2015 UK local government election
The 2015 South Norfolk District Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 2015 to elect the whole council as part of 2015 United Kingdom local elections coinciding with the general election. The council continued to consist of 46 councillors and as immediately after the previous election, the council was controlled by local Conservatives, with local Liberal Democrats being the only opposition. The governing group's numbers were augmented by two councillors at the expense of that opposition group. Three defecting-from-majority independent councillors lost their council seats.
Composition of council seats before election
After the 2011 election, 38 councillors were Conservatives and 8 were Liberal Democrats. Since then, three Conservative councillors had left the party's grouping. Two of them (Keith Weeks, Bressingham and Burston ward, and Jon Herbert, Mulbarton ward) now formed the South Norfolk Independent Group, while the third (Terry Blowfield, Stratton ward) sat as an independent.[1]
Party | Seats (2011 election) | Seats (19/03/15) |
| Conservative | 38 | 35 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 8 |
| Independent | - | 3 |
Candidates by party
South Norfolk had 36 wards, providing for 46 candidates. In this election, there were a total of 144 candidates standing (an increase of 23% from the 117 in the last election in 2011).
The two parties with incumbent councillors were the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives were standing in all wards, with a total of 44 candidates. The Liberal Democrats were standing 35 candidates in 32 wards.
Out of the other parties standing, Labour had 39 candidates in 32 wards, UKIP had 13 candidates in 13 wards, and the Green Party had 12 candidates in 12 wards. There was one independent candidate, Jackie Bircham, standing in Chedgrave and Thurton ward.
Election results
South Norfolk Local Election Result 2015 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 40 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 67.0 | 54.2 | 50,249 | -3.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 13.0 | 16.8 | 15,536 | -12.5% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | +/-0 | 0 | 19.4 | 17,993 | +11.5% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | +/-0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4,788 | +3.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | +/-0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3,982 | +0.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | +/-0 | 0 | 0.2 | 144 | -0.1% |
Total | 46 | | 92,692 | |
Candidates by ward
South Norfolk council is made up of 46 councillors elected in 36 different wards. 27 wards elect one councillor, 8 wards elect two councillors, and one ward (Diss) elects three councillors.
29 incumbent councillors are re-standing in the wards they represented before this election (denoted by a *).
Abbey ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Abbey ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert James Savage* | 857 | 54.3 | -13.1 |
| Labour | Kevin Patrick O'Grady | 464 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Margaret Dore | 258 | 16.3 | -16.3 |
Majority | 393 | 24.9 | -9.9 |
Turnout | 1579 | 69.09 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Beck Vale ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Beck Vale ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Clayton Hudson | 767 | 58.7 | +6.0 |
| Labour | Peter David Holmes | 198 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| Green | Jillian Christine Callaghan | 172 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kerri Sheila Worrall | 169 | 12.9 | -34.4 |
Majority | 569 | 43.6 | +38.2 |
Turnout | 1306 | 69.91 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bressingham and Burston ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Bressingham and Burston ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Barry Michael Stone | 863 | 51.2 | -21.9 |
| UKIP | Paul William Chambers | 326 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| Labour | Jon Chambers | 286 | 17.0 | +17.0 |
| Green | David John Reynolds | 212 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
Majority | 537 | 31.8 | -14.3 |
Turnout | 1687 | 73.23 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brooke ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Brooke ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Charles Fuller* | 1104 | 68.4 | -5.7 |
| Labour | David Peter Andrew Boyce | 278 | 17.2 | +17.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Ann Tryggvason | 233 | 14.4 | -11.5 |
Majority | 826 | 51.1 | +2.9 |
Turnout | 1615 | 76.79 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bunwell ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Bunwell ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Henry Easton | 903 | 55.4 | -6.0 |
| Labour | Nigel Collingwood Crouch | 362 | 22.2 | -5.6 |
| UKIP | Frederick Joseph [sic] Page | 225 | 13.8 | +13.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Victor Spratt | 141 | 8.6 | -2.3 |
Majority | 541 | 33.2 | -0.5 |
Turnout | 1631 | 74.36 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chedgrave and Thurton ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Chedgrave and Thurton ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Derek John Blake* | 688 | 45.8 | -11.6 |
| Labour | Harriet Ann Wells | 299 | 19.9 | +19.9 |
| UKIP | Ron Murphy | 243 | 16.2 | -3.1 |
| Independent | Jackie Bircham | 144 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Brown | 129 | 8.6 | -14.7 |
