# 2019 North Norfolk District Council election

The 2019 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new boundaries and the number of seats was reduced by 8. The Liberal Democrats gained control of the council.

## Election result

2019 North Norfolk District Council election :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 30 | 15 | 75.0 | 50.4 | 20,467 | +21.0 |
| Conservative | 6 | 27 | 15.0 | 33.8 | 13,719 | -4.7 |
| Independent | 4 | 4 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 2,979 | +6.4 |
| Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.7 | 2,328 | -10.4 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1,119 | -5.3 |

## Ward results
### Bacton

Bacton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Stockton | 319 | 45.1 | |
| | Independent | Pauline Porter | 168 | 23.8 | |
| | Conservative | Crispian Riley-Smith | 168 | 23.8 | |
| | Labour | Fiona Hall | 52 | 7.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 717 | 35.41 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Beeston Regis and The Runtons

Beeston Regis and The Runtons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Butikofer* | 623 | 62.9 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Knowles* | 331 | 33.4 | |
| | Labour | Albert Winslade | 36 | 3.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,004 | 45.47 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Briston

Briston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jolanda Stenton | 408 | 57.5 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer English* | 271 | 38.2 |
| | Labour | Ruth Bartlett | 30 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 720 | 35.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Coastal

Coastal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Ward* | 652 | 66.2 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Dalby | 289 | 29.3 | |
| | Labour | Steven Rush | 44 | 4.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 36.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,000 | 50.23 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Cromer Town

Cromer Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Adams | 972 | 61.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andreas Yiasimi* | 931 | 58.5 | |
| | Conservative | John Lee* | 359 | 22.6 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Cunnington | 334 | 21.0 | |
| | Green | Michael Bossingham | 213 | 13.4 | |
| | Labour | Philip Harris | 109 | 6.9 | |
| | Labour | Scarlett Franklin | 95 | 6.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 35.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,609 | 40.34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Erpingham

Erpingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Toye | 364 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Willcox | 294 | 28.0 |
| | Independent | Norman Smith* | 196 | 18.6 |
| | Green | Stephen Green | 121 | 11.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Steed | 76 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,063 | 48.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Gresham

Gresham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heinrich Butikofer* | 400 | 43.8 | |
| | Independent | Callum Ringer | 238 | 26.1 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Cabbell Manners | 237 | 26.0 | |
| | Labour | Stuart Jones | 37 | 4.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 17.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 928 | 47.08 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Happisburgh

Happisburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Shires | 449 | 48.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Price* | 279 | 30.2 |
| | Green | Anne Filgate | 105 | 11.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Burke | 92 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 956 | 43.36 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hickling

Hickling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Blathwayt | 455 | 52.3 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Simpson | 210 | 24.1 | |
| | Independent | Paul Rice* | 171 | 19.7 | |
| | Labour | Finlay Brisbane-Langsdon | 34 | 3.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 28.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 887 | 41.26 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Holt

Holt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Baker* | 851 | 50.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Georgina Perry-Warnes* | 805 | 48.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lyndon Swift | 791 | 47.2 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Prior* | 548 | 32.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,694 | 47.52 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Hoveton and Tunstead

Hoveton and Tunstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Dixon* | 857 | 58.9 | |
| | Conservative | Gerard Mancini-Boyle | 682 | 46.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Seward | 542 | 37.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Tustin | 424 | 29.1 | |
| | Labour | Jean Thirtle | 133 | 9.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,490 | 34.89 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Lancaster North

Lancaster North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Cushing | 250 | 55.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Mears | 200 | 44.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 461 | 24.78 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lancaster South

Lancaster South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jeremy Punchard* | 573 | 49.5 | |
| | Independent | John Rest* | 470 | 40.6 | |
| | Conservative | Ann Claussen-Reynolds* | 451 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Reynolds* | 417 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour | Imogen Bruce | 214 | 18.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,171 | 27.15 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Mundesley

Mundesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Fredericks | 558 | 59.9 |
| | Conservative | Barry Smith* | 292 | 31.3 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Dixon | 80 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 947 | 42.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### North Waltham East

North Waltham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Seward* | 716 | 66.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Heinrich | 643 | 59.5 | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Eales | 234 | 21.7 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Sear | 207 | 19.2 | |
| | Labour | Jeanne Heal | 131 | 12.1 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth McKenna | 100 | 9.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 37.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,102 | 29.11 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### North Walsham Market Cross

North Walsham Market Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Virginia Gay | 486 | 63.9 | |
| | Conservative | Fiona Turner | 216 | 28.4 | |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Cross | 59 | 7.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 35.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 784 | 37.62 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### North Waltham West

