2015 Breckland District Council election

2015 English local government election April 2015 April 2015 2015 Breckland District Council election Norfolk parliamentary 2011 Breckland District Council election 2011 2015 5 7 y 2019 Breckland District Council election 2019 All 49 seats to Breckland District Council 25 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 42 5 49,352 57.0% 0.1% 95x50px|Blank UKIP 4 4 14,648 16.9% 12.9% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 2 2 15,259 17.6% 6.4% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 1 2 2,732 3.2% 3.1% Breckland UK ward map with seats 2015.svg Winner of each seat at the 2015 Breckland District Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 2015 Breckland District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England.Andrew Teale https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2015/274/ andrewteale.me.uk Local Election Results 2015 - Breckland 2 February 2026 Local Elections Archive Project This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, decreasing the number of seats by 5 to 49. Previous composition After the 2011 election, 47 councillors were Conservatives, 4 were Labour and 3 were independent. This had changed by 2015 in the following ways: Party Seats (2011 election) Seats (April 2015) Conservative Party (UK) 47 46 Labour Party (UK) 4 3 Independent (politician) 3 3 Christian Peoples Alliance - 1 UKIP - 1Total54 Summary Election result 2015 Breckland District Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 30 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth Conservative Party (UK) 48 42 N/A N/A 5 85.7 49,352 57.0 +0.1 UKIP 18 4 N/A N/A 4 8.2 14,648 16.9 +12.9 Labour Party (UK) 25 2 N/A N/A 2 4.1 15,259 17.6 –6.4 Independent politician 3 1 N/A N/A 2 2.0 2,732 3.2 –3.1 Green Party of England and Wales 9 0 N/A N/A 0.0 4,120 4.8 –1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 0 0 0.0 471 0.5 –2.5 Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. All Saints & Wayland All Saints & Wayland (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) John Cowen 1,933 68.3 Conservative Party (UK) William Smith* 1,709 60.4 UK Independence Party Giselle Nind 1,008 35.6 ~2,829 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ashill Ashill Conservative Party (UK) Frank Sharpe* 755 50.8 UK Independence Party Emma Parker 495 33.3 Green Party of England and Wales Anne Rix 237 15.9 260 17.5 1,487 Conservative Party (UK) Attleborough Burgh & Havercroft Attleborough Burgh & Havercroft (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Keith Martin* 1,422 57.9 Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Stasiak* 998 40.7 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Mantripp 628 25.6 Independent politician Taila Taylor 617 25.1 ~2,455 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Karen Pettitt* 1,573 41.4 Conservative Party (UK) David Oliver 1,429 37.6 Conservative Party (UK) Tristan Ashby 1,408 37.1 UK Independence Party Anthony Crouch 900 23.7 Labour Party (UK) Julian Crutch 726 19.1 Independent politician Samantha Taylor 702 18.5 ~3,798 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bedingfeld Bedingfeld Conservative Party (UK) Mike Nairn* N/A Conservative Party (UK) The Buckenhams & Banham The Buckenhams & Banham Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Joel* 1,272 74.6 Labour Party (UK) Victor Peters 432 25.4 840 49.2 1,704 Conservative Party (UK) Dereham Neatherd Dereham Neatherd (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Linda Monument* 1,589 44.0 Conservative Party (UK) William Richmond* 1,339 37.1 Conservative Party (UK) Alsion Webb 1,326 36.7 UK Independence Party Christopher Harwood 844 23.4 Labour Party (UK) Maria Almeida 755 20.9 Green Party of England and Wales Ann Bowyer 708 19.6 Labour Party (UK) John Williams 530 14.7 ~3,613 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dereham Toftwood Dereham Toftwood (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Philip Duigan* 1,060 39.1 Conservative Party (UK) Kathryn Millbank* 1,003 37.0 UK Independence Party Peter Doolan 782 28.9 Labour Party (UK) Benedict Baldwin 596 22.0 Labour Party (UK) Graham Hayden 524 19.3 Green Party of England and Wales Timothy Birt 465 17.2 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Hirst 209 7.7 ~2,711 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dereham Withburga Dereham Withburga (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Monument* 1,135 50.0 Labour Party (UK) Harry Clarke 849 37.4 Labour Party (UK) Linda Goreham 805 35.5 Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Reynolds 795 35.0 Green Party of England and Wales Philip Morton 478 21.1 ~2,270 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Forest Forest (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) John Nunn 712 56.8 Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Chapman-Allen 708 56.5 Green Party of England and Wales Jeffrey Prosser 324 25.8 Green Party of England and Wales Sandra Walmsley 278 22.2 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Sully 268 21.4 Labour Party (UK) Yvonne Sully 217 17.3 ~1,254 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Guiltcross Guiltcross Conservative Party (UK) Marion Chapman-Allen* 1,242 70.1 Labour Party (UK) Jim Waters 530 29.9 712 40.2 1,772 Conservative Party (UK) Harling & Heathlands Harling & Heathlands Conservative Party (UK) Ellen Jolly* N/A Conservative Party (UK) Hermitage Hermitage Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Carter* 1,016 68.3 UK Independence Party John Savory 472 31.7 544 36.6 1,488 Conservative Party (UK) Launditch Launditch Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Gould* N/A Conservative Party (UK) Lincoln Lincoln (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Duffield* 1,743 67.9 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Richmond* 1,374 53.5 Green Party of England and Wales Alison Keidan-Cooper 1,010 39.3 ~2,569 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mattishall Mattishall (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Pablo Dimoglou 1,552 52.5 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Claussen* 1,518 51.3 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Hunton 848 28.7 UK Independence Party Philip Tye 680 23.0 Labour Party (UK) Julia Onassis 640 21.6 ~2,959 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Nar Valley Nar Valley Conservative Party (UK) Peter Wilkinson 816 60.5 UK Independence Party David Williams 532 39.5 284 21.0 1,348 Conservative Party (UK) Necton Necton Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Wilkin* 882 60.9 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Sisto 567 39.1 315 21.8 1,449 Conservative Party (UK) Saham Toney Saham Toney (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Charles Carter* 1,194 56.