King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections
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]
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[]
- (New ward boundaries)[3]
- (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)[5][6]
- 2015 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[7][8]
- 2019 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
By-election results[]
1995-1999[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 540 | 48.3 | |||
Conservative | 491 | 43.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | 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 Democrats | 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 Democrats | 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 Democrats | 114 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | 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 Democrats | 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 |
2011 - 2015[]
2015 - present[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Terence Parish | 400 | 37.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Simon Eyre | 342 | 32.2 | -38.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Colwell | 83 | 7.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | Deborah Lemay | 83 | 7.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Michael Press | 79 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Edward Robb | 74 | 7.0 | -21.9 | |
Majority | 58 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,064 | 26.27 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gary Howman | 254 | 44.0 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Ronald Mortimer | 189 | 32.8 | +2.3 | |
UKIP | Michael Stone | 68 | 11.8 | -19.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rob Colwell | 66 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 65 | ||||
Turnout | 12.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Find your Borough Councillor, County Councillor, MP, MEP and Parish Clerk". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ "King's Lynn & West Norfolk". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tories take two steps forward in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-02-20. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Labour vote slumps in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-12-17. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "By-election news". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 2009-09-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Borough Council By-Election - Gaywood Chase Ward". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 2009-09-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/news/article/100/heacham_by-election_result[dead link]
External links[]
Categories:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections
- Council elections in Norfolk
- District council elections in England