Breckland District Council elections

Local government elections in Norfolk, England

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

## Council elections

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* 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

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Year  | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Green | UKIP | Independent | Council control
after election

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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

* 2015 results map

* 2019 results map

* 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |

### 2023—2027

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Hermitage By-Election 2 May 2024[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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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