Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2002
The 2002 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Great Yarmouth Local Election Result 2002[2][3] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
9 |
|
|
-1 |
56.3 |
51.2 |
9,379 |
|
|
Conservative |
7 |
|
|
+1 |
43.8 |
43.3 |
7,935 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
632 |
|
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
365 |
|
Ward results
Bradwell North[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Trevor Wainwright |
812 |
54.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Mary Greenacre |
587 |
39.4 |
|
|
Green |
Sheila Chandler |
89 |
6.0 |
|
Majority |
225 |
15.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,488 |
|
|
Bradwell South and Horton[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Brian Howard |
776 |
51.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Christina Rumsby |
724 |
48.3 |
|
Majority |
52 |
3.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,500 |
|
|
Caister North[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Smith |
560 |
43.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Sandy Griffiths |
557 |
43.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nicholas Dyer |
148 |
11.5 |
|
|
Green |
Paul Scheller |
22 |
1.7 |
|
Majority |
3 |
0.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,287 |
|
|
Claydon[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Julie Fitzgerald |
625 |
60.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Meah |
326 |
31.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Punchard |
84 |
8.1 |
|
Majority |
299 |
28.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,035 |
|
|
Gorleston[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jonathan Russell |
821 |
57.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Peter Alexander |
424 |
29.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ivan Lees |
177 |
12.4 |
|
Majority |
397 |
27.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,422 |
|
|
Lichfield and Cobholm[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Andrew Wassell |
537 |
78.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Jason Delf |
146 |
21.4 |
|
Majority |
391 |
57.2 |
|
Turnout |
683 |
|
|
Magdalen East[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Brian Walker |
622 |
62.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Denning |
379 |
37.9 |
|
Majority |
243 |
24.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,001 |
|
|
Northgate[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Terence Easter |
752 |
57.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Alan Baugh |
431 |
33.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Harris |
89 |
6.8 |
|
|
Green |
Robert Chandler |
34 |
2.6 |
|
Majority |
321 |
24.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,306 |
|
|
Ormesby[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Charles Reynolds |
855 |
69.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Michael Pettit |
206 |
16.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rodney Cole |
134 |
10.9 |
|
|
Green |
Paul Orpen |
34 |
2.8 |
|
Majority |
649 |
52.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,229 |
|
|
Yarmouth North[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Glen Smith |
652 |
53.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Desmond Sadler |
533 |
43.4 |
|
|
Green |
Roy Walmsley |
43 |
3.5 |
|
Majority |
119 |
9.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,228 |
|
|
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