2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election
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All 39 seats to Great Yarmouth Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Carl Smith Trevor Wainwright
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 20 seats, 52.2% 15 seats, 36.6% 3 seats, 7.6%
Seats before 21 14 4
Seats after 19 18 2
The winner of each seat in the 2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council Election
Leader before election

Carl Smith
Conservative

Leader after election

Carl Smith
Conservative
No overall control

The 2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. The Conservatives remained the largest party after the election, but lost their majority leaving the council under no overall control. A minority Conservative administration formed after the election with the support of the two independent councillors.[2][3]

Summary

Election result

The overall results were:[4]

2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 19 -1 48.72 43.56 19,247
  Labour 39 18 +3 46.15 45.66 20,174
  Independent 7 2 -1 5.13 6.83 3,018
  Green 6 0 0 2.01 889
  Liberal Democrats 7 0 0 1.49 660
  Reform UK 2 0 0 0.43 192

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Great Yarmouth Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[6][7]

Bradwell North

Bradwell North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carl Smith* 888 52.6 -1.3
Conservative Daniel Peter John Candon* 839 49.7 +3.4
Conservative Graham Robert Plant* 815 48.3 -11.3
Labour Yvonne Craig 765 45.3 +1.1
Labour Scott Wesson 756 44.8 N/A
Labour James Borg 728 43.1 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,688
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bradwell South & Hopton

Bradwell South & Hopton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carl Andrew Annison* 995 54.0 -12.3
Conservative Katy Stenhouse* 740 40.2 -10.9
Labour Antony Capewell 738 40.1 N/A
Conservative Robert Price 690 37.5 -17.1
Labour Lesley Rodin 680 36.9 N/A
Labour David John Greggs 660 35.8 +0.3
Independent Sue Hacon* 207 11.2 -43.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Godfrey 119 6.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Shreeve 89 4.8 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,842 28.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Caister North

Caister North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Penny Carpenter* 606 54.8 -7.8
Conservative Gary William Boyd 582 52.7 -9.8
Labour Michael Winterburn 402 36.4 +1.4
Labour Rae Williamson 320 29.0 N/A
Green Anne Marie Killett 174 15.7 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,105
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Caister South

Caister South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Alfred Lawn* 604 56.2 -7.5
Conservative Malcolm Dudley Bird* 570 53.0 -7.8
Labour Sandy Griffiths 468 43.5 +6.6
Labour Michael Moore 374 34.8 +4.3
Majority
Turnout 1,075
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Central & Northgate

Central & Northgate (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Smith-Clare 596 52.9 +11.4
Labour Jade Martin 578 51.3 +13.1
Labour Cathy Cordiner-Achebach 574 50.9 +16.4
Conservative Tamsin Lodge 318 28.2 +5.6
Conservative Oscar Houseago 295 26.2 +5.0
Conservative Aurelio Spinola 258 22.9 +6.6
Independent Carrie Amy Talbot* 228 20.2 -15.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Ashton-Barnes 153 13.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,127
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Claydon

Claydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol Ann Borg* 810 64.6 +3.0
Labour Jeanette McMullen 775 61.9 +6.4
Labour Bernard John Williamson* 767 61.2 +8.0
Conservative Linda Phillips 403 32.2 -2.9
Conservative John Hirst 363 29.0 -4.1
Conservative Louise Bensly 362 28.9 -0.9
Majority
Turnout 1,253
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Flegg

East Flegg (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James William Bensly* 755 61.3 -12.9
Conservative Noel Douglas Galer* 573 46.5 -13.4
Green Emma Jayne Punchard 297 24.1 N/A
Labour Paul James Hendry 245 19.9 -8.0
Labour Colleen Walker 230 18.7 N/A
Green Kenneth Peter Petersen 206 16.7 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,232
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fleggburgh

Fleggburgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adrian David Thompson* 1,110 94.6 +10.5
Conservative Thomas Garrod 37 3.2 -8.9
Labour Claire Samantha Wardley 26 2.2 -1.6
Majority
Turnout 1,173
Independent hold Swing

