- Great Yarmouth local elections
One third of Great Yarmouth Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1980
No overall control 1980 - 1983Conservative 1983 - 1986
No overall control 1986 - 1990Labour 1990 - 2000
Conservative 2000 - present
Council elections
Great Yarmouth Council election, 1998 Great Yarmouth Council election, 1999 Great Yarmouth Council election, 2000 Great Yarmouth Council election, 2002 Great Yarmouth Council election, 2003 Great Yarmouth Council election, 2004 Great Yarmouth Council election, 2006 Great Yarmouth Council election, 2007 Great Yarmouth Council election, 2008 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 477
percentage = 58.7
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 287
percentage = 35.3
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 49
percentage = 6.0
change = +6.0Election box majority
votes = 190
percentage = 23.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 813
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 503
percentage = 50.1
change = +13.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 381
percentage = 38.0
change = -16.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 83
percentage = 8.3
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 36
percentage = 3.6
change = +3.6Election box majority
votes = 122
percentage = 12.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,003
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 505
percentage = 52.9
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 306
percentage = 32.1
change = -11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 143
percentage = 15.0
change = +15.0Election box majority
votes = 199
percentage = 20.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 954
percentage = 22.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 644
percentage = 53.1
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 568
percentage = 46.9
change = +12.7Election box majority
votes = 76
percentage = 6.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,212
percentage = 24.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,588
percentage = 53.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 796
percentage = 26.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 382
percentage = 12.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate =
votes = 196
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 792
percentage = 26.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,962
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 369
percentage = 39.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 278
percentage = 29.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 242
percentage = 25.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate =
votes = 51
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 91
percentage = 9.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 940
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brenda Taylor
votes = 329
percentage = 42.5
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = William Robinson
votes = 257
percentage = 33.2
change = +33.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Dyer
votes = 96
percentage = 12.4
change = +12.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Thomas Holmes
votes = 49
percentage = 6.3
change = +6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ian Holman
votes = 43
percentage = 5.6
change = -1.8Election box majority
votes = 72
percentage = 9.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 774
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Hacon
votes = 475
percentage = 37.4
change = -15.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Aleck Buchanan
votes = 397
percentage = 31.2
change = +31.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joanne Vriesema
votes = 254
percentage = 20.0
change = -7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Colin Aldred
votes = 116
percentage = 9.1
change = -9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ian Holman
votes = 29
percentage = 2.3
change = +2.3Election box majority
votes = 78
percentage = 6.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,271
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Butcher
votes = 623
percentage = 50.0
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Trevor Wainwright
votes = 429
percentage = 34.4
change = +15.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Colin Aldred
votes = 196
percentage = 15.7
change = +5.3Election box majority
votes = 194
percentage = 15.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,248
percentage = 24.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =References
External links
* [http://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/ Great Yarmouth Council]
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