1991 Breckland District Council election

1991 Breckland District Council election

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All 53 seats to Breckland District Council 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Independent Seats won 32 12 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 18,016 9,099 Percentage 43.4% 21.9% Swing 5.1% 7.6%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Seats won 8 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 11,582 1,369 Percentage 27.9% 3.3% Swing 6.3% 12.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Breckland District Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1991 Breckland District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Breckland District Council in England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1991 Breckland District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	44	32	3	4	1	61.5	43.4	18,016	–6.0
	Independent	20	12	3	2	1	21.2	21.9	9,099	+9.1
	Labour	30	8	1	0	1	15.4	27.9	11,582	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	5	1	0	1	1	1.9	3.3	1,369	–12.6
	Green	4	0	0	0		0.0	1.7	695	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	1	0	0	0		0.0	1.0	418	N/A
	Independent Labour	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.8	346	N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

All Saints

All Saints

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Southgate*	442	67.5
	Labour	J. Williams	213	32.5
Majority			229	35.0
Turnout			655	42.1
Registered electors			1,563
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beetley & Gressenhall

Beetley & Gressenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Shelton	463	52.6
	Ind. Conservative	P. Green	418	47.4
Majority			45	5.1
Turnout			881	51.1
Registered electors			1,729
	Conservative hold		Swing

Besthorpe

Besthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Martin*	498	58.5
	Labour	P. Taylor	354	41.5
Majority			144	16.9
Turnout			852	45.5
Registered electors			1,905
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buckenham

Buckenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Wall	379	53.8
	Conservative	J. Marsh*	326	46.2
Majority			53	7.5
Turnout			705	55.1
Registered electors			1,290
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Conifer

Conifer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Bryan*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,771
	Conservative hold

East Dereham Neatherd

East Dereham Neatherd (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Duigan*	775
	Conservative	G. Whitworth*	691
	Labour	V. Lawrence	427
	Labour	D. Craig	427
Turnout			~1,343	45.9
Registered electors			2,925
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

East Dereham St. Withburga

East Dereham St. Withburga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Monument*	382	55.2
	Labour	S. Brown	310	44.8
Majority			72	10.4
Turnout			692	43.1
Registered electors			1,602
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Dereham Toftwood

East Dereham Toftwood (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hanna	778
	Conservative	M. Fanthorpe*	755
	Independent	J. Barnes	697
	Labour	J. Barker	491
	Labour	J. Dugdale	365
Turnout			~1,700	44.1
Registered electors			3,855
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative hold

East Dereham Town

East Dereham Town (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Potter*	615
	Labour	R. Potter*	519
	Conservative	G. Shaw	362
	Conservative	P. Taylor	309
Turnout			~987	43.9
Registered electors			2,246
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

East Guiltcross

East Guiltcross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Byrne	352	58.2
	Labour	K. South	253	41.8
Majority			99	16.4
Turnout			605	48.4
Registered electors			1,274
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Eynsford

Eynsford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Sayer*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,328
	Independent gain from Conservative

Haggard De Toni

Haggard De Toni

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Jelly*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,653
	Conservative hold

Harling

Harling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Mawby	412	52.4
	Labour	A. Hanson	374	47.6
Majority			38	4.8
Turnout			786	49.6
Registered electors			1,612
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverscroft

Haverscroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Stasiak	511	66.9
	Labour	G. Maddern	253	33.1
Majority			258	33.8
Turnout			764	48.2
Registered electors			1,617
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heathlands

Heathlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wright	351	56.3
	Labour	D. Longmire	153	24.5
	Green	G. Leigh	120	19.2
Majority			198	31.7
Turnout			624	45.7
Registered electors			1,363
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hermitage

Hermitage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Birkbeck*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,177
	Conservative hold

Launditch

Launditch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Butler-Stoney*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,321
	Independent hold

Mattishall

Mattishall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Pearson*	529	58.0
	Labour	C. Warman	383	42.0
Majority			146	16.0
Turnout			912	48.1
Registered electors			1,923
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mid Forest

Mid Forest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Monson	Unopposed
Registered electors			957
	Conservative hold

Nar Valley

Nar Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Boddy*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,748
	Labour hold

Necton

Necton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Darby	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,456
	Conservative hold

Peddars Way

Peddars Way

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Foster	434	63.3
	Labour	M. Walsh	252	36.7
Majority			182	26.5
Turnout			686	44.9
Registered electors			1,533
	Conservative hold		Swing

