2006 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2006 Great Yarmouth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. Great Yarmouth UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Great Yarmouth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

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]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 30.74%. [3]

Great Yarmouth Local Election Result 2006 [3] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 703-353.851.99,163+0.8%
  Labour 630+346.238.06,711-5.5%
  Liberal Democrats 000006.21,102+1.9%
  National Front 000002.0345+1.2%
  UKIP 000001.3238+1.3%
  Green 000000.596+0.5%

Ward results

Bradwell North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Plant91061.6
Labour Derrick Sweeting56738.4
Majority34323.2
Turnout 1,47729.7-7.3
Conservative hold Swing
Bradwell South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Hodds1,02465.8
Labour Peter Alexander53234.2
Majority49231.6
Turnout 1,55630.9-6.6
Conservative hold Swing
Caister North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Smith66155.0
Labour Nicholas Dack37331.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Dyer16713.9
Majority28823.9
Turnout 1,20132.1-7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Caister South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Hacon60945.9
Conservative Theodore Agnew53640.4
Liberal Democrats Rodney Cole18113.7
Majority735.5
Turnout 1,32637.1-8.2
Labour hold Swing
Central and Northgate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Castle68843.6
Conservative Peter Meah52233.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Harris1509.5
UKIP Gabriele Baugh1227.7
Green Giles Robins966.1
Majority16610.5
Turnout 1,57829.2-7.0
Labour hold Swing
Claydon [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Williamson82253.9
Conservative Margaret Greenacre70246.1
Majority1207.8
Turnout 1,52427.9-5.4
Labour hold Swing
East Flegg [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shirley Weymouth1,03374.3
Labour Sandra Griffiths35725.7
Majority67648.6
Turnout 1,39036.8-5.0
Conservative hold Swing
Gorleston [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Burroughs70650.8
Liberal Democrats Ivan Lees46933.8
Labour Jose Bamonde21415.4
Majority23717.0
Turnout 1,38935.4-7.5
Conservative hold Swing
Lothingland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Stone1,01475.0
Labour Christine Williamson33825.0
Majority67650.0
Turnout 1,35231.0-11.0
Conservative hold Swing
Magdalen [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Hewitt81251.9
Conservative Patricia Page75248.1
Majority603.8
Turnout 1,56429.7-4.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Nelson [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Valerie Pettit52739.6
Conservative Joy Cosaitis45934.5
National Front Thomas Holmes34525.9
Majority685.1
Turnout 1,33125.1-6.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Southtown and Cobholm [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Thrasher33042.4
Conservative Elizabeth Giles19725.3
Liberal Democrats John Brookshaw13517.4
UKIP Paul Baugh11614.9
Majority13317.1
Turnout 77824.4-4.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Yarmouth North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Peck64754.4
Labour Marie Field54245.6
Majority1058.8
Turnout 1,18933.7-7.6
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Local elections: Great Yarmouth". BBC News Online . Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
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