King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections

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King's Lynn and West Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 55 councillors have been elected from 35 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (60 seats)
1973 14220–24No overall control
1976 37130010Conservative
1979 4215003Conservative
New ward boundaries (60 seats)
1983 4215102Conservative
1987 4611201Conservative
1991 3016509 [b] No overall control
1995 1437603Labour
1999 2526504 [c] No overall control
New ward boundaries (62 seats)
2003 3415706Conservative
2007 524402Conservative
2011 4213313Conservative
2015 5010002Conservative
New ward boundaries (55 seats)
2019 28101115Conservative
2023 21113218No overall control

Result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Upwell, Outwell and Delph By-Election 30 January 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 54048.3
Conservative 49143.9
Liberal Democrats 877.8
Majority 494.4
Turnout 1,11827.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Lynn South West By-Election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,09460.1−21.8
Conservative 48226.5+8.4
Liberal Democrats 24313.4+13.4
Majority 61233.6
Turnout 1,819
Labour hold Swing
West Winch By-Election 7 May 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 40240.1+2.2
Labour 25925.8−31.9
Liberal Democrats 21021.0+21.0
Independent 13113.1+13.1
Majority 14314.3
Turnout 1,002
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Denver By-Election 9 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 27155.6+17.0
Labour 16533.9−7.8
Liberal Democrats 5110.5−9.2
Majority 10621.7
Turnout 48726.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1999-2003

Lynn Central By-Election 17 June 1999 (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 325
Conservative 275
Labour 256
Conservative 250
Liberal Democrats 114
Liberal Democrats 100
Turnout 1,320
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2003-2007

Rudham By-Election 19 June 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 59262.6+21.8
Labour 35337.4−14.5
Majority 23925.2
Turnout 94550.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Heacham By-Election 19 February 2004 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Morrison85244.2+23.4
Labour 59030.6+12.1
Independent 48725.2−35.4
Majority 26213.6
Turnout 1,92947.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Snettisham By-Election 16 December 2004 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 43747.2+18.6
Liberal Democrats 24726.7+26.7
Labour 12113.1−0.9
Independent 12013.0−44.5
Majority 19020.5
Turnout 92526.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Hunstanton By-Election 6 July 2006 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Searle90855.5+14.3
Labour Richard Bird72744.5+13.8
Majority 18111.0
Turnout 1,63533.2
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Gaywood Chase By-Election 13 August 2009 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Dobson20228.7−17.4
Labour John Collop19427.5−10.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Swinton16723.7+23.7
BNP David Fleming9012.8+12.8
Green Vivienne Manning527.4+7.4
Majority 81.2
Turnout 70518.0
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Spellowfields By-election 27 September 2012 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheila Young34845.7+6.0
Labour Ken Hubbard24331.9+5.6
UKIP Michael Stone8811.5+11.5
Green Rob Archer618.0+8.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Swinton222.9+2.9
Majority 10513.8
Turnout 762
Conservative hold Swing
Snettisham By-election 2 May 2013 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Avril Wright59348.7−20.6
UKIP Michael Stone36129.7+29.7
Labour Richard Pennington26321.6−9.1
Majority 23219.1
Turnout 1,217
Conservative hold Swing
Watlington By-election 13 June 2013 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Ashley Collins17945.5+45.5
Conservative John Dobson11529.3+29.3
Labour Emilia Rust9925.2+7.7
Majority 6416.3
Turnout 393
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Burnham By-election 6 March 2014 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Sandell37478.4+5.6
UKIP Jean Smith10321.6+21.6
Majority 27156.8
Turnout 477
Conservative hold Swing
Airfield By-election 17 July 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoff Hipperson30545.7+2.4
UKIP Bob Scully23334.9+34.9
Green Jonathan Burr7210.8−10.6
Labour Sebastian Polhill578.5−11.1
Majority 7256.8
Turnout 10.8
Conservative gain from Green Swing

2015-2019

Valley Hill By-election 16 June 2016 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Tilbrook26641.0+6.9
Labour Edward Robb15724.2+24.2
Liberal Democrats Kate Sayer10215.7+15.7
UKIP Andrew Carr9614.8+14.8
Green Andrew de Whalley274.2+4.2
Majority 10916.8
Turnout 648
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Heacham By-election 20 October 2016 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Terence Parish40037.7N/A
Conservative Simon Eyre34232.2−38.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Colwell837.8N/A
UKIP Deborah Lemay837.8N/A
Independent Michael Press797.4N/A
Labour Edward Robb747.0−21.9
Majority 585.5
Turnout 1,06426.27
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Fairstead By-election 11 May 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Howman25444.0+5.3
Conservative Ronald Mortimer18932.8+2.3
UKIP Michael Stone6811.8−19.0
Liberal Democrats Rob Colwell6611.4N/A
Majority 65
Turnout 12.8
Labour hold Swing
St Margarets with St Nicholas By-election 3 August 2017 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Taylor25336.2−6.6
Labour Francis Bone21030.0−3.2
Liberal Democrats Helen Russell-Johnson17324.7+24.7
Green Rob Archer639.0−15.1
Majority 436.2
Turnout 699
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Snettisham By-election 2 August 2018 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Dark61377.4+6.7
Liberal Democrats Erika Coward668.3+8.3
Green Nigel Walker658.2+8.2
UKIP Matthew Hannay486.1+6.1
Majority 54769.1
Turnout 792
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Upwell and Delph By-election 12 December 2019 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vivienne Spikings2,12666.4+28.5
Labour Stewart Dickson63719.9+19.9
Independent Terry Hipsey43813.7+13.7
Majority 1,48946.5
Turnout 3,201
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Gaywood Clock By-election 1 December 2022 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex WareN/AN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing

2023-2027

Fairstead By-election 5 June 2025 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Jacqueline Fry28939.1
Liberal Democrats Crystal Colwell27537.2
Labour Michelle Carter11816.0
Green Ian Milburn364.9
Independent Benjamin Lemmon212.8
Majority 141.9
Turnout 739
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
North Lynn By-election 5 June 2025 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Austen Moore27849.6
Liberal Democrats Geri Sayers12322.0
Labour Wilfred Lambert10719.1
Green Rob Archer529.3
Majority 15527.7
Turnout 560
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Including 1 Independent Conservative
  3. ↑ 2 vacant seats
  1. ↑ "The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2018/857, retrieved 8 December 2023
  2. ↑ The Borough of West Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ The King’s Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes).
  7. ↑ "Tories take two steps forward in byelections". guardian.co.uk . 20 February 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  8. ↑ "Labour vote slumps in byelections". guardian.co.uk . 17 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  9. ↑ "By-election news". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 26 September 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Borough Council By-Election - Gaywood Chase Ward". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 26 September 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Spellowfields Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Snettisham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Watlington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burnham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Airfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Valley Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Heacham by-election result | Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk". Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Margarets with St Nicholas Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Snettisham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Upwell and Delph Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Gaywood Clock Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Fairstead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — North Lynn Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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