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Local Election Results 2005

Norfolk

New division boundaries came into force at this election.

Note:— The election in Town Close (Norwich) was postponed due to the death of a candidate.

LCA = Legalise Cannabis Alliance

Other results for Norfolk: 2009 2013 2017 2021
By-elections for Norfolk (may be incomplete): 4th May 2006 (Humbleyard) — 3rd May 2007 (Clavering) — 22nd November 2007 (Aylsham) — 13th January 2011 (Humbleyard) — 5th May 2011 (Lothingland) — 14th July 2011 (Old Catton) — 24th November 2011 (Lakenham) — 27th September 2012 (Clenchwarton & King's Lynn S.) — 1st August 2013 (Thetford W.) — 24th October 2013 (North Walsham E.) — 7th May 2015 (Loddon) — 16th July 2015 (Gorleston St Andrews; Mile Cross) — 24th September 2015 (Loddon) — 19th November 2015 (South Smallburgh; Watton) — 12th July 2018 (Yare & All SS.) — 4th April 2019 (Wroxham) — 29th July 2021 (Gaywood S.) — 1st December 2022 (Gaywood N. & C.) — 4th May 2023 (Swaffham) — 13th July 2023 (West Depwade) — 3rd August 2023 (Freebridge Lynn)
Results for district councils — Breckland 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Broadland 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Great Yarmouth 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2023 — King's Lynn and West Norfolk 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — North Norfolk 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Norwich 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 — South Norfolk 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

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Consolidated results — Norfolk 2005

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 158942 39.2% 46
Liberal Democrat 113048 27.9% 14
Labour 108043 26.6% 22
Green Party 18786 4.6% 2
UK Independence Party 3072 0.8% 0
Independent 2799 0.7% 0
Norwich over the Water 423 0.1% 0
English Democrats Party 397 0.1% 0
Legalise Cannabis Alliance 233 0.1% 0

Acle

Brian Iles C 1894 41.9%
Elsie Grimson Lab 1442 31.9%
Joyce Groves LD 1183 26.2%

Attleborough

Alexander Byrne C 2332 45.3%
Robert Smith Lab 1557 30.2%
Susan Yetton LD 1262 24.5%

Aylsham

Graham Rix LD 1862 37.4%
Derek Turnbull C 1833 36.9%
Deborah Kemp Lab 1279 25.7%

Blofield and Brundall

Christian Mowle C 2328 46.1%
Philip Matthew LD 1367 27.1%
Christine Hemmingway Lab 1354 26.8%

Bowthorpe

Gail Loveday Lab 1836 47.7%
Simon Richardson LD 871 22.6%
Victor Hopes C 816 21.2%
Nicholas Bishop Grn 325 8.4%

The Brecks

Ian Monson C 2997 53.2%
Dennis Sully Lab 1401 24.9%
Kenneth Rooke LD 1238 22.0%

Breydon

Trevor Wainwright Lab 2445 48.3%
Robert Christmas C 1711 33.8%
Jennifer Pitchford LD 617 12.2%
Alan Baugh UKIP 290 5.7%

Caister-on-Sea

Patrick Hacon Lab 2111 45.9%
Barry Cunniffe C 1849 40.2%
Nicholas Dyer LD 642 14.0%

Catton Grove

Brian Morrey Lab 1687 45.8%
Leslie Mogford C 906 24.6%
Esther Harris LD 753 20.4%
Richard Bearman Grn 338 9.2%

Clavering

Alan Burrell LD 2549 43.7%
Anthony Tomkinson C 2381 40.8%
Derek West Grn 444 7.6%
David Gifford UKIP 286 4.9%
Alan Squirrell EDP 177 3.0%

Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South

Judith Brown LD 1483 34.6%
Michael Chenery C 1470 34.3%
Margaret Wilkinson Lab 1333 31.1%

Costessey

Tim East LD 2557 50.9%
Ronald Smith C 1193 23.7%
Cyril Gibbs Lab 1041 20.7%
John Oxley Grn 233 4.6%

Crome

George Nobbs Lab 2110 51.3%
Irene Bowling LD 896 21.8%
John Fisher C 866 21.1%
Christopher Webb Grn 242 5.9%

Cromer

Barry Connell LD 2161 38.7%
Thomas Manners C 2065 37.0%
David Spencer Lab 981 17.6%
Peter Crouch Grn 374 6.7%

