Breckland District Council elections

Last updated

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

Contents

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

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
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
Swaffham By-Election 22 June 2006
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
Attleborough Queens And Besthorpe 5 May 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Askew54642.0+1.7
Labour Philip Andrew Spiby39330.2+11.6
Independent Anthony Frederick Crouch36027.7+27.7
Majority
Turnout 69818.2
Conservative hold Swing
Saham Toney 16 March 2017
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
Turnout 69818.2
Conservative hold Swing
Harling & Heathlands 4 May 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert George Kybird66675.0
Labour Christopher Harvey22325.0
Majority
Turnout 90035.81
Conservative hold Swing

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

Thetford Priory 28 September 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Patrick Brindle50357.7+28.0
Conservative Jane Lillian James25729.5-3.7
UKIP Dean Roberts11212.8-24.3
Majority
Turnout 87417.40
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Breckland District</span> Non-metropolitan district in England

Breckland is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Dereham, although the largest town is Thetford. The district also includes the towns of Attleborough, Swaffham and Watton, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

South West Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Liz Truss of the Conservative Party, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885-1918 & 1983 onwards

Mid Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by George Freeman, a Conservative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bolsover District Council elections</span> Local government elections in Derbyshire, England

Bolsover District Council elections are held every four years. Bolsover District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Bolsover in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 37 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.

Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 32 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.

Blaby District Council elections are held every four years. Blaby District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 36 councillors representing 17 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.

Warwick District Council elections are held every four years. Warwick District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 44 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.

Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years. From 2003 until the election in 2019, 55 councillors were elected from 35 wards. From 2019, 45 councillors have been elected from 41 wards.

East Hampshire District Council elections are held every four years to elect councillors to East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 43 councillors representing 31 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.

North Somerset Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of North Somerset, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district called Woodspring, in the county of Avon.

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

South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England is elected once every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2007, 46 councillors have been elected from 36 wards.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Dorset District Council elections</span> Local government elections in Dorset, England

North Dorset District Council in Dorset, England existed from 1974 to 2019, when it was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council.

New Forest District Council elections are held every four years to elect members of New Forest District Council in Hampshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 26 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.

Selby District Council was the local authority for the district of Selby from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years.

Folkestone and Hythe District Council is the local authority for the Folkestone and Hythe District in Kent, England. The district was called Shepway prior to 2018. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 30 councillors have been elected from 13 wards.

South Gloucestershire Council is the local authority for the a unitary authority of South Gloucestershire, England. It was created on 1 April 1996, covering the area of the abolished Kingswood and Northavon districts, and also taking on the services previously provided by the former Avon County Council in the area.

Hertsmere Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, the council comprises 39 councillors elected from 16 wards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hart District Council elections</span> Local government elections in Hampshire, England

One third of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2014, 33 councillors have been elected from 11 wards.

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.