Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections

Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 39 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1] Prior to 2019 elections were held three years out of every four for a third of the council at a time.

Great Yarmouth rejected the introduction of a directly elected mayor by 15,595 votes to 10,051 in a referendum in 2011, held at the same time as the 2011 election.[2]

Council elections

Composition of the council[3]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] UKIP Independents
& Others 		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (48 seats)
1973 26 16 1 – 5 Conservative
1976 31 13 2 – 2 Conservative
1979 26 17 2 – 3 Conservative
New ward boundaries (48 seats)[4]
1980 20 23 2 – 3 No overall control
1982 22 20 5 – 1 No overall control
1983 26 18 4 – 0 Conservative
1984 26 18 4 – 0 Conservative
1986 24 22 2 – 0 No overall control
1987 24 22 2 – 0 No overall control
1988 23 24 1 – 0 No overall control
1990 18 30 0 – 0 Labour
1991 15 32 1 – 0 Labour
1992 18 29 1 – 0 Labour
1994 19 27 2 0 0 Labour
1995 14 33 1 0 0 Labour
1996 9 38 1 0 0 Labour
1998 12 36 0 0 0 Labour
1999 19 29 0 0 0 Labour
2000 26 22 0 0 0 Conservative
2002 28 20 0 0 0 Conservative
2003 26 22 0 0 0 Conservative
New ward boundaries (39 seats)[5][6]
2004 26 13 0 0 0 Conservative
2006 22 16 0 0 1 Conservative
2007 22 17 0 0 0 Conservative
2008 24 15 0 0 0 Conservative
2010 24 15 0 0 0 Conservative
2011 24 15 0 0 0 Conservative
2012 18 21 0 0 0 Labour
2014 14 15 0 10 0 No overall control
2015 14 14 0 11 0 No overall control
2016 14 11 0 14 0 No overall control
2018 23 15 0 1 0 Conservative
New ward boundaries (39 seats)
2019 20 15 0 1 3 Conservative
2023 19 18 0 0 2 No overall control

Borough result maps

  • 2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
  • 2010 results map
  • 2011 results map
  • 2012 results map
  • 2014 results map
  • 2015 results map
  • 2016 results map
  • 2018 results map
  • 2019 results map
  • 2023 results map

By-election results

1997–2001

Caister North By-Election 16 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 477 58.7 −3.7
Conservative 287 35.3 −2.3
Liberal Democrats 49 6.0 +6.0
Majority 190 23.4
Turnout 813
Labour hold Swing
Caister South By-Election 16 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 503 50.1 +13.5
Labour 381 38.0 −16.6
Liberal Democrats 83 8.3 −0.6
Independent 36 3.6 +3.6
Majority 122 12.1
Turnout 1,003
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Lothingland By-Election 24 February 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 505 52.9 −3.4
Labour 306 32.1 −11.6
Liberal Democrats 143 15.0 +15.0
Majority 199 20.8
Turnout 954 22.7
Conservative hold Swing
Bradwell South and Hopton By-Election 22 February 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 644 53.1 −3.7
Labour 568 46.9 +12.7
Majority 76 6.2
Turnout 1,212 24.7
Conservative hold Swing

2005–2009

Claydon By-Election 5 May 2005[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Barker 1,588 53.6
Conservative David Denning 796 26.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Dyer 382 12.9
UKIP Michael Dix 196 6.6
Majority 792 26.7
Turnout 2,962
Labour hold Swing
Gorleston By-Election 4 August 2005[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Burroughs 369 39.2
Liberal Democrats Ivan Lees 278 29.6
Labour Peter Alexander 242 25.7
UKIP Colin Aldred 51 5.4
Majority 91 9.6
Turnout 940
Conservative hold Swing
Nelson By-Election 25 October 2007[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brenda Taylor 329 42.5 +0.1
Independent William Robinson 257 33.2 +33.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Dyer 96 12.4 +12.4
Independent Thomas Holmes 49 6.3 +6.3
Green Ian Holman 43 5.6 −1.8
Majority 72 9.3
Turnout 774
Labour hold Swing
Bradwell South and Hopton By-Election 7 February 2008[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Hacon 475 37.4 −15.8
Liberal Democrats Aleck Buchanan 397 31.2 +31.2
Labour Joanne Vriesema 254 20.0 −7.9
UKIP Colin Aldred 116 9.1 −9.8
Green Ian Holman 29 2.3 +2.3
Majority 78 6.2
Turnout 1,271
Conservative hold Swing
Bradwell South and Hopton By-Election 10 July 2008[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Butcher 623 50.0 +2.0
Labour Trevor Wainwright 429 34.4 +15.2
UKIP Colin Aldred 196 15.7 +5.3
Majority 194 15.6
Turnout 1,248 24.9
Conservative hold Swing

2009–2013

St Andrews By-Election 23 June 2011[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marlene Fairhead 424 51.4 −0.9
Conservative Carl Smith 401 48.6 +0.9
Majority 23 2.8
Turnout 825 24.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bradwell South and Hopton By-Election 20 October 2011[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Plane 557 49.6 +3.4
Labour Hilary Wainwright 407 36.2 +0.3
UKIP Colin Aldred 159 14.2 +1.4
Majority 150 13.4
Turnout 1,123 21.0
Conservative hold Swing

2019–2023

Claydon By-Election 6 May 2021[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Price 728 52.9 +16.6
Labour Jo Thurtle 648 47.1 −16.6
Majority 80 5.8
Turnout 1,376
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Ormesby By-Election 6 May 2021[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ron Hanton 939 74.6 +34.6
Labour Alison Green 320 25.4 +12.6
Majority 619 49.2
Turnout 1,259
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2023–2027

Central and Northgate By-Election 29 February 2024[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Dwyer-McCluskey 482 52.6
Conservative Paul Hammond 296 32.3
Liberal Democrats Tony Harris 139 15.2
Majority 186 20.3
Turnout 917
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ^ "Final recommendations for Norfolk electoral arrangements". Electoral Commission. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. ^ Pullinger, Stephen (6 May 2011). "Great Yarmouth rejects elected mayor". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. ^ The Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  5. ^ "Great Yarmouth council". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d "Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections" (PDF). Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Bradwell South and Hopton By-Election Thursday 10 July 2008". Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
  9. ^ "Tories lose by-elections in nail-biting night". The Independent. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Labour snatch Tory stronghold borough seat in Gorleston". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  11. ^ "By-election ends with Conservative victory". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Claydon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ormesby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Central and Northgate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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