1985 Norfolk County Council election

1985 English local election

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2 May 1985 (1985-05-02)

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All 84 seats to Norfolk County Council
43 seats needed for a majority

Registered

551,948

Turnout

41.9%

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Labour
Seats won	44	25
Seat change	7	2
Popular vote	92,384	74,581
Percentage	40.0%	32.3%
Swing	4.0%	8.0%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Alliance	Independent
Seats won	15	0
Seat change	11	1
Popular vote	62,028	1,430
Percentage	26.8%	0.6%
Swing	13.1%	1.0%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1985 Norfolk County Council election took place on 2 May 1985 to elect members of Norfolk County Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1985 Norfolk County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	84	44	2	2	7	52.4	40.0	92,384	–4.0
	Labour	84	25	1	5	2	29.8	32.3	74,581	–8.0
	Alliance	80	15	4	0	11	17.9	26.8	62,028	+13.1
	Independent	3	0	0	0	1	0.0	0.6	1,430	–1.0
	Ind. Conservative	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	483	N/A
	Ecology	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	187	–0.3

Division results by local authority

Breckland

**Breckland District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Conservative	7	13,501	47.5
	Labour	4	9,341	32.9
	Alliance	0	4,921	17.3
	Independent	0	640	2.3
Total		11	28,403	38.8
Registered electors			73,160	–

Division results

Attleborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Alston*	1,549	54.5	+5.1
	Labour	W. Cudd	656	23.1	–4.6
	Alliance	E. Serpell	635	22.4	–0.5
Majority			893	31.4	+9.7
Turnout			2,840	37.5	–2.9
Registered electors			7,567
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.9

Dereham East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Potter*	1,230	44.3
	Conservative	M. Fanthorpe	1,133	40.8
	Alliance	E. Howlett	412	14.8
Majority			97	3.5
Turnout			2,775	38.4
Registered electors			7,224
	Labour win (new seat)

Dereham West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Dulgan	1,350	56.3
	Labour	S. Nurse	1,046	43.7
Majority			304	12.7
Turnout			2,396	36.3
Registered electors			6,595
	Conservative win (new seat)

Elmham & Mattishall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Alston	1,608	59.2
	Alliance	R. Brand	656	24.2
	Labour	N. Peake	451	16.6
Majority			952	35.1
Turnout			2,715	37.2
Registered electors			7,289
	Conservative win (new seat)

Guiltcross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Rollin*	1,272	49.6
	Labour	C. Phillips	754	29.4
	Alliance	M. Rouse	541	21.1
Majority			518	20.2
Turnout			2,567	40.9
Registered electors			6,271
	Conservative win (new seat)

Necton & Launditch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Birkbeck*	1,657	55.3
	Labour	P. Carter	851	28.4
	Alliance	A. Moore	488	16.3
Majority			806	26.9
Turnout			2,996	41.9
Registered electors			7,142
	Conservative win (new seat)

Northgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	N. Suanders*	952	51.5
	Conservative	R. Procter	649	35.1
	Alliance	A. Pearson	249	13.5
Majority			303	16.4
Turnout			1,850	37.6
Registered electors			4,914
	Labour win (new seat)

Swaffham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Wilding*	1,198	46.6	+2.4
	Labour	M. Boddy	1,030	40.1	+2.4
	Alliance	F. Attfield	343	13.3	–4.9
Majority			168	6.5	±0.0
Turnout			2,571	40.6	–5.3
Registered electors			6,327
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.0

Thetford East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Ramm*	933	33.0
	Conservative	L. Frost	888	31.5
	Independent	T. Lamb	577	20.4
	Alliance	J. Fadden	425	15.1
Majority			45	1.6
Turnout			2,823	37.5
Registered electors			7,519
	Labour win (new seat)

Thetford West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Paines	1,013	45.6
	Alliance	D. Jeffrey*	698	31.4
	Conservative	F. Wilkes	510	23.0
Majority			315	14.2
Turnout			2,221	38.2
Registered electors			5,808
	Labour win (new seat)

Watton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Mitchell	1,687	63.7	+10.0
	Alliance	P. Barber	474	17.9	+2.4
	Labour	C. Lindsay	425	16.0	+4.3
	Independent	R. Borland	63	2.4	N/A
Majority			1,213	45.8	+11.2
Turnout			2,649	40.7	–0.7
Registered electors			6,503
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Broadland

**Broadland District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Conservative	8	14,341	45.3
	Alliance	4	10,271	32.4
	Labour	0	7,068	22.3
Total		12	31,680	41.1
Registered electors			77,134	–

Division results

Acle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Chase	1,156	54.0
	Labour	P. Morgan	554	25.9
	Alliance	A. Greenhaigh	430	20.1
Majority			602	28.1
Turnout			2,140	37.9
Registered electors			5,649
	Conservative win (new seat)

Aylsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Roualle*	1,142	48.3	–4.7
	Labour	E. Woodley	659	27.9	–19.1
	Alliance	R. Fowkes	563	23.8	N/A
Majority			483	20.4	+14.4
Turnout			2,364	34.5	–12.7
Registered electors			6,848
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.2

Blofield & Brundall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Mack*	1,407	50.4
	Alliance	I. Williams	785	28.1
	Labour	J. Curran	600	21.5
Majority			622	22.3
Turnout			2,792	37.5
Registered electors			7,445
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hellesdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	P. Balcombe	1,141	37.4
	Conservative	A. Mackay*	1,055	34.6
	Labour	P. Watson	857	28.1
Majority			86	2.8
Turnout			3,053	45.7
Registered electors			6,677
	Alliance win (new seat)

Horsford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	B. Shaw	975	41.7
	Conservative	G. Godfrey*	830	35.5
	Labour	D. Fullman	535	22.9
Majority			145	6.2
Turnout			2,340	39.8
Registered electors			5,874
	Alliance win (new seat)

Old Catton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Austin	1,198	48.3
	Alliance	S. Bidgood	803	32.4
	Labour	R. Bounden	480	19.3
Majority			395	15.9
Turnout			2,481	37.1
Registered electors			6,687
	Conservative win (new seat)

Reepham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Marshall*	1,269	48.9	+4.0
	Alliance	G. Graham	860	33.1	N/A
	Labour	C. Jeffrey	468	18.0	–37.1
Majority			409	15.7	N/A
Turnout			2,597	44.7	–10.6
Registered electors			5,810
	Conservative gain from Labour

Sprowston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	A. Young	1,192	34.6
	Labour	K. Lashley	1,129	32.8
	Conservative	A. Hood*	1,123	32.6
Majority			63	1.8
Turnout			3,444	46.2
Registered electors			7,447
	Alliance win (new seat)

Taverham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	J. Robinson	1,284	47.6
	Conservative	D. Barnes	1,164	43.2
	Labour	J. Claridge	249	9.2
Majority			120	4.4
Turnout			2,697	47.8
Registered electors			5,640
	Alliance win (new seat)

Thorpe St Andrew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Watts*	1,466	54.0
	Alliance	J. Swallow	666	24.5
	Labour	R. Duhig	583	21.5
Majority			800	29.5
Turnout			2,715	40.8
Registered electors			6,655
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Woolf	1,106	45.7
	Alliance	P. Allison	738	30.5
	Labour	D. Rothery	578	23.9
Majority			368	15.2
Turnout			2,422	39.5
Registered electors			6,134
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wroxham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Peel*	1,426	54.1
	Alliance	D. Reeves	834	31.6
	Labour	P. Willison	376	14.3
Majority			592	22.5
Turnout			2,636	42.1
Registered electors			6,268
	Conservative win (new seat)

Great Yarmouth

**Great Yarmouth District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Labour	5	8,361	40.2
	Conservative	2	7,649	36.8
	Alliance	2	4,764	22.9
Total		9	20,774	34.8
Registered electors			59,661	–

Division results

Caister & Great Yarmouth North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Hacon	1,186	46.1
	Conservative	E. White	1,092	42.4
	Alliance	S. Andrews	297	11.5
Majority			94	3.7
Turnout			2,575	40.6
Registered electors			6,335
	Labour win (new seat)

East Flegg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Stuttaford	1,130	54.7
	Labour	P. Baker	493	23.9
	Alliance	P. Townsend	444	21.5
Majority			637	30.8
Turnout			2,067	30.2
Registered electors			6,837
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gorleston St Andrews
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Green*	941	50.3
	Labour	B. Baughan	604	32.3
	Alliance	E. Foster	326	17.4
Majority			337	18.0
Turnout			1,871	32.5
Registered electors			5,760
	Conservative win (new seat)

