Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England, is elected every four years.

Council elections 1973 Breckland District Council election 1976 Breckland District Council election 1979 Breckland District Council election (New ward boundaries)The District of Breckland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 1983 Breckland District Council election 1987 Breckland District Council election 1991 Breckland District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk – The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1995 Breckland District Council election 1999 Breckland District Council election 2003 Breckland District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk – The District of Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015. 2007 Breckland District Council election 2011 Breckland District Council election 2015 Breckland District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk – The Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015. 2019 Breckland District Council election 2023 Breckland District Council election

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

Council composition

+ Composition of the councilYearConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratsGreenUKIPIndependents& OthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (51 seats)1973201002119762390019New ward boundaries (53 seats)19793160016198332810121987337201119913281012199519251107199934142003New ward boundaries (54 seats)200342800042007483000320114740003New ward boundaries (49 seats)2015422004120193760204202330121105

Maps

Results maps

By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards. Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.

1983-1994

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyNar Valley17 December 1987 Haverscroft4 May 1989 Thetford Saxon4 May 1989 Peddars Way10 May 1990 Watton9 September 1993

1995-2006

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyEynsford6 February 1997 Hermitage14 August 1997 Conifer4 December 1997 Upper Wensum26 March 1998 Thetford Guildhall9 July 1998 Thetford Barnham Cross8 March 2001 East Dereham Town28 June 2001 Swaffham22 June 2006

2007-2018

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyQueens4 June 2009 Queens19 July 2012 Mid Forest26 July 2012 Harling & Heathlands26 July 2012 Thetford - Abbey13 September 2012 Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe5 May 2016 Saham Toney16 March 2017 Harling & Heathlands4 May 2017 Thetford Priory28 September 2017

2019-present

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyHermitage2 December 2021 Mattishall9 June 2022 Thetford Boudica14 July 2022 Hermitage2 May 2024 Bedingfeld27 February 2025 Thetford Priory1 May 2025 Thetford Castle24 September 2025 Dereham Toftwood16 July 2026

Notes

References

External links Breckland Council