Broadland council election, 2023
Most seats
21
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
47
across 27 wards
Turnout
34.9%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 21 | -12 | 26,946 | 38.2% | -7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | +2 | 17,151 | 24.3% | -3.2 |
| Labour Party | 8 | +6 | 18,584 | 26.4% | +5.9 |
| Green Party | 4 | +4 | 7,335 | 10.4% | +5.7 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 419 | 0.6% | — |
| Heritage Party | 0 | +0 | 30 | 0.0% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 47 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 47 | |
| Labour Party | 47 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 45 | |
| Green Party | 24 | |
| Reform UK | 5 | |
| Heritage Party | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 47 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Acle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lana Hempsall Elected | 395 | 46.9% | -6.2 |
| Labour Party | Emma Jennifer Covington | 357 | 42.3% | +11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Frederick Morgan | 91 | 10.8% | -5.6 |
| Majority | 38 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,329 | |||
| Ballots cast | 843 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Aylsham 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Catchpole Elected | 1,668 | 61.2% | -17.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Riley Elected | 1,532 | 56.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Abu Miah Elected | 1,336 | 49.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel James Steele | 697 | 25.6% | -13.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Hadley | 616 | 22.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Craig Turner | 580 | 21.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Cheryl Anne Bould | 376 | 13.8% | +0.0 |
| Green Party | Thomas Milner Walker | 342 | 12.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Kevin Michael Cunnane | 341 | 12.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Kay Montandon | 337 | 12.4% | — |
| Majority | 639 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,040 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,727 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Blofield with South Walsham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel John Brennan Elected | 775 | 43.4% | -15.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Newstead Elected | 648 | 36.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Julia Carol Adams | 378 | 21.2% | -8.1 |
| Green Party | Kilian Henry Engelhard | 374 | 21.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Christine Hemmingway | 316 | 17.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm John Prior | 308 | 17.3% | -17.4 |
| Green Party | Lynn Smithdale | 264 | 14.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Sherwood | 255 | 14.3% | — |
| Reform UK | Justine Thomas | 106 | 5.9% | — |
| Majority | 270 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,094 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,784 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Brundall 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Jan Davis Elected | 1,272 | 62.1% | +24.5 |
| Green Party | Eleanor Clare Laming Elected | 1,163 | 56.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rory Marsden | 508 | 24.8% | -5.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karl Vincent Sales | 435 | 21.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Josephine Joyce Archer | 225 | 11.0% | +0.8 |
| Labour Party | Glenn John Springett-Lees | 152 | 7.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Rose Mason | 137 | 6.7% | -20.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Jefford | 91 | 4.4% | — |
| Majority | 655 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,981 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,047 | |||
Green Party hold
Burlingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Jess Royal Elected | 352 | 42.8% | +29.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Logan Knight | 267 | 32.4% | -1.3 |
| Labour Party | Chris Jones | 165 | 20.0% | +1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Margaret Matthew | 39 | 4.7% | -7.8 |
| Majority | 85 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,136 | |||
| Ballots cast | 823 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Buxton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Anthony Peter Goodman Elected | 457 | 60.1% | +14.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Becky Comer | 214 | 28.1% | -17.0 |
| Labour Party | Stephen McNair | 90 | 11.8% | +2.3 |
| Majority | 243 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,133 | |||
| Ballots cast | 761 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Coltishall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jo Copplestone Elected | 404 | 53.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Marilyn Margaret Heath | 229 | 30.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Beverly Anne Jenkins | 64 | 8.5% | — |
| Green Party | Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw | 57 | 7.6% | — |
| Majority | 175 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,068 | |||
| Ballots cast | 754 | |||
Drayton North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adrian David Crotch Elected | 261 | 41.7% | -15.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ethan Medler | 240 | 38.3% | -4.9 |
| Labour Party | Dominic Michel Bray | 125 | 20.0% | — |
| Majority | 21 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,199 | |||
| Ballots cast | 626 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Drayton South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Darren Gore Auber Elected | 355 | 48.6% | +24.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hal Turkmen | 283 | 38.7% | -20.2 |
| Labour Party | Mark Aaron Smith | 93 | 12.7% | -4.2 |
| Majority | 72 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,988 | |||
| Ballots cast | 731 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Eynesford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Thomas Elected | 386 | 40.5% | +3.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kellie JoAnne Vanham | 349 | 36.6% | -10.5 |
