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Breckland District Council elections

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

Council elections

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For by-election results, please see the page on Breckland District Council By-elections.

Council composition

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Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Green UKIP Independent 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

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

By-election results

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1995-1999

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Eynsford By-Election 6 February 1997
Party Candidate 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 Candidate 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 Candidate 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 Candidate 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 Candidate 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

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Thetford Barnham Cross By-Election 8 March 2001
Party Candidate 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 Candidate 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

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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

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Queen's By-Election 4 June 2009[6]
Party Candidate 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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