1995 Breckland District Council election

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Wickham	312	50.1
	Labour	P. Ward	311	49.9
Majority			1	0.2
Turnout			623	40.2
Registered electors			1,556
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beetley & Gressenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Davies	466	50.2
	Conservative	R. Shelton*	393	42.3
	Green	A. Keidan	69	7.4
Majority			73	7.9
Turnout			928	51.0
Registered electors			1,829
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Besthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Martin*	424	52.1
	Labour	P. Taylor	302	37.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. Beedham	70	8.6
	Independent	A. Riccobena	18	2.2
Majority			122	15.0
Turnout			814	40.2
Registered electors			2,033
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buckenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Joel	374	51.7
	Labour	D. Cornwall	350	48.3
Majority			24	3.3
Turnout			724	55.5
Registered electors			1,302
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Conifer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Brooker	454	56.0
	Conservative	C. Boden	356	44.0
Majority			98	12.1
Turnout			810	42.0
Registered electors			1,938
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

East Dereham Neatherd (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Goreham	548	38.4
	Green	T. Park	477	33.4
	Labour	C. Thorne	475	33.3
	Conservative	M. Fanthorpe*	419	29.4
	Conservative	M. Monument*	387	27.1
	Liberal Democrats	E. Blane	313	21.9
Turnout			~1,427	46.0
Registered electors			3,101
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Green gain from Conservative

East Dereham St. Withburga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Barnard	345	49.0
	Conservative	B. Cross	234	33.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Dirdin	82	11.6
	Green	J. Park	43	6.1
Majority			111	15.8
Turnout			704	42.0
Registered electors			1,683
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

East Dereham Toftwood (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Sheath	775	48.1
	Labour	M. Hodson	669	41.5
	Independent	J. Barnes	433	26.9
	Conservative	B. Roberts	368	22.8
	Conservative	C. Middleton	361	22.4
	Liberal Democrats	B. Shelley	330	20.5
Turnout			~1,612	39.0
Registered electors			4,133
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

East Dereham Town (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Potter*	579	63.1
	Labour	R. Potter*	496	54.0
	Conservative	L. Monument	204	22.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Kane	171	18.6
	Conservative	E. Dagg	150	16.3
	Green	J. Curtis	89	9.7
Turnout			~918	40.0
Registered electors			2,294
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

East Guiltcross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Bastable	283	52.8
	Conservative	A. Byrne*	253	47.2
Majority			30	5.6
Turnout			536	42.0
Registered electors			1,278
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Eynsford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. George	293	54.6
	Conservative	P. Coston	244	45.4
Majority			49	9.1
Turnout			543	39.0
Registered electors			1,391
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Haggard De Toni

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Lockyear	316	42.8
	Conservative	R. Harrold	266	36.0
	Independent	J. Flowerdew	157	21.2
Majority			50	6.8
Turnout			739	46.0
Registered electors			1,628
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Harling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hanson	456	58.8
	Conservative	M. Mawby*	319	41.2
Majority			137	17.7
Turnout			775	48.2
Registered electors			1,622
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Haverscroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Stasiak*	395	51.1
	Labour	J. William	378	48.9
Majority			17	2.2
Turnout			773	44.6
Registered electors			1,733
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heathlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wright*	286	49.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Gordon	148	25.5
	Independent	G. Leigh	147	25.3
Majority			138	23.8
Turnout			581	41.5
Registered electors			1,402
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hermitage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Taylor	346	51.3
	Independent	J. Birbeck*	303	44.9
	Green	S. Caputo	26	3.9
Majority			43	6.4
Turnout			675	56.0
Registered electors			1,199
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Launditch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Butler-Stoney*	392	56.2
	Labour	C. Holland	305	43.8
Majority			87	12.5
Turnout			697	51.0
Registered electors			1,365
	Independent hold		Swing

Mattishall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Rose	473	53.8
	Labour	J. Doyle	406	46.2
Majority			67	7.6
Turnout			879	44.0
Registered electors			2,005
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mid Forest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Monsoon*	267	50.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Green	262	49.5
Majority			5	0.9
Turnout			529	47.5
Registered electors			1,113
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nar Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Boddy*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,761
	Labour hold

Necton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Wilkin	361	54.2
	Labour	L. Buxton	305	45.8
Majority			56	8.4
Turnout			666	47.0
Registered electors			1,408
	Conservative hold		Swing

Peddars Way

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Foster*	312	53.4
	Labour	R. Wakeling	272	46.6
Majority			40	6.8
Turnout			584	38.0
Registered electors			1,563
	Conservative hold		Swing

Queens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Maddern	587	51.4
	Conservative	P. Francis	554	48.6
Majority			33	2.9
Turnout			1,141	35.2
Registered electors			3,285
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Shipworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Mathews*	412	54.0
	Labour	P. Terry	351	46.0
Majority			61	8.0
Turnout			763	40.0
Registered electors			1,932
	Independent hold		Swing

