Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections
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]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
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, 2015
By-election results
1997-2001
Caister North By-Election 16 October 1997 |
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 |
|
|
2005-2009
Claydon By-Election 5 May 2005[5] |
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 |
|
|
Gorleston By-Election 4 August 2005[5] |
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 |
|
|
Nelson By-Election 25 October 2007[5] |
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 |
|
|
Bradwell South and Hopton By-Election 7 February 2008[5] |
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 |
|
|
Bradwell South and Hopton By-Election 10 July 2008[6] |
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
Bradwell South and Hopton By-Election 20 October 2011[9] |
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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