Norfolk
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2026 84 races · 84 seats 92.9% below quota
- 2021 84 races · 84 seats 34.5% below quota
- 2017 84 races · 84 seats 36.9% below quota
Council composition as of 2026
84 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2026 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2026)
In 2026, 84 seats were up across 84 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 84 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 101,536 | 31.2% | 40 | 47.6% | 27 | 32.1% | +13 |
| Conservative Party | 64,270 | 19.8% | 8 | 9.5% | 17 | 20.2% | -9 |
| Green Party | 53,918 | 16.6% | 12 | 14.3% | 14 | 16.7% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 47,698 | 14.7% | 13 | 15.5% | 12 | 14.3% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 33,426 | 10.3% | 1 | 1.2% | 8 | 9.5% | -7 |
| Great Yarmouth First | 15,610 | 4.8% | 9 | 10.7% | 4 | 4.8% | +5 |
| Independent | 8,645 | 2.7% | 1 | 1.2% | 2 | 2.4% | -1 |
| The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 79 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 77 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Communist Party of Britain | 76 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 325,335 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2026 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2017 | 2021 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acle | 52% | 55% | 39% |
| Attleborough | 63% | 61% | 49% |
| Aylsham | 44% | 43% | 45% |
| Blofield and Brundall | 63% | 59% | 36% |
| Bowthorpe | 50% | 54% | 35% |
| Breydon | 48% | 63% | 46% |
| Caister-on-Sea | 50% | 67% | |
| Catton Grove | 48% | 50% | 31% |
| Clavering | 52% | 49% | |
| Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South | 53% | 39% | |
| Clenchwarton and Kings Lynn South | 58% | ||
| Coltishall and Spixworth | 44% | ||
| Costessey | 45% | 38% | 33% |
| Crome | 50% | 45% | 35% |
| Cromer | 45% | 54% | 59% |
| Dereham North | 65% | 63% | |
| Dereham North and Scarning | 37% | ||
| Dereham South | 47% | 50% | 42% |
| Dersingham | 73% | 73% | 36% |
| Diss and Roydon | 54% | 54% | 34% |
| Docking | 69% | 57% | 38% |
| Downham Market | 61% | 52% | 39% |
| Drayton and Horsford | 63% | 48% | 37% |
| East Depwade | 67% | 63% | 29% |
| East Flegg | 54% | 72% | |
| Eaton | 47% | 39% | 42% |
| Elmham and Mattishall | 71% | 64% | 35% |
| Erpingham | 48% | ||
| Fakenham | 53% | 53% | |
| Fakenham and the Raynhams | 38% | ||
| Feltwell | 68% | 65% | 46% |
| Fincham | 59% | 60% | |
| Forehoe | 58% | 46% | 28% |
| Freebridge Lynn | 57% | 65% | 33% |
| Gayton and Nar Valley | 62% | 49% | |
| Gaywood North and Central | 46% | 56% | 46% |
| Gaywood South | 39% | 48% | 36% |
| Gorleston | 41% | ||
| Gorleston St Andrews | 46% | ||
| Gorleston St. Andrews | 57% | ||
| Guiltcross | 69% | 66% | 36% |
| Hellesdon | 61% | 59% | 35% |
| Henstead | 57% | 47% | 30% |
| Hethersett | 26% | ||
| Hevingham and Spixworth | 47% | 59% | |
| Hingham | 67% | 61% | 30% |
| Holt | 46% | 48% | 42% |
| Hoveton | 40% | ||
| Hoveton and Stalham | 60% | 65% | |
| Humbleyard | 60% | 52% | |
| King's Lynn North and Central | 47% | 38% | |
| Kings Lynn North and Central | 38% | ||
| Lakenham | 50% | 56% | 38% |
| Launditch | 40% | ||
| Loddon | 63% | 54% | 29% |
| Long Stratton | 64% | 63% | 35% |
| Lothingland | 47% | 63% | 43% |
| Magdalen | 48% | 48% | 50% |
| Mancroft | 47% | 52% | 56% |
| Marshland North | 71% | 58% | 57% |
| Marshland South | 60% | 63% | 44% |
| Melton Constable | 45% | 47% | |
| Mile Cross | 49% | 50% | 48% |
| Mundesley | 43% | 34% | |
| Nar and Wissey Valleys | 43% | ||
| Necton and Launditch | 75% | 63% | |
| Nelson | 47% | 48% | 61% |
| North Caister and Ormesby | 48% | ||
| North Coast | 69% | 64% | 33% |
| North Walsham East | 55% | 44% | 50% |
| North Walsham West and Erpingham | 34% | 42% | |
| North Walsham West and Mundesley | 41% | ||
| Old Catton | 65% | 60% | 30% |
| Reepham | 44% | 49% | 32% |
| Sewell | 60% | 45% | 61% |
| Sheringham | 46% | 51% | 46% |
| South Caister and Bure | 47% | ||
| South Smallburgh | 42% | 47% | |
| Sprowston | 54% | 54% | 38% |
| Stalham | 38% | ||
| Swaffham | 59% | 69% | 46% |
| Taverham | 67% | 59% | 40% |
| The Brecks | 72% | 71% | 45% |
| The Fleggs | 42% | ||
| Thetford East | 48% | 52% | 43% |
| Thetford West | 52% | 57% | 48% |
| Thorpe Hamlet | 35% | 43% | 43% |
| Thorpe St Andrew | 63% | 34% | |
| Thorpe St. Andrew | 54% | ||
| Town Close | 52% | 54% | 44% |
| University | 59% | 52% | 42% |
| Watlington and the Fens | 48% | ||
| Watton | 71% | 66% | 47% |
| Waveney Valley | 35% | ||
| Wells | 61% | 50% | 32% |
| Wensum | 49% | 52% | 50% |
| West Depwade | 65% | 44% | 34% |
| West Flegg | 63% | 68% | |
| Woodside | 55% | 51% | 33% |
| Wroxham | 59% | 63% | 34% |
| Wymondham | 56% | 46% | 35% |
| Yare and All Saints | 73% | 68% | |
| Yare and Necton | 45% | ||
| Yare Valley | 28% | ||
| Yarmouth Nelson and Southtown | 43% | 45% | 48% |
| Yarmouth North and Central | 34% | 46% | 51% |