Great Yarmouth council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 13 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
8
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
14
across 13 wards
Turnout
29.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 8 +4 8,914 49.4% +15.4
Labour Party 6 +1 7,188 39.8% +4.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 -4 991 5.5% -22.9
Tribune 0 +0 956 5.3% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Labour Party 14
Tribune 8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 6

A party standing a full slate could field 14 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bradwell North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Robert Plant Elected 1,076 62.1% +26.3
Labour Party Jo Thurtle 656 37.9% +10.3
Majority420
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,732

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Bradwell South and Hopton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Carl Adrian Annison Elected 1,238 68.9% +33.7
Labour Party James Louis Borg 559 31.1% +4.5
Majority679
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,797

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Caister North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Carpenter Elected 716 59.6% —
Labour Party Sandy Griffiths 316 26.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jack Cutting 169 14.1% —
Majority400
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,201

Caister South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Dudley Bird Elected 645 51.5% —
Labour Party Andrew Booth 401 32.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tom Andrews 146 11.7% —
Tribune Lynne Sheena Connell 61 4.9% —
Majority244
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,253

Central And Northgate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Smith-Clare Elected 651 52.3% +16.4
Labour Party Jade Marlene Marie Martin Elected 599 48.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Graham Jeffs 392 31.5% +14.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Lewis Allen 363 29.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Derek Donald Poole 246 19.8% -21.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Phillip Gordon Trindall 175 14.1% —
Tribune Paul Craig Buttifant 61 4.9% —
Majority207
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,244

Labour Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP) · Labour Party gain

Claydon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cara Walker Elected 677 50.7% +6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachael Marilyn Moore 488 36.5% +16.7
Tribune Michael John Monk 171 12.8% —
Majority189
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,336

Labour Party hold

East Flegg

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Noel Douglas Galer Elected 864 70.6% +21.4
Labour Party Edd Bush 359 29.4% +11.4
Majority505
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,223

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Gorleston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kay Grey Elected 894 64.9% +21.3
Labour Party Kate Guyton 405 29.4% -3.1
Tribune Victoria Wendy Marie McCarthy 78 5.7% —
Majority489
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,377

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Lothingland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Thomas Drewitt Elected 706 58.3% —
Tribune Adrian Paul Myers 266 21.9% —
Labour Party Christina Stewart 240 19.8% —
Majority440
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,212

Magdalen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Trevor John Wainwright Elected 749 56.1% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party George William Rogers 433 32.4% +2.1
Tribune Angela Susan Buttifant 153 11.5% —
Majority316
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,335

Labour Party hold

Nelson

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tony Wright Elected 705 57.9% +8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Aurelio Goncalves Spinola 392 32.2% +17.7
Tribune Matt Swann 121 9.9% —
Majority313
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,218

Labour Party hold

Southtown and Cobholm

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach Elected 414 56.4% +11.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Elizabeth Farrow 173 23.6% +11.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Graham Barry Knight 102 13.9% -28.9
Tribune Hayden Scott Turner 45 6.1% —
Majority241
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast734

Labour Party hold

Yarmouth North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Katy Stenhouse Elected 534 46.7% +16.7
Labour Party John Simmons 457 39.9% +9.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Philip Malcolm Grimmer 153 13.4% -22.3
Majority77
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,144

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

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