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Rogers* 920 43.7 UK Independence Party Janet Brown 743 35.3 UK Independence Party Daniel Fishlock 535 25.4 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Bate 411 19.5 ~2,107 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Shipdham with Scarning Shipdham with Scarning (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Hewett 1,387 46.6 Conservative Party (UK) Lynda Turner* 1,260 42.4 UK Independence Party Sue Hebborn 885 29.8 Labour Party (UK) Kimberley Wills 766 25.8 ~2,975 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Swaffham Swaffham (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Darby Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Matthews* Conservative Party (UK) Ian Sherwood* N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thetford Boudica Thetford Boudica (2 seats) UK Independence Party Jenny Hollis 750 34.8 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Robinson* 738 34.3 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Kybird* 717 33.3 Labour Party (UK) Dave Hogkinson 500 23.2 Labour Party (UK) Francesca Robinson 412 19.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Rutter 219 10.2 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Thetford Burrell Thetford Burrell (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Terry Jermy* 905 42.6 UK Independence Party Denis Crawford 828 39.0 Labour Party (UK) Sadie Harvey 680 32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Gloria-Jean Bamber 557 26.2 Conservative Party (UK) Louise Sharman 447 21.1 ~2,123 Labour Party (UK) UK Independence Party Thetford Castle Thetford Castle (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Roy Brame 949 40.6 UK Independence Party John Newton 811 34.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Moorman 683 29.2 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Harvey 512 21.9 Labour Party (UK) Jake Shannon 407 17.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Daniel Jeffrey 252 10.8 ~2,339 Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party Thetford Priory Thetford Priory (2 seats) UK Independence Party Mark Taylor 981 37.9 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Bishop 877 33.9 Labour Party (UK) Michael Brindle 786 30.4 Labour Party (UK) Brenda Canham 671 25.9 ~2,587 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Upper Wensum Upper Wensum (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) William Borrett* 1,965 63.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Bambridge 1,812 59.0 UK Independence Party Gillian Savory 1,185 38.6 ~3,074 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Watton Watton (3 seats) Independent politician Keith Gilbert* 1,413 32.1 Conservative Party (UK) Claire Bowes* 1,311 29.8 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Wassell* 1,245 28.3 UK Independence Party Jennifer Fishlock 1,168 26.5 UK Independence Party Keith Hebborn 1,049 23.8 Conservative Party (UK) Kathryn Hughes 981 22.3 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Holmes 705 16.0 ~4,406 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Attleborough Queens And Besthorpe By-Election 5 May 2016Local Elections Archive Project — Attleborough Queens and Besthorpe Ward https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/17417/#2016-05-05 www.andrewteale.me.uk 18 November 2024 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Askew 546 42.0 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Philip Andrew Spiby 393 30.2 +11.6 Independent (politician) Anthony Frederick Crouch 360 27.7 +27.7 153 11.8 1,299 Conservative Party (UK) Saham Toney By-Election 16 March 2017Local Elections Archive Project — Saham Toney Ward https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/17430/#2017-03-16 www.andrewteale.me.uk 18 November 2024 Conservative Party (UK) Theresa Ruth Hewett 335 48.1 -2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Thorpe 105 15.1 +15.1 Independent (politician) Patricia Helena Warwick 104 14.9 +14.9 UK Independence Party David Williams 80 11.5 -20.1 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Manuel Sisto 72 10.3 +10.3 230 33.0 696 Conservative Party (UK) Harling and Heathlands By-Election 4 May 2017Local Elections Archive Project — Harling and Heathlands Ward https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/17423/#2017-05-04 www.andrewteale.me.uk Conservative Party (UK) Robert George Kybird 666 74.9 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Harvey 223 25.1 443 49.8 889 Conservative Party (UK) Note: swings cannot be given: Harling and Heathlands was previously uncontested. Thetford Priory By-Election 28 September 2017Local Elections Archive Project — Thetford Priory Ward https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/17437/#2017-09-28 www.andrewteale.me.uk 18 November 2024 Labour Party (UK) Michael Patrick Brindle 503 57.7 +28.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Lillian James 257 29.5 -3.7 UK Independence Party Dean Roberts 112 12.8 -24.3 246 28.2 872 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Breckland District Council elections Breckland Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom Category:2010s in Norfolk