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2023 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

The 2023 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

2023 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
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All 55 seats to King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Stuart Dark Terry Parish Charles Joyce
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Last election 28 seats, 48.2% 15 seats, 26.4% 10 seats, 16.7%
Seats before 29 11 9
Seats won 21 18 11
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 3 Increase 1
Popular vote 20,479 14,687 9,172
Percentage 40.8% 29.3% 18.3%
Swing Decrease 7.4% Increase 2.9% Increase 1.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 1 seat, 2.0% 1 seat, 4.0%
Seats before 2 1
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 3,014 2,536
Percentage 6.0% 5.1%
Swing Increase 4.0% Increase 1.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
Leader before election

Stuart Dark
Conservative

Leader after election

Terry Parish
Independent
No overall control

Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. Following the election the Conservatives remained the largest party but lost their majority, leaving the council under no overall control.[1] A coalition of the independent councillors, Liberal Democrats and Greens formed a minority administration with informal support from Labour, with independent councillor Terry Parish being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023.[2] A few days after the elections, unseated councillor and former mayor David Whitby passed away.[3]

Summary edit

Election result edit

The overall results were:[4]

2023 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 49 21 3 10   7 37.0 40.8 20,479 –7.4
  Independent 35 18 6 3   3 33.3 29.3 14,687 +2.9
  Labour 29 11 2 1   1 20.4 18.3 9,172 +1.6
  Liberal Democrats 7 3 2 0   2 5.6 6.0 3,014 +4.0
  Green 7 2 1 0   1 3.7 5.1 2,536 +1.1
  Monster Raving Loony 1 0 0 0   0.0 0.4 188 N/A
  Heritage 1 0 0 0   0.0 0.2 98 N/A

Ward results edit

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by South Norfolk District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[6]

Airfield edit

Airfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Moriarty 784 63.1 N/A
Green Pallavi Devulapalli 455 36.6 N/A
Conservative Graham Philpot 357 28.7 -20.9
Independent Michael Howland* 326 26.2 -37.5
Turnout 29
Independent gain from Independent
Green gain from Conservative

Bircham with Rudhams edit

Bircham with Rudhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chris Morley* 504 62.2 +10.2
Conservative Michael Chenery 306 37.8 -10.2
Majority
Turnout 37
Independent hold Swing

Brancaster edit

Brancaster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom De Winton 421 56.9 +11.2
Independent Bob Lawton* 319 43.1 -11.2
Majority
Turnout 38
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Burnham Market & Docking edit

Burnham Market & Docking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samantha Sandell* 518 67.3 +5.8
Labour Ken Hubbard 252 32.7 N/A
Majority
Turnout 38
Conservative hold Swing

Clenchwarton edit

Clenchwarton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steven Bearshaw 443 64.0 N/A
Conservative David Whitby* 249 36.0 -11.3
Majority
Turnout 30
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Denver edit

Denver
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hodson 311 51.5 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Holmes* 293 48.5 -10.4
Majority
Turnout 31
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Dersingham edit

Dersingham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Collingham* 828 48.0 -15.0
Conservative Tony Bubb* 813 47.1 -18.8
Green Jordan Stokes 511 29.6 +7.0
Labour Richard Pennington 456 26.4 -2.2
Independent John Houston 437 25.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,726 34.91
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Downham Old Town edit

Downham Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joshua Osborne 301 46.3 +20.5
Conservative Barry Hobbs 194 29.8 -0.9
Independent Zara Hipsey 155 23.8 N/A
Majority
Turnout 29
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

East Downham edit

East Downham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Josie Ratcliffe* 310 66.2 +23.2
Conservative Tony White 158 33.8 +6.9
Majority
Turnout 23
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Emneth & Outwell edit

Emneth & Outwell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Crofts* 517 56.3 +4.0
Conservative Harry Humphrey* 437 47.6 +1.8
Independent Yvonne Howard 417 45.4 ±0.0
Monster Raving Loony Earl Elvis of Outwell 188 20.5 N/A
Majority
Turnout 919 22.91
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Fairstead edit

