2018 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

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

Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, 2018
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

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

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Bradwell North

Bradwell North
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

Bradwell South and Hopton
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

Caister North
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

Caister South
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

Central and Northgate
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
Turnout 2,487 25.6
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour hold Swing

Claydon

Claydon
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

East Flegg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Noel Galer 864 70.7 +28.9
Labour Edd Bush 359 29.3 +16.2
Majority 505 41.3
Turnout 1,223 31.1
Conservative hold Swing

Gorleston

Gorleston
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

Lothingland
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

Magdalen
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

Nelson
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 25.9
Turnout 1218 23.4
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Southtown and Cobholm

Southtown and Cobholm
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

Yarmouth North
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

  1. "Norwich and Great Yarmouth smaller parties routed in poll". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. Carr, James. "Final results: Tories hold Great Yarmouth Borough Council". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. "CMIS > Elections". great-yarmouth.cmis.uk.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. Grimmer, Dan. "Norwich and Great Yarmouth Elections 2018: Full results and reaction". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. "Smaller parties routed in local polls". 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Great Yarmouth Borough Council". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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