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]
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]
^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.
^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.
^"Tributes paid to former mayor who died just days after local elections". Lynn News. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
^"Local election results in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk". ITV News. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^"Borough elections 2023". Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
April 14, 2024
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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 2019 4 May 2023 2023 05 04 2027 All 55 seats to King s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council28 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader Stuart Dark Terry Parish Charles JoyceParty Conservative Independent LabourLast election 28 seats 48 2 15 seats 26 4 10 seats 16 7 Seats before 29 11 9Seats won 21 18 11Seat change 7 3 1Popular vote 20 479 14 687 9 172Percentage 40 8 29 3 18 3 Swing 7 4 2 9 1 6 Fourth party Fifth party Party Liberal Democrats GreenLast election 1 seat 2 0 1 seat 4 0 Seats before 2 1Seats won 3 2Seat change 2 1Popular vote 3 014 2 536Percentage 6 0 5 1 Swing 4 0 1 1 Winner of each seat at the 2023 King s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council electionLeader before electionStuart DarkConservative Leader after election Terry ParishIndependentNo overall controlPrior 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 Contents 1 Summary 1 1 Election result 2 Ward results 2 1 Airfield 2 2 Bircham with Rudhams 2 3 Brancaster 2 4 Burnham Market amp Docking 2 5 Clenchwarton 2 6 Denver 2 7 Dersingham 2 8 Downham Old Town 2 9 East Downham 2 10 Emneth amp Outwell 2 11 Fairstead 2 12 Feltwell 2 13 Gayton amp Grimston 2 14 Gaywood Chase 2 15 Gaywood Clock 2 16 Gaywood North Bank 2 17 Heacham 2 18 Hunstanton 2 19 Massingham with Castle Acre 2 20 Methwold 2 21 North Downham 2 22 North Lynn 2 23 Snettisham 2 24 South amp West Lynn 2 25 South Downham 2 26 Springwood 2 27 St Margaret s with St Nicholas 2 28 Terrington 2 29 The Woottons 2 30 Tilney Marshland amp Wiggenhall 2 31 Upwell amp Delph 2 32 Walsoken West Walton amp Walpole 2 33 Watlington 2 34 West Winch 2 35 Wissey 3 ReferencesSummary editElection result edit The overall results were 4 2023 King s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council electionParty Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Conservative 49 21 3 10 nbsp 7 37 0 40 8 20 479 7 4 Independent 35 18 6 3 nbsp 3 33 3 29 3 14 687 2 9 Labour 29 11 2 1 nbsp 1 20 4 18 3 9 172 1 6 Liberal Democrats 7 3 2 0 nbsp 2 5 6 6 0 3 014 4 0 Green 7 2 1 0 nbsp 1 3 7 5 1 2 536 1 1 Monster Raving Loony 1 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 4 188 N A Heritage 1 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 2 98 N AWard results editThe 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 AGreen Pallavi Devulapalli 455 36 6 N AConservative Graham Philpot 357 28 7 20 9Independent Michael Howland 326 26 2 37 5Turnout 29Independent gain from IndependentGreen gain from ConservativeBircham with Rudhams edit Bircham with Rudhams Party Candidate Votes Independent Chris Morley 504 62 2 10 2Conservative Michael Chenery 306 37 8 10 2MajorityTurnout 37Independent hold SwingBrancaster edit Brancaster Party Candidate Votes Conservative Tom De Winton 421 56 9 11 2Independent Bob Lawton 319 43 1 11 2MajorityTurnout 38Conservative gain from Independent SwingBurnham Market amp Docking edit Burnham Market amp Docking Party Candidate Votes Conservative Samantha Sandell 518 67 3 5 8Labour Ken Hubbard 252 32 7 N AMajorityTurnout 38Conservative hold SwingClenchwarton edit Clenchwarton Party Candidate Votes Independent Steven Bearshaw 443 64 0 N AConservative David Whitby 249 36 0 11 3MajorityTurnout 30Independent gain from Conservative SwingDenver edit Denver Party Candidate Votes Conservative Peter Hodson 311 51 5 10 4Liberal Democrats Alan Holmes 293 48 5 10 4MajorityTurnout 31Conservative gain from Independent SwingDersingham edit Dersingham 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Judith Collingham 828 48 0 15 0Conservative Tony Bubb 813 47 1 18 8Green Jordan Stokes 511 29 6 7 0Labour Richard Pennington 456 26 4 2 2Independent John Houston 437 25 3 N AMajorityTurnout 1 726 34 91Conservative holdConservative holdDownham Old Town edit Downham Old Town Party Candidate Votes Labour Joshua Osborne 301 46 3 20 5Conservative Barry Hobbs 194 29 8 0 9Independent Zara Hipsey 155 23 8 N AMajorityTurnout 29Labour gain from Conservative SwingEast Downham edit East Downham Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Josie Ratcliffe 310 66 2 23 2Conservative Tony White 158 33 8 6 9MajorityTurnout 23Liberal Democrats hold SwingEmneth amp Outwell edit Emneth amp Outwell 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Chris Crofts 517 56 3 4 0Conservative Harry Humphrey 437 47 6 1 8Independent Yvonne Howard 417 45 4 0 0Monster Raving Loony Earl Elvis of Outwell 188 20 5 N AMajorityTurnout 919 22 91Conservative holdConservative holdFairstead edit Fairstead 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Labour Margaret Wilkinson 368 51 4 3 6Labour Steve Everett 330 46 1 2 8Conservative Andrew Wilson 262 36 6 9 9Green Joel Blackmur 175 24 4 N ATurnout 716 16 80Labour holdLabour holdFeltwell edit Feltwell 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Martin Storey 550 51 0 15 9Conservative Adrian Lawrence 447 41 4 5 3Independent Terry Hipsey 373 34 6 N ALabour Phil Davies 302 28 0 N AHeritage Gary Conway 98 9 1 N ATurnout 1 079 26 54Conservative holdConservative holdGayton amp Grimston edit Gayton amp Grimston 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Green Andrew De Whalley 732 50 9 1 2Independent Bal Anota 681 47 4 N AConservative Sue Fraser 548 38 1 0 3Turnout 30Green holdIndependent gain from ConservativeGaywood Chase edit Gaywood Chase Party Candidate Votes Labour Joshua Lowe 227 47 2 11 3Independent Rick Morrish 134 27 9 N AConservative Liam Hind 120 24 9 16 6MajorityTurnout 25Labour hold SwingGaywood Clock edit Gaywood Clock Party Candidate Votes Labour Alex Ware 263 69 0 27 9Conservative Mike Roberts 118 31 0 3 1MajorityTurnout 18Labour hold SwingGaywood North Bank edit Gaywood North Bank 3 seats Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Rob Colwell 685 44 8 N ALiberal Democrats David Sayers 543 35 5 N ALabour Sandra Collop 504 32 9 3 1Liberal Democrats John Crofts 492 32 2 N AConservative Michael Baldwin 429 28 0 8 1Labour Helen Dalgliesh 428 28 0 4 2Labour Wilf Lambert 404 26 4 5 7Conservative Philip Trask 384 25 1 10 3Green Vicky Fairweather 207 13 5 N ATurnout 1 530 23 72Liberal Democrats gain from ConservativeLiberal Democrats gain from ConservativeLabour holdHeacham edit Heacham 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Independent Terry Parish 1 006 67 7 9 6Conservative Andrew Jamieson 494 33 2 1 7Labour Michelle Carter 463 31 2 N AConservative Michael Jackson 393 26 4 4 9Turnout 1 486 34 50Independent holdConservative holdHunstanton edit Hunstanton 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Angie Dickinson 609 41 9 1 2Independent Paul Beal 522 35 9 1 9Conservative Howard Johnston 510 35 1 0 4Independent David Nice 436 30 0 N ALabour Mark Fuchter 361 24 8 8 6Labour Ed Robb 256 17 6 N ATurnout 39Conservative holdIndependent holdMassingham with Castle Acre edit Massingham with Castle Acre Party Candidate Votes Independent Alistair Beales 569 64 9 N AConservative Timothy Tilbrook 308 35 1 21 9MajorityTurnout 37Independent gain from Independent SwingMethwold edit Methwold Party Candidate Votes Independent Tom Ryves 370 62 6 17 8Conservative Mick Peake 221 37 4 3 6MajorityTurnout 27Independent hold SwingNorth Downham edit North Downham Party Candidate Votes Independent Andy Bullen 207 31 0 6 4Conservative Matthew Sawyer 176 26 3 4 7Independent Barrie Wiles 166 24 9 N ALabour Eamonn McCusker 119 17 8 3 5MajorityTurnout 31Independent hold SwingNorth Lynn edit North Lynn 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Labour Ben Jones 355 67 7 0 6Labour Micaela Bartrum 329 62 8 2 5Conservative Bill Cox 155 29 6 3 0MajorityTurnout 524 12 37Labour holdLabour holdSnettisham edit Snettisham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Stuart Dark 413 51 7 1 