He said: We made some good gains and squeezed the votes elsewhere. It was really tight in Aylsham, where we came really close to taking it from the Lib Dems. Fair play to everyone of our candidates. Everyone did a tremendous job. I am very proud of all the Conservatives.
Labour group leader Steve Morphew.
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Steve Morphew, leader of the Labour group, said: I think we are pretty disappointed with the way it went across the county. I make no excuses - that is democracy and that s what the judgement of people has been. But what we have seen is that those candidates who have done best are those most rooted in their communities.
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Emma Corlett, Jonathan Emsell and Sue Catchpole out canvassing for the 2021 elections
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“I don’t know, I’ve not really thought about it,” said a young woman, holding her front door in one hand and a wriggling dog in the other.
Sue Catchpole, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Reepham, offered the woman a leaflet but the dog stopped any further discussion.
Across my days out canvassing with candidates from Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, “I’ve not thought about it” was a common response.
I met with Ms Catchpole and her team in the Station Road car park in Reepham, an area the Lib Dems have their eye on, after coming close to conservative Greg Peck in the last Norfolk County Council election.