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Breckland District Council Elections, 4th May 2023

All the seats on Breckland District Council were up for election on Thursday 4th May 2023. The new councillors were elected for a four-year term. Thetford is divided into four wards with a fifth covering Kingsfleet and the surrounding area (see map below). Each of these wards elect two councillors, and residents in each ward get to vote for two of the candidates.

Candidates & Results

The candidates and results for each parish ward were as follows. Where candidate statements have been provided, they can be found by following the link on the candidate's name.

Forest Ward

First 2 candidates elected from:

Sam Chapman-Allen469
(Conservative) TT

Robert Kybird455
(Conservative) TETT

Viola Ross-Smith217
(Labour)

Matthew Stirrup193
(Labour)

Thetford Boudica Ward

First 2 candidates elected from:

Stuart Terry505
(Labour) TETT

Terry Land477
(Labour) TET

Barbara Tullett324
(Conservative) T

Zak Marketis123
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET

Phillip Reynolds118
(Thomas Paine Independent) E

Thetford Burrell Ward

First 2 candidates elected from:

Chris Harvey546
(Labour) ET

David Blackbourn470
(Labour)

Carla Barreto293
(Independent) T

Geoff Mealing258
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET

Bob Seys226
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET

Thetford Castle Ward

First 2 candidates elected from:

Ann Blackbourn465
(Labour) T

Hazel McCambride414
(Labour) TWT

Jane James318
(Conservative) ETT

Roy Brame305
(Conservative) TT

Kirstie Robb159
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET

Denis Crawford153
(UKIP) T

Ijaz Karim126
(Thomas Paine Independent) E

Thetford Priory Ward

First 2 candidates elected from:

Terry Jermy629
(Labour) TETWT

Mike Brindle551
(Labour) TT

Ron Wood320
(Independent) TET

Gordon Margrie200
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET

Mark Taylor199
(Thomas Paine Independent) TE

Map of Wards for Thetford

Note that the wards used for the Town Council elections taking place on the same day are slightly different, even though many share the same names.

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