Majority | 389 | 25.9 | -8.1 |
Turnout | 1503 | 69.45 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cringleford ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Cringleford ward
(2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christopher John Kemp* | 1983 | 35.1 | +3.3 |
| Conservative | Garry Samuel Wheatley* | 1749 | 31.0 | +0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Wynter Blathwayt | 981 | 17.4 | +8.0 |
| Labour | Peter James Reason | 937 | 16.6 | +6.0 |
Majority | 768 | 12.6 | |
Turnout | 5650 | 75.14 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cromwells ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Cromwells ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jack Henry Hornby | 713 | 51.3 | -3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Lawrence Halls | 676 | 48.7 | +3.1 |
Majority | 37 | 2.7 | -6.0 |
Turnout | 1389 | 67.66 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dickleburgh ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Dickleburgh ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Martin James Wilby* | 1043 | 68.5 | -5.6 |
| Labour | Pam Reekie | 223 | 14.7 | +0.7 |
| Green | Sam Morgan | 156 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Phebe Clifford John | 100 | 6.6 | -5.3 |
Majority | 820 | 53.9 | -6.2 |
Turnout | 1522 | 69.03 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Diss ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Diss ward
(3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Keith Walter Kiddie* | 1806 | 19.3 | +0.5 |
| Conservative | Graham Minshull | 1711 | 18.3 | -3.5 |
| Conservative | Tony Palmer* | 1692 | 18.1 | -3.1 |
| Labour | Chris Davison | 748 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Labour | Trevor James Clark | 729 | 7.8 | -2.2 |
| Green | Anthony David Milton | 646 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Labour | Scott Francis Huggins | 638 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Jane Wenman | 570 | 6.1 | -5.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | David John Traube | 426 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Leonard Wenman | 402 | 4.3 | -5.5 |
Majority | 944 | 10.1 | |
Turnout | 9368 | 61.50 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ditchingham and Broome ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Ditchingham and Broome ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Brendon Bernard | 555 | 39.1 | -21.7 |
| Conservative | Keith Tilcock | 464 | 32.7 | -6.5 |
| UKIP | Tim Spurrier | 228 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| Labour | Steve Pank | 172 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
Majority | 91 | 6.4 | -15.3 |
Turnout | 1419 | 71.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Earsham ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Earsham ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Murray Gray* | 720 | 48.4 | -17.9 |
| Conservative | Daniel Richard Cox | 521 | 35.0 | +1.3 |
| Labour | Geraldine Smith-Cullen | 248 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
Majority | 199 | 13.4 | -19.2 |
Turnout | 1489 | 72.67 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Easton ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Easton ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Margaret Dewsbury* | 943 | 60.2 | -18.2 |
| UKIP | Arthur Burkard | 239 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| Labour | Sylvia Driver | 205 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Lloyd Sumner | 179 | 11.4 | -10.2 |
Majority | 704 | 45.0 | -11.8 |
Turnout | 1566 | 74.28 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Forncett ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Forncett ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Barry Christopher Duffin | 702 | 42.5 | -2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob McClenning* | 555 | 33.6 | -21.6 |
| UKIP | Sharon Wentworth | 213 | 12.9 | +12.9 |
| Labour | Maisie Patricia Bellingham | 183 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
Majority | 147 | 8.9 | |
Turnout | 1653 | 75.12 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Gillingham ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Gillingham ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kay Mason Billig* | 790 | 48.6 | -9.7 |
| UKIP | Chris Capocci | 299 | 18.4 | +18.4 |
| Labour | Bethan Sian Gulliver | 297 | 18.3 | +18.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Paul Barber | 238 | 14.7 | -27.0 |
Majority | 491 | 30.2 | +13.5 |
Turnout | 1624 | 70.31 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harleston ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Harleston ward
(2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Maurice Riches* | 1501 | 36.0 | +8.6 |
| Conservative | Jeremy Philip Savage* | 1106 | 26.5 | +3.0 |
| Labour | James Eddy | 672 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Evelyn Kuzmic | 509 | 12.2 | -5.7 |
| Labour | David Reekie | 380 | 9.1 | -1.2 |
Majority | 434 | 10.4 | |
Turnout | 4168 | 62.28 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hempnall ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Hempnall ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alison Mary Thomas | 1155 | 75.4 | +6.8 |
| Labour | Janet Susan King | 376 | 24.6 | +24.6 |
Majority | 779 | 50.9 | -13.7 |
Turnout | 1531 | 72.92 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hethersett ward
Jacky Sutton stood as the Liberal Democrat candidate in Hethersett in 2011. Her vote-share here is compared with the performance of the Labour candidate in 2011.
