Breckland District Council elections

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

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 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

  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2023 results map
    2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

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

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

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 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

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

2023-2027

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
Bedingfeld By-Election 27 February 2025[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Scott Hussey 414 54.3 +54.3
Conservative Paula Wood 209 27.4 −25.2
Labour Doug Jefferson 99 13.0 −14.1
Green Timothy Soar 41 5.4 +5.4
Majority 205 26.9
Turnout 763
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing
Thetford Priory By-Election 1 May 2025[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Michael Westman 449 45.3
Labour Doug Jefferson 292 29.5
Conservative Jane James 166 16.8
Green Timothy Soar 46 4.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Minto 38 3.8
Majority 157 15.8
Turnout 991
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

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.
  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.
  18. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bedingfeld Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford Priory Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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