2011 Breckland District Council election

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2011 Breckland District Council election
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  2007 5 May 2011 2015  

All 54 council seats
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election4833
Seats won4743
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote19,3738,0693,279
Percentage52.4%21.8%8.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.1%Increase2.svg 4.9%Decrease2.svg 1.7%

Breckland District Council election 2011 map.svg
Map of results by ward

Party before election

Conservative

Elected Party

Conservative

The 2011 Breckland District Council election was part of the UK's 2011 local elections. All 54 seats were up for election. The Conservatives retained control of the council.

Contents

Results

Breckland Council election result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4712-187.052.419,373-2.1
  Labour 421+17.421.88,069+4.9
  Independent 30005.58.93,279-1.7
  Green 00000.07.82,890-1.8
  UKIP 00000.05.62,083+4.4
  Liberal Democrats 00000.03.41,264-3.9

Breckland politics 2007–2011

In approach to the 2011 election, the Conservative Party fielded far more candidates than their opponents, coming just short of a full slate. Candidates in All Saints, Mid Forest, Attleborough Queen's (3 councillors), and Templar wards stood unopposed, all of them for the Conservatives.

Conservative Party (52/54)










Labour Party (35/54)










Green Party (14/54)










Independent (9/54)










UKIP (7/54)










Liberal Democrats (6/54)










References

  1. "Election results by party". Andrew Teale.