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 controlYears
No overall control1973 - 1976
Conservative1976 - 1991
No overall control1991 - 1995
Labour1995 - 1999
No overall control1999 - 2003
Conservative2003–present

Council elections
  • 1973 West Norfolk District Council election
  • 1976 West Norfolk District Council election
  • 1979 West Norfolk District Council election
  • 1983 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
  • 1987 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
  • 1991 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
  • 1995 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
  • 1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
  • 2003 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)[5][6]
  • 2007 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
  • 2011 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
  • 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
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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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

2015 - present
Heacham By-election 20 October 2016[13]
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

References
  1. "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.
  2. "King's Lynn & West Norfolk". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. The Borough of West Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. "Tories take two steps forward in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-02-20. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  10. "Labour vote slumps in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-12-17. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  11. "By-election news". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  12. "Borough Council By-Election - Gaywood Chase Ward". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  13. https://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/news/article/100/heacham_by-election_result
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