2023 North Norfolk District Council election explained

Election Name:	2023 North Norfolk District Council election
Country:	Norfolk
Type:	parliamentary
Previous Election:	2019 North Norfolk District Council election
Previous Year:	2019
Next Election:	2027 North Norfolk District Council election
Next Year:	2027
Seats For Election:	All 40 seats to North Norfolk District Council
Majority Seats:	21
Leader1:	Tim Adams^[1]
Party1:	Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election1:	30 seats, 50.4%
Seats Before1:	24
Seats After1:	25
Seat Change1:	5
Popular Vote1:	18,509
Percentage1:	43.9
Swing1:	6.5
Leader2:	Christopher Cushing
Party2:	Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:	6 seats, 33.8%
Seats Before2:	10
Seats After2:	12
Seat Change2:	6
Popular Vote2:	15,813
Percentage2:	37.5
Swing2:	3.7
Leader3:	John Rest
Party3:	Independent politician
Last Election3:	4 seats, 7.3%
Seats Before3:	6
Seats After3:	3
Seat Change3:	1
Popular Vote3:	1,827
Percentage3:	4.3
Swing3:	3.0
Leader
Posttitle:	Leader after election
Before Election:	Tim Adams
Before Party:	Liberal Democrats (UK)
After Election:	Tim Adams
After Party:	Liberal Democrats (UK)

The 2023 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

The elections saw the Liberal Democrats retain their majority on the council.^[2]

Election result

The overall results were:^[3]

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Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by North Norfolk District Council on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.^{[4] [5]}

North Walsham West

Lucy Shires was a sitting councillor for Happisburgh ward.

Priory

Sarah Butikofer was a sitting councillor for Beeston Regis and The Runtons ward.

Worstead

Notes and References

1. Web site: Your councillors by political grouping . North Norfolk District Council . 1 May 2023.
2. Web site: Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose Norfolk councils and seats . 10 May 2023 . BBC.
3. News: Local election results in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk . 7 December 2023 . ITV News . 9 May 2023.
4. Web site: Local Government Election Results Thursday 4 May 2023 . 8 May 2023 . North Norfolk District Council.
5. News: Barker . Adam . North Norfolk District Council 2023 election results . 9 December 2023 . North Norfolk News . 5 May 2023.