2007 Breckland District Council election

2007 Breckland District Council election

3 May 2007
All 54 council seats 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Independent Last election 42 8 4 Seats won 48 3 3 Seat change 6 5 1 Popular vote 15,617 4,834 3,044 Percentage 54.5% 16.9% 10.8% Swing 2.5 6.2 0.8
Party before election Conservative Elected Party Conservative

The 2007 Breckland District Council election was part of the UK's 2007 local elections. All 54 seats were up for election. The Conservatives retained control of the council, increasing their already sizeable majority by six seats despite only a modest rise in vote share.

This was the first election in which UKIP stood candidates in Breckland. The Liberal Party meanwhile failed to stand any candidates at this election, and has not done so since.

Summary of results

Breckland Council election result 2007

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	48	6	0	+6	88.8	54.5	15617	+2.5
	Labour	3	0	5	-5	5.5	16.9	4834	-6.2
	Independent	3	1	2	-1	5.5	10.6	3044	+0.8
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	9.6	2755	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	7.3	2080	+1.9
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	330	+1.2
	Liberal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2.4