Breckland District Council elections

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Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England, is elected every four years.

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Council elections

For by-election results, please see the page on Breckland District Council By-elections.

Council composition

Composition of the council [5]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green UKIP Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (51 seats)
1973 20100––21No overall control
1976 23900–19No overall control
New ward boundaries (53 seats)
1979 31600–16Conservative
1983 32810–12Conservative
1987 33720–11Conservative
1991 32810–12Conservative
1995 19251107No overall control
1999 34142003Conservative
New ward boundaries (54 seats)
2003 4280004Conservative
2007 4830003Conservative
2011 4740003Conservative
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
2015 4220041Conservative
2019 3760204Conservative
2023 30121105Conservative

District result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Eynsford By-Election 6 February 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 23540.1
Conservative 21136.0
Liberal Democrats 14023.9
Majority 244.1
Turnout 58641.0
Labour hold Swing
Hermitage By-Election 14 August 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 33557.7+6.4
Conservative 21436.8+36.8
Liberal Democrats 325.5+5.5
Majority 12120.9
Turnout 58145.0
Labour hold Swing
Conifer By-Election 4 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 36665.4+21.4
Labour 12822.8−33.2
Liberal Democrats 6611.8+11.8
Majority 23842.6
Turnout 560
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Upper Wensum By-Election 26 March 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 32147.1
Labour 16624.4
Independent 16524.2
Green 294.3
Majority 15522.7
Turnout 68145.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Thetford Guildhall By-Election 9 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 66258.0+39.3
Labour 30226.4−12.1
Liberal Democrats 17815.6−7.2
Majority 36031.6
Turnout 1,14220.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1999-2003

Thetford Barnham Cross By-Election 8 March 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 28158.3−12.4
Conservative 16333.8+13.9
Liberal Democrats 387.9−1.5
Majority 11824.5
Turnout 48218.4
Labour hold Swing
East Dereham Town By-Election 28 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 27851.6+36.6
Conservative 20037.1+6.7
Green 6111.3+2.4
Majority 7814.5
Turnout 53925.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2003-2007

Swaffham By-Election 22 June 2006 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Sharpe85166.3+11.2
Labour Margaret Holmes24319.0+19.0
Liberal Democrats David Thomas18914.7−30.2
Majority 60847.3
Turnout 1,28324.3
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Queen's By-Election 4 June 2009 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 86348.8−10.3
Independent 67338.1
Labour 23113.1+13.1
Majority 19010.8
Turnout 1,76724.3
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Queen's By-Election 19 July 2012 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Pettitt48951.9
Labour John Williams45448.1
Majority 353.8
Turnout 943
Conservative hold Swing

Note: swings cannot be given: Queen's was previously uncontested.

Harling and Heathlands By-Election 26 July 2012 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marion Chapman-Allen45348.5−21.2
UKIP Denis Crawford18419.7+19.7
Labour Stephen Green16818.0−12.3
Liberal Democrats Steve Gordon12913.8+13.8
Majority 26928.8
Turnout 934
Conservative hold Swing
Mid Forest By-Election 26 July 2012 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Nairn25763.0
Labour Alexander Vyse15137.0
Majority 10626.0
Turnout 408
Conservative hold Swing

Note: swings cannot be given: Mid Forest was previously uncontested.

2015-2019

Attleborough Queens And Besthorpe By-Election 5 May 2016 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Askew54642.0+1.7
Labour Philip Andrew Spiby39330.2+11.6
Independent Anthony Frederick Crouch36027.7+27.7
Majority 15311.8
Turnout 1,299
Conservative hold Swing
Saham Toney By-Election 16 March 2017 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Theresa Ruth Hewett33548.1−2.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Thorpe10515.1+15.1
Independent Patricia Helena Warwick10414.9+14.9
UKIP David Williams8011.5−20.1
Labour Joseph Manuel Sisto7210.3+10.3
Majority 23033.0
Turnout 696
Conservative hold Swing
Harling and Heathlands By-Election 4 May 2017 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert George Kybird66674.9
Labour Christopher Harvey22325.1
Majority 44349.8
Turnout 889
Conservative hold Swing

Note: swings cannot be given: Harling and Heathlands was previously uncontested.

Thetford Priory By-Election 28 September 2017 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Patrick Brindle50357.7+28.0
Conservative Jane Lillian James25729.5−3.7
UKIP Dean Roberts11212.8−24.3
Majority 24628.2
Turnout 872
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

Hermitage By-Election 2 December 2021 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hambidge24345.0−26.3
Liberal Democrats James Minto22140.9+40.9
Labour Paul Siegert6612.2−16.5
Workers Party Graeme Briggs-White101.9+1.9
Majority 224.1
Turnout 540
Conservative hold Swing
Mattishall By-Election 9 June 2022 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Plummer53941.9−4.8
Independent Maggie Oechsle48637.8+37.8
Labour Kendra Cogman26020.2−5.3
Majority 534.1
Turnout 1,285
Conservative hold Swing
Thetford Boudica By-Election 14 July 2022 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Land39851.0+4.8
Conservative Mac Macdonald38349.0−4.8
Majority 152.0
Turnout 781
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2023-2027

Hermitage By-Election 2 May 2024 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Hunter-Clarke 31340.5+1.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Minto29237.8−3.3
Labour Joe Sisto16821.7+1.5
Majority 212.7
Turnout 773
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bedingfeld By-Election 27 February 2025 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Scott Hussey41454.3+54.3
Conservative Paula Wood20927.4−25.2
Labour Doug Jefferson9913.0−14.1
Green Timothy Soar415.4+5.4
Majority 20526.9
Turnout 763
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing
Thetford Priory By-Election 1 May 2025 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Michael Westman44945.3
Labour Doug Jefferson29229.5
Conservative Jane James16616.8
Green Timothy Soar464.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Minto383.8
Majority 15715.8
Turnout 991
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Thetford Castle By-Election 24 September 2025 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Grahame Middleton51247.3
Labour Liz Bernard28926.7
Conservative Jane James16415.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Minto11810.9
Majority 22320.6
Turnout 1,083
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ↑ The District of Breckland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Swaffham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Queen's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Queen's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Harling and Heathlands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mid Forest Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Attleborough Queens and Besthorpe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Saham Toney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Harling and Heathlands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford Priory Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hermitage Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mattishall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford Boudica Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hermitage Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bedingfeld Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford Priory Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford Castle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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