Great Yarmouth local elections
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One third of Great Yarmouth Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1980
No overall control 1980 - 1983
Conservative 1983 - 1986
No overall control 1986 - 1990
Labour 1990 - 2000
Conservative 2000 - present
[edit] Council elections
Great Yarmouth Council election, 1998
Great Yarmouth Council election, 1999
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2000
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2002
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2003
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2004
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2006
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2007
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
| Caister North By-Election 16 October 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 477 | 58.7 | -3.7 | ||
| Conservative | 287 | 35.3 | -2.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 49 | 6.0 | +6.0 | ||
| Majority | 190 | 23.4 | |||
| Turnout | 813 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Caister South By-Election 16 October 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 503 | 50.1 | +13.5 | ||
| Labour | 381 | 38.0 | -16.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 83 | 8.3 | -0.6 | ||
| Independent | 36 | 3.6 | +3.6 | ||
| Majority | 122 | 12.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,003 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Lothingland By-Election 24 February 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 505 | 52.9 | -3.4 | ||
| Labour | 306 | 32.1 | -11.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 143 | 15.0 | +15.0 | ||
| Majority | 199 | 20.8 | |||
| Turnout | 954 | 22.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Bradwell South and Hopton By-Election 22 February 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 644 | 53.1 | -3.7 | ||
| Labour | 568 | 46.9 | +12.7 | ||
| Majority | 76 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,212 | 24.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Claydon By-Election 5 May 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,588 | 53.6 | |||
| Conservative | 796 | 26.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 382 | 12.9 | |||
| UK Independence | 196 | 6.6 | |||
| Majority | 792 | 26.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,962 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Gorleston By-Election 4 August 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 369 | 39.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 278 | 29.6 | |||
| Labour | 242 | 25.7 | |||
| UK Independence | 51 | 5.4 | |||
| Majority | 91 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 940 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Nelson By-Election 25 October 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Brenda Taylor | 329 | 42.5 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | William Robinson | 257 | 33.2 | +33.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Nicholas Dyer | 96 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
| Independent | Thomas Holmes | 49 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Green | Ian Holman | 43 | 5.6 | -1.8 | |
| Majority | 72 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 774 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Bradwell South and Hopton By-Election 7 February 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Susan Hacon | 475 | 37.4 | -15.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Aleck Buchanan | 397 | 31.2 | +31.2 | |
| Labour | Joanne Vriesema | 254 | 20.0 | -7.9 | |
| UK Independence | Colin Aldred | 116 | 9.1 | -9.8 | |
| Green | Ian Holman | 29 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 78 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,271 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
