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 2019, 55 councillors have been elected from 35 wards.[1]

Council elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Green Independent Council control
after election
1991 29 16 5 0 9[a] No overall control
1995 7 37 5 0 10 Labour
1999 26 27 5 0 2 No overall control
2003 35 14 7 0 6 Conservative
2007 52 4 4 0 2 Conservative
2011 42 13 3 1 3 Conservative
2015 50 10 0 0 2 Conservative
2019 28 10 1 1 15 Conservative
2023 21 11 3 2 18 No overall control

Result maps

  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2023 results map
    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

  1. ^ Includes one independent conservative.
  1. ^ "The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/857, retrieved 8 December 2023
  2. ^ The Borough of West Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  7. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Tories take two steps forward in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  9. ^ "Labour vote slumps in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 17 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  10. ^ "By-election news". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 26 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
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  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Spellowfields Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Snettisham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Watlington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burnham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Airfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Valley Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  18. ^ https://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/news/article/100/heacham_by-election_result [dead link]
  19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Margarets with St Nicholas Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Snettisham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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  22. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Gaywood Clock Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.