Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections
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One third of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 39 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]
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]
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Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Conservative | 1973 - 1980 |
No overall control | 1980 - 1983 |
Conservative | 1983 - 1986 |
No overall control | 1986 - 1990 |
Labour | 1990 - 2000 |
Conservative | 2000 - 2012 |
Labour | 2012 - 2014 |
No overall control | 2014 - present |
Council elections
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 1998
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 1999
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2000
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2002
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2003
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 9)[4]
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2006
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2007
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2008
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2010
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2011
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2012
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2014
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2015
Borough result maps
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Great Yarmouth UK local election 2007 map.svg
2007 results map
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Great Yarmouth UK local election 2011 map.svg
2011 results map
By-election results
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 477 | 58.7 | -3.7 | ||
Conservative | 287 | 35.3 | -2.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 49 | 6.0 | +6.0 | ||
Majority | 190 | 23.4 | |||
Turnout | 813 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 503 | 50.1 | +13.5 | ||
Labour | 381 | 38.0 | -16.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 83 | 8.3 | -0.6 | ||
Independent | 36 | 3.6 | +3.6 | ||
Majority | 122 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,003 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 505 | 52.9 | -3.4 | ||
Labour | 306 | 32.1 | -11.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 143 | 15.0 | +15.0 | ||
Majority | 199 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 954 | 22.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Barker | 1,588 | 53.6 | ||
Conservative | David Denning | 796 | 26.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nicholas Dyer | 382 | 12.9 | ||
UKIP | Michael Dix | 196 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 792 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,962 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Burroughs | 369 | 39.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brenda Taylor | 329 | 42.5 | +0.1 | |
Independent | William Robinson | 257 | 33.2 | +33.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Hacon | 475 | 37.4 | -15.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 |
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
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 |
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 |
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