Broadland District Council elections

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Broadland District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years. Up until 2004 one third of the Council was elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 47 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to 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 - 1994
No overall control 1994 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - present

Council elections

By-election results

1997-2001

Hellesdon West By-Election 14 August 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 370 38.9 +4.0
Labour 328 34.5 -4.5
Liberal Democrat 211 22.2 -2.2
Independent 41 4.3 +4.3
Majority 42 4.4
Turnout 950 27.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Sprowston East By-Election 26 March 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 364 36.7
Labour 315 31.7
Liberal Democrat 313 31.6
Majority 49 5.0
Turnout 992 27.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Great Witchingham By-Election 11 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 245 43.9 +10.4
Labour 155 27.8 -9.2
Liberal Democrat 125 22.4 -0.7
Majority 90 16.1
Turnout 525 34.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Cawston By-Election 14 December 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Veronica Beadle 211 38.7 +3.5
Conservative Josef Large 196 36.0 +36.0
Labour Terence Simons 138 25.3 +3.7
Majority 15 2.7
Turnout 545 29.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing

2001-2011

Spixworth with St Faiths By-Election 12 January 2006[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Balvinder Kular 902 65.8 +14.8
Conservative Mark Fiddy 469 34.2 -14.8
Majority 433 31.6
Turnout 1,371 31.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Buxton By-Election 5 March 2009[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Barbara Rix 555 71.3 +50.4
Conservative Ian Evans 201 25.8 -14.6
Green Nick Ball 22 2.8 +2.8
Majority 354 45.5
Turnout 778 40.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Wroxham By-Election 1 October 2009[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ben McGilvray 960 62.5 +57.9
Conservative Ian Evans 346 22.5 -9.5
UKIP Glenn Tingle 134 8.7 +8.7
Green Nick Ball 50 3.3 -2.8
Labour Malcolm Kemp 46 3.0 +0.0
Majority 614 40.0
Turnout 1,536 38.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Taverham North By-Election 18 March 2010[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Nich Starling 630 54.5 +24.3
Conservative John Griffin 471 40.8 -3.0
Green Jennifer Parkhouse 54 4.7 +4.7
Majority 159 13.8
Turnout 1,155 31.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

References

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External links

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  6. ↑ Broadland Council election, 2007
  7. ↑ Broadland Council election, 2011
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