Great Yarmouth Nelson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Maddeys	1,243	53.9
	Conservative	E. Lees	828	35.9
	Alliance	P. Larson	234	10.2
Majority			415	18.0
Turnout			2,305	35.5
Registered electors			6,499
	Labour win (new seat)

Lothingland East & Magdalen West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Burrows	1,385	57.9
	Conservative	R. Quartley	581	24.3
	Alliance	L. Gordon	427	17.8
Majority			804	33.6
Turnout			2,393	35.6
Registered electors			6,731
	Labour win (new seat)

Lothingland West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	B. Callan	1,052	46.0
	Conservative	L. Gage	829	36.2
	Labour	P. Mason	407	17.8
Majority			223	9.7
Turnout			2,288	30.4
Registered electors			7,514
	Alliance win (new seat)

Magdalen East & Claydon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Hayes*	1,210	60.6
	Conservative	R. Symonds	486	24.3
	Alliance	B. Hellingsworth	301	15.1
Majority			724	36.3
Turnout			1,997	33.3
Registered electors			5,995
	Labour win (new seat)

Southtown & Cobholm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Stone*	1,350	60.8
	Conservative	J. Permenter	579	26.1
	Alliance	W. Nicholson	291	13.1
Majority			771	34.7
Turnout			2,220	31.1
Registered electors			7,128
	Labour win (new seat)

West Flegg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Tingey	1,392	45.5	+11.0
	Conservative	M. Carttiss*	1,183	38.7	–4.0
	Labour	R. Hudson	483	15.8	–7.0
Majority			209	6.8	N/A
Turnout			3,058	44.6	+2.5
Registered electors			6,862
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	7.5

King's Lynn & West Norfolk

**King's Lynn & West Norfolk District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Conservative	12	18,813	45.9
	Labour	2	13,493	32.9
	Alliance	1	8,675	21.2
Total		15	40,981	39.9
Registered electors			102,719	–

Division results

Dersingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Pratt	1,520	46.1
	Labour	M. Wilson	1,084	32.9
	Alliance	R. Leeder	693	21.0
Majority			436	13.2
Turnout			3,297	44.4
Registered electors			6,596
	Conservative win (new seat)

Docking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Oliver*	1,575	46.5
	Labour	J. Rosser	1,332	39.3
	Alliance	E. High	483	14.2
Majority			243	7.2
Turnout			3,390	47.0
Registered electors			7,218
	Conservative win (new seat)

Downham Market
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Rose*	1,517	60.7	+3.3
	Labour	W. Holding	602	24.1	–8.1
	Alliance	F. Parnell	379	15.2	+4.8
Majority			915	36.6	+11.5
Turnout			2,498	39.4	–8.4
Registered electors			6,333
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

Feltwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Marsh-Allen	1,171	51.9	+0.9
	Labour	R. Everitt	648	28.7	–1.3
	Alliance	A. Truscott	436	19.3	+0.3
Majority			523	23.2	+2.2
Turnout			2,255	33.2	–2.8
Registered electors			6,793
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

Fincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Rockliffe*	1,357	57.5	+4.6
	Labour	L. Hall	1,002	42.5	+9.3
Majority			355	15.0	–4.7
Turnout			2,359	35.2	–3.0
Registered electors			6,710
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Freebridge Lynn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Dutton*	1,690	42.7
	Alliance	J. Pearce	1,565	39.5
	Labour	D. Collis	705	17.8
Majority			125	3.2
Turnout			3,960	52.2
Registered electors			7,593
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gaywood North & Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Barton	1,119	41.7
	Labour	W. Davison	952	35.5
	Alliance	G. Fox	613	22.8
Majority			167	6.2
Turnout			2,684	38.5
Registered electors			6,968
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gaywood South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Williams	1,289	62.0
	Alliance	B. Howling	483	23.2
	Conservative	J. Bacon	308	14.8
Majority			806	38.8
Turnout			2,080	40.4
Registered electors			5,150
	Labour win (new seat)

Hunstanton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Tweedy-Smith	1,779	52.4	+0.1
	Labour	B. Devlin	1,025	30.2	–9.5
	Alliance	A. Bates	588	17.3	+9.3
Majority			754	22.2	+9.6
Turnout			3,392	44.5	+4.0
Registered electors			7,615
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

