The 2006 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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:
Overall turnout at the election was 30.74%. [3]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 53.8 | 51.9 | 9,163 | +0.8% | |
| Labour | 6 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 46.2 | 38.0 | 6,711 | -5.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 1,102 | +1.9% | |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 345 | +1.2% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 238 | +1.3% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 96 | +0.5% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Plant | 910 | 61.6 | ||
| Labour | Derrick Sweeting | 567 | 38.4 | ||
| Majority | 343 | 23.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,477 | 29.7 | -7.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Hodds | 1,024 | 65.8 | ||
| Labour | Peter Alexander | 532 | 34.2 | ||
| Majority | 492 | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,556 | 30.9 | -6.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Smith | 661 | 55.0 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Dack | 373 | 31.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Dyer | 167 | 13.9 | ||
| Majority | 288 | 23.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,201 | 32.1 | -7.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick Hacon | 609 | 45.9 | ||
| Conservative | Theodore Agnew | 536 | 40.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Cole | 181 | 13.7 | ||
| Majority | 73 | 5.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,326 | 37.1 | -8.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Castle | 688 | 43.6 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Meah | 522 | 33.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Harris | 150 | 9.5 | ||
| UKIP | Gabriele Baugh | 122 | 7.7 | ||
| Green | Giles Robins | 96 | 6.1 | ||
| Majority | 166 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,578 | 29.2 | -7.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bernard Williamson | 822 | 53.9 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Greenacre | 702 | 46.1 | ||
| Majority | 120 | 7.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,524 | 27.9 | -5.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Shirley Weymouth | 1,033 | 74.3 | ||
| Labour | Sandra Griffiths | 357 | 25.7 | ||
| Majority | 676 | 48.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,390 | 36.8 | -5.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Burroughs | 706 | 50.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ivan Lees | 469 | 33.8 | ||
| Labour | Jose Bamonde | 214 | 15.4 | ||
| Majority | 237 | 17.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,389 | 35.4 | -7.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Stone | 1,014 | 75.0 | ||
| Labour | Christine Williamson | 338 | 25.0 | ||
| Majority | 676 | 50.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,352 | 31.0 | -11.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Karen Hewitt | 812 | 51.9 | ||
| Conservative | Patricia Page | 752 | 48.1 | ||
| Majority | 60 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,564 | 29.7 | -4.6 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Valerie Pettit | 527 | 39.6 | ||
| Conservative | Joy Cosaitis | 459 | 34.5 | ||
| National Front | Thomas Holmes | 345 | 25.9 | ||
| Majority | 68 | 5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,331 | 25.1 | -6.0 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sharon Thrasher | 330 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Giles | 197 | 25.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Brookshaw | 135 | 17.4 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Baugh | 116 | 14.9 | ||
| Majority | 133 | 17.1 | |||
| Turnout | 778 | 24.4 | -4.3 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Peck | 647 | 54.4 | ||
| Labour | Marie Field | 542 | 45.6 | ||
| Majority | 105 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,189 | 33.7 | -7.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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