# Broadland District Council elections

Broadland District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years. Up until 2004 one third of the Council was elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 47 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Broadland District Council election
* 1976 Broadland District Council election
* 1979 Broadland District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Broadland District Council election
* 1982 Broadland District Council election
* 1983 Broadland District Council election
* 1984 Broadland District Council election
* 1986 Broadland District Council election
* 1987 Broadland District Council election
* 1988 Broadland District Council election
* 1990 Broadland District Council election
* 1991 Broadland District Council election
* 1992 Broadland District Council election
* 1994 Broadland District Council election
* 1995 Broadland District Council election
* 1996 Broadland District Council election
* 1998 Broadland District Council election
* 1999 Broadland District Council election
* 2000 Broadland District Council election
* 2002 Broadland District Council election
* 2003 Broadland District Council election
* 2004 Broadland District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)
* 2007 Broadland District Council election
* 2011 Broadland District Council election
* 2015 Broadland District Council election
* 2019 Broadland District Council election
* 2023 Broadland District Council election

## Council composition

| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Green | Independent | Council control after election |
| 2004 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Conservative |
| 2007 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Conservative |
| 2011 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Conservative |
| 2015 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative |
| 2019 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Conservative |
| 2023 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | No overall control |

## Results maps

* 2004 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Hellesdon West By-Election 14 August 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 370 | 38.9 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | | 328 | 34.5 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 211 | 22.2 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | | 41 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 950 | 27.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Sprowston East By-Election 26 March 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 364 | 36.7 |
| | Labour | | 315 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 313 | 31.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 992 | 27.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### 1998-2002

Great Witchingham By-Election 11 November 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 245 | 43.9 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | | 155 | 27.8 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 125 | 22.4 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 16.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Cawston By-Election 14 December 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Beadle | 211 | 38.7 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Josef Large | 196 | 36.0 | +36.0 |
| | Labour | Terence Simons | 138 | 25.3 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 545 | 29.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2004-2007

Spixworth with St Faiths By-Election 12 January 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Balvinder Kular | 902 | 65.8 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Fiddy | 469 | 34.2 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 31.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,371 | 31.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Buxton By-Election 5 March 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Rix | 555 | 71.3 | +50.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Evans | 201 | 25.8 | −14.6 |
| | Green | Nick Ball | 22 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 45.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 778 | 40.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Wroxham By-Election 1 October 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben McGilvray | 960 | 62.5 | +57.9 |
| | Conservative | Ian Evans | 346 | 22.5 | −9.5 |
| | UKIP | Glenn Tingle | 134 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | Green | Nick Ball | 50 | 3.3 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Kemp | 46 | 3.0 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | 40.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,536 | 38.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Taverham North By-Election 18 March 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nich Starling | 630 | 54.5 | +24.3 |
| | Conservative | John Griffin | 471 | 40.8 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Jennifer Parkhouse | 54 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,155 | 31.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Blofield with South Walsham By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Lawn | 561 | 34.2 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | George Debbage | 522 | 31.8 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen Heard | 232 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| | Labour | Brenda Jones | 222 | 13.5 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lauren Bean | 105 | 6.4 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aylsham By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Riley | 688 | 50.2 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | Judi Meredith | 501 | 36.6 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Kemp | 181 | 13.2 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Wroxham By-Election 20 March 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Cassam | 482 | 48.3 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Fran Whymark | 341 | 34.2 | −0.3 |
| | UKIP | David Moreland | 112 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Kemp | 63 | 6.3 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 998 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wroxham By-Election 21 August 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fran Whymark | 400 | 45.0 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Springall | 386 | 43.4 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Kemp | 103 | 11.6 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 889 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Aylsham By-Election 17 March 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Riley | 829 | 48.0 | +17.0 |
| | Conservative | Hal Turkmen | 654 | 37.9 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Christopher Jenner | 243 | 14.1 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,726 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Coltishall By-Election 8 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jo Copplestone | 780 | 49.5 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Stephen McNair | 355 | 22.5 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Bob Grindrod | 288 | 18.3 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Sparshatt | 154 | 9.8 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 26.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aylsham By-Election 24 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Catchpole | 1,018 | 46.0 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | Hal Turkmen | 865 | 39.1 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Harwood | 328 | 14.8 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,211 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Brundall By-Election 28 September 2021 (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Green | Jan Davis | 594 |
| Green | Eleanor Laming | 530 |
| Conservative | Tim Catmull | 480 |
| Conservative | Michael Phelps | 453 |
| Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Mason | 425 |
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Scrivens | 303 |
| Labour | Alice Free | 161 |
| Labour | Glenn Springett | 137 |
| Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Old Catton and Sprowston West By-Election 28 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Potter | 721 | 50.0 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Martin Booth | 332 | 23.0 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Chettleburgh | 278 | 19.3 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Ian Chapman | 110 | 7.6 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 27.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,441 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Thorpe St Andrew North West By-Election 20 October 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Calix Eden | 860 | 51.8 | +22.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Berry | 635 | 38.3 | −17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Howe | 165 | 9.9 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,660 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Thorpe St Andrew North West By-Election 7 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Berry | 870 | 50.5 |
| | Labour | Carol Ferris | 757 | 43.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Morgan | 96 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,723 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |