1999 Breckland District Council election
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Breckland District Council election
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The 1999 Breckland District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Breckland District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| 1999 Breckland District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 47 | 34 | 16 | 0 |  16 |
64.2 | 46.2 | 17,527 | +16.8 | |
| Labour | 36 | 14 | 0 | 11 |  11 |
26.4 | 31.0 | 11,753 | –12.1 | |
| Independent | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
5.7 | 5.0 | 1,905 | –8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  |
3.8 | 14.8 | 5,608 | +2.2 | |
| Green | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0.0 | 3.0 | 1,137 | +1.2 | |
| Ind. Lib Dem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0.0 | 0.1 | 36 | N/A | |
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,579 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Beetley & Gressenhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Duffield | 392 | 42.2 | ||
| Independent | R. Richmond | 239 | 25.8 | ||
| Labour | T. Johnson | 237 | 25.5 | ||
| Green | A. Keidan | 60 | 6.5 | ||
| Majority | 153 | 16.5 | |||
| Turnout | 929 | 50.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,857 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Besthorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Martin* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,033 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Buckenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Joel* | 546 | 76.3 | ||
| Labour | H. Fraser | 120 | 16.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | C. Lloyd | 50 | 7.0 | ||
| Majority | 426 | 59.5 | |||
| Turnout | 716 | 55.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,321 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conifer
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Van Cutsem | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,918 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
East Dereham Neatherd
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Goreham* | 414 | 31.3 | ||
| Conservative | L. Monument | 401 | 30.4 | ||
| Green | T. Park* | 396 | 30.0 | ||
| Conservative | J. Gretton | 367 | 27.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | E. Blane | 348 | 26.3 | ||
| Labour | C. Thorne | 257 | 19.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | E. Conway | 216 | 16.4 | ||
| Independent | S. Brown | 118 | 8.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,321 | 41.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,223 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Green | |||||
East Dereham St. Withburga
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Goreham | 231 | 39.8 | ||
| Conservative | S. Dorrington | 166 | 28.6 | ||
| Independent | G. Barnard | 103 | 17.8 | ||
| Green | A. Bowyer | 44 | 7.6 | ||
| Ind. Lib Dem | S. Blane | 36 | 6.2 | ||
| Majority | 65 | 11.2 | |||
| Turnout | 580 | 32.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,813 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
East Dereham Toftwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Sheath* | 447 | 36.9 | ||
| Conservative | P. Duigan | 368 | 30.4 | ||
| Labour | M. Hodson* | 363 | 30.0 | ||
| Independent | J. Barnes | 323 | 26.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Cheetham | 323 | 26.7 | ||
| Independent | M. Mann | 230 | 19.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | B. Shelley | 94 | 7.8 | ||
| Green | T. Birt | 72 | 5.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | E. Cornish | 70 | 5.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,212 | 28.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,328 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
East Dereham Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Potter* | 374 | 48.8 | ||
| Labour | M. Fanthorpe | 358 | 46.7 | ||
| Conservative | S. Bambridge | 249 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative | M. Griffin | 190 | 24.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Kane | 123 | 16.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Donovan | 86 | 11.2 | ||
| Green | D. Bowyer | 73 | 9.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~767 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,191 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
East Guiltcross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Baskerville | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,314 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Eynsford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Mallen | 415 | 62.6 | ||
| Conservative | D. Ashford | 248 | 37.4 | ||
| Majority | 167 | 25.2 | |||
| Turnout | 663 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,433 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Haggard De Toni
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | G. Lockyear* | 366 | 57.0 | ||
| Conservative | M. Spaul | 276 | 43.0 | ||
| Majority | 90 | 14.0 | |||
| Turnout | 642 | 38.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,722 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Harling
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Kemp | 433 | 54.1 | ||
| Labour | A. Hanson* | 367 | 45.9 | ||
| Majority | 66 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 800 | 47.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,694 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Haverscroft
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Stasiak* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,663 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Heathlands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Wright* | 392 | 68.4 | ||
| Labour | D. Griffith | 116 | 20.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Myhill | 65 | 11.3 | ||
| Majority | 276 | 48.2 | |||
| Turnout | 573 | 38.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,536 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hermitage
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Holland | 465 | 60.5 | ||
| Conservative | J. Birkbeck | 277 | 36.1 | ||
| Green | J. Thompson | 26 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 188 | 24.5 | |||
| Turnout | 768 | 62.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,251 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Launditch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Gould | 364 | 55.0 | ||
| Labour | J. Farrell | 298 | 45.0 | ||
| Majority | 66 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 662 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,427 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Mattishall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Rose* | 533 | 71.0 | ||
| Labour | J. Doyle | 218 | 29.0 | ||
| Majority | 315 | 41.9 | |||
| Turnout | 751 | 37.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,051 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Mid Forest
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | I. Monson* | 391 | 91.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Gordon | 37 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 354 | 82.7 | |||
| Turnout | 428 | 43.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 978 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Nar Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Williams | 361 | 56.9 | ||
| Labour | P. Crate | 274 | 43.1 | ||
| Majority | 87 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | 635 | 38.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,710 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Necton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. Wilkin* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,463 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Peddars Way
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Foster* | 349 | 69.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | N. John | 152 | 30.3 | ||
| Majority | 197 | 39.3 | |||
