- Breckland local elections
Breckland District Council is elected every four years.
Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1979Conservative 1979 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 1999Conservative 1999 - present
Council elections
Breckland Council election, 1999 Breckland Council election, 2003 Breckland Council election, 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 235
percentage = 40.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 211
percentage = 36.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 140
percentage = 23.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 24
percentage = 4.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 586
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 335
percentage = 57.7
change = +6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 214
percentage = 36.8
change = +36.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 32
percentage = 5.5
change = +5.5Election box majority
votes = 121
percentage = 20.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 581
percentage = 45.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 366
percentage = 65.4
change = +21.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 128
percentage = 22.8
change = -33.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 66
percentage = 11.8
change = +11.8Election box majority
votes = 238
percentage = 42.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 560
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 321
percentage = 47.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 166
percentage = 24.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 165
percentage = 24.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 29
percentage = 4.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 155
percentage = 22.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 681
percentage = 45.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 662
percentage = 58.0
change = +39.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 302
percentage = 26.4
change = -12.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 178
percentage = 15.6
change = -7.2Election box majority
votes = 360
percentage = 31.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,142
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 281
percentage = 58.3
change = -12.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 163
percentage = 33.8
change = +13.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 38
percentage = 7.9
change = -1.5Election box majority
votes = 118
percentage = 24.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 482
percentage = 18.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 278
percentage = 51.6
change = +36.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 200
percentage = 37.1
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 61
percentage = 11.3
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 78
percentage = 14.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 539
percentage = 25.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Sharpe
votes = 851
percentage = 66.3
change = +11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Holmes
votes = 243
percentage = 19.0
change = +19.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Thomas
votes = 189
percentage = 14.7
change = -30.2Election box majority
votes = 608
percentage = 47.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,283
percentage = 24.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.breckland.gov.uk Breckland Council]
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