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Hethersett ward
(2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Bills* | 1878 | 32.2 | +0.2 |
| Conservative | Leslie George Poingdestre Dale* | 1671 | 28.7 | -0.1 |
| Labour | Jacky Sutton | 913 | 15.7 | -0.6 |
| Labour | Andy Pearson | 720 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Goodchild | 648 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
Majority | 758 | 13.0 | |
Turnout | 5830 | 43.53 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hingham and Deopham ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Hingham and Deopham ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Yvonne Bendle* | 1049 | 63.2 | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Dore | 326 | 19.6 | +6.4 |
| Labour | James Edward George Leman | 286 | 17.2 | +17.2 |
Majority | 723 | 43.5 | +5.0 |
Turnout | 1661 | 72.02 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Loddon ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Loddon ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Colin Leslie Gould* | 810 | 54.6 | -18.7 |
| Labour | David George Bissonnet | 322 | 21.7 | +21.7 |
| UKIP | Alan Baugh | 210 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter John Arnold | 142 | 9.6 | -17.1 |
Majority | 488 | 32.9 | -13.8 |
Turnout | 1484 | 67.13 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Mulbarton ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Mulbarton ward
(2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nigel Gordon Macdonald Legg* | 1650 | 31.9 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | Colin Wayne Foulger | 1502 | 29.0 | -2.5 |
| Labour | Elaine McKinna | 613 | 11.8 | +11.8 |
| Labour | Steve Sewell | 543 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Grimmer Pitcher | 462 | 8.9 | -3.7 |
| Green | Roy Arthur Walmsley | 408 | 7.9 | -5.7 |
Majority | 889 | 17.2 | |
Turnout | 5178 | 73.13 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
New Costessey ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: New Costessey ward
(2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Amis | 1137 | 26.5 | +4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Bell | 1006 | 23.4 | +1.3 |
| Conservative | James Edward Burgess | 982 | 22.9 | +7.2 |
| UKIP | Michelle Paula Newton | 624 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| Labour | Sarah Samantha Langton | 545 | 12.7 | +0.2 |
Majority | 24 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 4294 | 67.40 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Newton Flotman ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Newton Flotman ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Phil Hardy | 722 | 48.8 | -6.8 |
| Labour | Jackie Brown | 316 | 21.4 | +21.4 |
| UKIP | Gillian Page | 254 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Margaret McClenning | 188 | 12.7 | -31.7 |
Majority | 406 | 27.4 | +16.2 |
Turnout | 1480 | 68.89 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Northfields ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Northfields ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joe Mooney* | 934 | 62.4 | -3.0 |
| Labour | Doug Underwood | 361 | 24.1 | -2.0 |
| Green | Gordon John Beckett | 202 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
Majority | 573 | 38.3 | -1.0 |
Turnout | 1497 | 66.64 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Costessey ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Old Costessey ward
(2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew David Pond | 1606 | 26.0 | +9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Blundell | 1087 | 17.6 | -16.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Libby Glover | 1019 | 16.5 | -16.3 |
| UKIP | Tom Burkard | 947 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| Labour | Cliff Francis | 785 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Labour | Enid Williams | 740 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
Majority | 68 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 6184 | 63.01 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Poringland with the Framinghams ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Poringland with the Framinghams ward
(2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Overton* | 1907 | 36.6 | -1.1 |
| Conservative | Lisa Sharon Neal* | 1763 | 33.8 | +0.2 |
| Labour | Nicola Jeannette | 790 | 15.2 | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Philippa Kathleen Grant | 753 | 14.4 | -0.1 |
Majority | 978 | 18.6 | |
