The 2015 Breckland District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections.
The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, decreasing the number of seats by 5 to 49.
Previous composition
After the 2011 election, 47 councillors were Conservatives, 4 were Labour and 3 were independent. This had changed by 2015 in the following ways: Party Seats (2011 election) Seats (April 2015) 47 46 4 3 3 3 - 1 - 1Total54
Summary
Election result
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 & Wayland
Ashill
Attleborough Burgh & Havercroft
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe
Bedingfeld
The Buckenhams & Banham
Dereham Neatherd
Dereham Toftwood
Dereham Withburga
Forest
Guiltcross
Harling & Heathlands
Hermitage
Launditch
Lincoln
Mattishall
Nar Valley
Necton
Saham Toney
Shipdham with Scarning
Swaffham
Thetford Boudica
Thetford Burrell
Thetford Castle
Thetford Priory
Upper Wensum
Watton
By-elections
Note: swings cannot be given: Harling and Heathlands was previously uncontested.
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