# 2023 North Norfolk District Council election

The 2023 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

## Summary

The elections saw the Liberal Democrats retain their majority on the council.

### Election result

The overall results were:
2023 North Norfolk District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 37 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 62.5 | 43.9 | 18,509 | -6.5 |
| Conservative | 40 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 37.5 | 15,813 | +3.7 |
| Independent | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 1,827 | -3.0 |
| Labour | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 8.9 | 3,740 | +3.2 |
| Green | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 4.9 | 2,059 | +2.1 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.4 | 178 | New |

## Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by North Norfolk District Council on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.

### Bacton

Bacton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Porter | 307 | 46.10 | +22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fletcher | 253 | 37.99 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Mat Armitage | 91 | 13.66 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 8.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 666 | 33 | 2.41 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 29.41 | |

### Beeston Regis and The Runtons

Beeston Regis and The Runtons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kim Toye | 460 | 44.49 | −18.4 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Hill | 365 | 35.30 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Neil Adams | 92 | 8.90 | New |
| | Labour | Emma Lane | 61 | 5.90 | +2.3 |
| | Reform UK | Russell Wright | 51 | 4.93 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 9.81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1034 | 48 | 2.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Briston

Briston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Coleman | 366 | 51.12 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Jolanda Stenton* | 288 | 40.22 | −17.3 |
| | Labour | Bill O'Connor | 56 | 7.82 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 10.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 716 | 35 | 0.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Coastal

Coastal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victoria Holliday* | 619 | 59.01 | +29.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Allison | 340 | 32.41 | −33.8 |
| | Labour | Will Gee | 86 | 8.20 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 26.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1049 | 53 | 2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Cromer Town

Cromer Town (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Adams* | 1,120 | 67.31 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Boyle | 804 | 48.32 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Cox | 516 | 31.01 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Scott-Fawcett | 310 | 18.63 | −2.4 |
| | Green | Mike Bossingham | 180 | 10.82 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Jenni Randall | 116 | 6.97 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Jenny Tabecki | 79 | 4.75 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1664 | 41 | 0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Erpingham

Erpingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Toye* | 568 | 54.93 | +20.3 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer English | 254 | 24.56 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Stephen Green | 145 | 14.02 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Timothy Bartlett | 61 | 5.90 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 30.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1034 | 47.0 | 1.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Gresham

Gresham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Ringer | 495 | 55.18 | +29.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Mack | 331 | 36.90 | +10.9 |
| | Green | Alicia Hull | 41 | 4.57 | New |
| | Labour | Ruth Bartlett | 29 | 3.23 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 18.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 897 | 46.0 | 1.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Happisburgh

Happisburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Luke Paterson | 332 | 39.73 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Stockton | 273 | 33.58 | −14.9 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Dixon | 107 | 13.16 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Bryony Nierop-Reading | 105 | 12.92 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 6.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 813 | 39.0 | 4.36 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Hickling

Hickling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Blathwayt* | 475 | 55.75 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Price | 307 | 36.03 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Bryonie Jones | 62 | 7.28 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 19.72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 852 | 40.0 | 1.26 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Holt

Holt (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Batey | 874 | 48.99 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Eric Vardy* | 702 | 39.35 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative | Jonny Perry-Warnes | 657 | 36.83 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Welsh | 381 | 21.36 | −25.8 |
| | Green | Simon Russell | 286 | 16.03 | New |
| | Independent | Maggie Prior | 253 | 14.18 | New |
| | Labour | Fiona Hayward | 133 | 7.46 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1784 | 46.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hoveton and Tunstead

Hoveton and Tunstead (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Dixon* | 819 | 49.88 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Gerard Mancini-Boyle* | 634 | 38.61 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Hoy | 423 | 25.76 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judeline Nicholas | 412 | 25.09 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Clive Sellick | 312 | 19.00 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Stowe | 277 | 16.87 | New |
| | Reform UK | Jason Patchett | 127 | 7.73 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1642 | 38 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lancaster North

Lancaster North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Cushing* | 306 | 48.88 | −6.7 |
| | Independent | Annie Claussen-Reynolds | 155 | 24.76 | New |
| | Labour Co-op | Sue Brisbane | 109 | 17.41 | New |
| | Green | Tasha Southerland | 54 | 8.63 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 24.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 626 | 30.0 | 5.22 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lancaster South

Lancaster South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Vickers | 466 | 39.76 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Jeremy Punchard* | 376 | 32.08 | −17.4 |
| | Independent | John Rest* | 372 | 31.74 | −8.9 |
| | Green | Kris Marshall-Smith | 334 | 28.50 | New |
| | Conservative | Talon Fast | 321 | 27.39 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Tony Pope | 280 | 23.89 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1172 | 27 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Mundesley

Mundesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Fredericks* | 682 | 68.41 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Derek Smith | 251 | 25.18 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Ruth Smith | 63 | 6.32 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 43.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | 46.0 | 3.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### North Walsham East

North Walsham East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garry Bull | 656 | 58.62 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Heinrich* | 613 | 54.78 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Ginbey | 347 | 31.01 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Nick Lee | 308 | 27.52 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | David Marten | 121 | 10.81 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1119 | 30 | 0.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### North Walsham Market Cross

North Walsham Market Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Sims | 427 | 49.88 | −14.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul East | 318 | 37.15 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Shaw | 103 | 12.03 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 12.73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 856 | 39.0 | 1.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### North Walsham West

North Waltham West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Shires** | 803 | 60.79 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Birch* | 769 | 58.21 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Rob Scammell | 351 | 26.57 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Ferdi Reis | 285 | 21.57 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Julia Cavanagh | 207 | 15.67 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1321 | 31.0 | 1.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lucy Shires was a sitting councillor for Happisburgh ward.

