North West Norfolk’s Reform candidate was left “genuinely delighted” with his number of votes at the general election. Phil Walton believes his 8,697 votes are a sign that people in the constituency have “a strong appetite for new ideas and alternatives”. He is therefore hoping to take this momentum into the next few years in a bid to secure even more support by the time the next election comes around. Conservative James Wild was re-elected as North West Norfolk MP after receiving 16,097 votes on Thursday, with Labour’s Tim Leaver second with 11,143. Mr Walton placed third. Speaking to the Lyn…