Queens

Queens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Waters	662	62.7
	Labour	J. Alger	394	37.3
Majority			268	25.4
Turnout			1,056	36.2
Registered electors			2,928
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shipworth

Shipworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Matthews*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,917
	Independent hold

Springvale

Springvale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mallon*	466	65.3
	Labour	T. O'Callaghan	248	34.7
Majority			218	30.5
Turnout			714	40.7
Registered electors			1,778
	Conservative hold		Swing

Swaffham

Swaffham (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Wilding*	1,088
	Conservative	S. Mathews	944
	Independent	J. Sampson*	810
	Independent	P. Green	758
	Labour	B. Marjoram	734
	Labour	P. Buxton	447
Turnout			~2,101	44.9
Registered electors			4,678
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Swanton Morley

Swanton Morley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Carrick	290	37.3
	Conservative	J. Keith	282	36.3
	Independent	N. Large	146	18.8
	Labour	R. Shepherd	59	7.6
Majority			8	1.0
Turnout			777	53.2
Registered electors			1,490
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Taverner

Taverner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Rose*	486	77.8
	Conservative	M. Swetman	139	22.2
Majority			347	55.5
Turnout			625	54.9
Registered electors			1,144
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Templar

Templar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rogers	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,039
	Conservative hold

Thetford Abbey

Thetford Abbey (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Paines*	718
	Labour	A. Paines	647
	Conservative	R. Kybird	406
	Conservative	J. Cuff	389
	Liberal Democrats	M. Smith	211
	Liberal Democrats	W. Ruxton	188
	Green	D. Cooke	134
Turnout			~1,443	40.9
Registered electors			3,530
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Thetford Barnham Cross

Thetford Barnham Cross (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Armes*	675
	Labour	M. Page	533
	Independent Labour	J. Ramm*	346
	Conservative	H. Parberry	262
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brind	160
Turnout			~1,160	44.0
Registered electors			2,636
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Thetford Guildhall

Thetford Guildhall (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Pearson*	901
	Conservative	M. Kew*	766
	Conservative	D. Sawyer*	691
	Independent	F. Wilkes*	556
	Independent	D. Serjeant	534
	Independent	J. Atkinson	445
	Labour	C. Linton	401
	Green	J. Chisman	354
	Labour	P. Barker	350
	Liberal Democrats	M. Rouse	324
Turnout			~2,115	41.7
Registered electors			5,073
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Thetford Saxon

Thetford Saxon (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Key	642
	Independent	T. Lamb*	520
	Conservative	N. Lister	248
	Conservative	R. Hargrove	245
Turnout			~1,083	43.3
Registered electors			2,502
	Labour hold
	Independent hold

Two Rivers

Two Rivers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Abbs*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,582
	Conservative hold

Upper Wensum

Upper Wensum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Thompson	495	58.3
	Conservative	B. Ravenscroft	354	41.7
Majority			141	16.6
Turnout			849	58.3
Registered electors			1,476
	Independent hold		Swing

Upper Yare

Upper Yare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Jordan	342	58.0
	Labour	W. Harris	248	42.0
Majority			94	16.0
Turnout			590	42.0
Registered electors			1,420
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Watton

Watton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Rudling*	1,140
	Conservative	G. Mitchell*	1,118
	Independent	J. Bowyer	712
	Independent	K. Gilbert	708
Turnout			~1,689	37.0
Registered electors			4,568
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Wayland

Wayland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Morfoot*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,311
	Conservative hold

Weeting

Weeting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Childerhouse*	498	75.2
	Independent	T. Donegan	164	24.8
Majority			334	50.4
Turnout			662	47.4
Registered electors			1,428
	Independent hold		Swing

West Guiltcross

West Guiltcross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Mansbridge*	299	38.6
	Conservative	J. Attenborough	291	37.6
	Labour	O. Bernard	97	12.5
	Green	L. Whittle	87	11.2
Majority			8	1.0
Turnout			774	54.7
Registered electors			1,425
	Independent hold		Swing

Wissey

Wissey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ralli*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,916
	Conservative hold

By-elections

Watton

Watton by-election: 9 September 1993 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		726	56.0
	Conservative		476	36.7
	Labour		95	7.3
Majority			250	19.3
Turnout			1,297	28.4
Registered electors			4,567
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "Breckland District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 30 January 2026.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.