North Waltham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Birch | 727 | 55.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Lloyd* | 717 | 55.0 | |
| | Independent | Barry Hester | 210 | 16.1 | |
| | Conservative | Nina Baker | 192 | 14.7 | |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Eales | 180 | 13.8 | |
| | Labour | Elaine Addison | 130 | 10.0 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Mooney | 90 | 6.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 38.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,322 | 29.30 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Poppyland

Poppyland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Angela Fitch-Tillett* | 284 | 33.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Aquarone | 201 | 23.5 |
| | Conservative | Diana Irving | 179 | 20.9 |
| | Green | Edward Anderson | 158 | 18.5 |
| | Labour | Christine Collins | 34 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 871 | 41.58 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Kershaw | 296 | 39.3 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Mann | 215 | 28.5 |
| | Independent | Ann Green* | 201 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | Martin Langsdon | 42 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 759 | 40.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Roughton

Roughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Pearce* | 430 | 54.2 |
| | Conservative | Susan Arnold* | 364 | 45.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 819 | 36.35 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Sheringham North

Sheringham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hannah* | 472 | 63.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Mayell | 187 | 25.1 |
| | Labour | Susan Brisbane | 85 | 11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 38.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 757 | 37.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Sheringham South

Sheringham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Heinink | 875 | 50.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penelope Bevan Jones | 873 | 50.2 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Shepherd* | 713 | 41.0 | |
| | Conservative | Judith Oliver* | 705 | 40.5 | |
| | Labour | Mark Rosen | 100 | 5.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,772 | 42.77 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### St Benet

St Benet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Varley | 603 | 66.3 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Simpson | 272 | 29.9 |
| | Labour | Anna Walsh | 34 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 36.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 929 | 45.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Stalham

Stalham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Grove-Jones | 762 | 52.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Millership* | 733 | 50.9 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Stevens* | 464 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Payne | 397 | 27.6 | |
| | Green | Michael Macartney-Filgate | 232 | 16.1 | |
| | Labour | Timothy Bartlett | 127 | 8.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 18.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | 33.41 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Stibbard

Stibbard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vincent Fitzpatrick | 381 | 40.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Pert | 309 | 33.2 | |
| | Green | Barbara Wyvill | 242 | 26.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 955 | 41.98 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Stody

Stody :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brown | 599 | 68.9 | |
| | Conservative | Steven de la Salle | 213 | 24.5 | |
| | Labour | Edmund Wright | 58 | 6.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 44.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 887 | 46.29 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Suffield Park

Suffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Spagnola | 544 | 59.3 |
| | Conservative | Beverley Broadhead | 285 | 31.1 |
| | Labour | John Lee | 88 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 28.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 931 | 41.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### The Raynhams

The Raynhams :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Nigel Housden | 240 | 42.6 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Palmer* | 220 | 39.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Traverso | 104 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 571 | 27.29 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Trunch

Trunch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Hayman | 453 | 52.0 | |
| | Conservative | David Attew | 236 | 27.1 | |
| | Green | Graham Jones | 127 | 14.6 | |
| | Labour | Michael Ward | 55 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 24.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 889 | 40.72 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Walsingham

Walsingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Fitzpatrick* | 395 | 52.3 |
| | Independent | Simon Hester | 228 | 30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Osbourne | 132 | 17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 767 | 37.43 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wells with Holkham

Wells with Holkham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Fisher | 307 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative | David Mack | 202 | 28.5 | |
| | Labour | Michael Gates | 199 | 28.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 715 | 36.31 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Worstead

Worstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saul Penfold* | 592 | 71.2 |
| | Conservative | Alistair Mackay | 142 | 17.1 |
| | Green | Lynne Irons | 54 | 6.5 |
| | Labour | Terence Smith | 44 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 54.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 851 | 39.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

## By-elections
### Coastal

A by-election was held after the resignation of Karen Ward.
Coastal: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Holliday | 585 | 58.7 | +29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Bailey | 303 | 30.4 | −35.8 |
| | Labour | William Gee | 108 | 10.8 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 28.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 998 | 49.7 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 18.5 | |

### Holt

A by-election was held after the resignation of Duncan Baker.
Holt: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Vardy | 837 | 47.8 | −3.0 |
| | Independent | Jonathon Read | 738 | 42.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jasper Haywood | 112 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nicholas Coppack | 63 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 5.6 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,773 | 47.2 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stalham

A by-election was held after the resignation of Marion Millership.
Stalham: 2 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Taylor | 559 | 55.2 | +23.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara McGoun | 375 | 37.0 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Stowe | 79 | 7.8 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,016 | 22.5 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |