2017_Norfolk_County_Council_election

2017 Norfolk County Council election

2017 Norfolk County Council election

2017 UK local government election


The 2017 Norfolk County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1]

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The Conservative Party won control of the council from No Overall Control.

All three major parties made gains at the expense of the UK Independence Party and the Green Party of England and Wales, both of which lost all their seats. The Conservatives benefited the most, making a net gain of 15 seats from UKIP and the Liberal Democrats, while Labour bucked its national trend of poor results and made a net gain of 3 seats. The Liberal Democrats saw their seat number rise from 10 to 11, winning one off UKIP. An independent candidate was also elected.

This was the first election since 2001 in which no UKIP or Green candidates were elected. The election saw significant changes in the popular vote, with UKIP's vote share declining by 17.5 percentage points and the Green Party winning just 4% of the county-wide vote, its worst result in Norfolk since the 1997 election.

Previous composition

2013 election

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Composition of council seats before election

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Changes between elections

In between the 2013 election and the 2017 election, the following council seats changed hands:

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The leadership of the Council also changed from 2013. In May 2016, a Leadership election saw George Nobbs (Labour) removed as Council Leader and replaced with Cliff Jordan (Conservative). The vote was 41 for Cliff Jordan and 37 for George Nobbs.

Summary of Results

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Election of Party Leaders

Cliff Jordan (Yare and All Saints) was re-elected leader of the Conservative Group. Steve Morphew (Catton Grove) challenged the incumbent group leader George Nobbs (Crome) for the leadership of the Labour Group and won.[9] Marie Strong (Wells) who had been leader of the Liberal Democrat group, stood down and was replaced by Dan Roper (Hevingham and Spixworth) (with newly elected Steffan Aquarone (Melton Constable) as deputy leader of the group).[10]

Election of Leader of the Council

Leader of the Conservative group, Cliff Jordan was re-elected Leader of the Council, and was able to form a majority Conservative administration.

He stood down in May 2018 after being diagnosed with lung cancer, and was replaced in June by Andrew Proctor (Blofield & Brundall), with Graham Plant (Gorleston St Andrews) replacing Alison Thomas (Long Stratton) as Deputy Leader.[11] Less than a month after stepping down as Leader Cliff Jordan passed away on the 9 June.[12]

Candidates and results by division

Breckland

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Broadland

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Great Yarmouth

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King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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†Alexandra Kemp was elected as a Labour councillor for Clenchwarton & King's Lynn South in September 2012 and reelected in May 2013, but left the party on 27 February 2014 to sit as an independent councillor.

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North Norfolk

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Norwich

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South Norfolk

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. One of the independent councillors sits with UKIP in a 'UKIP and Independent Group' but has not formally joined the party
  3. "Breckland council - Norfolk County Council By Election - Watton Division". Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. "Mr John Dobson". Norfolk County Council. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  5. Rogers, Lauren (17 July 2015). "Conservatives win back Gorleston seat in Norfolk County Council by-election". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  6. Alexandra Kemp (27 February 2014). "King's Lynn councillor quits and accuses county leaders of bullying". GeekWire. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. "Labour fight off UKIP to take Thetford West by-election". Eastern Daily Press. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  8. Scott, Geraldine (7 May 2017). "Norfolk's Liberal Democrats appoint new leadership team following local elections". Thetford and Brandon Times. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. Comparied to Ho's total as the UKIP candidate in 2013

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