Dereham North

John Gretton C 1744 39.2%
Julian Crutch Lab 1425 32.0%
Jean Markwell LD 749 16.8%
Ann Bowyer Grn 281 6.3%
David Wilson UKIP 249 5.6%

Dereham South

Robin Goreham Lab 1964 40.9%
Phillip Duigan C 1777 37.0%
Michael Blake LD 806 16.8%
Timothy Birt Grn 252 5.3%

Dersingham

Janice Eells C 2651 43.9%
Kathleen Sayer LD 2231 36.9%
Ruth Barber Lab 1156 19.1%

Diss and Roydon

Jennifer Chamberlin C 1846 40.1%
Jane Trippett-Jones LD 1701 37.0%
Albert Paines Lab 801 17.4%
Graham Sessions Grn 253 5.5%

Docking

Rosalie Monbiot C 2620 48.2%
David Collis Lab 1752 32.3%
Colin Sayer LD 1059 19.5%

Downham Market

Shelagh Hutson C 2494 59.6%
Caroline Russell LD 1689 40.4%

Drayton and Horsford

Anthony Adams C 1958 40.0%
Daniel Roper Lab 1354 27.7%
Veronica Beadle LD 1314 26.9%
Rachel Heeds Grn 263 5.4%

East Depwade

John Pitt-Pladdy LD 2116 44.9%
Jeremy Savage C 2099 44.5%
Mercy Harmer Grn 498 10.6%

East Flegg

James Shrimplin C 2455 51.5%
Derrick Sweeting Lab 1367 28.7%
Pamela Mayhew LD 693 14.5%
Mark Maguire Grn 248 5.2%

Eaton

Mervyn Scutter LD 2578 48.1%
Nathan Bennett C 1402 26.2%
Nicholas Waters Lab 939 17.5%
Neville Bartlett Grn 408 7.6%
Farooque Ahmed LCA 29 0.5%

Elmham and Mattishall

Ingrid Blackman C 2855 48.6%
Janice Smith Lab 1524 25.9%
Susan Matthew LD 1078 18.3%
David Bowyer Grn 420 7.1%

Fakenham

David Callaby LD 2181 42.1%
Roy Banham C 1722 33.2%
Brenda Coldrick Lab 1038 20.0%
Timothy Doncaster Grn 238 4.6%

Feltwell

Anthony White C 2847 53.0%
Martin Farrelly LD 1775 33.1%
Andrew Smith Grn 748 13.9%

Fincham

Richard Rockcliffe C 2909 55.9%
Steve Everett Lab 1467 28.2%
Roy Baldwin LD 829 15.9%

Forehoe

Andrew Pond C 1980 39.0%
Joanna Newman LD 1798 35.4%
Mark Wells Lab 1000 19.7%
Roy Walmsley Grn 294 5.8%

Freebridge Lynn

David Rye C 2670 52.8%
David Berry Lab 1345 26.6%
Matthew Farthing LD 1041 20.6%

Gayton and Nar Valley

Heather Bolt C 2718 53.3%
Lawrence Wilkinson Lab 1363 26.8%
Scott Livesey LD 671 13.2%
Catherine Hill Grn 343 6.7%

Gaywood North and Central

John Collop Lab 1906 42.8%
Paul Foster C 1771 39.8%
Hazel Fredericks LD 772 17.4%

Gaywood South

Charles Joyce Lab 2130 44.2%
Michael Langwade C 1765 36.6%
Teresa Brandon LD 926 19.2%

Gorleston St Andrews

Bertie Collins C 1798 40.7%
Anthony Blyth Lab 1654 37.5%
Ivan Lees LD 736 16.7%
Terence Wake UKIP 225 5.1%

Guiltcross

John Baskerville C 2677 49.1%
Stephen Gordon LD 1590 29.1%
Jean Hay Lab 1189 21.8%

Hellesdon

Shelagh Gurney C 2158 36.4%
Peter Balcombe LD 1711 28.9%
Wendy Thorogood Lab 1659 28.0%
John Youles UKIP 221 3.7%
Jennifer Parkhouse Grn 172 2.9%

Henstead

Graham Hemming C 2006 39.6%
Christopher Walker LD 1846 36.5%
Nicola Fowler Lab 903 17.8%
Areti Brockbank Grn 309 6.1%

Hevingham and Spixworth

Anthony Williams C 2094 44.1%
Jeffery Read Lab 1458 30.7%
Balvinder Singh Kular LD 1199 25.2%