King's Lynn North & Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Donaldson*	1,367	59.1
	Conservative	J. Cook	650	28.1
	Alliance	S. Brockwell	297	12.8
Majority			717	31.0
Turnout			2,314	34.1
Registered electors			6,788
	Labour win (new seat)

King's Lynn South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	K. Leeder	1,306	46.5	*N/A*
	Labour	F. Juniper*	792	28.2	–35.7
	Conservative	E. Nockolds	708	25.2	–10.9
Majority			514	18.3	N/A
Turnout			2,806	45.6	+2.6
Registered electors			6,149
	Alliance gain from Labour

Marshland North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Dorrington	1,155	45.5
	Labour	J. Wiggs	838	33.0
	Alliance	R. Everett	545	21.5
Majority			317	12.5
Turnout			2,538	32.5
Registered electors			7,808
	Conservative win (new seat)

Marshland South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Goose*	1,544	73.3
	Labour	P. Savage	562	26.7
Majority			982	46.6
Turnout			2,106	32.3
Registered electors			6,519
	Conservative win (new seat)

Winch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Bolt	1,306	50.7
	Labour	F. Boyton	671	26.1
	Alliance	D. Lefever	597	23.2
Majority			635	24.7
Turnout			2,574	37.2
Registered electors			6,915
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wissey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Steward*	1,414	51.8
	Alliance	R. Green	690	25.3
	Labour	G. Holding	624	22.9
Majority			724	26.5
Turnout			2,728	40.5
Registered electors			6,737
	Conservative win (new seat)

North Norfolk

**North Norfolk District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Conservative	8	12,804	42.3
	Labour	1	8,209	27.1
	Alliance	1	7,789	25.7
	Independent	0	790	2.6
	Ind. Conservative	0	483	1.6
	Ecology	0	187	0.6
Total		10	30,262	44.9
Registered electors			67,368	–

Division results

Cromer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Lycett*	1,436	49.7	+5.4
	Independent	D. Harrison	790	27.3	N/A
	Labour	T. Connolly	665	23.0	–6.3
Majority			646	22.3	+7.3
Turnout			2,891	41.8	–7.8
Registered electors			6,910
	Conservative hold

Erpington & Melton Constable
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Mercer	1,057	38.5
	Labour	D. Denny	990	36.1
	Alliance	J. Wyatt	695	25.3
Majority			67	2.4
Turnout			2,742	46.0
Registered electors			5,659
	Conservative win (new seat)

Fakenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Parsons*	1,199	49.0
	Conservative	A. Barker	851	34.8
	Alliance	J. Elworthy	396	16.2
Majority			348	14.2
Turnout			2,446	38.3
Registered electors			6,384
	Labour win (new seat)

Holt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	A. Latten	2,305	59.2
	Conservative	M. Baker	1,152	29.6
	Labour	D. Burkett	435	11.2
Majority			1,153	29.6
Turnout			3,892	57.2
Registered electors			6,799
	Alliance win (new seat)

Mundesley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Gotts*	1,616	52.8
	Labour	R. Griggs	791	25.9
	Alliance	A. Moore	652	21.3
Majority			825	27.0
Turnout			3,059	45.2
Registered electors			6,763
	Conservative win (new seat)

North Smallburgh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Fryer	1,146	38.7	–3.1
	Alliance	P. Baldwin	951	32.1	N/A
	Labour	G. Amies	867	29.3	–28.9
Majority			195	6.6	N/A
Turnout			2,964	41.6	+1.6
Registered electors			7,120
	Conservative gain from Labour

North Walsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Bayne	1,277	41.8	–12.1
	Labour	J. Taylor	1,106	36.2	–9.9
	Alliance	P. Moore	674	22.0	N/A
Majority			171	5.6	–2.3
Turnout			3,057	43.3	–1.9
Registered electors			7,052
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

Sheringham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. English*	1,643	56.7	–11.4
	Alliance	G. Ward	811	28.0	N/A
	Labour	D. Galton	445	15.4	–16.5
Majority			832	28.7	–7.5
Turnout			2,899	40.3	+1.7
Registered electors			7,200
	Conservative hold

