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

Borough result maps

2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 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		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		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		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		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^[6]
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^[6]
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^[6]
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^[6]
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^[7]
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^[8]^[9]
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^[10]
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^[11]
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^[12]
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^[13]
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

References

^ "Final recommendations for Norfolk electoral arrangements". Electoral Commission. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
^ Pullinger, Stephen (6 May 2011). "Great Yarmouth rejects elected mayor". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ The Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
^ "Great Yarmouth council". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections" (PDF). Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
^ "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.
^ "Tories lose by-elections in nail-biting night". The Independent. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "Labour snatch Tory stronghold borough seat in Gorleston". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "By-election ends with Conservative victory". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Claydon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ormesby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Central and Northgate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Great Yarmouth Council

[final-1] "Final recommendations for Norfolk electoral arrangements". Electoral Commission. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

[rejects-2] Pullinger, Stephen (6 May 2011). "Great Yarmouth rejects elected mayor". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 10 September 2011.

[3] The Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979

[hold-4] "Great Yarmouth council". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[borough-6] "Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections" (PDF). Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

[bradwell-7] "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.

[nail-8] "Tories lose by-elections in nail-biting night". The Independent. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[snatch-9] "Labour snatch Tory stronghold borough seat in Gorleston". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[ends-10] "By-election ends with Conservative victory". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Claydon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ormesby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Central and Northgate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Norfolk
Norfolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Breckland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Broadland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Great Yarmouth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2023
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
North Norfolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Norwich City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
South Norfolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
See also: Wards Boundary changes