2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election
	4 May 2023
All 39 seats to Great Yarmouth Borough Council; 20 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; TBD;

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.

Summary

Election result

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.[2]

Bradwell North

Bradwell North (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carl Smith*	888	18.53	+8.69
	Conservative	Daniel Peter John Candon*	839	17.51	+19.52
	Conservative	Graham Robert Plant*	815	17.01	-9.85
	Labour	Yvonne Craig	765	15.97
	Labour	Scott Wesson	756	15.78
	Labour	James Borg	728	15.2
Majority
Turnout			4791
Registered electors
			Swing

Bradwell South & Hopton

Bradwell South & Hopton (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carl Andrew Annison*	995	20.23	+4.3
	Conservative	Katy Stenhouse*	740	15.05	+0.54
	Labour	Antony Capewell	738	15.01
	Conservative	Robert Price	690	14.03
	Labour	Lesley Rodin	680	13.83
	Labour	David John Greggs	660	13.42	+29.16
	Independent	Sue Hacon*	207	4.21	-73.63
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Godfrey	119	2.42
	Liberal Democrats	John Shreeve	89	1.81
Majority
Turnout			4918	28.6
Registered electors
			Swing

Caister North

Caister North (2 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Gary William Boyd	582	27.93
Conservative	Penny Carpenter*	606	29.08	+0.83
Green	Anne Marie Killett	174	8.35
Labour	Rae Williamson	320	15.36
Labour	Michael Winterburn	402	19.29

Caister South

Caister South (2 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Malcolm Dudley Bird*	570	28.27	-6.25
Conservative	Brian Alfred Lawn*	604	29.96	-5.18
Labour	Sandy Griffiths	468	23.21
Labour	Michael Moore	374	18.55

Central & Northgate

Central & Northgate (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Oscar Houseago	295	9.83
Conservative	Tamsin Lodge	318	10.60
Conservative	Aurelio Spinola	258	8.60
Independent	Carrie Amy Talbot*	228	7.60	-49.67
Labour	Cathy Cordiner-Achebach	574	19.13
Labour	Jade Martin	578	19.27	19.18
Labour	Mike Smith-Clare	596	19.87	12.88
Liberal Democrats	Christopher Ashton-Barnes	153	5.10

Claydon

Claydon
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Louise Bensly	362	10.40
Conservative	John Hirst	363	10.43
Conservative	Linda Phillips	403	11.58
Labour	Carol Ann Borg*	810	23.28	22.91
Labour	Jeanette McMullen	775	22.27
Labour	Bernard John Williamson*	767	22.04	34.8

East Flegg

East Flegg (2 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	James William Bensly*	755	32.74	-13.81
Conservative	Noel Douglas Galer*	573	24.85	-18.95
Green	Kenneth Peter Petersen	206	8.93
Green	Emma Jayne Punchard	297	12.88
Labour	Paul James Hendry	245	10.62
Labour	Colleen Walker	230	9.97

Fleggburgh

Fleggburgh
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Thomas Garrod	37	3.15
Independent	Adrian David Thompson*	1110	94.63	5.71
Labour	Claire Samantha Wardley	26	2.22	-44.68

Gorleston

Gorleston (2 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Emma Claire Louise Flaxman-Taylor*	685	25.66	-8.79
Conservative	Paul Anthony George Wells*	674	25.24	-8.67
Green	Nicola Albion	101	3.78
Green	Rebecca Durant	111	4.16
Labour	Steve Taylor	508	19.03
Labour	Michael Wemyss	457	17.12
Liberal Democrats	Gerald Rouse	69	2.58
Liberal Democrats	Gordon Smith	65	2.43

Lothingland

Lothingland (2 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Graham Carpenter	518	23.69
Conservative	Ivan Murray-Smith	508	23.23
Independent	Adrian Paul Myers*	469	21.44	-25.67
Labour	Euan Duffield	304	13.9
Labour	Chris Williamson	388	17.74

Magdalen

Magdalen (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Tracy Cameron	277	8.02
Conservative	Susan O'Dell	323	9.35
Conservative	Bob Whitaker	349	10.10
Independent	Matt Smith	386	11.18
Labour	Alison Green	691	20.01
Labour	Brian Pilkington	642	18.59
Labour	Trevor John Wainwright*	786	22.76	+11.02

Nelson

Nelson (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Oliver Bensly	248	10.48
Conservative	Ann Lawn	221	9.34
Conservative	Richard Stafferton	200	8.45
Labour	Michael Thomas Jeal*	552	23.32	-5.8
Labour	Kerry Susanne Robinson-Payne*	513	21.67	-2.84
Labour	Tony Wright*	515	21.76	-9.33
Reform UK	Michael John Riley	118	4.99	-59.45

Ormesby

Ormesby
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Geoffrey Eynon Freeman*	514	24.02	-13.32
Conservative	Ron Hanton	511	23.88	+11.09
Independent	Justin Rundle	548	25.61
Labour	Malcolm Boocock	366	17.1
Labour	Brian Walker	201	9.39

Southtown & Cobholm

Southtown & Cobholm (2 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Laura Candon	220	16.99
Conservative	Alvin Murray	191	14.75
Labour	Jennifer Newcombe	402	31.04
Labour	Paula Waters-Bunn*	405	31.27	+26.96
Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Dyer	77	5.95

St Andrews

St Andrews
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Lionel O'Dell	276	16.08
Conservative	Alan Popham	310	18.07
Labour	Ron Upton	555	32.34
Labour	Barbara Ann Wright*	575	33.51	+12.52

West Flegg

West Flegg (2 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Andy Grant*	809	31.95	+19.32
Conservative	Leslie John Mogford*	798	31.52	+24.49
Labour	Matt Borg	467	18.44
Labour	David Jeal	458	18.09

Yarmouth North

Yarmouth North (2 seats)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Donna Kay Hammond*	470	22.92	+18.99
Conservative	Paul Charles Hammond*	452	22.04	+20.53
Independent	Paul Toplass	70	3.41
Labour	James Dwyer-McCluskey	444	21.65
Labour	Amy Sharp	453	22.09
Liberal Democrats	Tony Harris	88	4.29
Reform UK	Angie Andrews	74	3.61

References

"Notice of election of councillors". Great Yarmouth Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
"Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Great Yarmouth Borough Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

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[1] "Notice of election of councillors". Great Yarmouth Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[2] "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Great Yarmouth Borough Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

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See also: Wards Boundary changes