2002 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

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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]

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Great Yarmouth Local Election Result 2002 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 9-156.351.29,379
  Conservative 7+143.843.37,935
  Liberal Democrats 000003.5632
  Green 000002.0365

Ward results

Bradwell North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Wainwright81254.6
Conservative Mary Greenacre58739.4
Green Sheila Chandler896.0
Majority22515.1
Turnout 1,488
Bradwell South and Horton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Howard77651.7
Labour Christina Rumsby72448.3
Majority523.5
Turnout 1,500
Caister North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Smith56043.5
Labour Sandy Griffiths55743.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Dyer14811.5
Green Paul Scheller221.7
Majority30.2
Turnout 1,287
Caister South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Lawley53748.9
Labour Patrick Hacon51747.1
Green Susan Myers444.0
Majority201.8
Turnout 1,098
Claydon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Fitzgerald62560.4
Conservative Peter Meah32631.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Punchard848.1
Majority29928.9
Turnout 1,035
Gorleston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Russell82157.7
Labour Peter Alexander42429.8
Liberal Democrats Ivan Lees17712.4
Majority39727.9
Turnout 1,422
Lichfield and Cobholm [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Wassell53778.6
Conservative Jason Delf14621.4
Majority39157.2
Turnout 683
Lothingland [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Thompson66657.5
Labour Richard Baker49242.5
Majority17415.0
Turnout 1,158
Magdalen East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Walker62262.1
Conservative David Denning37937.9
Majority24324.3
Turnout 1,001
Magdalen West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Doe78480.7
Conservative Jane Hayes18819.3
Majority59661.3
Turnout 972
Nelson [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Robinson59873.8
Conservative Joy Cosaitis17021.0
Green Diane Nottage425.2
Majority42852.8
Turnout 810
Northgate [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Easter75257.6
Conservative Alan Baugh43133.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Harris896.8
Green Robert Chandler342.6
Majority32124.6
Turnout 1,306
Ormesby [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Reynolds85569.6
Labour Michael Pettit20616.8
Liberal Democrats Rodney Cole13410.9
Green Paul Orpen342.8
Majority64952.8
Turnout 1,229
Regent [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Garrod50649.2
Labour Jack Barnes46545.2
Green Andrew Nottage575.5
Majority414.0
Turnout 1,028
St Andrew's [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Hewitt61257.4
Conservative Patrick Cook45442.6
Majority15814.8
Turnout 1,066
Yarmouth North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glen Smith65253.1
Conservative Desmond Sadler53343.4
Green Roy Walmsley433.5
Majority1199.7
Turnout 1,228

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References

  1. 1 2 "Great Yarmouth". BBC News Online . Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Great Yarmouth". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library . Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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