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Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South, 2012

A by-election was held for the Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South division of Norfolk County Council on 27 September 2012 following the death of Conservative Cllr David Harwood.

Alexandra Kampouropoulos gained the seat for Labour.

Result
Vote Share
Labour
45.8%
Conservative
23.5%
Lib Dems
15.7%
UKIP
15.0%

Party Candidate Votes Vote % Change
Labour Alexandra Kampouropoulos 824 45.8% +34.2%
Conservative Paul Foster 424 23.5% -15.7%
Lib Dems Kate Sayer 282 15.7% -13.0%
UKIP Michael Stone 271 15.0% +15.0%

2009 Result
Vote Share
Conservative
39.2%
Lib Dems
28.7%
BNP
12.1%
Labour
11.6%
Green
8.3%

Party Candidate Votes Vote %
Conservative David Harwood 1,015 39.2%
Lib Dems Judith Brown 743 28.7%
BNP Matthew Gant 313 12.1%
Labour Margaret Wilkinson 301 11.6%
Green John Bellfield 214 8.3%

News
"Labour landslide in Norfolk poll", Bourne Local, 1 October
"INCINERATOR - KING’S LYNN AND CLENCHWARTON: Candidates take part in hustings", Lynn News, 26 September
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