King's Lynn and West Norfolk

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district and borough in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn.-History:...

 District

Non-metropolitan district

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 Council in Norfolk

Norfolk

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, England

England

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 is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 62 councillor

Councillor

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s have been elected from 42 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1973 - 1976
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1976 - 1991
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1991 - 1995
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	1995 - 1999
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1999 - 2003
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2003 - present

Council elections

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council election, 1999

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council election, 2007

1995-1999

1999-2003

2003-2007

2007-2011