Breckland District Council elections

Breckland District Council is elected every four years.

Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1979

Conservative 1979 - 1995

No overall control 1995 - 1999

Conservative 1999 - present

Council elections

Breckland District Council election, 1999
Breckland District Council election, 2003
Breckland District Council election, 2007
Breckland District Council election, 2011
Breckland District Council election, 2015

By-election results

Eynsford By-Election 6 February 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		235	40.1
	Conservative		211	36.0
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		178	15.6	-7.2
Majority			360	31.6
Turnout			1,142	20.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Thetford Barnham Cross By-Election 8 March 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		281	58.3	-12.4
	Conservative		163	33.8	+13.9
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

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

External links

Breckland Council

Council elections in Norfolk

Norfolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Breckland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Broadland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2015

Great Yarmouth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2015

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

North Norfolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Norwich City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012 2014 2015

South Norfolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015