| Labour Party | Irene Valerie MacDonald | 147 | 15.4% | -0.2 |
| Green Party | Georgie Oatley | 72 | 7.5% | — |
| Majority | 37 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,524 | |||
| Ballots cast | 954 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Great Witchingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Bulman Elected | 380 | 52.4% | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian John Patrick Webb | 182 | 25.1% | +2.4 |
| Labour Party | Helen Marietta Lindsay | 163 | 22.5% | -9.1 |
| Majority | 198 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,179 | |||
| Ballots cast | 725 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hellesdon North West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shelagh Cassandra Gurney Elected | 750 | 52.1% | -6.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bill Johnson Elected | 625 | 43.4% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ian Duckett | 483 | 33.6% | +5.9 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Andrew Graham Lock | 370 | 25.7% | — |
| Green Party | Ken Parsons | 222 | 15.4% | -0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Fowkes | 213 | 14.8% | -6.1 |
| Majority | 142 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,668 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,439 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hellesdon South East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lacey Jade Douglass Elected | 628 | 44.6% | +1.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Mark Jones Elected | 512 | 36.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David John Britcher | 483 | 34.3% | -5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gemma Katie Diffey | 457 | 32.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Ellie Petersen | 271 | 19.3% | -3.2 |
| Labour Party | Rebecca Charlotte Williams | 255 | 18.1% | — |
| Green Party | Gil Murray | 130 | 9.2% | -5.4 |
| Majority | 29 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,355 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,407 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hevingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Shane Patrick Ward Elected | 358 | 47.7% | -4.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Timothy Joudrey | 267 | 35.6% | -1.5 |
| Labour Party | Tony Hemmingway | 72 | 9.6% | -1.1 |
| Reform UK | Simon Bayes | 53 | 7.1% | — |
| Majority | 91 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,265 | |||
| Ballots cast | 750 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Horsford and Felthorpe 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Angela Starling Elected | 915 | 69.1% | -4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nich Starling Elected | 832 | 62.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Charles Alister McClure | 312 | 23.6% | -4.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Willmott | 292 | 22.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Laura-Jane Pond | 116 | 8.8% | -1.9 |
| Labour Party | Brenda Jones | 115 | 8.7% | — |
| Majority | 520 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,460 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,324 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Marshes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Grant Nurden Elected | 436 | 46.9% | -6.9 |
| Labour Party | John Patrick Chapman | 287 | 30.9% | +7.4 |
| Green Party | Caroline Mary Fernandez | 141 | 15.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Matthew | 65 | 7.0% | -15.7 |
| Majority | 149 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,572 | |||
| Ballots cast | 929 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Old Catton and Sprowston West 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karen Amanda Vincent Elected | 1,036 | 47.4% | -2.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ken Leggett Elected | 973 | 44.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Edward Potter Elected | 869 | 39.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Bill Couzens | 738 | 33.8% | +10.7 |
| Labour Party | Harvey William Tarlton | 582 | 26.6% | — |
| Labour Party | James Vasco | 559 | 25.6% | — |
| Green Party | Ian Peter Chapman | 402 | 18.4% | +10.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Gowar Callam | 345 | 15.8% | -3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas James Maxwell | 307 | 14.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Chettleburgh | 300 | 13.7% | — |
| Majority | 131 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,734 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,185 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Plumstead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | James Anthony Harvey Elected | 490 | 46.8% | -1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shaun Vincent | 414 | 39.6% | -11.7 |
| Labour Party | Alan Pawsey | 142 | 13.6% | — |
| Majority | 76 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,762 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,046 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Reepham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Charles Beadle Elected | 376 | 43.9% | +1.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roy Ashman | 235 | 27.5% | -6.4 |
| Green Party | Sarah Catherine Morgan | 134 | 15.7% | -1.5 |
| Labour Party | Jo Emmerson | 111 | 13.0% | +6.9 |
| Majority | 141 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,132 | |||
| Ballots cast | 856 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Spixworth with St Faiths 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Roper Elected | 960 | 68.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Inwards Holland Elected | 759 | 54.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lawrence Peter James Hill | 278 | 19.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Cooper | 227 | 16.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Natalie Aldous | 138 | 9.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Pam Harwood | 127 | 9.0% | — |
| Reform UK | David Raymond Alderson | 100 | 7.1% | — |
| Majority | 481 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,471 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,406 | |||
