Local government elections in Norfolk, England
King's Lynn and West Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 55 councillors have been elected from 35 wards.[1]
Council elections
Council composition
Result maps
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
1995-1999
Upwell, Outwell and Delph By-Election 30 January 1997 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 | | |
Lynn South West By-Election 1 May 1997 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 | | |
West Winch By-Election 7 May 1998 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 | | |
Denver By-Election 9 July 1998 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
Lynn Central By-Election 17 June 1999 (2) 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
Rudham By-Election 19 June 2003 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 | | |
Heacham By-Election 19 February 2004[8] 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 | | |
Snettisham By-Election 16 December 2004[9] 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 | | |
Hunstanton By-Election 6 July 2006[10] 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
Gaywood Chase By-Election 13 August 2009[11] 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
Spellowfields By-election 27 September 2012[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sheila Young | 348 | 45.7 | +6.0 |
| Labour | Ken Hubbard | 243 | 31.9 | +5.6 |
| UKIP | Michael Stone | 88 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| Green | Rob Archer | 61 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Swinton | 22 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
Majority | 105 | 13.8 | |
Turnout | 762 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Snettisham By-election 2 May 2013[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Avril Wright | 593 | 48.7 | −20.6 |
| UKIP | Michael Stone | 361 | 29.7 | +29.7 |
| Labour | Richard Pennington | 263 | 21.6 | −9.1 |
Majority | 232 | 19.1 | |
Turnout | 1,217 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Watlington By-election 13 June 2013[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | Ashley Collins | 179 | 45.5 | +45.5 |
| Conservative | John Dobson | 115 | 29.3 | +29.3 |
| Labour | Emilia Rust | 99 | 25.2 | +7.7 |
Majority | 64 | 16.3 | |
Turnout | 393 | | |
| UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Burnham By-election 6 March 2014[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sam Sandell | 374 | 78.4 | +5.6 |
| UKIP | Jean Smith | 103 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
Majority | 271 | 56.8 | |
Turnout | 477 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Airfield By-election 17 July 2014[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Geoff Hipperson | 305 | 45.7 | +2.4 |
| UKIP | Bob Scully | 233 | 34.9 | +34.9 |
| Green | Jonathan Burr | 72 | 10.8 | −10.6 |
| Labour | Sebastian Polhill | 57 | 8.5 | −11.1 |
Majority | 72 | 56.8 | |
Turnout | 10.8 | | |
| Conservative gain from Green | Swing | | |
2015 - 2019
Valley Hill By-election 16 June 2016[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tim Tilbrook | 266 | 41.0 | +6.9 |
| Labour | Edward Robb | 157 | 24.2 | +24.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Sayer | 102 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| UKIP | Andrew Carr | 96 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
| Green | Andrew de Whalley | 27 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
Majority | 109 | 16.8 | |
Turnout | 648 | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Heacham By-election 20 October 2016[18] 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 | | |
Fairstead By-election 11 May 2017 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 | | |
St Margarets with St Nicholas By-election 3 August 2017[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mike Taylor | 253 | 36.2 | −6.6 |
| Labour | Francis Bone | 210 | 30.0 | −3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Russell-Johnson | 173 | 24.7 | +24.7 |
| Green | Rob Archer | 63 | 9.0 | −15.1 |
Majority | 43 | 6.2 | |
Turnout | 699 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Snettisham By-election 2 August 2018[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stuart Dark | 613 | 77.4 | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Erika Coward | 66 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Green | Nigel Walker | 65 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| UKIP | Matthew Hannay | 48 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
Majority | 547 | 69.1 | |
Turnout | 792 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2019 - 2023
Upwell and Delph By-election 12 December 2019[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Vivienne Spikings | 2,126 | 66.4 | +28.5 |
| Labour | Stewart Dickson | 637 | 19.9 | +19.9 |
| Independent | Terry Hipsey | 438 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
Majority | 1,489 | 46.5 | |
Turnout | 3,201 | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Gaywood Clock By-election 1 December 2022[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alex Ware | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/857, retrieved 8 December 2023
- ^ 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 26 September 2009.
- ^ 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. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ "Labour vote slumps in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 17 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ "By-election news". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 26 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Borough Council By-Election - Gaywood Chase Ward". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 26 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Spellowfields Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Snettisham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Watlington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burnham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Airfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Valley Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/news/article/100/heacham_by-election_result [dead link]
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Margarets with St Nicholas Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Snettisham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Upwell and Delph Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Gaywood Clock Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council