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

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Green UKIP Independent Council control
after election
1991 32180011Conservative
1995 18224107 No overall control
1999 33214003Conservative
2003 4208004Conservative
2007 4803003Conservative
2011 4704004Conservative
2015 4202041Conservative
2019 3706204Conservative
2023 30112105Conservative

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
Majority244.1
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
Majority12120.9
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
Majority23842.6
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
Majority15522.7
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
Majority36031.6
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
Majority11824.5
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
Majority7814.5
Turnout 53925.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2003-2007

Swaffham By-Election 22 June 2006 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Sharpe85166.3+11.2
Labour Margaret Holmes24319.0+19.0
Liberal Democrats David Thomas18914.7−30.2
Majority60847.3
Turnout 1,28324.3
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Queen's By-Election 4 June 2009 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 86348.8−10.3
Independent 67338.1
Labour 23113.1+13.1
Majority19010.8
Turnout 1,76724.3
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Queen's By-Election 19 July 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Pettitt48951.9
Labour John Williams45448.1
Majority353.8
Turnout 943
Conservative hold Swing

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

Harling and Heathlands By-Election 26 July 2012 [8]
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
Majority26928.8
Turnout 934
Conservative hold Swing
Mid Forest By-Election 26 July 2012 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Nairn25763.0
Labour Alexander Vyse15137.0
Majority10626.0
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 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Askew54642.0+1.7
Labour Philip Andrew Spiby39330.2+11.6
Independent Anthony Frederick Crouch36027.7+27.7
Majority15311.8
Turnout 1,299
Conservative hold Swing
Saham Toney By-Election 16 March 2017 [11]
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
Majority23033.0
Turnout 696
Conservative hold Swing
Harling and Heathlands By-Election 4 May 2017 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert George Kybird66674.9
Labour Christopher Harvey22325.1
Majority44349.8
Turnout 889
Conservative hold Swing

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

Thetford Priory By-Election 28 September 2017 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Patrick Brindle50357.7+28.0
Conservative Jane Lillian James25729.5−3.7
UKIP Dean Roberts11212.8−24.3
Majority24628.2
Turnout 872
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

Hermitage By-Election 2 December 2021 [14]
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
Majority224.1
Turnout 540
Conservative hold Swing
Mattishall By-Election 9 June 2022 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Plummer53941.9−4.8
Independent Maggie Oechsle48637.8+37.8
Labour Kendra Cogman26020.2−5.3
Majority534.1
Turnout 1,285
Conservative hold Swing
Thetford Boudica By-Election 14 July 2022 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Land39851.0+4.8
Conservative Mac Macdonald38349.0−4.8
Majority152.0
Turnout 781
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

Hermitage By-Election 2 May 2024 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Hunter-Clarke31340.5+1.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Minto29237.8−3.3
Labour Joe Sisto16821.7+1.5
Majority212.7
Turnout 773
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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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. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Swaffham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Queen's 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 — Harling and Heathlands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mid Forest Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Attleborough Queens and Besthorpe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Saham Toney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Harling and Heathlands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford Priory Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hermitage Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mattishall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford Boudica Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hermitage Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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