### Poppyland

Poppyland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Angela Fitch-Tillett* | 324 | 40.10 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rex Parfitt | 196 | 24.26 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Crispian Riley-Smith | 168 | 20.79 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Melissa Sargent | 61 | 7.55 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Steven Moore | 57 | 7.05 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 15.84 | 6.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 808 | 40.0 | 1.58 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Butikofer** | 371 | 45.52 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Steve Dye | 351 | 43.07 | +14.6 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Moore | 92 | 11.29 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 2.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 815 | 42 | 1.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sarah Butikofer was a sitting councillor for Beeston Regis and The Runtons ward.

### Roughton

Roughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy MacDonald | 338 | 43.84 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Tim Blyth | 268 | 34.76 | −11.0 |
| | Green | Clare Wilson | 65 | 8.43 | New |
| | Independent | Nick Coppack | 51 | 6.61 | New |
| | Labour | David Russell | 47 | 6.10 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 9.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 771 | 34 | 2.35 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Sheringham North

Sheringham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Withington* | 403 | 50.06 | −13.3 |
| | Conservative | Cliff Morris | 322 | 40.00 | +14.9 |
| | Labour | Martin Langsdon | 79 | 9.81 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 10.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 805 | 42.0 | 4.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Sheringham South

Sheringham South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Bailey | 928 | 50.49 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Heinink* | 869 | 47.28 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Judy Oliver | 718 | 39.06 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Allard | 711 | 38.68 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Sue Brocklehurst | 158 | 8.60 | New |
| | Labour | Tom Smith | 129 | 7.02 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1838 | 44 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St Benet

St Benet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Varley* | 536 | 58.77 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Tony Lumbard | 312 | 34.21 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Mike Lowenstein | 57 | 6.25 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 912 | 45 | 0.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Stalham

Stalham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Taylor* | 693 | 48.02 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Bayes | 650 | 45.05 | +17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Grove-Jones* | 515 | 35.69 | −17.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lennane | 295 | 20.44 | −30.5 |
| | Labour | Jacqui Cross | 206 | 14.28 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Michael Macartney-Filgate | 205 | 14.21 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 9.36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1443 | 32.0 | 1.41 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Stibbard

Stibbard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hankins | 393 | 41.02 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Helena Parker-Wright | 341 | 35.59 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Barbara Wyvill | 124 | 12.94 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | Duncan Pearson | 93 | 9.71 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 5.43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 958 | 44.0 | 2.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Stody

Stody :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brown* | 491 | 58.45 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Mark Cook | 285 | 33.93 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Martyn Sloman | 61 | 7.26 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 24.52 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 840 | 43.0 | 3.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Suffield Park

Suffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Spagnola* | 517 | 60.90 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Pearce | 220 | 25.91 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | David Batley | 62 | 7.30 | −2.3 |
| | Green | Paul Sutcliff | 47 | 5.54 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 34.99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 849 | 39 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### The Raynhams

The Raynhams :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nigel Housden* | 196 | 32.08 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | Julia Marozzi | 145 | 23.73 | −15.3 |
| | Independent | Vincent Fitzpatrick | 100 | 16.37 | New |
| | Labour | Christopher Rowe | 81 | 13.26 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evie-May Ellis | 49 | 8.02 | −10.4 |
| | Green | Ritchie Tennant | 40 | 6.55 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 8.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 611 | 29 | 2.71 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Trunch

Trunch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Neatherway | 398 | 41.07 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Page | 382 | 39.42 | −12.6 |
| | Labour | Graham Jones | 115 | 11.87 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Peter Crouch | 61 | 6.30 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 969 | 45 | 4.28 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Walsingham

Walsingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Fitzpatrick* | 432 | 59.26 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Perks | 174 | 23.87 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Adam Coombes | 111 | 15.23 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 35.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 729 | 35 | 2.43 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wells with Holkham

Wells with Holkham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Fisher* | 357 | 48.24 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Dalby | 236 | 31.89 | +3.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Phil Harris | 138 | 18.65 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 16.35 | 3.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 740 | 40 | 3.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Worstead

Worstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saul Penfold* | 501 | 63.18 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Oakes | 169 | 21.31 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | John Alcock | 61 | 7.69 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Diane Wiles | 59 | 7.44 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 41.87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 793 | 38.0 | 1.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-Elections

Briston: 7 November 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fletcher | 342 | 49.21 | −1.91 |
| | Conservative | Jolanda Stenton | 274 | 39.42 | −0.80 |
| | Green | James Whitehouse | 64 | 9.21 | New |
| | Labour | Philip Harris | 15 | 2.16 | −5.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 9.79 | −1.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 695 | 33.62 | 1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
North Walsham East: 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Leith | 959 | 45.71 | −12.91 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Ginbey | 717 | 34.18 | +3.17 |
| | Labour | David Russell | 236 | 11.25 | +0.44 |
| | Green | Mike Bossingham | 186 | 8.87 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 11.53 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,098 | 56.21 | 26 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
North Walsham Market Cross: 12 September 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Gray | 283 | 46.55 | −3.33 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Ginbey | 239 | 39.31 | +2.16 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Dixon | 53 | 8.72 | New |
| | Labour | Rebecca Shaw | 33 | 5.43 | −6.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 7.24 | −5.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 608 | 27.61 | 11 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |