Local elections 2023: The candidates standing in West Norfolk, and areas around Swaffham and Fakenham

With just days to go, these are all the candidates for the upcoming local elections.

In Norfolk, every district council will be holding an election on Thursday.

Most authorities will see every seat up for grabs.

Breckland and West Norfolk are currently Conservative-controlled, while the Liberal Democrats are in power in North Norfolk.

For the first time this year, voters will need to show photographic ID when arriving at polling stations.

Here is every candidate running in our area in the local elections…

Key: C – Conservative, G – Green, I – Independent, L – Labour, LD – Liberal Democrats, OMRLP – Official Monster Raving Loony Party, HP – Heritage Party – Freedom. Family. Nation, none given (NG) *Denotes sitting councillor **Denotes sitting councillor running in a separate seat

West Norfolk

One ward – Watlington – was uncontested, meaning that Independent councillor Jim Bhondi has been immediately elected.

Airfield: Pallavi Devulapalli (G), Michael Howland* (I), Jim Moriarty** (I), Graham Philpot (C)

Bircham with Rudhams: Michael Chenery of Horsbrugh (C), Chris Morley* (I)

Brancaster: Tom De Winton (C), Bob Lawton* (I)

Burnham Market & Docking Ward: Ken Hubbard (L), Samantha Sandell* (C)

Clenchwarton: Steven Bearshaw (I), David Whitby* (C)

Denver: Peter Hodson (C), Alan Holmes* (LD)

Dersingham: Tony Bubb* (C), Judith Collingham* (C), John Houston (I), Richard Pennington (L), Jordan Stokes (G)

Downham Old Town: Zara Hipsey (I), Barry Hobbs (C), Joshua Osborne (L)

East Downham: Josie Ratcliffe* (LD), Tony White (C)

Emneth & Outwell: Chris Crofts* (C), Yvonne Howard (I), Harry Humphrey* (C), Earl Elvis of Outwell (OMRLP)

Fairstead: Joel Blackmur (G), Steve Everett (L), Margaret Wilkinson* (L), Andrew Wilson (C)

Feltwell: Gary Conway (HP), Phil Davies (L), Terry Hipsey (I), Adrian Lawrence (C), Martin Storey* (C)

Gayton & Grimston: Bal Anota (I), Andrew Michael de Whalley* (G), Sue Fraser (C)

Gaywood Chase: Liam Hind (C), Joshua Lowe (L), Rick Morrish (I)

Gaywood Clock: Mike Roberts (C), Alex Ware* (L)

Gaywood North Bank: Michael Baldwin (C), Sandra Collop* (L), Rob Colwell (LD), John Crofts (LD), Helen Dalgliesh (L), Vicky Fairweather (G), Wilf Lambert (L), David Sayers (LD), Philip Trask (C)

Heacham: Michelle Carter (L), Michael Jackson (C), Andrew Jamieson (C), Terry Parish* (I)

Hunstanton: Paul Beal* (I), Angie Dickinson** (C), Mark Fuchter (L), Howard Johnston (C), David Nice (I), Ed Robb (L)

Massingham with Castle Acre: Alistair Beales (I), Timothy Tilbrook (C)

Methwold: Mick Peake (C), Tom Ryves* (I)

North Downham: Andy Bullen*(I), Eamonn McCusker (L), Matthew Sawyer (C), Barrie Wiles (I)

North Lynn: Micaela Bartrum (L), Bill Cox (C), Ben Jones* (L)

Snettisham: Stuart Dark**(C), Lesley Marriage (L), Avril Wright (I)

South & West Lynn: David Costin (C), Rosalie Costin (C), Charles Joyce* (L), Alexandra Kemp* (I), John Wheatley (L)

South Downham: Heather Fouracre (L), Elaine Heath (LD), Steve Moyses (I), Don Tyler* (C)

Springwood: Richard Johnson (L), Richard Parr (C), Jo Rust* (I)

St Margaret’s with St Nicholas: Claire Archer (G), Rob Archer (G), Francis Bone* (L), Deborah Heneghan (L), Andrew Williams (I), Tony Wright (C)

Terrington: Remi Clark (C), Matt Hannay (L), Paul Kunes* (C) Sandra Squire* (I)

The Woottons: Paul Bland (I), Richard Coates (C), Greville Lord Howard Of Rising* (C), Graham Middleton* (C), Simon Ring (I), Peter Smith (L)

Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall: Barry Ayres* (C), Ashley Collins (I), Niall Haigh (L), Brian Long* (C)

Upwell & Delph: Graham Dent (LD), Colin Rose* (I), Vivienne Spikings* (C), Gina Wise (C)

Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole: Richard Blunt* (C), Julian Kirk* (C), Simon Pick (L), James Whitaker (I)

West Winch: Thomas Barclay (C), Peter Gidney* (I), Christopher Heneghan (L), Benjamin Lemmon (I), Olivia Morris (C), Simon Nash* (I)

Wissey: Sue Lintern (I), Colin Sampson* (C)

North Norfolk District Council

The Raynhams: Evie-May Ellis (LD), Vincent FitzPatrick (I), Nigel Housden* (I), Julia Marozzi (C), Christopher Rowe (L), Ritchie Tennant (G)

Walsingham: Adam Coombes (L), Tom FitzPatrick* (C), Ashley Perks (LD)

Wells with Holkham: Michael Dalby (C), Peter Fisher* (LD), Phil Harris (L)

Breckland

Ashill: Fabian Eagle* (C), Nicola Newell (L), Anne Rix (G)

Bedingfeld: Ruth Hargreaves (I), Doug Jefferson (L), Ian Sherwood** (C)

Forest: Sam Chapman-Allen* (C), Robert Kybird* (C) Viola Ross-Smith (L), Matthew Stirrup (L)

Hermitage: John Barnard (L), Robert Hambidge* (C), Mitchell Thurbon (LD)

Launditch: Mark Kiddle-Morris* (C), Paul Siegert (L), Matthew Weatherill (LD)

Nar Valley: Peter Wilkinson* (C), Cliff Wilson (L)

Necton: Joe Sisto (L), Nigel Wilkin* (C)

Swaffham: Judy Anscombe (I), Paul Darby (C), Jacob Morton (C), Leanne Smart (C), Bob Wade (I), David Wickerson* (I)