South Norfolk District Council elections

South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England is elected once every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2007, 46 councillors have been elected from 36 wards.[1]

Summary

The below table outlines the composition of South Norfolk Council from 1973 to 2023.[2]

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats[a] Labour Green Independents
& Others 		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (47 seats)
1973 6 1 7 – 33 Independent
1976 23 2 0 0 22 No overall control
New ward boundaries (55 seats)
1979 31 2 0 0 22 Conservative
New ward boundaries (47 seats)
1983 34 5 1 0 7 Conservative
1987 23 16 0 0 8 No overall control
1991 22 21 0 0 4 No overall control
1995 12 30 3 0 2 Liberal Democrats
1999 16 27 2 0 2 Liberal Democrats
New ward boundaries (46 seats)
2003 18 28 0 0 0 Liberal Democrats
2007 39 7 0 0 0 Conservative
2011 38 8 0 0 0 Conservative
2015 40 6 0 0 0 Conservative
2019 35 10 1 0 0 Conservative
2023 25 11 9 0 2 Conservative

Council elections

District result maps

  • 1983 results map
  • 1987 results map
  • 1991 results map
  • 1995 results map
  • 1999 results map
  • 2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
  • 2019 results map
  • 2023 results map

By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards.[8] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceeding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.

1984-1994

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Long Row 7 November 1985 Independent Conservative
New Costessey 15 September 1988 SLD Conservative
Ditchingham 4 May 1989 SLD SLD
Marshland 4 October 1990 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats

1995-2006

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Diss 30 July 1998 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Easton 16 September 2004 Conservative Conservative
Diss 15 June 2006 Liberal Democrats Conservative

2007-2018

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Diss 27 June 2008 Conservative Conservative
New Costessey 2 May 2013 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Chedgrave & Thurton 24 September 2015 Conservative Conservative

2019-present

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Mulbarton & Stoke
Holy Cross 		5 May 2022 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Mulbarton & Stoke
Holy Cross 		28 September 2023 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
South Wymondham 28 September 2023 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Bunwell 2 May 2024 Conservative Green
Central Wymondham 22 January 2026 Conservative Conservative

Notes

  1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ^ "Types of elections". South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  2. ^ "South Norfolk District Council Election Statistics". South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  3. ^ The District of South Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  4. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of South Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ^ "South Norfolk". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  7. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The South Norfolk (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. ^ 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.
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