Turnout | 5213 | 74.05 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rockland ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Rockland ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Vic Thomson | 994 | 56.9 | -0.8 |
| Labour | Jo Bissonnet | 425 | 24.3 | +3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ernest Joseph Green | 329 | 18.8 | +5.0 |
Majority | 569 | 32.6 | -4.3 |
Turnout | 1748 | 74.30 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Roydon ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Roydon ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Goldson* | 869 | 67.9 | +1.8 |
| Labour | Elana Katz | 283 | 22.1 | +22.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bodo Ulrich David Rissmann | 127 | 9.9 | -24.0 |
Majority | 586 | 45.8 | +13.5 |
Turnout | 1279 | 68.15 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rustens ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Rustens ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Noel Broome | 1118 | 63.2 | +10.0 |
| Green | Katherine Jenkins | 651 | 36.8 | +23.4 |
Majority | 467 | 26.4 | -4.2 |
Turnout | 1769 | 65.58 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Scole ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Scole ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jenny Wilby* | 900 | 66.5 | -1.5 |
| Labour | Andy Driver | 194 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| Green | John David Seddon | 150 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Anthony Fookes | 110 | 8.1 | -6.5 |
Majority | 706 | 52.1 | +1.5 |
Turnout | 1354 | 70.02 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stoke Holy Cross ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Stoke Holy Cross ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Lewis* | 757 | 43.7 | -6.6 |
| Conservative | Lizzie Meadows | 610 | 35.2 | +3.3 |
| Green | Julie Anna Young | 184 | 10.6 | -1.4 |
| Labour | Carol Ann Crouch | 182 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
Majority | 147 | 8.5 | -9.9 |
Turnout | 1733 | 75.69 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stratton ward
Linden Parker stood as a Liberal Democrat candidate in Stratton in 2011.
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Stratton ward
(2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Des Fulcher | 1341 | 27.7 | -5.8 |
| Conservative | Kevin James Worsley | 1023 | 21.1 | -3.6 |
| UKIP | David Thornton | 750 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| Labour | Lesley Jean Neave | 529 | 10.9 | -2.1 |
| Labour | Deborah Helen Sacks | 485 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Shirley Ann Hagger | 371 | 7.7 | -9.0 |
| Green | Linden Parker | 343 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
Majority | 273 | 5.6 | |
Turnout | 4842 | 45.18 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tasburgh ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Tasburgh ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Florence Ellis* | 921 | 61.6 | +1.8 |
| Labour | Michael Douglas Dawson | 318 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Neil Percival | 257 | 17.2 | -23.0 |
Majority | 603 | 40.3 | +20.8 |
Turnout | 1496 | 76.58 | 20.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Thurlton ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Thurlton ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Lewis Wilson Kemp* | 948 | 58.1 | +7.4 |
| Labour | Sally Laura Blaikie | 367 | 22.5 | +22.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Elizabeth Jackson | 316 | 19.4 | -4.5 |
Majority | 581 | 35.6 | +10.4 |
Turnout | 1631 | 72.27 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Town ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Town ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lee Henry Hornby* | 1121 | 64.6 | +1.9 |
| Green | Jo Hardy | 615 | 35.4 | +35.4 |
Majority | 506 | 29.1 | -9.3 |
Turnout | 1736 | 69.39 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wicklewood ward
South Norfolk District Council Elections 2015: Wicklewood ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Edney* | 869 | 54.9 | -4.7 |
| Green | Quentin John Logan | 243 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip John Abbott | 241 | 15.2 | +1.8 |
| UKIP | Lesley Carruthers | 230 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
Majority | 626 | 39.5 | +0.8 |
Turnout | 1583 | 72.95 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Councillors". South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
External links
- South Norfolk Conservatives - 2015 District Council Election Microsite
- South Norfolk Greens - Local candidates
- South Norfolk Labour - 2015
- South Norfolk Liberal Democrats - Elections 2015
- South Norfolk UKIP - Local candidates