Springvale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Dicken	458	46.5
	Conservative	J. Mallon*	445	45.1
	Green	J. Sammonds	83	8.4
Majority			13	1.3
Turnout			986	37.0
Registered electors			2,663
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Swaffham (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Matthews*	897	41.7
	Independent	T. Wilding*	820	38.1
	Independent	J. Sampson*	756	35.1
	Labour	P. Buxton	712	33.1
	Independent	P. Green	604	28.1
	Labour	E. Johnson	579	26.9
	Independent	M. Knox	300	13.9
	Liberal Democrats	G. Bolton	245	11.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Martin	149	6.9
Turnout			~2,153	43.0
Registered electors			5,008
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Swanton Morley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Carrick*	405	66.2
	Labour	J. Copsey	207	33.8
Majority			198	32.4
Turnout			612	42.0
Registered electors			1,530
	Independent hold		Swing

Taverner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Labouchere	329	52.4
	Labour	S. Taylor	299	47.6
Majority			30	4.8
Turnout			628	55.0
Registered electors			1,131
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Templar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rogers*	206	46.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vincent	137	30.6
	Labour	P. Cusack	105	23.4
Majority			69	15.4
Turnout			448	38.7
Registered electors			1,161
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thetford Abbey (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Paines*	756	73.4
	Labour	A. Paines*	679	65.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Shephard	282	27.4
Turnout			~1,030	29.2
Registered electors			3,526
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Thetford Barnham Cross (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Armes*	724	82.3
	Labour	J. Bullock	590	67.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Cooke	109	12.4
	Liberal Democrats	W. Porton	80	9.1
Turnout			~880	34.3
Registered electors			2,565
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Thetford Guildhall (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Key*	877	38.6
	Labour	R. Key	783	34.5
	Labour	J. Jarrett	764	33.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Jeffery	519	22.9
	Independent	M. Page*	456	20.1
	Conservative	H. Parberry	427	18.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. Newland	384	16.9
	Conservative	B. Skull	382	16.8
Turnout			~2,270	42.5
Registered electors			5,341
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Thetford Saxon (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Curzon-Berners	463	51.3
	Labour	D. O'Neill	453	50.2
	Independent	T. Lamb*	375	41.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Smith	216	23.9
Turnout			~903	38.0
Registered electors			2,377
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Independent

Two Rivers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Abbs*	415	50.8
	Labour	J. Clark	402	49.2
Majority			13	1.6
Turnout			817	50.0
Registered electors			1,649
	Conservative hold		Swing

Upper Wensum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Rhodes	342	41.2
	Independent	H. Thompson*	219	26.4
	Conservative	B. Ravenscroft	215	25.9
	Liberal Democrats	E. Cornish	55	6.6
Majority			123	14.8
Turnout			831	55.0
Registered electors			1,505
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Upper Yare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Jordan*	383	51.4
	Labour	P. Whitty	337	45.2
	Green	J. Stokes	25	3.4
Majority			46	6.2
Turnout			745	52.0
Registered electors			1,454
	Conservative hold		Swing

Watton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Rudling*	829	52.1
	Liberal Democrats	K. Gilbert	633	39.8
	Conservative	J. Bowyer*	595	37.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Selvey	520	32.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Glover	482	30.3
	Labour	J. Cannon	469	29.5
	Conservative	P. Darby	431	27.1
Turnout			~1,590	34.0
Registered electors			4,677
	Conservative hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Wayland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Machorton	358	60.5
	Liberal Democrats	F. Caryer	234	39.5
Majority			124	20.9
Turnout			592	44.4
Registered electors			1,336
	Conservative hold		Swing

Weeting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Childerhouse*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,457
	Independent hold

West Guiltcross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Nunn	315	49.7
	Labour	A. Crowe	232	36.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Rouse	87	13.7
Majority			83	13.1
Turnout			634	35.2
Registered electors			1,456
	Independent hold		Swing

Wissey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Ball	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,920
	Conservative hold

Eynsford by-election: 6 February 1997^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		235	40.1
	Conservative		211	36.0
	Liberal Democrats		140	23.9
Majority			24	4.1
Turnout			586	41.0
Registered electors			1,429
	Labour hold		Swing

Hermitage by-election: 14 August 1997^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		335	57.7
	Conservative		214	36.8
	Liberal Democrats		32	5.5
Majority			121	20.9
Turnout			581	45.0
Registered electors			1,291
	Labour hold		Swing

Conifer by-election: 4 December 1997^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		366	65.4
	Labour		128	22.9
	Liberal Democrats		66	11.8
Majority			238	42.5
Turnout			560	28.9
Registered electors			1,938
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Upper Wensum by-election: 26 March 1998^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		321	47.1
	Labour		166	24.4
	Independent		165	24.2
	Green		29	4.3
Majority			155	22.7
Turnout			681	45.0
Registered electors			1,513
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Thetford Guildhall by-election: 9 July 1998^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		662	58.0
	Labour		302	26.4
	Liberal Democrats		178	15.6
Majority			360	31.6
Turnout			1,142	20.0
Registered electors			5,710
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing