King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections
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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]
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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
- West Norfolk District Council election, 1973
- West Norfolk District Council election, 1976
- West Norfolk District Council election, 1979
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 1987
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 1991 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 1995
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 1999
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)[5][6]
- 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 (Some new ward boundaries)[7][8]
By-election results
1995-1999
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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
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- ↑ The Borough of West Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
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- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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