Fairstead (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Wilkinson* 368 51.4 -3.6
Labour Steve Everett 330 46.1 -2.8
Conservative Andrew Wilson 262 36.6 +9.9
Green Joel Blackmur 175 24.4 N/A
Turnout 716 16.80
Labour hold
Labour hold

Feltwell edit

Feltwell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Storey* 550 51.0 -15.9
Conservative Adrian Lawrence* 447 41.4 -5.3
Independent Terry Hipsey 373 34.6 N/A
Labour Phil Davies 302 28.0 N/A
Heritage Gary Conway 98 9.1 N/A
Turnout 1,079 26.54
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gayton & Grimston edit

Gayton & Grimston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew De Whalley* 732 50.9 -1.2
Independent Bal Anota 681 47.4 N/A
Conservative Sue Fraser 548 38.1 -0.3
Turnout 30
Green hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Gaywood Chase edit

Gaywood Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joshua Lowe 227 47.2 -11.3
Independent Rick Morrish 134 27.9 N/A
Conservative Liam Hind 120 24.9 -16.6
Majority
Turnout 25
Labour hold Swing

Gaywood Clock edit

Gaywood Clock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Ware* 263 69.0 +27.9
Conservative Mike Roberts 118 31.0 +3.1
Majority
Turnout 18
Labour hold Swing

Gaywood North Bank edit

Gaywood North Bank (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Colwell 685 44.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Sayers 543 35.5 N/A
Labour Sandra Collop* 504 32.9 -3.1
Liberal Democrats John Crofts 492 32.2 N/A
Conservative Michael Baldwin 429 28.0 -8.1
Labour Helen Dalgliesh 428 28.0 -4.2
Labour Wilf Lambert 404 26.4 -5.7
Conservative Philip Trask 384 25.1 -10.3
Green Vicky Fairweather 207 13.5 N/A
Turnout 1,530 23.72
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Heacham edit

Heacham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Terry Parish* 1,006 67.7 -9.6
Conservative Andrew Jamieson 494 33.2 -1.7
Labour Michelle Carter 463 31.2 N/A
Conservative Michael Jackson 393 26.4 +4.9
Turnout 1,486 34.50
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Hunstanton edit

Hunstanton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angie Dickinson 609 41.9 +1.2
Independent Paul Beal* 522 35.9 -1.9
Conservative Howard Johnston 510 35.1 -0.4
Independent David Nice 436 30.0 N/A
Labour Mark Fuchter 361 24.8 +8.6
Labour Ed Robb 256 17.6 N/A
Turnout 39
Conservative hold
Independent hold

Massingham with Castle Acre edit

Massingham with Castle Acre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alistair Beales 569 64.9 N/A
Conservative Timothy Tilbrook 308 35.1 +21.9
Majority
Turnout 37
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Methwold edit

Methwold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Ryves 370 62.6 +17.8
Conservative Mick Peake 221 37.4 -3.6
Majority
Turnout 27
Independent hold Swing

North Downham edit

North Downham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andy Bullen* 207 31.0 -6.4
Conservative Matthew Sawyer 176 26.3 -4.7
Independent Barrie Wiles 166 24.9 N/A
Labour Eamonn McCusker 119 17.8 +3.5
Majority
Turnout 31
Independent hold Swing

North Lynn edit

North Lynn (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ben Jones* 355 67.7 -0.6
Labour Micaela Bartrum 329 62.8 -2.5
Conservative Bill Cox 155 29.6 +3.0
Majority
Turnout 524 12.37
Labour hold
Labour hold

Snettisham edit

Snettisham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Dark 413 51.7 +1.5
Independent Avril Wright 241 30.2 N/A
Labour Lesley Marriage 145 18.1 N/A
Majority
Turnout 36
Conservative hold Swing