South Smallburgh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Mogford	1,270	41.9	–11.5
	Alliance	H. Nickson	602	19.9	–6.5
	Labour	S. Shaw	488	16.1	–4.1
	Ind. Conservative	J. Webb	483	15.9	N/A
	Ecology	P. Filgate	187	6.2	N/A
Majority			668	22.0	–5.0
Turnout			3,030	43.8	–17.3
Registered electors			6,911
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Wells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Wootten	1,356	41.3
	Labour	A. Cunningham	1,223	37.3
	Alliance	E. Chubb	703	21.4
Majority			133	4.1
Turnout			3,282	50.0
Registered electors			6,570
	Conservative win (new seat)

Norwich

**Norwich District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Labour	13	21,474	50.7
	Alliance	2	10,892	25.7
	Conservative	1	9,974	23.6
Total		16	42,343	44.8
Registered electors			94,607	–

Division results

Bowthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Roe*	1,536	69.8	+9.5
	Alliance	P. Fitt	336	15.3	+2.6
	Conservative	H. Collins	329	14.9	–7.7
Majority			1,200	54.5	+16.9
Turnout			2,201	33.4	–7.2
Registered electors			6,581
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

Catton Grove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Tilley	1,186	55.1
	Conservative	I. Dale	594	27.6
	Alliance	V. Morgan	371	17.2
Majority			592	27.5
Turnout			2,151	37.1
Registered electors			5,799
	Labour win (new seat)

Coslany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Sawbridge	1,398	57.2	–2.5
	Conservative	E. Horth	654	26.8	–1.8
	Alliance	M. Cawdron	390	19.0	+4.2
Majority			744	30.5	–0.6
Turnout			2,442	38.4	–6.9
Registered electors			6,365
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

Crome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Dyball	1,433	63.7	–0.9
	Alliance	D. Williment	434	19.3	+3.1
	Conservative	L. Prince	384	17.1	–2.1
Majority			999	44.4	–1.0
Turnout			2,251	36.6	–1.5
Registered electors			6,147
	Labour hold		Swing	0.5

Eaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Shephard*	1,756	43.9	–13.1
	Alliance	C. Lavin	1,539	38.4	+24.6
	Labour	D. Hart	708	17.7	–11.5
Majority			217	5.4	–22.3
Turnout			4,003	60.7	+4.5
Registered electors			6,592
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.9

Heigham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Sheppard*	1,273	65.0
	Alliance	C. Baxter	344	17.6
	Conservative	N. Stimpson	342	17.5
Majority			929	47.4
Turnout			1,959	34.6
Registered electors			5,660
	Labour win (new seat)

Henderson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Phelan*	1,415	63.9
	Conservative	J. Simpson	423	19.1
	Alliance	H. Parker	378	17.1
Majority			992	44.8
Turnout			2,216	38.8
Registered electors			5,706
	Labour win (new seat)

Lakenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Heading	1,644	62.2	–3.1
	Alliance	J. Lay	551	20.8	+7.1
	Conservative	E. Collishaw	450	17.0	–4.0
Majority			1,093	41.3	–3.0
Turnout			2,645	44.7	+2.1
Registered electors			5,915
	Labour hold		Swing	5.1

Mancroft
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Isbell	1,353	58.0	–3.5
	Conservative	J. Dann	513	22.0	–2.4
	Alliance	R. Bird	467	20.0	+5.9
Majority			840	36.0	–1.0
Turnout			2,333	40.0	+2.7
Registered electors			5,827
	Labour hold		Swing	0.6

Mile Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Panes	1,230	73.6
	Alliance	S. Oakley	234	14.0
	Conservative	M. Ashton	207	12.4
Majority			996	59.6
Turnout			1,671	29.6
Registered electors			5,643
	Labour win (new seat)

Mousehold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Carus	1,476	64.0	–6.7
	Conservative	C. Whiteside	449	19.5	+2.2
	Alliance	B. Harty	381	16.5	+4.5
Majority			1,027	44.5	–8.9
Turnout			2,306	36.2	+0.1
Registered electors			6,370
	Labour hold		Swing	4.5

Nelson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Paul	1,329	40.7	+0.3
	Conservative	S. Knights	987	30.2	–11.4
	Alliance	D. Burgess	952	29.1	+15.3
Majority			342	10.5	N/A
Turnout			3,268	62.0	+4.6
Registered electors			5,275
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.9

