2007 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election
# 2007 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

The 2007 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Conservative 22
* Labour 17

## Background

Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 22 seats, compared to 16 for Labour. There was also a former Conservative, John Hudson in West Flegg, who stood down at the election.

Among the candidates at the election were the wives of the Conservative and Labour leaders on the council, Mary Coleman and Hilary Wainwright, standing against each other in West Flegg, and the wife of Labour Member of Parliament Tony Wright, Barbara Wright contesting Fleggburgh. The election was mainly contested between the Conservative and Labour parties, but there were also candidates from the Green Party, United Kingdom Independence Party, Liberal Democrats and National Front.

## Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 31.58%.

Great Yarmouth Local Election Result 2007 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 53.0 | 9,919 | +1.1% |
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 42.9 | 36.0 | 6,736 | -2.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 649 | +3.0% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 617 | +2.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 492 | -3.6% |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 298 | -0.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Ward results

Bradwell North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | James Tate | 872 | 56.6 | -5.0 |
| | Labour | Maurice Johnson | 668 | 43.4 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 13.2 | -10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | 31.5 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Bradwell South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brian Howard | 874 | 53.2 | -12.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Alexander | 459 | 27.9 | -6.3 |
| | UKIP | Colin Aldred | 310 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 415 | 25.3 | -6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,643 | 31.9 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Caister North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Barry Cunniffe | 655 | 55.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Dack | 356 | 30.1 | -1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Dyer | 173 | 14.6 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 25.3 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,184 | 32.0 | -0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Caister South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Marie Field | 691 | 50.4 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Sean Goodman | 679 | 49.6 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.9 | -4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 36.8 | -0.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Central and Northgate :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Terence Easter | 659 | 42.4 | -1.2 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Jarvis | 492 | 31.6 | -1.5 |
| | UKIP | Gabriele Baugh | 155 | 10.0 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Harris | 150 | 9.6 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Giles Robins | 99 | 6.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 10.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,555 | 28.4 | -0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Claydon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Richard Barker | 725 | 43.9 | -10.0 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Blance | 689 | 41.7 | -4.4 |
| | Green | Ian Holman | 239 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 2.2 | -5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,653 | 30.2 | +2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Fleggburgh :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Thompson | 872 | 88.3 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Barbara Wright | 116 | 11.7 | -4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 76.5 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 988 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Lothingland :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Mark Thompson | 955 | 72.5 | -2.5 |
| | Labour | Christine Williamson | 362 | 27.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 45.0 | -5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,317 | 30.4 | -0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Magdalen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Brian Walker | 822 | 51.8 | -0.1 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Page | 765 | 48.2 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 30.5 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Nelson :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Susan Robinson | 553 | 42.4 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Joy Cosaitis | 356 | 27.3 | -7.2 |
| | National Front | Thomas Holmes | 298 | 22.9 | -3.0 |
| | Green | Filipe Dos Santos | 97 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 15.1 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,304 | 23.6 | -1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Ormesby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | James Shrimplin | 905 | 68.7 | |
| | Labour | Jennifer Livingstone | 243 | 18.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Cole | 169 | 12.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 662 | 50.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,317 | 38.3 | -4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

St Andrews :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Bryan Watts | 513 | 48.4 | |
| | Labour | Gary Fox | 389 | 36.7 | |
| | Green | Sean Creaser | 159 | 15.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,061 | 31.1 | -4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Southtown and Cobholm :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Holmes | 348 | 44.2 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Giles | 232 | 29.5 | +4.2 |
| | UKIP | Paul Baugh | 152 | 19.3 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Peter Offord | 55 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 14.7 | -2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 787 | 22.9 | -1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

West Flegg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Mary Coleman | 1,060 | 75.4 | |
| | Labour | Hilary Wainwright | 345 | 24.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 715 | 50.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,405 | 36.2 | -5.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
