Breckland District Council election, 2011

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Breckland District Council election, 2011
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  2007 5 May 2011 2015  

All 54 council seats
28 seats needed for a majority

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Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 48 3 3
Seats won47 4 3
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote19,373 8,069 3,279
Percentage52.4% 21.8% 8.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.1Increase2.svg 4.9Decrease2.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.

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.

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Summary of results

Breckland Council election result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 47 1 2 -1 87.0 52.4 19373 -2.1
  Labour 4 2 1 +1 7.4 21.8 8069 +4.9
  Independent 3 0 0 0 5.5 8.9 3279 -1.7
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 7.8 2890 -1.8
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 5.6 2083 +4.4
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 3.4 1264 -3.9

Breckland politics 2007–2011

In the 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)

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