South Norfolk council election, 2023
Most seats
24
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
46
across 26 wards
Turnout
35.0%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 24 | -11 | 28,432 | 39.2% | -7.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | +1 | 15,945 | 22.0% | -8.2 |
| Labour Party | 9 | +8 | 19,203 | 26.5% | +9.2 |
| Independent | 2 | +2 | 1,514 | 2.1% | +1.0 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 7,259 | 10.0% | +8.6 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 110 | 0.2% | — |
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 46 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 46 | |
| Labour Party | 41 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 26 | |
| Green Party | 23 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Reform UK | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 46 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.
Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Clayton James Hudson Elected | 870 | 46.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Delme Rhys Thompson Elected | 570 | 30.1% | -37.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Victoria Emma Tuck | 501 | 26.5% | — |
| Green Party | Hilary Claire Hardy | 485 | 25.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Pam Reekie | 429 | 22.7% | -2.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Jane Wenman | 269 | 14.2% | -16.1 |
| Green Party | Ian John Boreham | 202 | 10.7% | — |
| Majority | 69 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,275 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,893 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bressingham & Burston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Easter Elected | 506 | 50.8% | +5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Richard Norman | 166 | 16.6% | -0.3 |
| Labour Party | Derek Einhard Rocholl | 163 | 16.3% | +5.2 |
| Green Party | David John Reynolds | 162 | 16.2% | +1.4 |
| Majority | 340 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,768 | |||
| Ballots cast | 997 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Brooke
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Charles Fuller Elected | 609 | 50.8% | -5.0 |
| Green Party | Jon James Treby | 295 | 24.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Tom Fowler | 293 | 24.4% | +9.8 |
| Majority | 314 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,730 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,199 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bunwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Ronald Ridley Elected | 418 | 47.9% | -9.9 |
| Labour Party | John Daniel Chapman | 197 | 22.6% | +5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bodo Ulrich David Rissmann | 157 | 18.0% | -6.9 |
| Green Party | Mike Gooch | 99 | 11.3% | — |
| Majority | 221 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,485 | |||
| Ballots cast | 873 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Central Wymondham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Leslie Hurn Elected | 697 | 37.2% | -7.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert James Savage Elected | 659 | 35.2% | — |
| Green Party | Joe Barrett | 579 | 30.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Todd Alexander Baker | 571 | 30.5% | +9.7 |
| Green Party | Victoria Walters | 542 | 29.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Lowell Patrick Doheny | 454 | 24.3% | — |
| Reform UK | Andrew David Pond | 110 | 5.9% | — |
| Majority | 80 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,799 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,872 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Cringleford 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Deborah Helen Sacks Elected | 744 | 43.3% | +7.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daniel Edward Elmer Elected | 704 | 41.0% | -9.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William Lewis Wilson Kemp | 694 | 40.4% | — |
| Labour Party | David Bruce Vail | 682 | 39.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Harris | 433 | 25.2% | -5.9 |
| Majority | 10 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,177 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,717 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Diss & Roydon 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Graham Terrance Minshull Elected | 1,056 | 43.9% | -10.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Walter Kiddie Elected | 1,024 | 42.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kieran Francis Murphy Elected | 906 | 37.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sonia Leonora Browne | 598 | 24.9% | -5.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Leonard Wenman | 553 | 23.0% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Tim Daniel | 452 | 18.8% | -3.3 |
| Green Party | Anne-Marie Emily Louise McGinty | 444 | 18.5% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ann Margaret Reeder | 438 | 18.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew David Howard | 410 | 17.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Ian Peter Copple | 394 | 16.4% | — |
| Green Party | Matthew David Roe | 262 | 10.9% | — |
| Green Party | Thomas Williamson | 253 | 10.5% | — |
| Majority | 308 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,534 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,406 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Ditchingham & Earsham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brendon Bernard Elected | 745 | 40.8% | -11.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Brown Elected | 641 | 35.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Olly Clitheroe | 567 | 31.1% | -0.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin James Wilby | 534 | 29.2% | — |
| Green Party | John Philip Connor | 407 | 22.3% | — |
| Green Party | Sally Ann Hobson | 337 | 18.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Colin McDonald Kirk | 228 | 12.5% | -1.1 |
| Majority | 74 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,228 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,826 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Easton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Margaret Dewsbury Elected | 304 | 59.4% | -3.0 |
| Labour Party | Elaine McKinna | 206 | 40.2% | +22.9 |
| Majority | 98 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,563 | |||
| Ballots cast | 512 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Forncett
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kim Carsok Elected | 361 | 38.0% | -9.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob McClenning | 274 | 28.9% | -6.9 |
| Labour Party | Peter James Reason | 168 | 17.7% | +0.6 |
| Green Party | Carol Gale Sharp | 146 | 15.4% | — |
| Majority | 87 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,813 | |||
| Ballots cast | 949 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Harleston 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Trevor Graham Elected | 583 | 38.5% | -9.6 |
| Labour Party | James Eddy Elected | 547 | 36.1% | +6.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben James Potterton | 512 | 33.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Evelyn Kuzmic | 468 | 30.9% | +1.2 |
| Green Party | Andrew John Newby | 372 | 24.6% | — |
| Green Party | Sandra Browne | 257 | 17.0% | — |
| Majority | 35 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,804 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,515 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Hempnall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martyn Hooton Elected | 508 | 53.6% | +3.6 |
| Labour Party | Elana Katz | 440 | 46.4% | +27.8 |
| Majority | 68 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,609 | |||
| Ballots cast | 948 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hethersett 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Bills Elected | 1,001 | 41.5% | -25.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kathryn Elizabeth Cross Elected | 922 | 38.2% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | John Morland Elected | 896 | 37.1% | +0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Salena Dawson | 847 | 35.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Jakob Marshall | 690 | 28.6% | — |
| Green Party | Paul Anthony Barrett | 643 | 26.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Steven William Palmer | 592 | 24.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Wynter Blathwayt | 584 | 24.2% | -28.9 |
| Independent | Francisco Domingo Paco | 230 | 9.5% | — |
| Majority | 49 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,037 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,413 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Hingham & Deopham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joshua Blair Woolliscroft Elected | 451 | 53.8% | -17.0 |
| Labour Party | Gavin Nobes | 223 | 26.6% | — |
| Green Party | Corrina Mary Lynes Willmoth | 164 | 19.5% | — |
| Majority | 228 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,536 | |||
| Ballots cast | 839 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Loddon & Chedgrave 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jeremy Bruce Rowe Elected | 1,031 | 57.4% | +8.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kay Mason Billig Elected | 802 | 44.7% | -12.0 |
| Labour Party | Carl Ernest Brown | 422 | 23.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Melling | 412 | 22.9% | — |
| Green Party | Eric Wareham | 373 | 20.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Lewis | 192 | 10.7% | -24.7 |
| Majority | 380 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,755 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,796 | |||
Labour Party hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Victor Spratt Elected | 1,460 | 49.9% | +8.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Adrian Fulcher Elected | 1,342 | 45.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Webber Elected | 1,307 | 44.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel Gordon Macdonald Legg | 1,055 | 36.1% | +2.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Derek Hunter Irving | 893 | 30.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daniel Taylor | 819 | 28.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Geraldine Mary Smith-Cullen | 497 | 17.0% | +3.0 |
| Labour Party | Michael Cutting | 467 | 16.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Neil Tracey | 399 | 13.7% | — |
| Majority | 252 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,402 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,923 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
New Costessey 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Blundell Elected | 558 | 42.2% | -7.8 |
| Labour Party | Jenny McCloskey Elected | 452 | 34.2% | +15.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Philip Allan Hardy | 335 | 25.3% | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Annette Elizabeth James | 308 | 23.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hilary Anne Gauthier | 306 | 23.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Graham Arthur Shepherd | 260 | 19.7% | — |
| Green Party | Owen James Watkins | 234 | 17.7% | — |
| Majority | 117 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,976 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,322 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Newton Flotman
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Cook Elected | 414 | 41.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Laura Jane Webster | 335 | 33.4% | -18.4 |
| Labour Party | Steven Leigh Sewell | 254 | 25.3% | +6.1 |
| Majority | 79 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,506 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,003 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
North Wymondham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Michael Rosen Elected | 715 | 48.7% | +27.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Roberts Elected | 653 | 44.5% | +10.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Holden | 643 | 43.8% | -6.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jack Henry Hornby | 510 | 34.8% | — |
| Majority | 10 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,888 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,467 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Old Costessey 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Louise Blundell Elected | 879 | 47.5% | -25.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Laidlaw Elected | 675 | 36.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Justin Stephen Cork Elected | 565 | 30.5% | +1.4 |
| Labour Party | Ben Fiaz | 557 | 30.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Clare Elaine Mascall | 522 | 28.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Dean Robert Toms | 426 | 23.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Leslie George Poingdestre Dale | 399 | 21.6% | -14.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jamie Laurence Mulhall | 377 | 20.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jane Mary Fisher | 362 | 19.6% | — |
| Green Party | David John Evans | 288 | 15.6% | — |
| Majority | 8 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,416 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,850 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Overton Elected | 1,151 | 48.4% | -0.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lisa Sharon Neal Elected | 1,110 | 46.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Nicola Jeannette Fowler Elected | 1,082 | 45.5% | +28.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Trevor Spruce | 1,077 | 45.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Kenneth Bingham | 1,036 | 43.6% | +7.6 |
| Labour Party | Anna Vivienne Knight | 949 | 39.9% | — |
| Majority | 5 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,485 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,378 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Rockland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Vic Thomson Elected | 472 | 40.6% | -0.3 |
| Labour Party | Martin Alistair White | 418 | 35.9% | +17.9 |
| Green Party | Juliette Dawn Harkin | 270 | 23.2% | +6.3 |
| Majority | 54 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,776 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,163 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
South Wymondham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Nuri-Nixon Elected | 752 | 48.5% | -14.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Lawrence Halls Elected | 661 | 42.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martyn Henry Brian Lemon | 443 | 28.6% | -11.9 |
| Labour Party | Carmel Greene | 392 | 25.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Paul Powell | 356 | 23.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Joe McCarthy | 313 | 20.2% | — |
| Majority | 218 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,876 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,549 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Stratton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Georgina Race Elected | 361 | 44.7% | +30.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Henry Carver Elected | 351 | 43.4% | -13.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Evie Scarborough-Taylor | 328 | 40.6% | — |
| Labour Party | David Reekie | 271 | 33.5% | — |
| Green Party | Claire Sparkes | 175 | 21.7% | — |
| Majority | 23 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,337 | |||
| Ballots cast | 808 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Thurlton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Evans Elected | 405 | 40.0% | -5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Richard Harrison | 398 | 39.3% | +4.1 |
| Labour Party | Sally Laura Blaikie | 210 | 20.7% | +1.8 |
| Majority | 7 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,672 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,013 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Wicklewood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard James Elliott Elected | 557 | 51.3% | -6.4 |
| Green Party | Rachel Barrett | 270 | 24.9% | +1.6 |
| Labour Party | Mike Crouch | 259 | 23.8% | — |
| Majority | 287 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,718 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,086 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold