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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]
Overall result
[edit]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.
Council Composition
[edit]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 |
Ward results
[edit]Bradwell North
[edit]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 |
Bradwell South and Hopton
[edit]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 |
Caister North
[edit]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 |
Caister South
[edit]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 |
Central and Northgate
[edit]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 |
Claydon
[edit]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 |
East Flegg
[edit]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 |
Gorleston
[edit]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 |
Lothingland
[edit]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 |
Magdalen
[edit]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 |
Nelson
[edit]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 |
Southtown and Cobholm
[edit]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 |
Yarmouth North
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Norwich and Great Yarmouth smaller parties routed in poll". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ Carr, James. "Final results: Tories hold Great Yarmouth Borough Council". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "CMIS > Elections". great-yarmouth.cmis.uk.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Grimmer, Dan. "Norwich and Great Yarmouth Elections 2018: Full results and reaction". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Smaller parties routed in local polls". 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Great Yarmouth Borough Council". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2019.