Breckland District Council election, 2007

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Breckland District Council election, 2007
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All 54 council seats
28 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 42 8 4
Seats won48 3 3
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote15,617 4,834 3,044
Percentage54.5% 16.9% 10.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.5Decrease2.svg 6.2Increase2.svg 0.8
Party before election

Conservative

Elected Party

Conservative

The Breckland District Council election, 2007 was part of the UK's 2007 local elections. All 54 seats were up for election. The Conservatives retained control of the council, increasing their already sizeable majority by six seats despite only a modest rise in vote share.

Breckland District Council is elected every four years.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

This was the first election in which UKIP stood candidates in Breckland. The Liberal Party meanwhile failed to stand any candidates at this election, and has not done so since.

Summary of results

Breckland Council election result 2007 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 48 6 0 +6 88.8 54.5 15617 +2.5
  Labour 3 0 5 -5 5.5 16.9 4834 -6.2
  Independent 3 1 2 -1 5.5 10.6 3044 +0.8
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 9.6 2755 +2.5
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 7.3 2080 +1.9
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 330 +1.2
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2.4

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References

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