# 1991 North Norfolk District Council election

The 1991 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Election result

1991 North Norfolk District Council election :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 18 | 10 | 40.0 | 20.8 | 10,864 | -28.2 |
| Conservative | 16 | 5 | 35.6 | 32.5 | 16,937 | +10.7 |
| Labour | 6 | 3 | 13.3 | 24.8 | 12,938 | +6.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 11.1 | 20.8 | 10,845 | +9.6 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 530 | N/A |

## Ward Results
### Astley

Astley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | G. Eke* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Bacton

Bacton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | M. Strong* | 467 | 56.7 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Baldwin | 243 | 29.5 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | F. Eckett | 113 | 13.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 823 | 52.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Blakeney

Blakeney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | R. Wootten* | 454 | 54.0 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | C. Gates | 240 | 28.5 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Stainer | 147 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 841 | 52.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Bodham

Bodham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Perry-Warnes* | 516 | 57.0 | +57.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. High | 195 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | G. Parker | 195 | 21.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 906 | 57.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Catfield

Catfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | C. Nunn | 382 | 52.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | K. Bacon | 351 | 47.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 733 | 46.6 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Chaucer

Chaucer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | G. Fisher* | 386 | 53.6 | +5.0 |
| | Independent | G. Heard | 334 | 46.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 720 | 50.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cley

Cley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | H. Dawson* | 419 | 60.2 | +60.2 |
| | Independent | P. White | 145 | 20.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. Kelham | 132 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 696 | 52.8 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Corpusty

Corpusty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | R. Misselbrook | 287 | 59.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | S. Booth | 122 | 25.3 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Revett | 74 | 15.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 483 | 42.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Cromer

Cromer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | L. Randall | 956 | 51.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | T. Bolton* | 682 | 36.7 | −31.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Leeds* | 600 | 32.3 | −31.4 |
| | Labour | D. Bussey | 452 | 24.3 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Noble | 333 | 17.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Hunnable | 220 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | 44.5 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Erpingham

Erpingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Spencer | 330 | 40.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | S. Arnold | 298 | 36.1 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Harrison* | 198 | 24.0 | −26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 826 | 57.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Four Stowes

Four Stowes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Wright | 435 | 48.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | D. Kinnear* | 176 | 19.6 | +19.6 |
| | Labour | O. Savoury | 170 | 19.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Corney | 115 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 896 | 59.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Fulmodeston

Fulmodeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | R. Broughton* | 501 | 71.4 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | A. Dick | 201 | 28.6 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 702 | 52.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Glaven

Glaven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Cordeaux | 796 | 50.4 | −17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Stone | 724 | 45.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | M. Cubitt | 523 | 33.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | S. Blount | 508 | 32.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Monaghan | 437 | 27.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. Hull | 143 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,580 | 50.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Happisburgh

Happisburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. Paterson* | 328 | 42.6 | +42.6 |
| | Labour | D. Mole | 298 | 38.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Black | 144 | 18.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 770 | 45.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Hickling

Hickling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Blaxell* | 476 | 52.8 | −13.8 |
| | Labour | H. Banks | 242 | 26.9 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Tobin | 183 | 20.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 58.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horning

Horning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Greenhill* | 390 | 75.4 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | A. Warnes | 74 | 14.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Colk | 53 | 10.3 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 517 | 54.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horsefen

Horsefen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | G. Wise | 519 | 54.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | C. Robertshaw | 437 | 45.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 956 | 51.4 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Hoveton

Hoveton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | R. Hutchinson* | 415 | 50.9 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Fanthorpe | 400 | 49.1 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 815 | 51.1 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lancaster

Lancaster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Barrow* | 1,258 | 53.6 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Tickle | 1,190 | 50.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | N. Barrett* | 930 | 39.7 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | M. Warnes | 656 | 28.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Batts | 647 | 27.6 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Bird | 441 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Holm | 326 | 13.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,345 | 43.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mundesley

Mundesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Gotts* | 632 | 52.6 | +52.6 |
| | Independent | B. Gotts | 275 | 22.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | N. King | 176 | 14.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Corney | 118 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,201 | 57.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Neatishead

Neatishead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | C. Durrant* | 598 | 78.4 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Y. Rushman | 91 | 11.9 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | L. Hawkes | 74 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 763 | 55.2 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### North Walsham East

North Walsham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Rose | 1,296 | 45.9 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | C. Cushion* | 1,192 | 42.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | P. Rayna* | 1,158 | 41.0 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | M. Booth | 862 | 30.5 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | J. Heal | 811 | 28.7 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | D. Cunningham | 715 | 25.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Young-Bullimore | 576 | 20.4 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. Henderson | 404 | 14.3 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Davies | 392 | 13.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,826 | 47.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Walsham West

North Walsham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Gray | 501 | 64.1 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | N. Horner-Glister | 281 | 35.9 | −11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 782 | 45.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Overstrand

Overstrand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Shewell* | 333 | 55.7 | +55.7 |
| | Independent | C. Page | 160 | 26.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Sidle | 105 | 17.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 598 | 53.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pastonacres

Pastonacres :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Corney* | 445 | 46.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. Lemmon | 261 | 27.4 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | H. Adams | 247 | 25.9 | −35.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 953 | 66.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Roughton

Roughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Arnold* | 432 | 44.4 | −21.0 |
| | Labour | C. Collins | 302 | 31.0 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Seaman | 126 | 12.9 | N/A |
| | Green | S. Crouch | 113 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 973 | 48.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Scottow

Scottow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Cullingham* | 328 | 49.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | W. Fryer | 263 | 39.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Lamb | 71 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 662 | 43.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Sheringham

Sheringham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. McGinn | 1,117 | 46.4 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Dennis* | 1,001 | 41.6 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | B. Alton* | 816 | 33.9 | −12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Beckett | 755 | 31.4 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | B. Smith | 723 | 30.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Ward | 507 | 21.1 | −9.9 |
| | Independent | J. Nichols | 487 | 20.2 | N/A |
| | Green | J. Long | 300 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | P. Crump | 277 | 11.5 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | P. Skelton | 246 | 10.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Seymour | 235 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,408 | 48.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stalham

Stalham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Bird | 496 | 46.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Hollebon | 446 | 41.3 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Walker | 137 | 12.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,079 | 47.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Suffield Park

Suffield Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | V. Woodcock* | 594 | 78.7 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Todrayner | 161 | 21.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755 | 45.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### The Raynhams

The Raynhams :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A. Duckworth-Chad* | 494 | 69.0 | +69.0 |
| | Labour | P. Batts | 222 | 31.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 716 | 40.2 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### The Runtons

The Runtons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Craske | 702 | 50.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | P. Caswell | 551 | 39.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Crampsie | 529 | 37.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | P. Simpson | 489 | 34.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | M. Amis | 158 | 11.2 | −12.2 |
| | Labour | J. Moore | 120 | 8.5 | N/A |
| | Green | A. Zelter | 117 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,405 | 55.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Walsingham

Walsingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T. Moore* | Unopposed | N/A | −77.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Wells

Wells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Gates | 755 | 53.6 | +22.4 |
| | Conservative | M. French* | 666 | 47.3 | −14.4 |
| | Independent | D. Hudson* | 431 | 30.6 | −23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Anderson | 338 | 24.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,408 | 57.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wensum Valley

Wensum Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | K. Perowne* | 391 | 55.2 | +55.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Chubb | 205 | 29.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | E. Richards | 112 | 15.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 708 | 49.2 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Worstead

Worstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Shaw | 310 | 40.4 | +10.0 |
| | Independent | T. Hardingham* | 307 | 40.0 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Wilkins | 151 | 19.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 768 | 54.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |