Great Yarmouth local elections
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One third of Great Yarmouth
Borough
Council in Norfolk
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 39 councillor
s have been elected from 17 wards
.
Great Yarmouth rejected the introduction of a directly elected mayor by 15,595 votes to 10,051 in a referendum
in 2011, held at the same time as the 2011 election
.
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
(whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 9)
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2006
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2007
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2008
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2010
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2011
Great Yarmouth (borough)
The Borough of Great Yarmouth is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. It is named after its main town, Great Yarmouth.-History:...
Borough
Borough status in the United Kingdom
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
Council in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
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is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 39 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 17 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Great Yarmouth rejected the introduction of a directly elected mayor by 15,595 votes to 10,051 in a referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
in 2011, held at the same time as the 2011 election
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2011
The 2011 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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...
.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1973 - 1980 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1980 - 1983 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1983 - 1986 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1986 - 1990 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1990 - 2000 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2000 - present |
Council elections
Great Yarmouth Council election, 1998Great Yarmouth Council election, 1998
The 1998 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
Great Yarmouth Council election, 1999
Great Yarmouth Council election, 1999
The 1999 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2000
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2000
The 2000 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.After the election, the...
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2002
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2002
The 2002 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 2 May 2002 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....
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2003
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2003
The 2003 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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....
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2004
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2004
The 2004 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 reducing the number of seats by 9...
(whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 9)
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2006
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2006
The 2006 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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....
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2007
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2007
The 2007 Great Yarmouth 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....
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2008
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2008
The 2008 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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....
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2010
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2010
The 2010 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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....
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2011
Great Yarmouth Council election, 2011
The 2011 Great Yarmouth Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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...