5Independent Avril Wright 241 30 2 N ALabour Lesley Marriage 145 18 1 N AMajorityTurnout 36Conservative hold SwingSouth amp West Lynn edit South amp West Lynn 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Independent Alexandra Kemp 481 66 2 4 6Labour Charles Joyce 357 49 1 1 0Labour John Wheatley 161 22 1 N AConservative Rosalie Costin 124 17 1 2 3Conservative David Costin 121 16 6 2 1MajorityTurnout 727 20 70Independent holdLabour holdSouth Downham edit South Downham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Don Tyler 278 37 2 20 1Independent Steve Moyses 195 26 1 N ALiberal Democrats Elaine Heath 166 22 2 6 7Labour Heather Fouracre 109 14 6 0 7MajorityTurnout 37Conservative hold SwingSpringwood edit Springwood Party Candidate Votes Independent Jo Rust 330 48 5 8 7Conservative Richard Parr 196 28 8 14 0Labour Richard Johnson 155 22 8 34 4MajorityTurnout 33Independent gain from Labour SwingSt Margaret s with St Nicholas edit St Margaret s with St Nicholas 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Labour Francis Bone 373 41 0 3 5Labour Deborah Heneghan 299 32 9 0 4Green Rob Archer 250 27 5 6 0Conservative Josh Maddocks 225 24 7 16 1Conservative Tony Wright 211 23 2 4 8Green Claire Archer 206 22 6 N AIndependent Andrew Williams 116 12 7 N ATurnout 24Labour holdLabour gain from ConservativeTerrington edit Terrington 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Paul Kunes 591 51 6 1 0Independent Sandra Squire 515 44 9 2 7Conservative Remi Clark 439 38 3 18 1Labour Matt Hannay 350 30 5 N ATurnout 1 146 24 40Conservative holdIndependent holdThe Woottons edit The Woottons 3 seats Party Candidate Votes Independent Paul Bland 1 039 49 8 7 7Independent Simon Ring 953 45 7 N AConservative Richard Coates 842 40 4 14 5Conservative Graham Middleton 806 38 6 4 0Conservative Greville Howard 781 37 4 13 3Labour Peter Smith 633 30 3 18 9Turnout 2 086 38 07Independent gain from ConservativeIndependent gain from ConservativeConservative holdTilney Marshland amp Wiggenhall edit Tilney Marshland amp Wiggenhall 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Barry Ayres 524 50 1 0 8Conservative Brian Long 517 49 4 3 3Independent Ashley Collins 400 38 2 0 8Labour Niall Haigh 357 34 1 N ATurnout 1 046 25 46Conservative holdConservative holdUpwell amp Delph edit Upwell amp Delph 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Vivienne Spikings 614 47 1 11 9Independent Colin Rose 561 43 1 1 6Liberal Democrats Graham Dent 525 40 3 N AConservative Gina Wise 507 38 9 6 6Turnout 26Conservative gain from IndependentIndependent holdWalsoken West Walton amp Walpole edit Walsoken West Walton amp Walpole 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Julian Kirk 706 59 3 16 0Conservative Richard Blunt 659 55 3 0 2Independent James Whitaker 425 35 7 N ALabour Simon Pick 277 23 3 4 2Turnout 25Conservative holdConservative holdWatlington edit Watlington Party Candidate Votes Independent Jim Bhondi UnopposedTurnout N A N AIndependent holdWest Winch edit West Winch 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Barclay 422 35 3 9 4Independent Simon Nash 407 34 0 14 4Independent Benjamin Lemmon 390 32 6 N AConservative Olivia Morris 370 30 9 9 1Independent Peter Gidney 320 26 8 17 9Labour Christopher Heneghan 238 19 9 N ATurnout 30Conservative holdIndependent holdWissey edit Wissey Party Candidate Votes Independent Sue Lintern 465 63 3 N AConservative Colin Sampson 270 36 7 8 4MajorityTurnout 34Independent gain from Conservative SwingReferences edit 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 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 Tributes paid to former mayor who died just days after local elections Lynn News 2023 05 10 Retrieved 2023 05 10 Local election results in Essex Norfolk and Suffolk ITV News 9 May 2023 Retrieved 7 December 2023 Upcoming elections King s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council Retrieved 11 April 2023 Borough elections 2023 Borough Council of King s Lynn and West Norfolk Retrieved 7 December 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 King 27s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election amp oldid 1189067571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,