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The 2011 Breckland District Council election was part of the UK's 2011 local elections. All 54 seats were up for election. The Conservatives retained control of the council.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 47 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 87.0 | 52.4 | 19373 | -2.1 | |
Labour | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 7.4 | 21.8 | 8069 | +4.9 | |
Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 3279 | -1.7 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 2890 | -1.8 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 2083 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 1264 | -3.9 |
In the approach to the 2011 election, the Conservative Party fielded far more candidates than their opponents, coming just short of a full slate. Candidates in All Saints, Mid Forest, Attleborough Queen's (3 councillors), and Templar wards stood unopposed, all of them for the Conservatives.