Hingham

Steven Dorrington C 2000 45.3%
John Devenney LD 1336 30.3%
John Cowan Lab 770 17.4%
Andrew Brockbank Grn 310 7.0%

Holt

John Perry-Warnes C 2717 49.1%
John Sweeney LD 2023 36.5%
Desmond Hewitt Lab 510 9.2%
Alan Marett Grn 285 5.1%

Hoveton and Stalham

Michael Wright C 1842 38.1%
Catherine Wilkins LD 1519 31.4%
Sheila Cullingham Lab 1275 26.4%
Deborah Meredith Grn 200 4.1%

Humbleyard

Alison King C 2533 46.1%
Jaqueline Sutton LD 1828 33.3%
Alan Waddington Lab 810 14.7%
Frances Mortimer Grn 324 5.9%

King's Lynn North and Central

Irene Macdonald Lab 1738 50.3%
Mark Shorting C 1053 30.5%
Mark Seaman LD 662 19.2%

Lakenham

Susan Whitaker Lab 1977 48.0%
Nersi Shahidi LD 1137 27.6%
Eileen Wyatt C 652 15.8%
Peter Anderson Grn 356 8.6%

Loddon

Adrian Gunson C 3834 65.1%
Justin Barnard LD 939 15.9%
Timothy Sanders Lab 802 13.6%
Ingo Wagenknecht Grn 318 5.4%

Long Stratton

Stella Rice C 2120 41.7%
Evelyn Domeyer LD 2019 39.7%
Sally Blaikie Lab 951 18.7%

Lothingland

Brian Walker Lab 2109 40.4%
Patrick Cook C 2067 39.6%
Judith Tryggvason LD 658 12.6%
Colin Aldred UKIP 383 7.3%

Magdalen

Colleen Walker Lab 2538 55.9%
Patricia Page C 1197 26.4%
Allan Bedford LD 495 10.9%
Michael Dix UKIP 307 6.8%

Mancroft

Mary McKay Lab 1321 36.7%
Paul Boulton LD 1126 31.3%
Susan Curran Grn 648 18.0%
Giovanna Maurizio C 501 13.9%

Marshland North

Anthony Wright C 2269 49.9%
James Moriarty Lab 1240 27.3%
Florence James LD 1038 22.8%

Marshland South

Harry Humphrey C 2914 55.7%
Michael Brindle LD 1150 22.0%
Roger Parnell Ind 812 15.5%
David Markinson Ind 354 6.8%

Melton Constable

Jacqueline Howe LD 1978 37.5%
Russell Wright C 1977 37.5%
Aubrey Poberefsky Lab 1318 25.0%

Mile Cross

Peter Harwood Lab 1787 51.9%
Peter Beard LD 799 23.2%
David Mackie C 537 15.6%
Karen Groom Grn 322 9.3%

Mundesley

Wyndham Northam C 2292 43.5%
Patrick Wilkins LD 2107 39.9%
Michael Cox Lab 657 12.5%
Rupert Rosser Grn 219 4.2%

Necton and Launditch

Christopher Owen C 2440 42.1%
Christopher Holland Lab 1684 29.1%
Helen Blake LD 1057 18.2%
Alison Keidan-Cooper Grn 316 5.5%
Simon Fletcher UKIP 296 5.1%

Nelson

Andrew Boswell Grn 2135 44.9%
Andrew Higson LD 1270 26.7%
Peter Bartram Lab 879 18.5%
Lisa Ivory C 467 9.8%

North Coast

Stephen Bett C 2908 57.3%
Peter Wilkinson Lab 1184 23.3%
Paul Burall LD 987 19.4%

North Walsham East

Paul Morse LD 2915 49.0%
Arthur Vincent C 1883 31.6%
David Russell Lab 933 15.7%
Christine Constable EDP 220 3.7%

North Walsham West and Erpingham

Peter Moore LD 2240 46.6%
Peter Willcox C 1740 36.2%
Patricia Hardy Lab 824 17.2%

Old Catton

Stuart Dunn C 1790 39.9%
Clifford Cutting Lab 1456 32.5%
Martin Callam LD 1019 22.7%
David Rogers Grn 217 4.8%

Reepham

James Joyce LD 1840 43.1%
Brenda Ravencroft C 1576 36.9%
Terry Glasspoole Lab 857 20.1%

