Emneth War Memorial · Photo: Adrian S Pye · CC BY-SA 2.0South West Norfolk was decided by 630 votes in 2024
Elm and Emneth is run by Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Fenland District Council, Norfolk County Council and Cambridgeshire County Council, with Emneth parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk. The Conservatives have a majority on Fenland District Council and Norfolk County Council. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on Cambridgeshire County Council. Most of Elm and Emneth is in South West Norfolk (MP Terry Jermy, Labour); 43% of residents are in North East Cambridgeshire (MP Steve Barclay, Conservative).
£2,469
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Elm and Emneth’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk
The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 19 of its 54 seats as elected, 9 short of the 28 needed. Independents hold 16, Labour 9, Reform UK 5, the Liberal Democrats 3 and the Greens 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Norfolk in 2021
Norfolk County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, has a Conservative majority at the May 2021 election: the Conservatives won 53 of 84 seats. Norfolk ↓
Cambridgeshire changed hands in 2025
Cambridgeshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from no overall control to a Liberal Democrat majority at the May 2025 election: the Liberal Democrats won 31 of 61 seats. Cambridgeshire ↓
A close seat
Terry Jermy (Labour) won South West Norfolk by 630 votes in July 2024, 1.4% of votes cast: the 26th-narrowest result of 543 in England. Parliament ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Elm and Emneth’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 28 of King's Lynn and West Norfolk’s 54 or 22 of Fenland’s 43 or 43 of Norfolk’s 84 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative19
- Independent16
- Labour9
- Reform UK5
- Liberal Democrat3
- Green2
Latest election: May 2023.
- Conservative36
- Independent5
- Liberal Democrat2
Latest election: May 2023.
- Conservative53
- Labour11
- Liberal Democrat10
- Green4
- Independent4
- Reform UK2
Latest election: May 2021.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Elm and Emneth has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
57% of Elm and Emneth’s residents · Band D precept £50
The parish council for the part of Elm and Emneth inside Elm parish.
Who runs Elm and Emneth: same source as Who runs Elm and Emneth, above.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
57% of Elm and Emneth’s residents
Website ↗Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Who runs Elm and Emneth: same source as Who runs Elm and Emneth, above.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Elm and Emneth, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsEmneth parish councilElm parish council
- 2Council wards2 wards · 4 councillorsChris CroftsHarry Arthur Sidney HumphreyMatthew Brian SummersDal Roy
- 3Norfolk County Council2 divisions · 3 councillorsChris DawsonStefan Christopher FisherColin Hugh Galbraith
- 4Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined AuthorityCambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority · elected May 2025Paul Bristow
- 5Police and crime commissionerNorfolk Constabulary · elected July 2026Colin Sutton
- 6Police and crime commissionerCambridgeshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Darryl Preston
- 7House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
4 councillors for 2 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Chris CroftsConservative · May 2023
- Harry Arthur Sidney HumphreyConservative · May 2023
- Matthew Brian SummersIndependent · May 2023
- Dal RoyIndependent · May 2023
Show as a table, with Norfolk County Council’s 2 divisions (3 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emneth & OutwellKing's Lynn and West Norfolk · mostly in Elm and Emneth · 2,615 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Chris CroftsHarry Arthur Sidney Humphrey | May 2023 |
| Elm & ChristchurchFenland · 39% in Elm and Emneth · 1,940 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Matthew Brian SummersDal Roy | May 2023 |
Norfolk County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshland South ED11% in Elm and Emneth · 2,615 residents1 seat · May 2021 | 1 | Chris Dawson | May 2021 |
| March North & Waldersey ED14% in Elm and Emneth · 1,940 residents2 seats · May 2025 | 2 | Stefan Christopher FisherColin Hugh Galbraith | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
King's Lynn and West Norfolk council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Elm and Emneth, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
2 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Elm and Emneth’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,559 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
1,773 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Elm and Emneth is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
57% of Elm and Emneth’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 59% (England 60%).
Majority 630 of 44,335 votes (1.4%): the 26th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Conservative, MP since 6 May 2010
43% of Elm and Emneth’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 55% (England 60%).
Majority 7,189 of 39,176 votes (18.4%): wider than in 63% of England’s 543 constituencies.
44,335 votes for candidates · majority 630
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 44,335 votes from 74,724 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 630 of 44,335 votes (1.4%): the 26th-narrowest of 543 in England.
North East Cambridgeshire
39,176 votes for candidates · majority 7,189
Conservative, MP since 6 May 2010.
turnout in July 2024: 39,176 votes from 71,511 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 7,189 of 39,176 votes (18.4%): wider than in 63% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Elm and Emneth’s Band D council tax is £2,412 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk keeps £174.19 of a Band D bill (7%); the rest goes to the Emneth parish council, Norfolk County Council and the Norfolk police and crime commissioner.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,469 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
King's Lynn and West Norfolk’s Band D bill has risen 55% in ten years, from £1,570.07 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £507.38 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Emneth, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Norfolk’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Norfolk
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk + Norfolk | Elm and Emneth’s councils | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £504 | £505 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £259 | £259 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £31 | £40 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £19 | £37 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £127 | £125 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £44 | £43 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £36 | £41 | £26 |
| Public health | £60 | £60 | £78 |
| Running the council | £111 | £69 | £59 |
| Other | £35 | £39 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,277 | £1,268 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: King's Lynn and West Norfolk per its residents plus Norfolk per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Norfolk and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Elm and Emneth is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
west-norfolk.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
west-norfolk.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Elm and Emneth is run
Which council runs Elm and Emneth?
Elm and Emneth is run by Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Fenland District Council, Norfolk County Council and Cambridgeshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Elm and Emneth have a town council?
Yes: Elm and Emneth has its own parish-tier council (Emneth parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £50 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Elm and Emneth?
Elm and Emneth is split between 2 constituencies: South West Norfolk (Terry Jermy, Labour) and North East Cambridgeshire (Steve Barclay, Conservative). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Elm and Emneth have?
4 ward councillors represent Elm and Emneth’s 2 wards, and 3 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Elm and Emneth?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Elm and Emneth’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Elm and Emneth?
Band D council tax in Elm and Emneth is £2,469 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk?
No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 19 · Independent 16 · Labour 9 · Reform UK 5 · Liberal Democrat 3 · Green 2 of 54 seats; a majority needs 28. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Fenland District Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 36 of 43 seats as elected.
Who won the 2023 council election in Elm and Emneth?
In Elm and Emneth’s wards on 4 May 2023, Independent 2 · Conservative 2 of the 4 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 50%.
Is South West Norfolk a marginal seat?
Terry Jermy (Labour) won it by 630 votes in July 2024, 1.4% of votes cast: the 26th-narrowest result of 543 in England.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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