2011 Breckland District Council election

2011 Breckland District Council election

5 May 2011
All 54 council seats 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Independent Last election 48 3 3 Seats won 47 4 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 19,373 8,069 3,279 Percentage 52.4% 21.8% 8.9% Swing 2.1 4.9 1.7
Map of results by ward
Party before election Conservative Elected Party Conservative

The 2011 Breckland District Council election was part of the UK's 2011 local elections. All 54 seats were up for election. The Conservatives retained control of the council.

Summary of results

Breckland Council election result 2011^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	47	1	2	-1	87.0	52.4	19373	-2.1
	Labour	4	2	1	+1	7.4	21.8	8069	+4.9
	Independent	3	0	0	0	5.5	8.9	3279	-1.7
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	7.8	2890	-1.8
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	5.6	2083	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	3.4	1264	-3.9

Breckland politics 2007–2011

In the approach to the 2011 election, the Conservative Party fielded far more candidates than their opponents, coming just short of a full slate. Candidates in All Saints, Mid Forest, Attleborough Queen's (3 councillors), and Templar wards stood unopposed, all of them for the Conservatives.

Conservative Party (52/54)

Labour Party (35/54)

Green Party (14/54)

Independent (9/54)

UKIP (7/54)

Liberal Democrats (6/54)

References

1. "Election results by party". Andrew Teale.