Breckland District Council elections

Breckland District Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the first elections to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

The leaders of the council since 1998 have been:[1]

Councillor		From	To
Cliff Jordan[2]	Conservative	1998	2005
William Nunn[3]	Conservative	2005	5 Sep 2013
Michael Wassell[4][5]	Conservative	11 Sep 2013	31 Mar 2016
William Nunn[6][7]	Conservative	31 Mar 2016	16 May 2019
Sam Chapman-Allen	Conservative	16 May 2019

For by-election results, please see the page on Breckland District Council By-elections.

Hermitage By-Election 14 August 1997
Party		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		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		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		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

Thetford Barnham Cross By-Election 8 March 2001
Party		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		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

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 Democrats	David Thomas	189	14.7	-30.2
Majority			608	47.3
Turnout			1,283	24.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Attleborough Queens And Besthorpe 5 May 2016
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
Turnout			698	18.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Saham Toney 16 March 2017
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
Turnout			698	18.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Note: swings cannot be given: Harling and Heathlands was previously uncontested.

Thetford Priory 28 September 2017
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
Turnout			874	17.40
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

"Council minutes". Breckland District Council. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
Hannant, David (18 May 2018). "Norfolk County Council leader Cliff Jordan resigns following lung cancer diagnosis". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
"Breckland Council leader William Nunn to resign". BBC News. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
McMahon, Rosa (12 September 2013). "Breckland Council's new leader and deputy vow to innovate". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
Lazzari, Adam (11 March 2016). "Breckland Council leader stands down for 'personal and private reaons'". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
Ward, Zach (1 April 2016). "Breckland Council has confirmed previous leader William Nunn has retaken the role". Diss Express. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
Parkin, Simon (4 May 2019). "Breckland council leader stands down day after local elections". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
The District of Breckland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
legislation.gov.uk – The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
legislation.gov.uk – The District of Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
legislation.gov.uk – The Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

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