Broadland District Council elections

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Broadland District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years. Up until 2004 one third of the Council was elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 47 councillors have been elected from 27 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats [a] Labour Green Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (49 seats)
1973 2106–22No overall control
1976 3321013Conservative
1979 400009Conservative
1980 370309Conservative
1982 381109Conservative
1983 373108Conservative
1984 394006Conservative
1986 349006Conservative
1987 3310006Conservative
1988 357007Conservative
1990 316507Conservative
1991 268708Conservative
1992 278608Conservative
1994 2116606No overall control
1995 18141304No overall control
1996 12122005No overall control
1998 2181604No overall control
1999 2591203Conservative
2000 329701Conservative
2002 2610607Conservative
2003 2712208Conservative
New ward boundaries (47 seats)
2004 3111005Conservative
2007 359003Conservative
2011 3412100Conservative
2015 434000Conservative
2019 3312200Conservative
2023 2114840No overall control

Results maps

By-election results

1994-1998

Hellesdon West By-Election 14 August 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 37038.9+4.0
Labour 32834.5−4.5
Liberal Democrats 21122.2−2.2
Independent 414.3+4.3
Majority 424.4
Turnout 95027.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Sprowston East By-Election 26 March 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 36436.7
Labour 31531.7
Liberal Democrats 31331.6
Majority 495.0
Turnout 99227.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1998-2002

Great Witchingham By-Election 11 November 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 24543.9+10.4
Labour 15527.8−9.2
Liberal Democrats 12522.4−0.7
Majority 9016.1
Turnout 52534.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Cawston By-Election 14 December 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Veronica Beadle21138.7+3.5
Conservative Josef Large19636.0+36.0
Labour Terence Simons13825.3+3.7
Majority 152.7
Turnout 54529.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

2004-2007

Spixworth with St Faiths By-Election 12 January 2006 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Balvinder Kular90265.8+14.8
Conservative Mark Fiddy46934.2−14.8
Majority 43331.6
Turnout 1,37131.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2007-2011

Buxton By-Election 5 March 2009 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Rix55571.3+50.4
Conservative Ian Evans20125.8−14.6
Green Nick Ball222.8+2.8
Majority 35445.5
Turnout 77840.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Wroxham By-Election 1 October 2009 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ben McGilvray96062.5+57.9
Conservative Ian Evans34622.5−9.5
UKIP Glenn Tingle 1348.7+8.7
Green Nick Ball503.3−2.8
Labour Malcolm Kemp463.0+0.0
Majority 61440.0
Turnout 1,53638.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Taverham North By-Election 18 March 2010 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nich Starling63054.5+24.3
Conservative John Griffin47140.8−3.0
Green Jennifer Parkhouse544.7+4.7
Majority 15913.8
Turnout 1,15531.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2011-2015

Blofield with South Walsham By-Election 2 May 2013 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Lawn56134.2−6.2
Independent George Debbage52231.8+1.2
Independent Stephen Heard23214.1+14.1
Labour Brenda Jones22213.5−4.4
Liberal Democrats Lauren Bean1056.4−4.6
Majority 392.4
Turnout 1,642
Conservative hold Swing
Aylsham By-Election 2 May 2013 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Riley68850.2+16.5
Conservative Judi Meredith50136.6−1.5
Labour Malcolm Kemp18113.2−2.3
Majority 18713.6
Turnout 1,370
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Wroxham By-Election 20 March 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Cassam48248.3+2.5
Conservative Fran Whymark34134.2−0.3
UKIP David Moreland11211.2+11.2
Labour Malcolm Kemp636.3−4.3
Majority 14114.1
Turnout 998
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wroxham By-Election 21 August 2014 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fran Whymark40045.0+10.5
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Springall38643.4−2.4
Labour Malcolm Kemp10311.6+1.0
Majority 141.6
Turnout 889
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2015-2019

Aylsham By-Election 17 March 2016 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Riley82948.0+17.0
Conservative Hal Turkmen65437.9+5.6
Labour Christopher Jenner24314.1−7.9
Majority 17510.1
Turnout 1,726
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Coltishall By-Election 8 June 2017 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jo Copplestone78049.5−4.7
Labour Stephen McNair35522.5+1.0
Independent Bob Grindrod28818.3+18.3
Liberal Democrats James Sparshatt1549.8−1.6
Majority 42526.9
Turnout 1,577
Conservative hold Swing
Aylsham By-Election 24 May 2018 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Catchpole1,01846.0+15.0
Conservative Hal Turkmen86539.1+6.8
Labour Peter Harwood32814.8−7.2
Majority 1536.9
Turnout 2,211
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

Brundall By-Election 28 September 2021 (2 seats) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jan Davis594
Green Eleanor Laming530
Conservative Tim Catmull480
Conservative Michael Phelps453
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Mason425
Liberal Democrats Victor Scrivens303
Labour Alice Free161
Labour Glenn Springett137
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Old Catton and Sprowston West By-Election 28 September 2021 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Potter72150.0+3.5
Labour Martin Booth33223.0+4.8
Liberal Democrats John Chettleburgh27819.3−0.4
Green Ian Chapman1107.6−8.0
Majority 38927.0
Turnout 1,441
Conservative hold Swing
Thorpe St Andrew North West By-Election 20 October 2022 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Calix Eden86051.8+22.8
Conservative Peter Berry63538.3−17.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Howe1659.9−4.9
Majority 22513.6
Turnout 1,660
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2023-2027

Thorpe St Andrew North West By-Election 7 September 2023 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Berry87050.5
Labour Carol Ferris75743.9
Liberal Democrats Victor Morgan965.6
Majority 1136.6
Turnout 1,723
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Acle By-Election 15 May 2025 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Jimmi Lee32233.2+33.2
Conservative Vincent Tapp20821.4−25.5
Green Peter Carter20020.6+20.6
Labour Emma Covington18619.2−23.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Matthew545.6−5.2
Majority 11411.8
Turnout 970
Reform UK gain from Conservative 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. ↑ "council and democracy". Broadland District Council. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ↑ The District of Broadland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  3. ↑ "Broadland Council election, 2003". Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Broadland Council election, 2004 Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Broadland council". * BBC News Online . Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Broadland (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Broadland Council election, 2007 Archived 2011-09-26 at the UK Government Web Archive
  8. ↑ Broadland Council election, 2011 Archived 2011-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Broadland District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  10. ↑ "new councillor elected". Broadland District Council. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  11. ↑ "Lib Dem victories in Wroxham and Walsingham by-elections". North Norfolk News. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ "Lib Dems win Taverham North by-election". Eastern Daily Press . 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Blofield with South Walsham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aylsham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wroxham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wroxham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aylsham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coltishall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aylsham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brundall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Old Catton and Sprowston West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thorpe St Andrew North West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thorpe St Andrew North West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  24. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Acle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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