Sprowston Central 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Natasha June Harpley Elected | 711 | 51.5% | -1.5 |
| Labour Party | Adrian Richard Tipple Elected | 634 | 45.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Fisher | 438 | 31.7% | -9.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Yvonne Astley | 433 | 31.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Armstrong | 139 | 10.1% | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Cook | 128 | 9.3% | — |
| Reform UK | Richard Leonard Richardson | 85 | 6.2% | — |
| Majority | 196 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,201 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,380 | |||
Labour Party hold
Sprowston East 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Martin Alexander Booth Elected | 1,071 | 47.4% | +16.4 |
| Labour Party | Bibin Baby Elected | 957 | 42.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Emma Helen Tovell Elected | 924 | 40.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Judy Leggett | 849 | 37.6% | -24.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David André Harrod | 815 | 36.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tod James | 792 | 35.1% | — |
| Green Party | Jim Green | 253 | 11.2% | — |
| Green Party | David Brambley-Crawshaw | 182 | 8.1% | — |
| Green Party | Gregory John Laming | 173 | 7.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Richard Leach | 142 | 6.3% | -13.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Diane Markwell | 131 | 5.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Henry Rockach | 86 | 3.8% | — |
| Majority | 75 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,834 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,259 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Taverham North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Karimi-Ghovanlou Elected | 567 | 50.4% | +9.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Yousefian Elected | 451 | 40.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anthony Adams | 402 | 35.7% | -11.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stuart Dunn | 373 | 33.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Colin Stephen Harris | 190 | 16.9% | -6.1 |
| Labour Party | Jean Mary Stafford-Baker | 172 | 15.3% | — |
| Majority | 49 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,085 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,126 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Taverham South 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stuart Michael Clancy Elected | 814 | 59.4% | -16.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ken Kelly Elected | 699 | 51.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Tracy Claire Chapman | 249 | 18.2% | +2.1 |
| Labour Party | Ruth Goodall | 215 | 15.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Shirley Joan Clayton | 208 | 15.2% | -3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm John Clayton | 201 | 14.7% | — |
| Green Party | Claire Marcham | 113 | 8.2% | — |
| Green Party | Tomas Kenneth Fraser | 93 | 6.8% | — |
| Heritage Party | Monica Ma | 30 | 2.2% | — |
| Majority | 450 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,672 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,370 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Thorpe St Andrew North West 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jo Bailey Elected | 1,129 | 48.9% | -2.9 |
| Labour Party | Calix Eden Elected | 1,073 | 46.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Drew James Moore Elected | 1,022 | 44.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Berry | 989 | 42.8% | +4.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian James Mackie | 947 | 41.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Martyn Ward | 934 | 40.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Goodwin | 256 | 11.1% | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Michael Howe | 218 | 9.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Anthony Simpson | 137 | 5.9% | — |
| Majority | 33 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,942 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,309 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Thorpe St Andrew South East 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan James Emsell Elected | 860 | 43.9% | -12.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fraser John Bowe Elected | 817 | 41.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Trudy Maria Mancini-Boyle Elected | 759 | 38.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Carol Ann Ferris | 702 | 35.9% | +14.7 |
| Labour Party | Sandra Caroline O'Neill | 626 | 32.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Nick Williams | 588 | 30.0% | — |
| Green Party | Andy Cawdron | 270 | 13.8% | -2.7 |
| Green Party | Suzanne Green | 264 | 13.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Phyllida Isobel Margaret Scrivens | 230 | 11.8% | -4.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryn Graham Mainwaring | 212 | 10.8% | — |
| Green Party | Peter Noel Goonery | 203 | 10.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Keith Scrivens | 183 | 9.4% | — |
| Majority | 57 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,560 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,957 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Wroxham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin Lee Murrell Elected | 682 | 50.0% | -0.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fran Whymark Elected | 677 | 49.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Malcolm Kemp | 247 | 18.1% | +9.4 |
| Green Party | Nick Ball | 218 | 16.0% | +2.1 |
| Labour Party | Terry McIlwee | 214 | 15.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter James Sergeant | 180 | 13.2% | -15.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sidney Francis Alan Kettle | 171 | 12.5% | — |
| Green Party | Kerry Elizabeth Walker | 151 | 11.1% | — |
| Reform UK | Peter Richard Freeman | 75 | 5.5% | — |
| Majority | 430 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,388 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,363 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold