King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections
King's Lynn and West Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 62 councillors have been elected from 42 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1991 |
No overall control | 1991 - 1995 |
Labour | 1995 - 1999 |
No overall control | 1999 - 2003 |
Conservative | 2003 - present |
Council elections
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 1999
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)[3]
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 2007
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 2011
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 2015
By-election results
1995-1999
Upwell, Outwell and Delph By-Election 30 January 1997 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 540 | 48.3 | |||
Conservative | 491 | 43.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 87 | 7.8 | |||
Majority | 49 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,118 | 27.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Lynn South West By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 1,094 | 60.1 | -21.8 | ||
Conservative | 482 | 26.5 | +8.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 243 | 13.4 | +13.4 | ||
Majority | 612 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,819 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
West Winch By-Election 7 May 1998 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 402 | 40.1 | +2.2 | ||
Labour | 259 | 25.8 | -31.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 210 | 21.0 | +21.0 | ||
Independent | 131 | 13.1 | +13.1 | ||
Majority | 143 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,002 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Denver By-Election 9 July 1998 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 271 | 55.6 | +17.0 | ||
Labour | 165 | 33.9 | -7.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 51 | 10.5 | -9.2 | ||
Majority | 106 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 487 | 26.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
1999-2003
Lynn Central By-Election 17 June 1999 (2) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 325 | ||||
Conservative | 275 | ||||
Labour | 256 | ||||
Conservative | 250 | ||||
Liberal Democrat | 114 | ||||
Liberal Democrat | 100 | ||||
Turnout | 1,320 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2003-2007
Rudham By-Election 19 June 2003 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 592 | 62.6 | +21.8 | ||
Labour | 353 | 37.4 | -14.5 | ||
Majority | 239 | 25.2 | |||
Turnout | 945 | 50.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Heacham By-Election 19 February 2004[4] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Andrew Morrison | 852 | 44.2 | +23.4 | |
Labour | 590 | 30.6 | +12.1 | ||
Independent | 487 | 25.2 | -35.4 | ||
Majority | 262 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,929 | 47.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Snettisham By-Election 16 December 2004[5] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 437 | 47.2 | +18.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 247 | 26.7 | +26.7 | ||
Labour | 121 | 13.1 | -0.9 | ||
Independent | 120 | 13.0 | -44.5 | ||
Majority | 190 | 20.5 | |||
Turnout | 925 | 26.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Hunstanton By-Election 6 July 2006[6] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Richard Searle | 908 | 55.5 | +14.3 | |
Labour | Richard Bird | 727 | 44.5 | +13.8 | |
Majority | 181 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,635 | 33.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2007-2011
Gaywood Chase By-Election 13 August 2009[7] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony Dobson | 202 | 28.7 | -17.4 | |
Labour | John Collop | 194 | 27.5 | -10.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Swinton | 167 | 23.7 | +23.7 | |
BNP | David Fleming | 90 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Green | Vivienne Manning | 52 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 8 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 705 | 18.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Find your Borough Councillor, County Councillor, MP, MEP and Parish Clerk". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ↑ "King's Lynn & West Norfolk". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ↑ "Tories take two steps forward in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-02-20. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ↑ "Labour vote slumps in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-12-17. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ↑ "By-election news". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ↑ "Borough Council By-Election - Gaywood Chase Ward". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
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