Breckland

  • Council Control: Con
  • Conservatives 29
  • Labour 11
  • Liberal Democrats 0
  • Green 1
  • Reform UK 3
  • Other 5

Independent and Green Group 4 (includes the Green Party); Independent 1. Breckland is a gorse-covered sandy area in south Norfolk and north Suffolk; the council is based in East Dereham.

Reform UK gained Thetford Priory from Labour at a byeleciton on 1 May, and Bedingfield from the Conservatives at a byelection on 27 February. Robin Hunter-Clarke (Hermitage) moved from Conservative to Reform UK in January 2025.

Next local elections
2027

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
District

Address
Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke, Dereham NR19 1EE

Phone
01362 695333

Website
http://www.breckland.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2328.59

Upper tier authority
Norfolk