2011 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2011 Great Yarmouth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2011. Great Yarmouth UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Great Yarmouth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2011.

The 2011 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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] At the same time as the election, the introduction of a directly elected mayor in Great Yarmouth was rejected in a referendum. [2]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 24 seats, compared to 15 for Labour. [3] 13 seats were being contested with Labour targeting Caister North and St Andrews, while the Conservatives were threatening Caister South and Nelson wards. [3]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives remain in control of the council, with no change in their majority. [4] The Conservatives gained one seat from Labour in Caister South, but lost a seat back in St Andrew's by 54 votes. [4] The successful Labour candidate in St Andrew's ward was Barbara Wright, the wife of the former Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth Tony Wright. [4] Meanwhile, Kerry Payne held the seat in Nelson for Labour, despite being challenged by the incumbent councillor Brenda Taylor, who ran as an independent after being de-selected by Labour. [4]

Great Yarmouth Local Election Result 2011 [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 811061.551.410,523+2.0%
  Labour 511038.542.38,662-0.2%
  UKIP 000003.2661+3.2%
  Independent 000001.4284-0.5%
  Liberal Democrats 000001.1231-5.1%
  Green 000000.5103+0.5%

Referendum on an elected mayor

At the same time as the council election Great Yarmouth held a referendum on whether to introduce a directly elected mayor. [2] This came after the Labour councillors Michael Castle and Trevor Wainwright collected the necessary 3,500 signatures, 5% of the population of the area. [6] However both the local Conservative and Labour parties opposed the introduction of a directly elected mayor, with the Conservative leader of the council, Barry Coleman, leading the campaign for a no vote. [2]

The results of the referendum saw 15,595 vote no, as against 10,051 yes, with 291 ballot papers being spoilt, therefore the introduction of a directly elected mayor was rejected. [2]

Ward results

Bradwell North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Tate1,07956.8+1.0
Labour Maurice Johnson82043.2-1.0
Majority25913.6+2.0
Turnout 1,89938.2-27.1
Conservative hold Swing
Bradwell South and Hopton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Hacon92946.2-12.7
Labour Hilary Wainwright72235.9-5.2
UKIP Colin Aldred25612.7+12.7
Green Michael Brackenbury1035.1+5.1
Majority20710.3-7.5
Turnout 2,01039.5-25.9
Conservative hold Swing
Caister North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Cunniffe76054.3+3.3
Labour Lee Sutton52537.5+6.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Dyer1148.1-9.9
Majority23516.8-3.1
Turnout 1,39938.9-26.5
Conservative hold Swing
Caister South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Peck78855.0+10.4
Labour Nicholas Dack64445.0+6.5
Majority14410.1+4.0
Turnout 1,43241.2-26.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Central and Northgate [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marie Field96055.6+11.2
Conservative Tom Garrod65137.7-0.8
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dean1176.8-10.3
Majority30917.9+12.0
Turnout 1,72830.6-20.0
Labour hold Swing
Claydon [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Williamson85648.7
Conservative Hannah Gascoigne49628.2
UKIP Matthew Smith40523.1
Majority36020.5
Turnout 1,75732.5-22.3
Labour hold Swing
Fleggburgh [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Thompson84981.1-7.2
Labour Katie Jeavons-Golding19818.9+7.2
Majority65162.2-14.3
Turnout 1,04756.7
Conservative hold Swing
Lothingland [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Thompson1,02263.1-1.1
Labour Chris Williamson59736.9+1.1
Majority42526.3-2.2
Turnout 1,61938.2-26.4
Conservative hold Swing
Magdalen [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Walker1,12860.5+9.8
Conservative Carl Smith73739.5+2.2
Majority39121.0+7.5
Turnout 1,86536.0-23.2
Labour hold Swing
Nelson [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kerry Payne69048.9+0.7
Conservative Malcolm Bird43731.0-6.7
Independent Brenda Taylor28420.1+6.0
Majority25317.9+7.4
Turnout 1,41126.2-15.1
Labour hold Swing
Ormesby [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Shrimplin1,07072.1-7.8
Labour Colin Fox41527.9+7.8
Majority65544.1-15.7
Turnout 1,48543.3+7.1
Conservative hold Swing
St. Andrews [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Wright62152.3+14.9
Conservative Bryan Watts56747.7-14.9
Majority544.6
Turnout 1,18835.3+6.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
West Flegg [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Coleman1,13870.1-8.9
Labour Luke Boydell48629.9+8.9
Majority65240.1-17.9
Turnout 1,62441.4+7.0
Conservative hold Swing

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