Sewell

Catherine Ward Lab 1632 41.0%
Simon Nobbs LD 797 20.0%
Edwin Williams C 643 16.1%
Richard Edwards Grn 487 12.2%
David Bethell NWater 423 10.6%

Sheringham

Brian Hannah LD 2592 53.2%
Peter Fitch C 1630 33.5%
David Thompson Lab 451 9.3%
Peter Morrison Grn 198 4.1%

South Smallburgh

Christopher How C 2414 46.7%
Shirley Partridge LD 2019 39.0%
Michael Ward Lab 738 14.3%

Sprowston

Barbara Lashley Lab 2149 34.2%
Dalmaine Dewgarde LD 2100 33.4%
Tony Landamore C 1782 28.4%
Sean Creaser Grn 249 4.0%

Swaffham

Shirley Matthews C 2018 44.1%
David Cannon LD 1284 28.0%
Sylvia Armes Lab 1072 23.4%
Nigel Walker Grn 204 4.5%

Taverham

Evelyn Collishaw C 2247 43.7%
Jason Bill Lab 1462 28.4%
Dawn Lister LD 1105 21.5%
Julie Jameron Grn 326 6.3%

Thetford East

Colin Armes Lab 1408 36.5%
Marion Chapman-Allen C 1382 35.8%
Daniel Jeffrey LD 663 17.2%
John Harding Ind 407 10.5%

Thetford West

Thelma Paines Lab 2101 47.8%
Sharon O'Mahony C 1268 28.8%
Colin Penning LD 1027 23.4%

Thorpe Hamlet

Barbara Hacker LD 1587 40.6%
Robin Taylor Lab 1116 28.5%
Trevor Ivory C 723 18.5%
Stephen Little Grn 486 12.4%

Thorpe St Andrew

Ian Mackie C 2181 45.5%
Susan Eltringham Lab 1309 27.3%
Ann Wright LD 1005 21.0%
John Tierney Grn 298 6.2%

Town Close [Postponed poll; held 26th May 2005]

Christopher Hull Grn 1151 36.1%
Moira Toye LD 958 30.1%
David Fullman Lab 606 19.0%
John Wyatt C 470 14.8%

University

Roy Blower Lab 1531 40.9%
Jane Rooza LD 1225 32.7%
Katherine Willett Grn 493 13.2%
Thomas Holland C 440 11.8%
Vandra Ahlstrom UKIP 52 1.4%

Watton

John Rogers C 1975 48.6%
Christopher Walls Lab 1127 27.7%
David Thomas LD 964 23.7%

Wells

Derek Baxter C 2054 39.1%
Anthony Groom LD 1880 35.8%
Michael Gates Lab 999 19.0%
Alicia Hull Grn 314 6.0%

Wensum

Harriet Panting Lab 1449 35.9%
Tom Llewellyn Grn 1045 25.9%
Phillip Bazley LD 994 24.6%
Christopher Taylor C 547 13.6%

West Depwade

Beverley Spratt C 3072 53.0%
Bodo Rissmann LD 2722 47.0%

West Flegg

Michael Carttiss C 1743 46.5%
Barry Anderson Lab 1158 30.9%
Rodney Cole LD 849 22.6%

Woodside

Nigel Shaw C 1761 39.6%
Pamela Harwood Lab 1727 38.8%
Shamsher Singh Sidar LD 705 15.8%
Fiona Dowson Grn 256 5.8%

Wroxham

Shaun Murphy C 2096 39.1%
David Teager Ind 1226 22.9%
Malcolm Kemp Lab 948 17.7%
Alan Williams LD 863 16.1%
Peter Reeve Grn 224 4.2%

Wymondham

Daniel Cox C 2416 41.3%
Ann Roberts Lab 1561 26.7%
Susannah Beare LD 1481 25.3%
Andrew Mitchell Grn 391 6.7%

Yare and All Saints

Clifton Jordon C 2391 48.8%
Michael Fanthorpe Lab 1211 24.7%
Jane Key LD 964 19.7%
Jasmine Rising Grn 331 6.8%

Yarmouth Nelson and Southtown

John Holmes Lab 2239 56.1%
Elizabeth Giles C 1103 27.6%
Jason Delf UKIP 445 11.2%
Michael Skipper LCA 204 5.1%

Yarmouth North and Central

Michael Taylor Lab 2458 49.3%
Peter Meah C 1620 32.5%
Anthony Harris LD 592 11.9%
Colin Warnes UKIP 318 6.4%

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