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.