973 Pastonacres District Council election
* 1976 North Norfolk District Council election
* 1979 North Norfolk District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 North Norfolk District Council election
* 1987 North Norfolk District Council election
* 1991 North Norfolk District Council election
* 1995 North Norfolk District Council election
* 1999 North Norfolk District Council election
* 2003 North Norfolk District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of councillors by 2)
* 2007 North Norfolk District Council election
* 2011 North Norfolk District Council election
* 2015 North Norfolk District Council election
* 2019 North Norfolk District Council election
* 2023 North Norfolk District Council election

## Election maps

* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Sheringham By-Election 25 September 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,206 | 55.7 | +19.8 |
| | Conservative | | 490 | 22.6 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | | 263 | 12.1 | −4.0 |
| | Independent | | 174 | 8.0 | −12.2 |
| | Green | | 32 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 716 | 33.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,165 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

The Runtons By-Election 5 December 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 745 | 58.4 | +22.9 |
| | Conservative | | 484 | 37.9 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | | 47 | 3.7 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 20.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,276 | 48.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Astley By-Election 10 July 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 441 | 51.5 | +33.8 |
| | Conservative | | 346 | 40.4 | +7.6 |
| | Independent | | 38 | 4.4 | −38.5 |
| | Labour | | 32 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 857 | 48.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Happisburgh By-Election 6 November 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Stockton | 619 | 61.0 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | James Croft | 372 | 36.7 | −8.0 |
| | Green | Rosemary Breame | 24 | 2.4 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 24.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,015 | 51.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Benet By-Election 22 February 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara McGoun | 576 | 50.1 | +35.6 |
| | Conservative | Christopher How | 537 | 46.7 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | David Spencer | 36 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,149 | 65.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chaucer By-Election 8 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthea Sweeney | 490 | 53.4 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | David Heathcote | 395 | 43.1 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | David Thompson | 32 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 917 | 48.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Holt By-Election 7 June 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip High | 885 | 56.6 | +29.3 |
| | Conservative | John Blyth | 637 | 40.8 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Desmond Hewitt | 41 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,563 | 54.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

North Walsham West By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Seward | 808 | 62.7 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hall | 385 | 29.9 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Phil Harris | 95 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 32.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,288 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Walsingham By-Election 1 October 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Lanham | 389 | 58.1 | +32.5 |
| | Conservative | Tom Fitzpatrick | 237 | 35.4 | +35.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Gates | 43 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 22.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 669 | 36.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
The Runtons By-Election 15 October 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helen Eales | 524 | 52.1 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucinda Starling | 454 | 45.1 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Alicia Hull | 14 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | David Russell | 14 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,006 | 55.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lancaster South By-Election 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lisher | 1,066 | 54.1 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Tom FitzPatrick | 784 | 39.8 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Monika Wiedmann | 122 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,972 | 61.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Waterside By-Election 26 April 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Williams | 494 | 32.2 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Rice | 420 | 27.4 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | Denise Burke | 246 | 16.0 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | Jeff Parkes | 233 | 15.2 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Anne Filgate | 73 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Independent | Jean Partridge | 69 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Cromer Town By-Election 21 February 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andreas Yiasimi | 558 | 46.6 | +19.7 |
| | Labour | Jen Emery | 240 | 20.1 | −4.3 |
| | UKIP | David Ramsbotham | 218 | 18.2 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative | Tony Nash | 181 | 15.1 | −22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 26.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,197 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Astley By-Election 14 July 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heinrich Butikofer | 309 | 40.8 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Joanne Copplestone | 198 | 25.3 | −30.7 |
| | UKIP | David Ramsbotham | 133 | 17.0 | n/a |
| | Green | Amanda Huntridge | 81 | 10.4 | −15.9 |
| | Labour | Callum Ringer | 51 | 6.5 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 15.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 773 | 42.80 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Glaven Valley By-Election 29 September 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Ward | 429 | 55.3 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Livsey | 281 | 36.2 | +3.8 |
| | UKIP | John Dymond | 32 | 4.1 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Burke | 23 | 3.0 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Alicia Hull | 11 | 1.4 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 19.0 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 778 | 44.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
Waterside By-Election 9 February 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Millership | 649 | 55.1 | +31.6 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Lumbard | 410 | 34.8 | −3.7 |
| | UKIP | Barry Whitehouse | 77 | 6.5 | −15.5 |
| | Labour | David Russell | 41 | 3.5 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 20.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1177 | 33.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.7 | |
Holt By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Baker | 724 | 50.1 | +22.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Naomi Farrow | 546 | 37.8 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Kelham | 90 | 6.2 | −7.1 |
| | UKIP | Terence Comber | 84 | 5.8 | −16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,444 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Worstead By-Election 15 February 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saul Penfold | 509 | 72.7 | +39.4 |
| | Conservative | Robin Russell-Pavier | 118 | 16.9 | −24.9 |
| | Labour | David Spencer | 73 | 10.4 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 55.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 700 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Sheringham North By-Election 28 November 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Withington | 364 | 48.4 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative | Richard Shepherd | 323 | 43.0 | +17.9 |
| | Labour | Sue Brisbane | 65 | 8.6 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 752 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Coastal By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victoria Holliday | 585 | 58.7 | +29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Bailey | 303 | 30.4 | −35.8 |
| | Labour | Will Gee | 108 | 10.8 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 28.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 996 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Holt By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Vardy | 837 | 47.8 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | Jono Read | 738 | 42.2 | +42.2 |
| | Labour | Jasper Haywood | 112 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Independent | Nick Coppack | 63 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,750 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stalham By-Election 2 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Taylor | 559 | 55.2 | +25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara McGoun | 375 | 37.0 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Stowe | 79 | 7.8 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 18.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,013 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Briston By-Election 7 December 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fletcher | 342 | 49.2 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | Jolanda Stenton | 274 | 39.4 | −0.8 |
| | Green | James Whitehead | 64 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Philip Harris | 15 | 2.2 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 695 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
North Walsham East By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Leith | 959 | 45.7 | −12.9 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Ginbey | 717 | 34.2 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | David Russell | 236 | 11.2 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Mike Bossingham | 186 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,098 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
North Walsham Market Cross East By-Election 12 September 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mal Gray | 283 | 46.5 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Ginbey | 239 | 39.3 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Liz Dixon | 53 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Shaw | 33 | 5.4 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 608 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |