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
Thetford Castle Ward
First 2 candidates elected from:
Ann Blackbourn465
(Labour) T
Hazel McCambride414
(Labour) TWT
Jane James318
(Conservative) ETT
Kirstie Robb159
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET
Denis Crawford153
(UKIP) T
Ijaz Karim126
(Thomas Paine Independent) E
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.