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[lower-alpha 1] 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

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. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Borough Council By-Election - Gaywood Chase Ward". Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  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
  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.
  21. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Upwell and Delph Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Gaywood Clock Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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