2003 North Norfolk District Council election

The 2003 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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 ward boundaries and the number of seats increased by 3.

Election result

2003 North Norfolk District Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	28			16	58.3	42.4	20,207	+10.9
	Conservative	14			1	29.2	37.3	17,753	+6.5
	Independent	6			4	12.5	12.8	6,095	-0.6
	Labour	0			10	0.0	6.0	2,876	-18.3
	Green	0				0.0	1.5	695	N/A

Ward Results

Astley

Astley Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Broughton	349	42.9
	Conservative	James Howlett	267	32.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Pike	144	17.7
	Green	Monika Wiedmann	54	6.6
Majority			82	10.1
Turnout				46.6
	Independent win (new seat)

Briston

Briston Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Wyatt	455	64.3
	Conservative	Susan Edwards	229	32.3
	Green	Sharon Harvey	24	3.4
Majority			226	32.0
Turnout				42.8
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chaucer

Chaucer Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Sweeney	454	49.2
	Conservative	David Heathcote	423	45.9
	Green	Victoria Wood	45	4.9
Majority			31	3.3
Turnout				48.6
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Corpusty

Corpusty Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Perry-Warnes	560	55.7
	Labour	Aubrey Poberefsky	330	32.8
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Swain	115	11.4
Majority			230	22.9
Turnout				53.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cromer Town

Cromer Town Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laurence Randall	558	52.6
	Conservative	Thomas Cabbell Manners	529	49.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Baldwin	272	25.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Corney	210	19.8
	Labour	Colin Vanlint	179	16.9
	Independent	George Foster	123	11.6
Majority			257	24.2
Turnout			1,061	33.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Erpingham

Erpingham Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Willcox	479	57.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Stibbons	239	28.5
	Labour	Ann Poberefsky	122	14.5
Majority			240	28.5
Turnout				46.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gaunt

Gaunt Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Jones	437	49.4
	Conservative	Judith Oliver	307	34.7
	Independent	Clyte Venvell	141	15.9
Majority			130	14.7
Turnout				48.5
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Glaven Valley

Glaven Valley Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Crowe	623	65.6
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Groom	275	28.9
	Green	Rupert Rosser	52	5.5
Majority			348	36.7
Turnout				50.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Happisburgh

Happisburgh Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Hammond	349	45.4
	Conservative	James Croft	344	44.7
	Green	Paul Saunders	76	9.9
Majority			5	0.7
Turnout				40.1
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

High Heath

High Heath Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Cordeaux	504	50.9
	Conservative	Nicholas Deterding	438	44.2
	Green	Rosalind Redfern	49	4.9
Majority			66	6.7
Turnout				60.7
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Holt

Holt Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael Baker	823	54.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Stone	506	33.7
	Conservative	John Blyth	463	30.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Combe	432	28.8
	Independent	Philip High	414	27.6
	Green	Paula D'Attoma	61	4.1
	Green	Alicia Hull	41	2.7
Majority			43	2.9
Turnout			1,500	52.3
	Independent win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hoveton

Hoveton Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rita Massingham	613	75.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alexandrine Howe	195	24.1
Majority			418	51.8
Turnout				47.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lancaster North

Lancaster North Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Starling	720	62.7
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wright	649	56.4
	Conservative	Michael Reynolds	252	21.9
	Labour	Janet Holdom	210	18.3
	Independent	Philip Kemp	190	16.5
	Green	Vanessa Jarvis	52	4.5
Majority			397	34.6
Turnout			1,149	40.4
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Lancaster South

Lancaster South Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Towers	453	42.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Howe	452	42.0
	Conservative	Roy Banham	410	38.1
	Conservative	James Spencer Ashworth	345	32.1
	Labour	Brenda Coldrick	189	17.6
	Labour	Desmond Hewitt	183	17.0
Majority			42	3.9
Turnout			1,076	34.3
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Mundesley

Mundesley Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wyndham Northam	903	67.6
	Independent	Susan Willis	704	52.7
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Farmer	269	20.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas John	253	19.0
Majority			435	32.6
Turnout			1,335	40.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

North Walsham East

North Walsham East Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Moore	640	46.8
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Ford	603	44.1
	Conservative	Rita Rose	451	33.0
	Conservative	Susan Williamson	381	27.9
	Labour	George Nelson	174	12.7
	Independent	Graham Dunn	172	12.6
	Independent	Charles Cole	104	7.6
Majority			152	11.1
Turnout			1,367	41.5
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

