Broadland Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East of England · 47 seats in 27 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Broadland Council is run by a Liberal Democrats / Labour / Green coalition. The council has 47 councillors in 27 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 20, Lib Dem 14, Labour 7, Green 4, Reform 1, Other 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

The government withdrew its plan to reorganise councils in Norfolk on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats / Labour / Green Coalition

47 seats - 24 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 7Conservative 20Lib Dem 14Green 4Other 1

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Reform +1 Other +1 Labour −1 Conservative −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (47 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative37.0%21

Lib Dem24.9%14

Labour24.0%8

Green12.9%4

Reform1.1%0

Other0.1%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 47 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 20

4 short of the 24 needed for a majority

Closest result

Drayton North

Conservative won by 21 votes over Lib Dem, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Acle

Reform gain from Conservative, 15 May 2025 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

54%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreen

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 27 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Acle James Lee	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.9% lead 4.6 pts
Aylsham Sue Catchpole, Steve Riley, Abu Miah	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 54.1% lead 31.5 pts
Blofield with South Walsham Paul Newstead, Nigel Brennan	4 May 2023 Conservative 39.9% lead 20.4 pts
Brundall Eleanor Laming, Jan Davis	4 May 2023 Green 59.4% lead 35.7 pts
Burlingham Jess Royal	4 May 2023 Green 42.8% lead 10.4 pts
Buxton Mark Goodman	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 60.1% lead 32.0 pts
Coltishall Jo Copplestone	4 May 2023 Conservative 53.6% lead 23.2 pts
Drayton North Adrian Crotch	4 May 2023 Conservative 41.7% lead 3.4 pts
Drayton South Paul Auber	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 48.6% lead 9.9 pts
Eynesford Dave Thomas	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 40.5% lead 3.9 pts
Great Witchingham Peter Bulman	4 May 2023 Conservative 52.4% lead 27.3 pts
Hellesdon North West Shelagh Gurney, Bill Johnson	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.0% lead 16.0 pts
Hellesdon South East Lacey Douglass, Simon Jones	4 May 2023 Conservative 41.5% lead 9.6 pts
Hevingham Shane Ward	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 47.7% lead 12.1 pts
Horsford and Felthorpe Lisa Starling, Nich Starling	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 68.1% lead 44.9 pts
Marshes Grant Nurden	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.9% lead 16.0 pts
Old Catton and Sprowston West Richard Potter, Kenneth Leggett, Karen Vincent	4 May 2023 Conservative 41.1% lead 11.8 pts
Plumstead James Harvey	4 May 2023 Green 46.8% lead 7.2 pts
Reepham Stuart Beadle	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 43.9% lead 16.4 pts
Spixworth with St Faiths Susan Holland, Dan Roper	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 65.0% lead 46.2 pts
Sprowston Central Natasha Harpley, Adrian Tipple	4 May 2023 Labour 51.8% lead 19.9 pts
Sprowston East Martin Booth, Emma Tovell, Bibin Baby	4 May 2023 Labour 46.3% lead 9.6 pts
Taverham North Tony Yousefian, Caroline Karimi-Ghovanlou	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 48.9% lead 14.2 pts
Taverham South Ken Kelly, Stuart Clancy	4 May 2023 Conservative 57.6% lead 40.0 pts
Thorpe St Andrew North West Peter Berry, Calix Eden, Jo Bailey	4 May 2023 Labour 47.6% lead 5.9 pts
Thorpe St Andrew South East Trudy Mancini-Boyle, Fraser Bowe, Jonathan Emsell	4 May 2023 Conservative 41.7% lead 7.7 pts
Wroxham Martin Murrell, Fran Whymark	4 May 2023 Conservative 48.6% lead 31.0 pts

Acle

James Lee Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative46.9%

Labour42.3%

Lib Dem10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lana Hempsall Elected	Conservative	395	46.9%
Emma Jennifer Covington	Labour	357	42.3%
Victor Frederick Morgan	Lib Dem	91	10.8%

Last by-election, 15 May 2025

Reform33.2%

Conservative21.4%

Green20.6%

Labour19.2%

Lib Dem5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jimmi Lee Elected	Reform	322	33.2%
Vincent Bruce Tapp	Conservative	208	21.4%
Peter Carter	Green	200	20.6%
Emma Jennifer Covington	Labour	186	19.2%
Philip Matthew	Lib Dem	54	5.6%

Aylsham

Abu Miah Lib DemSteve Riley Lib DemSue Catchpole Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem54.1%

Conservative22.6%

Labour12.2%

Green11.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sue Catchpole Elected	Lib Dem	1,668
Steve Riley Elected	Lib Dem	1,532
Abu Miah Elected	Lib Dem	1,336
Nigel James Steele	Conservative	697
Andrew Hadley	Conservative	616
Craig Turner	Conservative	580
Cheryl Anne Bould	Labour	376
Thomas Milner Walker	Green	342
Kevin Michael Cunnane	Labour	341
Kay Montandon	Labour	337

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Blofield with South Walsham

Nigel Brennan ConservativePaul Newstead Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative39.9%

Labour19.5%

Green19.3%

Lib Dem15.9%

Reform5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nigel John Brennan Elected	Conservative	775
Paul Newstead Elected	Conservative	648
Julia Carol Adams	Labour	378
Kilian Henry Engelhard	Green	374
Christine Hemmingway	Labour	316
Malcolm John Prior	Lib Dem	308
Lynn Smithdale	Green	264
Thomas Sherwood	Lib Dem	255
Justine Thomas	Reform	106

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brundall

Eleanor Laming GreenJan Davis Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green59.4%

Conservative23.7%

Labour10.5%

Lib Dem6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jan Davis Elected	Green	1,272
Eleanor Clare Laming Elected	Green	1,163
Rory Marsden	Conservative	508
Karl Vincent Sales	Conservative	435
Josephine Joyce Archer	Labour	225
Glenn John Springett-Lees	Labour	152
Eleanor Rose Mason	Lib Dem	137
Stephen John Jefford	Lib Dem	91

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Burlingham

Jess Royal Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green42.8%

Conservative32.4%

Labour20.0%

Lib Dem4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jess Royal Elected	Green	352	42.8%
James Logan Knight	Conservative	267	32.4%
Chris Jones	Labour	165	20.0%
Susan Margaret Matthew	Lib Dem	39	4.7%

Buxton

Mark Goodman Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem60.1%

Conservative28.1%

Labour11.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Anthony Peter Goodman Elected	Lib Dem	457	60.1%
Becky Comer	Conservative	214	28.1%
Stephen McNair	Labour	90	11.8%

Coltishall

Jo Copplestone Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative53.6%

Labour30.4%

Lib Dem8.5%

Green7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jo Copplestone Elected	Conservative	404	53.6%
Marilyn Margaret Heath	Labour	229	30.4%
Beverly Anne Jenkins	Lib Dem	64	8.5%
Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw	Green	57	7.6%

Drayton North

Adrian Crotch Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative41.7%

Lib Dem38.3%

Labour20.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adrian David Crotch Elected	Conservative	261	41.7%
Ethan Medler	Lib Dem	240	38.3%
Dominic Michel Bray	Labour	125	20.0%

Drayton South

Paul Auber Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem48.6%

Conservative38.7%

Labour12.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Darren Gore Auber Elected	Lib Dem	355	48.6%
Hal Turkmen	Conservative	283	38.7%
Mark Aaron Smith	Labour	93	12.7%

Eynesford

Dave Thomas Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem40.5%

Conservative36.6%

Labour15.4%

Green7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dave Thomas Elected	Lib Dem	386	40.5%
Kellie JoAnne Vanham	Conservative	349	36.6%
Irene Valerie MacDonald	Labour	147	15.4%
Georgie Oatley	Green	72	7.5%

Great Witchingham

Peter Bulman Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative52.4%

Lib Dem25.1%

Labour22.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Bulman Elected	Conservative	380	52.4%
Ian John Patrick Webb	Lib Dem	182	25.1%
Helen Marietta Lindsay	Labour	163	22.5%

Hellesdon North West

Bill Johnson ConservativeShelagh Gurney Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative45.0%

Labour29.0%

Green13.3%

Lib Dem12.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Shelagh Cassandra Gurney Elected	Conservative	750
Bill Johnson Elected	Conservative	625
Ian Duckett	Labour	483
Andrew Graham Lock	Labour	370
Ken Parsons	Green	222
Bob Fowkes	Lib Dem	213

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hellesdon South East

Lacey Douglass ConservativeSimon Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative41.5%

Lib Dem31.9%

Labour17.9%

Green8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lacey Jade Douglass Elected	Conservative	628
Simon Mark Jones Elected	Conservative	512
David John Britcher	Lib Dem	483
Gemma Katie Diffey	Lib Dem	457
Ellie Petersen	Labour	271
Rebecca Charlotte Williams	Labour	255
Gil Murray	Green	130

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hevingham

Shane Ward Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem47.7%

Conservative35.6%

Labour9.6%

Reform7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shane Patrick Ward Elected	Lib Dem	358	47.7%
Timothy Joudrey	Conservative	267	35.6%
Tony Hemmingway	Labour	72	9.6%
Simon Bayes	Reform	53	7.1%

Horsford and Felthorpe

Lisa Starling Lib DemNich Starling Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem68.1%

Conservative23.2%

Labour8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lisa Angela Starling Elected	Lib Dem	915
Nich Starling Elected	Lib Dem	832
Andrew Charles Alister McClure	Conservative	312
David Willmott	Conservative	292
Laura-Jane Pond	Labour	116
Brenda Jones	Labour	115

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Marshes

Grant Nurden Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative46.9%

Labour30.9%

Green15.2%

Lib Dem7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Grant Nurden Elected	Conservative	436	46.9%
John Patrick Chapman	Labour	287	30.9%
Caroline Mary Fernandez	Green	141	15.2%
Philip Matthew	Lib Dem	65	7.0%

Old Catton and Sprowston West

Karen Vincent ConservativeKenneth Leggett ConservativeRichard Potter Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative41.1%

Labour29.3%

Green15.9%

Lib Dem13.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Karen Amanda Vincent Elected	Conservative	1,036
Ken Leggett Elected	Conservative	973
Richard Edward Potter Elected	Conservative	869
Bill Couzens	Labour	738
Harvey William Tarlton	Labour	582
James Vasco	Labour	559
Ian Peter Chapman	Green	402
Martin Gowar Callam	Lib Dem	345
Thomas James Maxwell	Lib Dem	307
John Chettleburgh	Lib Dem	300

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Plumstead

James Harvey Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green46.8%

Conservative39.6%

Labour13.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Anthony Harvey Elected	Green	490	46.8%
Shaun Vincent	Conservative	414	39.6%
Alan Pawsey	Labour	142	13.6%

Reepham

Stuart Beadle Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem43.9%

Conservative27.5%

Green15.7%

Labour13.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart Charles Beadle Elected	Lib Dem	376	43.9%
Roy Ashman	Conservative	235	27.5%
Sarah Catherine Morgan	Green	134	15.7%
Jo Emmerson	Labour	111	13.0%

Spixworth with St Faiths

Dan Roper Lib DemSusan Holland Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem65.0%

Conservative18.8%

Labour9.3%

Reform6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dan Roper Elected	Lib Dem	960
Susan Inwards Holland Elected	Lib Dem	759
Lawrence Peter James Hill	Conservative	278
Andrew Cooper	Conservative	227
Natalie Aldous	Labour	138
Pam Harwood	Labour	127
David Raymond Alderson	Reform	100

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sprowston Central

Adrian Tipple LabourNatasha Harpley Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour51.8%

Conservative31.9%

Lib Dem10.1%

Reform6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Natasha June Harpley Elected	Labour	711
Adrian Richard Tipple Elected	Labour	634
John Fisher	Conservative	438
Yvonne Astley	Conservative	433
Mark Armstrong	Lib Dem	139
Jack Cook	Lib Dem	128
Richard Leonard Richardson	Reform	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sprowston East

Bibin Baby LabourEmma Tovell LabourMartin Booth Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour46.3%

Conservative36.7%

Green10.9%

Lib Dem6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin Alexander Booth Elected	Labour	1,071
Bibin Baby Elected	Labour	957
Emma Helen Tovell Elected	Labour	924
Judy Leggett	Conservative	849
David André Harrod	Conservative	815
Tod James	Conservative	792
Jim Green	Green	253
David Brambley-Crawshaw	Green	182
Gregory John Laming	Green	173
Ian Richard Leach	Lib Dem	142
Jean Diane Markwell	Lib Dem	131
Allan Henry Rockach	Lib Dem	86

