Thetford Town Council Elections, 4th May 2023
All the seats on Thetford Town Council will be up for election on Thursday 4th May 2023. The new councillors will be elected for a four-year term. Thetford is divided into seven parish wards (see map below), which each elect between one and four councillors. Residents in each Parish Ward get to vote for the same number of candidates as there are positions available in their ward.
Candidates & Results
The following candidates stood, and the votes cast were as follows:
Boudica Parish Ward
First 3 candidates elected from:
Mac MacDonald354
(Conservative) TTT
David Evans304
(Labour)
Adam Mitchel299
(Labour)
Barbara Tullett273
(Conservative) TET
Sean Steven125
(Thomas Paine Independent) E
Phillip Reynolds92
(Thomas Paine Independent) E
Burrell Parish Ward
First 4 candidates elected from:
Chris Harvey542
(Labour) ET
David Blackbourn476
(Labour)
Vic Peters413
(Labour) T
Carla Barreto385
(Independent) TT
Barry Sumner384
(Labour)
Geoff Mealing299
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET
Bob Seys287
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET
Carl Saker174
(Thomas Paine Independent) E
Castle Parish Ward
First 4 candidates elected from:
Ann Blackbourn476
(Labour)
Stuart Wright440
(Independent) TET
Hazel McCambridge423
(Labour) TWT
Doug Jefferson392
(Labour)
Kirstie Robb361
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET
Claire Banyard262
(Thomas Paine Independent) E
Denis Crawford239
(UK Independence Party) TT
Ijaz Karim171
(Thomas Paine Independent) E
Iceni Parish Ward
First 2 candidates elected from:
Kris Brooks46
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET
Matthew Stirrup38
(Labour) T
Viola Ross-Smith35
(Labour) T
Priory Parish Ward
First 3 candidates elected from:
Mike Brindle517
(Labour) TT
Terry Land407
(Labour) TET
Gordon Margrie274
(Thomas Paine Independent) ET
Map of Parish Wards for Thetford
Note that the wards used for the District Council elections taking place on the same day are slightly different, even though many share the same names.