2014 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

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The 2014 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Ward results

Bradwell North

Bradwell North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Plant74938.8+3.2
UKIP Lynne Connell68935.7+13.3
Labour Christina Horne49425.6-16.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Bradwell South and Hopton

Bradwell South and Hopton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Carl Annison94849.1+29.4
Conservative Demetris Mavroudis54328.1-5.9
Labour Peter Fairhead44122.8-17.7
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Caister North

Caister North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP John Cutting57738.0+38.0
Conservative Ronald Hanton50933.5-20.8
Labour Christopher Wright35723.5-14.0
Green Sarah Bloomfield775.1+5.1
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Caister South

Caister South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Thomas Andrews61540.2+40.2
Conservative Carl Smith40426.4-28.6
Labour Sandra Griffiths39625.9-19.1
Green Harry Webb1147.5+7.5
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Central and Northgate

Central and Northgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Malcolm Bird85846.3+25.3
Labour Brian Pilkington58831.7-22.1
Conservative Patricia Page30316.4-6.2
Green Amanda Webb1045.6+5.6
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Claydon

Claydon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Tabitha Rodwell76743.1+22.3
Labour Colleen Walker68738.6-18.1
Conservative Margaret Greenacre32718.4-4.1
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

East Flegg

East Flegg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shirley Weymouth72841.8-0.2
UKIP Clayton Greene68239.2+14.3
Labour Stacey Nash22813.1-15.4
Green John Mallett1025.9+5.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Gorleston

Gorleston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Kay Grey58735.5+1.5
Conservative John Burroughs56334.1-3.6
Labour Anthony Wright42025.4-2.9
Green Patricia Bradwell835.0+5.0
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Lothingland

Lothingland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Adrian Myers67442.0+42.0
Conservative Barry Stone61638.4-24.7
Labour Christine Williamson31419.6-17.3
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Magdalen

Magdalen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Wainwright84445.2-10.8
UKIP Danny Chambers66735.7+16.4
Conservative Brain Dolton35519.0-5.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Kathryn Stenhouse69442.2+20.1
Labour Valerie Pettit65139.6-20.1
Conservative Thomas Allan20212.3-5.9
Green Diana Freshwater965.8+5.8
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Southtown and Cobholm

Southtown and Cobholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Robert Connell52646.5+20.6
Labour Christina Stewart47642.0-14.5
Conservative Victoria Snedker13011.5-1.0
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Yarmouth North

Yarmouth North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Rachel Jones58939.6+20.9
Conservative Penelope Carpenter42928.8-5.2
Labour Paula Waters-Bunn41227.7-12.1
Green Joshua White583.9+0.2
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

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References

  1. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.