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Taverham North

Caroline Karimi-Ghovanlou Lib DemTony Yousefian Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem48.9%

Conservative34.7%

Labour16.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Caroline Karimi-Ghovanlou Elected	Lib Dem	567
Tony Yousefian Elected	Lib Dem	451
Anthony Adams	Conservative	402
Stuart Dunn	Conservative	373
Colin Stephen Harris	Labour	190
Jean Mary Stafford-Baker	Labour	172

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Taverham South

Ken Kelly ConservativeStuart Clancy Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative57.6%

Labour17.6%

Lib Dem14.7%

Green8.0%

Heritage Party2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stuart Michael Clancy Elected	Conservative	814
Ken Kelly Elected	Conservative	699
Tracy Claire Chapman	Labour	249
Ruth Goodall	Labour	215
Shirley Joan Clayton	Lib Dem	208
Malcolm John Clayton	Lib Dem	201
Claire Marcham	Green	113
Tomas Kenneth Fraser	Green	93
Monica Ma	Heritage Party	30

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Thorpe St Andrew North West

Calix Eden LabourJo Bailey LabourPeter Berry Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour47.6%

Conservative41.7%

Lib Dem10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jo Bailey Elected	Labour	1,129
Calix Eden Elected	Labour	1,073
Drew James Moore Elected	Labour	1,022
Peter Berry	Conservative	989
Ian James Mackie	Conservative	947
John Martyn Ward	Conservative	934
Jon Goodwin	Lib Dem	256
Brian Michael Howe	Lib Dem	218
Michael Anthony Simpson	Lib Dem	137

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 7 September 2023

Conservative50.5%

Labour43.9%

Lib Dem5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Berry Elected	Conservative	870	50.5%
Carol Ann Ferris	Labour	757	43.9%
Victor Frederick Morgan	Lib Dem	96	5.6%

Thorpe St Andrew South East

Fraser Bowe ConservativeJonathan Emsell ConservativeTrudy Mancini-Boyle Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative41.7%

Labour34.0%

Green13.1%

Lib Dem11.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jonathan James Emsell Elected	Conservative	860
Fraser John Bowe Elected	Conservative	817
Trudy Maria Mancini-Boyle Elected	Conservative	759
Carol Ann Ferris	Labour	702
Sandra Caroline O'Neill	Labour	626
Nick Williams	Labour	588
Andy Cawdron	Green	270
Suzanne Green	Green	264
Phyllida Isobel Margaret Scrivens	Lib Dem	230
Bryn Graham Mainwaring	Lib Dem	212
Peter Noel Goonery	Green	203
Victor Keith Scrivens	Lib Dem	183

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wroxham

Fran Whymark ConservativeMartin Murrell Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative48.6%

Labour17.6%

Green15.5%

Lib Dem12.8%

Reform5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin Lee Murrell Elected	Conservative	682
Fran Whymark Elected	Conservative	677
Malcolm Kemp	Labour	247
Nick Ball	Green	218
Terry McIlwee	Labour	214
Peter James Sergeant	Lib Dem	180
Sidney Francis Alan Kettle	Lib Dem	171
Kerry Elizabeth Walker	Green	151
Peter Richard Freeman	Reform	75

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Thorpe St Andrew South East	Trudy Mancini-Boyle	Conservative 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
15 May 2025	Acle	Reform gain from Conservative	33.2%
10 September 2023	Thorpe St Andrew North West	Conservative gain from Labour	50.5%
20 October 2022	Thorpe St Andrew North West	Labour gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Broadland and Fakenham	59%	Conservative	Conservative 32%
Norwich North	41%	Labour	Labour 40%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Broadland

131,724 residents in 57,774 households

Voted Leave in 2016

54% 2 above GB

Degree or higher

27% 7 below GB

No qualifications

18% same as GB

Own their home

77% 16 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

10% 7 below GB

Rent privately

12% 8 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

23% 8 below GB

Aged 65 and over

30% 8 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.