Gorleston

Gorleston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Claire Louise Flaxman-Taylor* 685 48.9 -10.2
Conservative Paul Anthony George Wells* 674 48.1 -10.0
Labour Steve Taylor 508 36.3 -2.2
Labour Michael Wemyss 457 32.6 N/A
Green Rebecca Durant 111 7.9 N/A
Green Nicola Albion 101 7.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gerald Rouse 69 4.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gordon Smith 65 4.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,400
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lothingland

Lothingland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Carpenter 518 41.9 -4.8
Conservative Ivan Murray-Smith 508 41.1 +4.8
Independent Adrian Paul Myers* 469 37.9 -13.0
Labour Chris Williamson 388 31.4 +6.0
Labour Euan Duffield 304 24.6 N/A
Majority 1,236
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Magdalen

Magdalen (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Trevor John Wainwright* 786 59.7 -1.6
Labour Alison Green 691 52.5 -6.6
Labour Brian Pilkington 642 48.8 -8.4
Independent Matt Smith 386 29.3 N/A
Conservative Bob Whitaker 349 26.5 -9.2
Conservative Susan O'Dell 323 24.5 -7.6
Conservative Tracy Cameron 277 21.0 -7.1
Majority
Turnout 1,316 25.1 +0.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Nelson

Nelson (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Thomas Jeal* 552 61.6 +9.2
Labour Tony Wright* 515 57.5 +6.6
Labour Kerry Susanne Robinson-Payne* 513 57.3 +10.0
Conservative Oliver Bensly 248 27.7 +8.8
Conservative Ann Lawn 221 24.7 +9.3
Conservative Richard Stafferton 200 22.3 +7.5
Reform UK Michael John Riley 118 13.2 -12.9
Majority
Turnout 896
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ormesby

Ormesby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Justin Rundle 548 44.8 -13.1
Conservative Geoffrey Eynon Freeman* 514 42.1 -6.9
Conservative Ron Hanton 511 41.8 +3.8
Labour Malcolm Boocock 366 30.0 +14.4
Labour Brian Walker 201 16.4 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,222
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Southtown & Cobholm

Southtown & Cobholm (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paula Waters-Bunn* 405 57.9 -0.4
Labour Jennifer Newcombe 402 57.5 -5.4
Conservative Laura Candon 220 31.5 -2.9
Conservative Alvin Murray 191 27.3 -1.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Dyer 77 11.0 N/A
Majority
Turnout 699
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Andrews

St Andrews
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Ann Wright* 575 63.3 +3.3
Labour Ron Upton 555 61.1 -0.1
Conservative Alan Popham 310 34.1 -2.1
Conservative Lionel O'Dell 276 30.4 -5.3
Majority
Turnout 908
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Flegg

West Flegg (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Grant* 809 60.5 -0.2
Conservative Leslie John Mogford* 798 59.6 +2.2
Labour Matt Borg 467 34.9 -2.1
Labour David Jeal 458 34.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,338
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Yarmouth North

Yarmouth North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donna Kay Hammond* 470 43.5 +5.7
Labour Amy Sharp 453 41.9 +6.2
Conservative Paul Charles Hammond* 452 41.8 +5.9
Labour James Dwyer-McCluskey 444 41.1 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Tony Harris 88 8.1 N/A
Reform UK Angie Andrews 74 6.8 N/A
Independent Paul Toplass 70 6.5 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,081
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ "Notice of election of councillors". Great Yarmouth Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ Weeds, James (5 May 2023). "Tories lose control of Great Yarmouth Borough Council". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ^ Carroll, Anthony (18 May 2023). "Carl Smith re-elected as Great Yarmouth Borough Council leader". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Local election results in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk". ITV News. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Great Yarmouth Borough Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  6. ^ Weeds, James (5 May 2023). "Update: Great Yarmouth Borough Council results come in". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Elections Wards". Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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