The 2018 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2018 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. The Conservatives gained control of the council with UKIP which had previously won 10 seats being wiped out. [1] Part of the Conservative success was attributed to former UKIP councillors defecting to them. [1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 57.1 | 49.4 | 8,914 | +22.4 | |
| Labour | 6 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 42.9 | 39.8 | 7,188 | +10.7 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 | 5.5 | 991 | -35.4 | |
| Tribune Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 956 | +5.3 | |
| Total | 14 | 18,059 | |||||||
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2014.
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 17 | 11 | 11 |
| Conservatives | Labour | Ukip |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 23 | 15 | 1 |
| Conservatives | Labour | Ukip |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Plant | 1,076 | 62.1 | +23.3 | |
| Labour | Jo Thurtle | 656 | 37.9 | +12.3 | |
| Majority | 420 | 24.2 | +21.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1732 | 33.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carl Annison | 1,238 | 68.9 | +40.8 | |
| Labour | James Borg | 559 | 31.1 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 679 | 37.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,797 | 32.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Carpenter | 716 | 59.6 | +26.1 | |
| Labour | Sandra Griffiths | 316 | 26.3 | +2.8 | |
| UKIP | John Cutting | 169 | 14.1 | -23.9 | |
| Majority | 400 | 33.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,201 | 32.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Bird | 645 | 51.5 | +25.2 | |
| Labour | Andrew Booth | 401 | 32.0 | +6.1 | |
| UKIP | Tom Andrews | 146 | 11.7 | -28.5 | |
| Tribune Party | Lynne Connell | 61 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 244 | 19.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,253 | 34.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Smith-Clare | 651 | 26.2 | ||
| Labour | Jade Martin | 599 | 24.1 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Jeffs | 392 | 15.8 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Allen | 363 | 14.6 | ||
| UKIP | Derek Poole | 246 | 9.9 | ||
| UKIP | Phillip Trindall | 175 | 7.0 | ||
| Tribune Party | Paul Buttifant | 61 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 52 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,487 | 25.6 | |||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cara Walker | 677 | 50.7 | +12.1 | |
| Conservative | Rachael Moore | 488 | 36.5 | +18.1 | |
| Tribune Party | Michael Monk | 171 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
| Majority | 189 | 14.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,336 | 24.6 | |||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Noel Galer | 864 | 70.7 | +28.9 | |
| Labour | Edd Bush | 359 | 29.3 | +16.2 | |
| Majority | 505 | 41.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,223 | 31.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kay Grey | 894 | 64.9 | +30.8 | |
| Labour | Katy Guyton | 405 | 29.4 | +4.0 | |
| Tribune Party | Victoria Webb | 78 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 489 | 35.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,377 | 33.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Drewitt | 706 | 57.8 | +19.4 | |
| Tribune Party | Adrian Myers | 266 | 21.8 | +21.8 | |
| Labour | Christina Stewart | 240 | 19.6 | +0 | |
| Majority | 440 | 36.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,222 | 28.1 | |||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Trevor Wainwright | 749 | 56.1 | +10.9 | |
| Conservative | George Rogers | 433 | 32.4 | +13.4 | |
| Tribune Party | Angela Buttifant | 153 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
| Majority | 316 | 23.7 | +9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,335 | 26.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Wright | 705 | 57.9 | +20.3 | |
| Conservative | Aurelio Goncalves Spinola | 392 | 32.2 | +19.9 | |
| Tribune Party | Matthew Swann | 121 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
| Majority | 316 | 25.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1218 | 23.4 | |||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach | 414 | 56.4 | +14.4 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Farrow | 173 | 23.6 | +12.1 | |
| UKIP | Graham Knight | 102 | 13.9 | -32.6 | |
| Tribune Party | Hayden Turner | 45 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Majority | 241 | 32.8 | |||
| Turnout | 734 | 20.7 | |||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kathy Stenhouse | 534 | 46.7 | +17.9 | |
| Labour | John Simmons | 457 | 40.0 | +12.3 | |
| UKIP | Philip Grimmer | 153 | 13.4 | -26.2 | |
| Majority | 77 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,144 | 33.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
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