North Norfolk

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of Cromer Urban District, North Walsham Urban District, Sheringham Urban District, Wells-next-the-Sea Urban District, Erpingham Rural District, Smallburgh Rural District, and Walsingham Rural District.

The district was originally to be called Pastonacres, but changed its name by resolution of the council and permission of the Secretary of State for Environment before it formally came into existence on 1 April 1974.[2]

Elections to the district council are held every four years, with all of the 48 seats on the council up for election every fourth year. The Council is run by a Conservative administration, the Conservative party having gained a majority of 8 seats at the 2011 elections, which they increased to 18 at the 2015 elections. However, a series of subsequent by-elections[3] and defections[4] has put the council under No overall control. The council had previously been under Liberal Democrat control from 2003.

In the 2015 elections, the Conservatives won a second successive term after more than doubling their majority to 18. The district is run using the Leader and Cabinet model used by the majority of councils in England and Wales, with the current leader Sarah Bütikofer of the Liberal Democrats having taken over in November, 2018.[5]

Following the 2019 United Kingdom local elections, the political composition of North Norfolk District Council is as follows:

UK Youth Parliament

Although the UK Youth Parliament is an apolitical organisation, the elections are run in a way similar to that of the Local Elections. The votes come from 11-18 year olds and are combined to make the decision of the next, 2 year Member of Youth Parliament. The elections are run at different times across the country with North Norfolk's typically being in early Spring and bi-annually.

The current Member of Youth Parliament for North Norfolk is Fee Robinson MYP.[6][7][8]

The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 121 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 994 square kilometres (384 sq mi), with a population of 98,382 in 43,502 households.[9]

The district contains the following civil parishes:

• Alby with Thwaite, Aldborough, Antingham, Ashmanhaugh, Aylmerton
• Baconsthorpe, Bacton, Barsham, Barton Turf, Beeston Regis, Binham, Blakeney, Bodham, Briningham, Brinton, Briston, Brumstead
• Catfield, Cley-Next-The-Sea, Colby, Corpusty, Cromer
• Dilham, Dunton
• East Beckham, East Ruston, Edgefield, Erpingham
• Fakenham, Felbrigg, Felmingham, Field Dalling, Fulmodeston
• Gimingham, Great Snoring, Gresham, Guestwick, Gunthorpe
• Hanworth, Happisburgh, Helhoughton, Hempstead, Hempton, Hickling, High Kelling, Hindolveston, Hindringham, Holkham, Holt, Honing, Horning, Horsey, Hoveton
• Ingham, Ingworth, Itteringham
• Kelling, Kettlestone, Knapton
• Langham, Lessingham, Letheringsett with Glandford, Little Barningham, Little Snoring, Ludham
• Matlaske, Melton Constable, Morston, Mundesley
• Neatishead, Northrepps, North Walsham
• Overstrand
• Paston, Plumstead, Potter Heigham, Pudding Norton
• East Raynham, West Raynham, South Raynham, Roughton, West Runton/East Runton, Ryburgh
• Salthouse, Scottow, Sculthorpe, Sea Palling, Sharrington, Sheringham, Sidestrand, Skeyton, Sloley, Smallburgh, Southrepps, Stalham, Stibbard, Stiffkey, Stody, Suffield, Sustead, Sutton, Swafield, Swanton Abbott, Swanton Novers
• Tatterford, Tattersett, Testerton, Thornage, Thorpe Market, Thurgarton, Thurning, Thursford, Trimingham, Trunch, Tunstead
• Upper Sheringham
• Walsingham, Warham, Wells-next-the-Sea, West Beckham, Westwick, Weybourne, Wickmere, Wighton, Witton, Wiveton, Wood Norton, Worstead

The 2013 movie Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa was filmed in the area.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for North Norfolk.

• Visit North Norfolk
• North Norfolk District Council
• North Norfolk Online
• North Norfolk Railway
• Gallery of North Norfolk - Photographs of North Norfolk
• North Norfolk Coast Events Calendar