North Walsham North

North Walsham North Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Turner	625	56.0
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Thompson	615	55.1
	Conservative	Arthur Vincent	295	26.4
	Conservative	Donna McDougall	271	24.3
	Independent	Roy Haynes	264	23.6
Majority			320	28.6
Turnout			1,117	34.5
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

North Walsham West

North Walsham West Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Birch	773	60.1
	Liberal Democrats	Virginia Gay	652	50.7
	Conservative	Natasha Sherry	301	23.4
	Conservative	Arthur Stimpson	290	22.6
	Labour	Paul Buck	282	21.9
Majority			351	27.3
Turnout			1,286	41.5
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Poppyland

Poppyland Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Tillett	361	39.5
	Independent	Judith Fathers	357	39.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Barker	123	13.5
	Labour	Michael Cox	73	8.0
Majority			4	0.4
Turnout				50.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Priory

Priory Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Trett	715	42.4
	Conservative	Jonathan Savory	700	41.5
	Conservative	Charles Tucker	576	34.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Lynch	540	32.0
	Labour	Michael Gates	404	24.0
	Green	Rosemary Amesbury	87	5.2
	Green	George Benny	65	3.9
Majority			124	7.4
Turnout			1,686	48.4
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

The Raynhams

The Raynhams Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sidney Welsh	327	47.2
	Conservative	Henry Thompson	268	38.7
	Labour	Ian Brockbank	98	14.1
Majority			59	8.5
Turnout				36.7
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Roughton

Roughton Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Arnold	342	41.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Harrold	268	32.5
	Labour	David Spencer	215	26.1
Majority			74	9.0
Turnout				47.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

The Runtons

The Runtons Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Craske	458	52.3
	Conservative	Danny Rowe	378	43.2
	Green	Alan Marett	39	4.5
Majority			80	9.1
Turnout				50.4
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

St Benet

St Benet Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Haddow	384	44.6
	Independent	Christopher How	352	40.9
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Corney	125	14.5
Majority			32	3.7
Turnout				48.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Scottow

Scottow Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cyril Durrant	212	37.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Pike	200	35.2
	Conservative	James Howlett	156	27.5
Majority			12	2.1
Turnout				33.3
	Independent win (new seat)

Sheringham North

Sheringham North Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Hannah	777	64.2
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Pointer	678	56.0
	Conservative	Gillian Gibbs	446	36.9
	Conservative	Alistair Mackay	387	32.0
Majority			232	19.2
Turnout			1,210	40.7
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sheringham South

Sheringham South Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Nelson	720	57.6
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Fenn	706	56.5
	Conservative	Lionel McGinn	493	39.5
	Conservative	Michael Lauterback	422	33.8
Majority			213	17.1
Turnout			1,249	42.6
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stalham & Sutton

Stalham & Sutton Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Barran	525	40.2
	Liberal Democrats	Candy Sheridan	427	32.7
	Conservative	Carolyn Williams	422	32.3
	Labour	Michael Cullingham	417	31.9
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Partridge	366	28.0
Majority			5	0.4
Turnout			1,306	39.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Suffield Park

Suffield Park Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Platton	683	45.5
	Conservative	Nigel Ripley	604	40.2
	Independent	Vera Woodcock	477	31.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Harbord	362	24.1
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Gould	347	23.1
	Independent	Leslie Hawkes	247	16.4
	Independent	Yvonne Nolan	133	8.9
Majority			127	8.5
Turnout			1,502	46.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Walsingham

Walsingham Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Moore	622	81.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Chapman	143	18.7
Majority			479	62.6
Turnout				41.4
	Independent win (new seat)

Waterside

Waterside Ward (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Partridge	781	51.5
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Stockton	563	37.1
	Independent	Keith Bacon	545	35.9
	Conservative	Colin Robertshaw	459	30.3
	Conservative	Jean Eldred	369	24.3
Majority			18	1.2
Turnout			1,516	43.0
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Waxham

Waxham Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Corbett	309	46.5
	Conservative	Alan Duncan	206	31.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Harrison	106	16.0
	Green	Rosemary Breame	43	6.5
Majority			103	15.5
Turnout				38.7
	Independent win (new seat)

Wensum

Wensum Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Green	441	53.4
	Conservative	Derek Baxter	329	39.8
	Green	Timothy Doncaster	56	6.8
Majority			112	13.6
Turnout				46.3
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Worstead

Worstead Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Wilkins	372	52.8
	Conservative	Nicholas Pegge	333	47.2
Majority			39	5.6
Turnout				40.3
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)