Breckland District Council elections

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

Council elections

1973 Breckland District Council election
1976 Breckland District Council election
1979 Breckland District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
1983 Breckland District Council election
1987 Breckland District Council election
1991 Breckland District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]
1995 Breckland District Council election
1999 Breckland District Council election
2003 Breckland District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
2007 Breckland District Council election
2011 Breckland District Council election
2015 Breckland District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
2019 Breckland District Council election
2023 Breckland District Council election

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
Year							Council control after election
1991	32	1	8	0	0	11		Conservative
1995	18	2	24	1	0	7		No overall control
1999	33	2	14	0	0	3		Conservative
2003	42	0	8	0	0	4		Conservative
2007	48	0	3	0	0	3		Conservative
2011	47	0	4	0	0	4		Conservative
2015	42	0	2	0	4	1		Conservative
2019	37	0	6	2	0	4		Conservative
2023	30	1	12	1	0	5		Conservative

District result maps

2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Eynsford By-Election 6 February 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	235	40.1
	Conservative	211	36.0
	Liberal Democrats	140	23.9
Majority		24	4.1
Turnout		586	41.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Hermitage By-Election 14 August 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	335	57.7	+6.4
	Conservative	214	36.8	+36.8
	Liberal Democrats	32	5.5	+5.5
Majority		121	20.9
Turnout		581	45.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Conifer By-Election 4 December 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	366	65.4	+21.4
	Labour	128	22.8	−33.2
	Liberal Democrats	66	11.8	+11.8
Majority		238	42.6
Turnout		560
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Upper Wensum By-Election 26 March 1998
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	321	47.1
	Labour	166	24.4
	Independent	165	24.2
	Green	29	4.3
Majority		155	22.7
Turnout		681	45.0
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Thetford Guildhall By-Election 9 July 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	662	58.0	+39.3
	Labour	302	26.4	−12.1
	Liberal Democrats	178	15.6	−7.2
Majority		360	31.6
Turnout		1,142	20.0
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

1999-2003

Thetford Barnham Cross By-Election 8 March 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	281	58.3	−12.4
	Conservative	163	33.8	+13.9
	Liberal Democrats	38	7.9	−1.5
Majority		118	24.5
Turnout		482	18.4
	Labour hold	Swing

East Dereham Town By-Election 28 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	278	51.6	+36.6
	Conservative	200	37.1	+6.7
	Green	61	11.3	+2.4
Majority		78	14.5
Turnout		539	25.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour	Swing

2003-2007

Swaffham By-Election 22 June 2006^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Sharpe	851	66.3	+11.2
	Labour	Margaret Holmes	243	19.0	+19.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Thomas	189	14.7	−30.2
Majority			608	47.3
Turnout			1,283	24.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Queen's By-Election 4 June 2009^[6]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	863	48.8	−10.3
	Independent	673	38.1
	Labour	231	13.1	+13.1
Majority		190	10.8
Turnout		1,767	24.3
	Conservative hold	Swing

2011-2015

Queen's By-Election 19 July 2012^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Karen Pettitt	489	51.9
	Labour	John Williams	454	48.1
Majority			35	3.8
Turnout			943
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

Harling and Heathlands By-Election 26 July 2012^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Chapman-Allen	453	48.5	−21.2
	UKIP	Denis Crawford	184	19.7	+19.7
	Labour	Stephen Green	168	18.0	−12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Gordon	129	13.8	+13.8
Majority			269	28.8
Turnout			934
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mid Forest By-Election 26 July 2012^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mike Nairn	257	63.0
	Labour	Alexander Vyse	151	37.0
Majority			106	26.0
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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Askew	546	42.0	+1.7
	Labour	Philip Andrew Spiby	393	30.2	+11.6
	Independent	Anthony Frederick Crouch	360	27.7	+27.7
Majority			153	11.8
Turnout			1,299
	Conservative hold		Swing

Saham Toney By-Election 16 March 2017^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Theresa Ruth Hewett	335	48.1	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Thorpe	105	15.1	+15.1
	Independent	Patricia Helena Warwick	104	14.9	+14.9
	UKIP	David Williams	80	11.5	−20.1
	Labour	Joseph Manuel Sisto	72	10.3	+10.3
Majority			230	33.0
Turnout			696
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harling and Heathlands By-Election 4 May 2017^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert George Kybird	666	74.9
	Labour	Christopher Harvey	223	25.1
Majority			443	49.8
Turnout			889
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

Thetford Priory By-Election 28 September 2017^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Patrick Brindle	503	57.7	+28.0
	Conservative	Jane Lillian James	257	29.5	−3.7
	UKIP	Dean Roberts	112	12.8	−24.3
Majority			246	28.2
Turnout			872
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2019-2023

Hermitage By-Election 2 December 2021^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hambidge	243	45.0	−26.3
	Liberal Democrats	James Minto	221	40.9	+40.9
	Labour	Paul Siegert	66	12.2	−16.5
	Workers Party	Graeme Briggs-White	10	1.9	+1.9
Majority			22	4.1
Turnout			540
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mattishall By-Election 9 June 2022^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Plummer	539	41.9	−4.8
	Independent	Maggie Oechsle	486	37.8	+37.8
	Labour	Kendra Cogman	260	20.2	−5.3
Majority			53	4.1
Turnout			1,285
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thetford Boudica By-Election 14 July 2022^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Land	398	51.0	+4.8
	Conservative	Mac Macdonald	383	49.0	−4.8
Majority			15	2.0
Turnout			781
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2019-2023

Hermitage By-Election 2 May 2024^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Hunter-Clarke	313	40.5	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Minto	292	37.8	−3.3
	Labour	Joe Sisto	168	21.7	+1.5
Majority			21	2.7
Turnout			773
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

References

^ The District of Breckland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Swaffham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Queen's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Queen's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Harling and Heathlands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mid Forest Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Attleborough Queens and Besthorpe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Saham Toney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Harling and Heathlands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford Priory Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hermitage Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mattishall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford Boudica Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hermitage Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

External links

Breckland Council

[1] The District of Breckland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[2] slation.gov.uk – The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[3] slation.gov.uk – The District of Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[4] slation.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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See also: Wards Boundary changes