St Stephen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Cameron*	1,722	50.0	+4.6
	Conservative	N. Duval	1,230	35.7	–4.1
	Alliance	L. Hubbard	493	14.3	–0.5
Majority			492	14.3	+8.7
Turnout			3,445	62.3	+5.2
Registered electors			5,526
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Thorpe Hamlet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	A. Willement*	1,893	57.7
	Labour	P. Peterson	989	30.2
	Conservative	J. Fisher	397	12.1
Majority			904	27.6
Turnout			3,279	56.2
Registered electors			5,830
	Alliance win (new seat)

Town Close
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Phillips	1,620	44.0	+17.9
	Labour	L. Addison	1,357	36.8	–2.6
	Conservative	E. Perry	709	19.2	–15.3
Majority			263	7.1	N/A
Turnout			3,686	64.5	+1.3
Registered electors			5,716
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	10.3

University
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Turner*	1,425	57.3	+4.0
	Conservative	B. Baillie	553	22.2	–2.7
	Alliance	L. Williams	509	20.5	+3.5
Majority			872	35.1	+6.7
Turnout			2,487	44.0	–3.4
Registered electors			5,655
	Labour hold		Swing	3.4

South Norfolk

**South Norfolk District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Conservative	6	15,299	41.7
	Alliance	5	14,716	40.2
	Labour	0	6,635	18.1
Total		11	36,650	47.4
Registered electors			77,299	–

Division results

Clavering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	R. Carden*	1,845	49.1
	Conservative	J. Howlett	1,280	34.1
	Labour	L. Hannant	630	16.8
Majority			565	15.0
Turnout			3,755	54.2
Registered electors			6,925
	Alliance win (new seat)

Costessey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	P. Wheeldon	1,380	42.2
	Conservative	G. Lowe	1,108	33.9
	Labour	P. Waller	782	23.9
Majority			272	8.3
Turnout			3,270	42.1
Registered electors			7,760
	Alliance win (new seat)

Diss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Mullender	1,375	49.4
	Alliance	I. Jacoby	856	30.8
	Labour	J. Davies	552	19.8
Majority			519	18.6
Turnout			2,783	37.2
Registered electors			7,474
	Conservative win (new seat)

East Depwade
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	S. Revell	1,966	53.1
	Conservative	P. Alexander	1,344	36.3
	Labour	B. Warshaw	395	10.7
Majority			622	16.8
Turnout			3,705	52.3
Registered electors			7,085
	Alliance win (new seat)

Henstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Chapman	1,378	47.2	–12.2
	Alliance	P. Bradshaw	898	30.8	N/A
	Labour	M. Waller	641	22.0	–18.6
Majority			480	16.5	–2.3
Turnout			2,917	44.0	–5.0
Registered electors			6,633
	Conservative hold

Hingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Carman	1,275	44.6
	Alliance	R. Edwards	984	34.4
	Labour	M. Colk	602	21.0
Majority			291	10.2
Turnout			2.861	46.0
Registered electors			6,224
	Conservative win (new seat)

Humbleyard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Coutts*	1,336	44.4	–2.3
	Alliance	R. Watts	1,326	44.1	+16.5
	Labour	J. Halsey	345	11.5	–14.3
Majority			10	0.3	–18.8
Turnout			3,007	50.5	+2.5
Registered electors			5,955
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

Loddon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gunson*	2,074	57.6	–1.1
	Labour	J. Skilleter	788	21.9	–3.2
	Alliance	T. Wells	737	20.5	+4.3
Majority			1,286	35.7	+2.0
Turnout			3,599	53.5	+1.9
Registered electors			6,722
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

Long Stratton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	E. Littler	1,541	49.0
	Conservative	J. Turnbull	1,225	38.9
	Labour	S. Blaikie	382	12.1
Majority			316	10.0
Turnout			3,148	47.1
Registered electors			6,684
	Alliance win (new seat)

West Depwade
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Chapman	1,597	44.3
	Alliance	R. McClenning	1,470	40.8
	Labour	S. Collier	539	14.9
Majority			127	3.5
Turnout			3,606	46.9
Registered electors			7,695
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wymondham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Tibbitt	1,713	42.8	+18.2
	Conservative	B. Ford	1,307	32.7	–3.8
	Labour	E. Parker	979	24.5	–14.3
Majority			406	10.2	N/A
Turnout			3,999	49.1	–3.8
Registered electors			8,142
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	11.0

References

"Norfolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

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