| Turnout | 501 | 32.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,611 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Queens
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Francis | 546 | 55.5 | ||
| Labour | R. Smith | 285 | 29.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | C. Saville | 152 | 15.5 | ||
| Majority | 261 | 26.6 | |||
| Turnout | 983 | 25.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,921 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Shipworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Matthews* | 369 | 60.6 | ||
| Labour | P. Terry | 183 | 30.0 | ||
| Green | J. Curtis | 57 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 186 | 30.5 | |||
| Turnout | 609 | 32.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,928 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Springvale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Howell | 453 | 53.9 | ||
| Labour | R. Baldwin | 273 | 32.5 | ||
| Green | J. Park | 115 | 13.7 | ||
| Majority | 180 | 21.4 | |||
| Turnout | 841 | 30.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,798 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Swaffham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Matthews* | 1,057 | 55.8 | ||
| Conservative | I. Sherwood | 814 | 43.0 | ||
| Conservative | P. Darby | 782 | 41.3 | ||
| Labour | P. Buxton | 701 | 37.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Cannon | 548 | 28.9 | ||
| Independent | P. Green | 537 | 28.4 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,894 | 37.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,119 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Swanton Morley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Carrick* | 355 | 50.5 | ||
| Labour | I. Fincham | 164 | 23.3 | ||
| Green | T. Montgomery | 150 | 21.3 | ||
| Majority | 191 | 27.2 | |||
| Turnout | 703 | 48.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,464 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Taverner
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Labouchere* | 439 | 73.9 | ||
| Labour | B. Macann | 156 | 26.3 | ||
| Majority | 283 | 47.6 | |||
| Turnout | 594 | 50.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,188 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Templar
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Rogers* | 218 | 65.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. John | 109 | 32.6 | ||
| Majority | 109 | 32.7 | |||
| Turnout | 334 | 29.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,151 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Thetford Abbey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Paines* | 448 | 67.7 | ||
| Labour | A. Paines* | 394 | 59.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | K. Short | 223 | 33.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~662 | 20.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,243 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Thetford Barnham Cross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Armes* | 542 | 67.8 | ||
| Labour | J. Bullock* | 517 | 64.7 | ||
| Conservative | B. Skull | 153 | 19.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Amis | 72 | 9.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | K. Holton | 64 | 8.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~799 | 30.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,662 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Thetford Guildhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Lamb | 673 | 42.3 | ||
| Conservative | D. Mortimer | 572 | 35.9 | ||
| Labour | S. Armes | 553 | 34.7 | ||
| Conservative | P. Spencer | 461 | 29.0 | ||
| Conservative | D. Goveia | 443 | 27.8 | ||
| Labour | R. Watson | 416 | 26.1 | ||
| Labour | R. Key* | 343 | 21.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Jeffrey | 303 | 19.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Rouse | 177 | 11.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | W. Thorne | 150 | 9.4 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,592 | 28.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,686 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Thetford Saxon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Ramm | 359 | 62.1 | ||
| Labour | D. Curzon-Berners* | 290 | 50.2 | ||
| Conservative | J. Swaisland | 178 | 30.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | R. Roost | 116 | 20.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~578 | 24.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,410 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Two Rivers
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Claussen | 377 | 64.9 | ||
| Labour | M. Delray | 204 | 35.1 | ||
| Majority | 173 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 581 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,680 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Upper Wensum
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Greenock | 489 | 69.3 | ||
| Labour | R. Bartlett | 160 | 22.7 | ||
| Green | J. Sammonds | 57 | 8.1 | ||
| Majority | 329 | 46.6 | |||
| Turnout | 706 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,519 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Upper Yare
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Jordan* | 457 | 67.4 | ||
| Labour | C. Warman | 134 | 19.8 | ||
| Green | A. Geddes | 87 | 12.8 | ||
| Majority | 323 | 47.6 | |||
| Turnout | 678 | 44.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,478 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Watton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Rudling* | 829 | 52.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | K. Gilbert* | 633 | 39.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Bowyer* | 595 | 37.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Selvey | 520 | 32.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Glover | 482 | 30.2 | ||
| Labour | J. Cannon | 469 | 29.4 | ||
| Conservative | P. Darby | 431 | 27.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,594 | 34.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,677 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Wayland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Machorton* | 410 | 80.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | K. John | 100 | 19.6 | ||
| Majority | 310 | 60.8 | |||
| Turnout | 510 | 38.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,352 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Weeting
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. Childerhouse* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,401 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
West Guiltcross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Nunn* | 341 | 62.1 | ||
| Labour | D. Griffith | 208 | 37.9 | ||
| Majority | 133 | 24.2 | |||
| Turnout | 549 | 38.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,491 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Wissey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Ball* | 487 | 58.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | R. Lake | 352 | 42.0 | ||
| Majority | 135 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 839 | 43.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,975 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
Thetford Barnham Cross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 281 | 58.3 | |||
| Conservative | 163 | 33.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 38 | 7.9 | |||
| Majority | 118 | 24.5 | |||
| Turnout | 482 | 18.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,620 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
East Dereham Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 278 | 51.6 | |||
| Conservative | 200 | 37.1 | |||
| Green | 61 | 11.3 | |||
| Majority | 78 | 14.5 | |||
| Turnout | 539 | 25.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,156 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Breckland District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 10–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
