South Norfolk District Council elections
Appearance
South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England is elected once every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2007, 46 councillors have been elected from 36 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 |
---|---|
Independent | 1973 - 1976 |
No overall control | 1976 - 1979 |
Conservative | 1979 - 1987 |
No overall control | 1987 - 1995 |
Liberal Democrats | 1995 - 2007 |
Conservative | 2007–present |
Council elections
- South Norfolk District Council election, 1973
- South Norfolk District Council election, 1976
- South Norfolk District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- South Norfolk District Council election, 1983
- South Norfolk District Council election, 1987
- South Norfolk District Council election, 1991
- South Norfolk District Council election, 1995
- South Norfolk District Council election, 1999
- South Norfolk District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[4][5]
- South Norfolk District Council election, 2007 (Some new ward boundaries)[2][6]
- South Norfolk District Council election, 2011
- South Norfolk District Council election, 2015
District result maps
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
By-election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 731 | 48.5 | −4.9 | ||
Conservative | 271 | 18.0 | +5.2 | ||
Labour | 257 | 17.0 | +0.9 | ||
Independent | 249 | 16.5 | −1.1 | ||
Majority | 474 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,508 | 27.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Dewsbury | 500 | 57.1 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Blathwayt | 336 | 38.4 | +10.2 | |
Green | Andrew Brockbank | 40 | 4.6 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 164 | 18.7 | |||
Turnout | 876 | 45.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Palmer | 845 | 50.9 | +25.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Ayres | 714 | 43.0 | +2.9 | |
Green | Graham Sessions | 102 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 131 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,661 | 29.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
References
- ^ "Types of elections". South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
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(help) - ^ The District of South Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
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(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The South Norfolk (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ Tempest, Matthew (2004-09-17). "BNP wins first London seat since 1993". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
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(help) - ^ "District council by-election result, Easton Ward". South Norfolk Council. 2004-09-17. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
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(help) - ^ "Labour loses Scottish council stronghold". London: guardian.co.uk. 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
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(help) - ^ "District council by-election result, Diss Ward". South Norfolk Council. 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
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