2019 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

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2019 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election
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  2016 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2023  

All 39 seats to Great Yarmouth Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election23 seats, 49.4%15 seats, 39.8%
Seats won2015
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote19,20713,453
Percentage52.2%36.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.8%Decrease2.svg 3.2%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Independent UKIP
Last electionN/A1 seat, 5.5%
Seats won31
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote2,803992
Percentage7.6%2.7%
SwingN/ADecrease2.svg 2.3%

Great Yarmouth UK ward map 2019.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. [1]

Contents

Summary

Election result

2019 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 382003Decrease2.svg 351.352.219,207+2.8
  Labour 231500Steady2.svg38.536.613,453–3.2
  Independent 4330Increase2.svg 37.77.62,803N/A
  UKIP 3100Steady2.svg2.62.7992–2.8
  Democrats and Veterans 1000Steady2.svg0.00.8309N/A

Ward results

Bradwell North

Bradwell North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Robert Plant 904 59.6
Conservative Carl Smith 817 53.9
Conservative Daniel Peter John Candon 702 46.3
Labour Jo Thurtle67044.2
Majority322.1/
Turnout 151730.6%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bradwell South and Hopton

Bradwell South and Hopton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carl Adrian Annison 954 66.3
Conservative Sue Hacon 785 54.6
Conservative Katy Stenhouse 736 51.1
Labour David John Greggs51135.5
Majority22515.6/
Turnout 144927.4%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Caister North

Caister North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Carpenter 601 62.6
Conservative Graham Paul Carpenter 600 62.5
Labour Andrew Booth33635.0
Majority26427.5/
Turnout 96028.5%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Caister South

Caister South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Alfred Lawn 637 63.7
Conservative Malcolm Dudley Bird 608 60.8
Labour Alison Jean Elizabeth Green36936.9
Labour Ivan Ammon30530.5
Majority23923.9/
Turnout 100028.8%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Central and Northgate

Central and Northgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Smith-Clare 528 41.5
Labour Jade Martin 485 38.2
UKIP Carrie Amy Talbot 453 35.6
Labour John Simmons43834.5
IndependentChris Walch42233.2
Conservative Philip Malcolm Grimmer28722.6
Conservative Karen Pollard27021.2
Conservative Ayeshia Claire Hammond Young20716.3
Majority151.1/
Turnout 127123.5%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
UKIP hold Swing

Claydon

Claydon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Ann Borg 659 61.6
Labour Cara Louise Walker 594 55.5
Labour Bernard John Williamson 569 53.2
Conservative Alan James Popham37635.1
Conservative Lionel John O'Dell35433.1
Conservative Gary William Boyd31929.8
Majority19318.1/
Turnout 107021.5%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Flegg

East Flegg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James William Bensly 876 74.2
Conservative Noel Douglas Galer 707 59.9
Labour Harriet Thomas-Bush32927.9
Majority37832.0/
Turnout 118131.6%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fleggburgh

Fleggburgh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adrian David Thompson 1,050 84.1 +84.1
Conservative Haydn Andrew Thirtle15112.1-40.4
Labour Claire Samantha Wardley473.8-8.4
Majority89972.0/
Turnout 124857.7%
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Gorleston

Gorleston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emma Claire Louise Flaxman-Taylor 751 59.1
Conservative Paul Anthony George Wells 738 58.1
Labour Ron Upton48938.5
Majority24919.6/
Turnout 127033.2%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lothingland

Lothingland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adrian Paul Myers 631 50.9
Conservative Tracy Lynn Cameron 579 46.7
Conservative David Thomas Drewitt45036.3
Labour Hilary Janice Williams31525.4
Majority12910.4/
Turnout 124029.1%
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Magdalen

Magdalen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor John Wainwright 734 61.3
Labour Colleen Monica Walker 708 59.1
Labour Brian Robert Walker 685 57.2
Conservative Patricia Elizabeth Page42835.7
Conservative Natasha Allen38432.1
Conservative Izzye Odam33728.1
Majority25721.5/
Turnout 119824.7%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Thomas Jeal 586 52.4
Labour Tony Wright 568 50.9
Labour Kerry Susanne Robinson-Payne 528 47.3
UKIP Michael John Riley29126.1
UKIP Saul Allan Smith24822.2
Conservative Margaret Elizabeth Farrow21118.9
Conservative George William Rogers17215.4
Conservative Lynn Stock16514.8
Majority23721.2/
Turnout 111721.7%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ormesby

Ormesby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Steve Scott-Greenard 700 57.9
Conservative Geoffrey Eynon Freeman 593 49.0
Conservative Ron Hanton46038.0
Labour Craig Guy18915.6
Majority13311.0/
Turnout 120934.5%
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Southtown and Cobholm

Southtown and Cobholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach 344 62.9
Labour Paula Waters-Bunn 319 58.3
Conservative Thomas Lewis Allen18834.4
Conservative Robert Walter Whitaker15929.1
Majority13123.9/
Turnout 54718.1%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Andrews

St Andrews
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marlene Ellen Fairhead 521 61.2
Labour Barbara Ann Wright 511 60.0
Conservative Max Peace30836.2
Conservative Ann Grace Lawn30435.7
Majority20323.8/
Turnout 85225.8%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Flegg

West Flegg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Grant 678 60.7
Conservative Leslie John Mogford 641 57.4
Labour Edd Bush41337.0
Majority22820.4/
Turnout 111729.4%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Yarmouth North

Yarmouth North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donna Kay Hammond 395 37.8
Conservative Paul Charles Hammond 375 35.9
Labour Sandy Lysaght37335.7
Labour James Louis Borg33031.5
Democrats and Veterans Dave Harding30929.5
Majority20.2/
Turnout 104631.0%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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