Breckland District Council election, 2015

Map of 2011 results.
Map of Breckland showing 2015 boundaries.

The 2015 Breckland District Council election is scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Breckland District Council in England.[1] This is on the same day as other local elections.

There have been major boundary changes since the previous district council election in 2011. The changes reduce the number of wards from 32 to 27, and the number of councillors from 54 to 49.

After the 2015 council elections, the composition of the council is as follows:

Conservative = 42 seats UKIP = 4 seats Labour = 2 seats Independent = 1 seat

Composition of council seats before election

After the 2011 election, 47 councillors were Conservatives, 4 were Labour and 3 were independent.

Party Seats (2011 election) Seats (April 2015)
Conservative 47 46
Labour 4 3
Independent 3 3
Christian Peoples - 1
UKIP - 1
Total 54

Candidates by party

Conservative Party (48/49)
Labour Party (25/49)
UKIP (18/49)
Green Party (9/49)
Independent (3/49)
Liberal Democrats (2/49)

References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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