1991 Breckland District Council election

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1991 Breckland District Council election
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  1987
2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)
1995  

All 53 seats to Breckland District Council
27 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Independent
Seats won3212
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote18,0169,099
Percentage43.4%21.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.1%Increase2.svg 7.6%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won81
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote11,5821,369
Percentage27.9%3.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.3%Decrease2.svg 12.3%

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.

Election result

1991 Breckland District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 32Decrease2.svg 161.543.418,016-5.1
  Independent 11Increase2.svg 121.221.99,099+7.6
  Labour 8Increase2.svg 115.427.911,582+6.3
  Liberal Democrats 1Decrease2.svg 11.93.31,369-12.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.01.7695N/A
  Ind. Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.01.0418N/A
  Independent Labour 0Steady2.svg0.00.8346N/A

References

  1. "Breckland District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 5 November 2022.