Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections

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. 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.

Council elections

Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections

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

Borough result maps

Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections

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By-election results

1997–2001

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

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

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

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 Democrats	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 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

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

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

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

2019–2023

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

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

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