1979 North Norfolk District Council election

1979 English local election 1979 North Norfolk District Council election Norfolk parliamentary 1976 North Norfolk District Council election 1976 1979 5 3 y 1983 North Norfolk District Council election 1983 All 46 seats to North Norfolk District Council 24 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 30 5 25,229 52.5% 0.9% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 14 7 13,893 28.9% 2.9% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 2 1 8,917 18.6% 8.8% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 0 4 did not stand did not stand 12.5% North Norfolk UK ward map with seats 1979.svg Winner of each seat at the 1979 North Norfolk District Council election. Council control Council control after election Independent politician Independent politician The 1979 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/North-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk North Norfolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011 5 29 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20250527085741/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/North-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf 27 May 2025 This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections. The council was contested on new ward boundaries, decreasing the number of seats by 1 to 46. Summary Election result 1979 North Norfolk District Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth Independent politician 46 30 N/A N/A 5 52.5 65.2 25,229 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) 17 14 N/A N/A 7 28.9 30.4 13.893 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) 17 2 N/A N/A 1 18.6 4.3 8,917 +8.8 Residents Association 0 0 N/A N/A 4 N/A N/A N/A –12.5 Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. Astley Astley Independent politician C. Reynolds 1,604 Independent politician Bacton Bacton Independent politician R. Little* 606 59.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Wilkins 412 40.5 194 19.1 1,018 74.6 1,364 Independent politician Blakeney Blakeney Independent politician G. Allen* 1,360 Independent politician Bodham Bodham Conservative Party (UK) A. Turner 414 42.8 Independent politician R. Thurtle* 305 31.5 Labour Party (UK) W. Lynn 249 25.7 109 11.3 968 77.5 1,249 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Catfield Catfield Independent politician H. Starkings* 789 81.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Wise 178 18.4 611 63.2 967 74.3 1,301 Independent politician Chaucer Chaucer Independent politician G. Fisher* 550 59.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Richmond 382 41.0 168 18.0 932 72.6 1,284 Independent politician Cley Cley Independent politician H. Dawson 885 77.4 Independent politician J. Holman 259 22.6 626 54.8 1,144 75.0 1,525 Independent politician Corpusty Corpusty Independent politician S. Mott-Radclyffe* 569 72.5 Labour Party (UK) S. Faircloth 216 27.5 353 45.0 785 72.0 1,091 Independent politician Cromer Cromer (2 seats) Independent politician P. Barclay 1,423 59.6 Independent politician J. Walden 969 40.6 Conservative Party (UK) F. Bailey 965 40.4 Independent politician T. Bolton* 727 30.4 Independent politician J. Wallace 199 8.3 ~2,388 71.6 3,335 Independent politician Independent politician Residents Association Erpingham Erpingham Independent politician B. Wright* 1,333 Independent politician Four Stowes Four Stowes Independent politician D. Kinnear 495 45.5 Independent politician L. Matthew 360 33.1 Independent politician M. Beckham 124 11.4 Independent politician G. Bird 110 10.1 135 12.4 1,089 77.5 1,405 Independent politician Fulmodeston Fulmodeston Independent politician R. Broughton* 578 64.2 Independent politician T. Roberts 323 35.8 255 28.4 901 79.7 1,130 Independent politician Glaven Glaven (2 seats) Independent politician C. Sutton* 1,253 71.4 Independent politician B. Elsden* 1,087 62.0 Labour Party (UK) E. High 502 28.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Richards 390 22.2 ~1,756 69.0 2,545 Independent politician Independent politician Happisburgh Happisburgh Independent politician J. Paterson 1,241 Independent politician Hickling Hickling Conservative Party (UK) P. Blaxell* 1,359 Conservative Party (UK) Horning Horning Conservative Party (UK) F. Page* 926 Conservative Party (UK) Horsefen Horsefen Independent politician V. Bensley* 1,660 Independent politician Hoveton Hoveton Conservative Party (UK) J. Short 1,434 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Lancaster Lancaster (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Bagshaw 1,809 41.2 Labour Party (UK) N. Edwards* 1,487 33.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Thorsen* 1,230 28.0 Labour Party (UK) N. Barrett 1,180 26.8 Independent politician R. Edmondson* 1,090 24.8 Independent politician D. Hyde 782 17.8 ~4,389 99.2 4,420 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mundesley Mundesley Independent politician G. Gotts* 904 69.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Haynes 403 30.8 501 38.4 1,307 76.8 1,701 Independent politician Neatishead Neatishead Independent politician C. Durrant* 1,250 Independent politician North Walsham East North Walsham East (3 seats) Independent politician F. Bloom 2,001 43.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Millington 1,569 33.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Masters 1,327 28.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Powles* 1,161 25.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Reilly 1,076 23.1 ~4,649 109.9 4,228 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) North Walsham West North Walsham West Labour Party (UK) L. Howlett 700 53.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Millington 606 46.4 94 7.2 1,306 78.3 1,668 Labour Party (UK) Overstrand Overstrand Conservative Party (UK) P. Shewell 1,189 Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Pastonacres Pastonacres Conservative Party (UK) C. Perry 1,248 Conservative Party (UK) Roughton Roughton Independent politician M. Dunham* 995 72.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Collins 385 27.9 610 44.2 1,380 75.7 1,822 Independent politician Scottow Scottow Independent politician L. Eales* 1,533 Independent politician Sheringham Sheringham (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. English 1,284 46.5 Conservative Party (UK) F. Atkinson 1,273 46.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. Segrue* 1,222 44.2 Independent politician L. McGinn 1,084 39.2 Independent politician A. Denis 1,031 37.3 Independent politician C. Robinson 1,029 37.2 Independent politician N. Parks 444 16.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Denny 395 14.3 ~2,763 62.6 4,413 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Stalham Stalham Independent politician N. Wright 722 56.3 Independent politician C. Dicker* 342 26.7 Labour Party (UK) P. Farmer 218 17.0 380 29.6 1,282 70.9 1,808 Independent politician Suffield Park Suffield Park Independent politician E. Lycett* 734 62.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Amis 450 38.0 284 24.0 1,184 78.9 1,501 Independent politician The Raynhams The Raynhams Independent politician A. Duckworth-Chad* 1,302 Independent politician The Runtons The Runtons (2 seats) Independent politician E. Young* Independent politician R. Hughes* 2,357 Independent politician Independent politician Walsingham Walsingham Independent politician T. Moore* 1,175 Independent politician Wells Wells (2 seats) Independent politician D. Hudson 1,053 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) M. French 1,033 49.5 Independent politician J. Christmas* 719 34.4 ~2,086 89.4 2,333 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Wensum Valley Wensum Valley Independent politician K. Perowne* 1,223 Independent politician Worstead Worstead Independent politician M. Carter* 688 70.1 Labour Party (UK) H. Nickson 294 29.9 394 40.1 982 78.1 1,258 Independent politician References Category:North Norfolk District Council elections North Norfolk Category:May 1979 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Norfolk Category:Long stubs with short prose