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Norfolk County Council Elections
Norfolk County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes, 84 councillors have been elected from 84 wards. Political control Since the council was formed in 1889, political control has been as follows: Leadership The leaders of the council since 2007 have been: Historical composition Council election results * 1973 Norfolk County Council election * 1977 Norfolk County Council election * 1981 Norfolk County Council election * 1985 Norfolk County Council election * 1989 Norfolk County Council election * 1993 Norfolk County Council election * 1997 Norfolk County Council election * 2001 Norfolk County Council election * 2005 Norfolk County Council election * 2009 Norfolk County Council election * 2013 Norfolk County Council election * 2017 Norfolk County Council election *2021 Norfolk County Council election The 2021 Norfolk County Council election took place alongside the other 2021 local elections. 83 of the 84 seats to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk County Council
Norfolk County Council is the top-tier local government authority for Norfolk, England. Its headquarters are based in the city of Norwich. Below it there are 7 second-tier local government district councils: Breckland District, Broadland District, Great Yarmouth Borough, North Norfolk District, Norwich City, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, and South Norfolk District. History In 1902, the council consisted solely of landowners. Chairmen of the council prior to 1974 1889-1902 Robert Gurdon, 1st Baron Cranworth 1902-1912 Sir William Browne-ffolkes 1912-1920 John Holmes 1920-1925 Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn 1925-1941 Russell Colman 1941-1950 Sir Henry Upcher 1950-1966 Sir Bartle Edwards 1966-1969 Douglas Sanderson 1969-1974 John Hayden : From this point onwards the role of Chairman became ceremonial with the council being run by a Leader. The council, as currently constituted, was established in 1974 following the implementation of the Local Govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Norfolk County Council Election
The Norfolk County Council election took place on 7 June 2001, coinciding with local elections for county councils in England and the 2001 general election. The Conservatives returned to office with a majority of 12 seats, with Labour losing 8 seats and the Lib Dems losing 3, and went on to rule for three consecutive terms until narrowly losing power in 2013. Other parties and Independent candidates stood without winning seats and making little impact. Summary of results , -bgcolor=#F6F6F6 , colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" , Total , style="text-align: right;" , 84 , colspan=5 , , style="text-align: right;" , , style="text-align: right;" , , - Election of Group Leaders Alison King (Humbleyard) was re-elected leader of the Conservative Group, Celia Cameron (St. Stephen) remained leader of the Labour Group and Barbara Hacker (Thorpe Hamlet) was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group. Election of Leader of the Council Alison Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk County Council Elections
Norfolk County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes, 84 councillors have been elected from 84 wards. Political control Since the council was formed in 1889, political control has been as follows: Leadership The leaders of the council since 2007 have been: Historical composition Council election results * 1973 Norfolk County Council election * 1977 Norfolk County Council election * 1981 Norfolk County Council election * 1985 Norfolk County Council election * 1989 Norfolk County Council election * 1993 Norfolk County Council election * 1997 Norfolk County Council election * 2001 Norfolk County Council election * 2005 Norfolk County Council election * 2009 Norfolk County Council election * 2013 Norfolk County Council election * 2017 Norfolk County Council election *2021 Norfolk County Council election The 2021 Norfolk County Council election took place alongside the other 2021 local elections. 83 of the 84 seats to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Wright (Great Yarmouth MP)
Anthony David Wright (born 12 August 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth from 1997 until losing his seat at the 2010 election. Early life Wright attended to St George's Infant School, Priory Junior School, and Hospital Secondary Modern School. From 1970 to 1974, he was an engineering apprentice, then a mechanical engineer from 1974 to 1983. He worked originally with ErieElectronics, and then was subsequently employed at Brown and Root and Probe Oil Tools. It was through his work as an engineer that he became involved in a trade union and entered politics. Political career In his political career, Wright first stood for a Council seat in 1979 and missed out losing by 86 votes. He was subsequently voted in 1980 until 1982 when he lost by 15 votes. Wright was then re-elected in 1986 and remained a Councillor until 1998. In total he served fourteen years for Great Yarmouth Borough Council and was chairman of vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Toby Coke
Richard Townshend Coke (born 1 February 1954), known as Toby Coke and as Richard Toby Coke, is an English landowner and forester who served as leader of the UK Independence Party group on Norfolk County Council from 2013 until 2017. Born at Weasenham, near Great Massingham in Norfolk, Coke is the elder son of Major Richard Lovel Coke (1918–2001) and Molly (''née'' Fletcher), a daughter of Walter Townshend Fletcher.Charles Mosley, ed., ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'' (107th edition, 2003), vol. 1, page 641; vol. 2, p. 2289 His father was a grandson of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1822–1909). He was educated at Radley College and Sandhurst and commissioned into the Scots Guards. After four years in the army, he followed a financial services career in the City of London, before going to work in Canada and the United States. He returned to Norfolk to run the family estate, which consists largely of woodland, and now operates a training course at the Weasenh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Chronicle
The ''Local Government Chronicle'' (''LGC'') is a British weekly magazine for local government officers, and is published by Metropolis. The magazine was launched in 1855 by bookseller and publisher Charles Knight . It was then published by Emap, now Metropolis. It is politically independent. Coverage Subjects LGC covers include finance, law, management, housing, planning, regeneration, the environment, education, big society, local elections, the third sector and social services. Sarah Calkin is its editor. It features contributions from analysts including Tony Travers from the London School of Economics, a weekly anonymous columnist " LGC Insider" and various governmental figures. Elections It provides comprehensive local election coverage each year, in the form of rolling online results, expert analysis from Professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher from Plymouth University, political reaction and a council control map. Events Among its other activities, ''LGC'' ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Norfolk County Council Election
The 2021 Norfolk County Council election took place alongside the other 2021 local elections. 83 of the 84 seats to Norfolk County Council were elected. One seat, Sewell in Norwich, had its election delayed to June 17 after Eve Collishaw, the Conservative candidate, died during the election campaign The Conservative Party retained control of the council and increased its majority, winning 58 seats with around the same vote share as in the 2017 election: the Liberal Democrats lost three seats in the north of the county, and Labour took losses to the Conservatives in the port towns of King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth as well as three losses to the Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ... who regained ground in southern and central Norwich. Summary 2017 election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Norfolk County Council Election
The 2017 Norfolk County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. 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 The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; cy, Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr, kw, Party Gwer Pow an Sowson ha Kembra, often simply the Green Party or Greens) is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Since October 2021, Carla ..., 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Norfolk County Council Election
The Norfolk County Council election took place across Norfolk on 2 May 2013, coinciding with local elections for all county councils in England. The results were announced the following day, Friday 3 May 2013. The result brought to an end 12 years of Conservative administration, who finished three seats short of a majority after losing 20 seats, leaving the Council in no overall control (NOC). UKIP and the Labour Party both made gains of 14 and 11 seats respectively. The Liberal Democrats and the Green Party both lost three seats each, whilst an independent won a single seat in North Norfolk. Previous composition 2009 election Composition of council seats before election Changes between elections In between the 2009 election and the 2013 election, the following council seats changed hands: Summary of Results , -bgcolor=#F6F6F6 , colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" , Total , style="text-align: right;" , 84 , colspan=5 , , style="text- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Norfolk County Council Election
The Norfolk County Council election took place on 4 June 2009, coinciding with local elections for all county councils in England. The Conservative administration was re-elected with an increased majority and, as in Suffolk and Kent, the Liberal Democrats replaced Labour as the main opposition party. The Conservatives increased their majority on the council from 10 to a comfortable 36 seats with a net gain of 14 seats. They held virtually all of their seats across the county, but made a net loss of 1 seat to the Liberal democrats in North Norfolk. The Liberal Democrats performed well in the North Norfolk area through making a net gain of 1 against the Conservatives, and gaining Thetford West from Labour in Breckland, but lost seats to the conservatives in King's Lynn & West Norfolk and South Norfolk as the latter swept the board. Despite the party's flat-lining, they became the official opposition to the governing conservative administration. Labour, just as had been the case ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Norfolk County Council Election
The Norfolk County Council election took place on 5 May 2005, coinciding with local elections for all county councils in England and the 2005 general election. It was the first election to be held under new boundaries. The Conservatives were re-elected with a slightly smaller majority of 8 seats and the Liberal Democrats surpassed Labour in vote share (though not in seats). The Green Party won their first seats on the County Council, both in Norwich. Other parties and independent candidates stood without winning seats and making little impact. Summary of results , -bgcolor=#F6F6F6 , colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" , Total , style="text-align: right;" , 84 , colspan=5 , , style="text-align: right;" , 402,562 , style="text-align: right;" , , - Election of Group Leaders Alison King (Humbleyard) was re-elected leader of the Conservative Group, Irene Macdonald (King's Lynn North and Central) became leader of the Labour Group and Barba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Norfolk County Council Election
The Norfolk County Council election took place on 1 May 1997, coinciding with local elections for county councils in England and the 1997 general election. The Council remained under No Overall Control. The Conservatives won the most seats, gaining 2, although Labour (who also gained 2) narrowly outpolled them in share of the vote, the Liberal Democrats lost 3 seats and the only independent lost their seat. Summary of results , -bgcolor=#F6F6F6 , colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" , Total , style="text-align: right;" , 84 , colspan=5 , , style="text-align: right;" , , style="text-align: right;" , , - References {{United Kingdom local elections, 1997 1997 English local elections 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