South & West Lynn edit

South & West Lynn (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alexandra Kemp* 481 66.2 -4.6
Labour Charles Joyce* 357 49.1 -1.0
Labour John Wheatley 161 22.1 N/A
Conservative Rosalie Costin 124 17.1 -2.3
Conservative David Costin 121 16.6 +2.1
Majority
Turnout 727 20.70
Independent hold
Labour hold

South Downham edit

South Downham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Don Tyler* 278 37.2 -20.1
Independent Steve Moyses 195 26.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elaine Heath 166 22.2 -6.7
Labour Heather Fouracre 109 14.6 +0.7
Majority
Turnout 37
Conservative hold Swing

Springwood edit

Springwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jo Rust* 330 48.5 -8.7
Conservative Richard Parr 196 28.8 -14.0
Labour Richard Johnson 155 22.8 -34.4
Majority
Turnout 33
Independent gain from Labour Swing

St Margaret's with St Nicholas edit

St Margaret's with St Nicholas (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Bone* 373 41.0 +3.5
Labour Deborah Heneghan 299 32.9 +0.4
Green Rob Archer 250 27.5 -6.0
Conservative Josh Maddocks 225 24.7 -16.1
Conservative Tony Wright 211 23.2 -4.8
Green Claire Archer 206 22.6 N/A
Independent Andrew Williams 116 12.7 N/A
Turnout 24
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Terrington edit

Terrington (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Kunes* 591 51.6 +1.0
Independent Sandra Squire* 515 44.9 -2.7
Conservative Remi Clark 439 38.3 +18.1
Labour Matt Hannay 350 30.5 N/A
Turnout 1,146 24.40
Conservative hold
Independent hold

The Woottons edit

The Woottons (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Bland 1,039 49.8 +7.7
Independent Simon Ring 953 45.7 N/A
Conservative Richard Coates 842 40.4 -14.5
Conservative Graham Middleton* 806 38.6 -4.0
Conservative Greville Howard* 781 37.4 -13.3
Labour Peter Smith 633 30.3 +18.9
Turnout 2,086 38.07
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Tilney, Marshland & Wiggenhall edit

Tilney, Marshland & Wiggenhall (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Ayres* 524 50.1 +0.8
Conservative Brian Long* 517 49.4 +3.3
Independent Ashley Collins 400 38.2 -0.8
Labour Niall Haigh 357 34.1 N/A
Turnout 1,046 25.46
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Upwell & Delph edit

Upwell & Delph (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivienne Spikings 614 47.1 +11.9
Independent Colin Rose* 561 43.1 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Graham Dent 525 40.3 N/A
Conservative Gina Wise 507 38.9 +6.6
Turnout 26
Conservative gain from Independent
Independent hold

Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole edit

Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Kirk* 706 59.3 +16.0
Conservative Richard Blunt* 659 55.3 -0.2
Independent James Whitaker 425 35.7 N/A
Labour Simon Pick 277 23.3 +4.2
Turnout 25
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Watlington edit

Watlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Bhondi* Unopposed
Turnout N/A N/A
Independent hold

West Winch edit

West Winch (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Barclay 422 35.3 -9.4
Independent Simon Nash* 407 34.0 -14.4
Independent Benjamin Lemmon 390 32.6 N/A
Conservative Olivia Morris 370 30.9 -9.1
Independent Peter Gidney* 320 26.8 -17.9
Labour Christopher Heneghan 238 19.9 N/A
Turnout 30
Conservative hold
Independent hold

Wissey edit

Wissey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sue Lintern 465 63.3 N/A
Conservative Colin Sampson* 270 36.7 -8.4
Majority
Turnout 34
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

References edit

  1. ^ Carter, Lucy (5 May 2023). "Local elections 2023: Future of the leadership of West Norfolk Council is up in the air". Lynn News. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ Johnston, Kris (19 May 2023). "Independent councillor Terry Parish named new leader of West Norfolk Council at 2023 annual meeting". Lynn News. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Tributes paid to former mayor who died just days after local elections". Lynn News. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. ^ "Local election results in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk". ITV News. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Upcoming elections". King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Borough elections 2023". Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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