King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections explained

King's Lynn and West Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 55 councillors have been elected from 35 wards.^[1]

Council elections

• 1973 West Norfolk District Council election
• 1976 West Norfolk District Council election
• 1979 West Norfolk District Council election
• 1983 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• 1987 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
• 1991 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
• 1995 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
• 1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
• 2003 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)^{[4] [5]}
• 2007 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
• 2011 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
• 2015 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries)^{[6] [7]}
• 2019 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
• 2023 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

Council composition

Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Green	Independent	Council control after election
1991	29	16	5	0	9	bgcolor=grey		No overall control
1995	7	37	5	0	10
1999	26	27	5	0	2	bgcolor=grey		No overall control
2003	35	14	7	0	6
2007	52	4	4	0	2
2011	42	13	3	1	3
2015	50	10	0	0	2
2019	28	10	1	1	15
2023	21	11	3	2	18	bgcolor=grey		No overall control

By-election results

2019 - 2023

References

• By-election results

External links

• King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council

Notes and References

1. si. The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018. 2018. 857. 8 December 2023.
2. The Borough of West Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. News: Local elections . 2009-09-26 . BBC News Online.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.