Broadland District Council elections

Local government elections in Norfolk, England

Broadland District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years. Up until 2004 one third of the Council was elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 47 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.[1]

## Council elections

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* 1973 Broadland District Council election
* 1976 Broadland District Council election
* 1979 Broadland District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
* 1980 Broadland District Council election
* 1982 Broadland District Council election
* 1983 Broadland District Council election
* 1984 Broadland District Council election
* 1986 Broadland District Council election
* 1987 Broadland District Council election
* 1988 Broadland District Council election
* 1990 Broadland District Council election
* 1991 Broadland District Council election
* 1992 Broadland District Council election
* 1994 Broadland District Council election
* 1995 Broadland District Council election
* 1996 Broadland District Council election
* 1998 Broadland District Council election
* 1999 Broadland District Council election
* 2000 Broadland District Council election
* 2002 Broadland District Council election
* 2003 Broadland District Council election[3]
* 2004 Broadland District Council election[4] (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)[5][6]
* 2007 Broadland District Council election[7]
* 2011 Broadland District Council election[8]
* 2015 Broadland District Council election
* 2019 Broadland District Council election
* 2023 Broadland District Council election

## Council composition

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Year  | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Green | Independent | Council control
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2004 | 31  | 11  | 0  | 0  | 5  |  | Conservative
2007 | 35  | 9  | 0  | 0  | 3  |  | Conservative
2011 | 34  | 12  | 1  | 0  | 0  |  | Conservative
2015 | 43  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | Conservative
2019 | 33  | 12  | 2  | 0  | 0  |  | Conservative
2023 | 21  | 14  | 8  | 4  | 0  |  | No overall control

## Results maps

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* 2004 results map

* 2007 results map

* 2011 results map

* 2015 results map

* 2019 results map

* 2023 results map

## By-election results

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### 1994-1998

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Hellesdon West By-Election 14 August 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 370  | 38.9  | +4.0
| Labour |  | 328  | 34.5  | −4.5
| Liberal Democrats |  | 211  | 22.2  | −2.2
| Independent |  | 41  | 4.3  | +4.3
Majority  | 42  | 4.4  |
Turnout | 950  | 27.5  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Sprowston East By-Election 26 March 1998  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 364  | 36.7  |
| Labour |  | 315  | 31.7  |
| Liberal Democrats |  | 313  | 31.6  |
Majority  | 49  | 5.0  |
Turnout | 992  | 27.2  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### 1998-2002

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Great Witchingham By-Election 11 November 1999  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 245  | 43.9  | +10.4
| Labour |  | 155  | 27.8  | −9.2
| Liberal Democrats |  | 125  | 22.4  | −0.7
Majority  | 90  | 16.1  |
Turnout | 525  | 34.0  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Cawston By-Election 14 December 2000  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Veronica Beadle  | 211  | 38.7  | +3.5
| Conservative | Josef Large  | 196  | 36.0  | +36.0
| Labour | Terence Simons  | 138  | 25.3  | +3.7
Majority  | 15  | 2.7  |
Turnout | 545  | 29.8  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### 2004-2007

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Spixworth with St Faiths By-Election 12 January 2006[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Balvinder Kular  | 902  | 65.8  | +14.8
| Conservative | Mark Fiddy  | 469  | 34.2  | −14.8
Majority  | 433  | 31.6  |
Turnout | 1,371  | 31.4  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### 2007-2011

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Buxton By-Election 5 March 2009[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Rix  | 555  | 71.3  | +50.4
| Conservative | Ian Evans  | 201  | 25.8  | −14.6
| Green | Nick Ball  | 22  | 2.8  | +2.8
Majority  | 354  | 45.5  |
Turnout | 778  | 40.0  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Wroxham By-Election 1 October 2009[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ben McGilvray  | 960  | 62.5  | +57.9
| Conservative | Ian Evans  | 346  | 22.5  | −9.5
| UKIP | Glenn Tingle | 134  | 8.7  | +8.7
| Green | Nick Ball  | 50  | 3.3  | −2.8
| Labour | Malcolm Kemp  | 46  | 3.0  | +0.0
Majority  | 614  | 40.0  |
Turnout | 1,536  | 38.0  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Taverham North By-Election 18 March 2010[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Nich Starling  | 630  | 54.5  | +24.3
| Conservative | John Griffin  | 471  | 40.8  | −3.0
| Green | Jennifer Parkhouse  | 54  | 4.7  | +4.7
Majority  | 159  | 13.8  |
Turnout | 1,155  | 31.0  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2011-2015

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Blofield with South Walsham By-Election 2 May 2013[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Susan Lawn  | 561  | 34.2  | −6.2
| Independent | George Debbage  | 522  | 31.8  | +1.2
| Independent | Stephen Heard  | 232  | 14.1  | +14.1
| Labour | Brenda Jones  | 222  | 13.5  | −4.4
| Liberal Democrats | Lauren Bean  | 105  | 6.4  | −4.6
Majority  | 39  | 2.4  |
Turnout | 1,642  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Aylsham By-Election 2 May 2013[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Steve Riley  | 688  | 50.2  | +16.5
| Conservative | Judi Meredith  | 501  | 36.6  | −1.5
| Labour | Malcolm Kemp  | 181  | 13.2  | −2.3
Majority  | 187  | 13.6  |
Turnout | 1,370  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Wroxham By-Election 20 March 2014[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Alex Cassam  | 482  | 48.3  | +2.5
| Conservative | Fran Whymark  | 341  | 34.2  | −0.3
| UKIP | David Moreland  | 112  | 11.2  | +11.2
| Labour | Malcolm Kemp  | 63  | 6.3  | −4.3
Majority  | 141  | 14.1  |
Turnout | 998  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Wroxham By-Election 21 August 2014[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Fran Whymark  | 400  | 45.0  | +10.5
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Springall  | 386  | 43.4  | −2.4
| Labour | Malcolm Kemp  | 103  | 11.6  | +1.0
Majority  | 14  | 1.6  |
Turnout | 889  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

### 2015-2019

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Aylsham By-Election 17 March 2016[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Steve Riley  | 829  | 48.0  | +17.0
| Conservative | Hal Turkmen  | 654  | 37.9  | +5.6
| Labour | Christopher Jenner  | 243  | 14.1  | −7.9
Majority  | 175  | 10.1  |
Turnout | 1,726  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Coltishall By-Election 8 June 2017[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jo Copplestone  | 780  | 49.5  | −4.7
| Labour | Stephen McNair  | 355  | 22.5  | +1.0
| Independent | Bob Grindrod  | 288  | 18.3  | +18.3
| Liberal Democrats | James Sparshatt  | 154  | 9.8  | −1.6
Majority  | 425  | 26.9  |
Turnout | 1,577  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Aylsham By-Election 24 May 2018[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Sue Catchpole  | 1,018  | 46.0  | +15.0
| Conservative | Hal Turkmen  | 865  | 39.1  | +6.8
| Labour | Peter Harwood  | 328  | 14.8  | −7.2
Majority  | 153  | 6.9  |
Turnout | 2,211  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2019-2023

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Brundall By-Election 28 September 2021 (2 seats)[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Jan Davis  | 594  |  |
| Green | Eleanor Laming  | 530  |  |
| Conservative | Tim Catmull  | 480  |  |
| Conservative | Michael Phelps  | 453  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Mason  | 425  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Scrivens  | 303  |  |
| Labour | Alice Free  | 161  |  |
| Labour | Glenn Springett  | 137  |  |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Old Catton and Sprowston West By-Election 28 September 2021[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Potter  | 721  | 50.0  | +3.5
| Labour | Martin Booth  | 332  | 23.0  | +4.8
| Liberal Democrats | John Chettleburgh  | 278  | 19.3  | −0.4
| Green | Ian Chapman  | 110  | 7.6  | −8.0
Majority  | 389  | 27.0  |
Turnout | 1,441  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Thorpe St Andrew North West By-Election 20 October 2022[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Calix Eden  | 860  | 51.8  | +22.8
| Conservative | Peter Berry  | 635  | 38.3  | −17.8
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Howe  | 165  | 9.9  | −4.9
Majority  | 225  | 13.6  |
Turnout | 1,660  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2023-2027

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Thorpe St Andrew North West By-Election 7 September 2023[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Berry  | 870  | 50.5  |
| Labour | Carol Ferris  | 757  | 43.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Morgan  | 96  | 5.6  |
Majority  | 113  | 6.6  |
Turnout | 1,723  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "council and democracy". Broadland District Council. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
2. ^ The District of Broadland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
3. ^ "Broadland Council election, 2003". Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
4. ^ Broadland Council election, 2004 Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "Broadland council". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Broadland (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
7. ^ Broadland Council election, 2007 Archived 2011-09-26 at the UK Government Web Archive
8. ^ Broadland Council election, 2011 Archived 2011-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Broadland District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
10. ^ "new councillor elected". Broadland District Council. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
11. ^ "Lib Dem victories in Wroxham and Walsingham by-elections". North Norfolk News. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
12. ^ "Lib Dems win Taverham North by-election". Eastern Daily Press. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Blofield with South Walsham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aylsham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wroxham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
16. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wroxham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aylsham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
18. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coltishall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aylsham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
20. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brundall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
21. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Old Catton and Sprowston West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
22. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thorpe St Andrew North West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
23. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thorpe St Andrew North West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

* By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

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