2004 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

The 2004 Great Yarmouth Borough 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.[1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]

Map of the results of the 2004 Great Yarmouth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

Election result

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Great Yarmouth Local Election Result 2004[3][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 26 0 66.7 51.1 24,289 +6.5%
  Labour 13 -9 33.3 43.5 20,692 -4.9%
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 4.3 2,032 -0.4%
  National Front 0 0 0 0.8 378 +0.8%
  Legalise Cannabis 0 0 0 0.4 187 +0.4%

Ward results

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Bradwell North (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Trevor Wainwright 923
Conservative James Tate 778
Conservative Graham Plant 755
Conservative Margaret Greenacre 718
Labour Richard Barker 667
Labour Sharon Thrasher 594
Turnout 4,435 37.0
Bradwell South and Hopton (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Ames 978
Conservative Brian Howard 939
Conservative Colin Hodds 914
Labour Peter Alexander 603
Labour John Holmes 595
Labour Michael Pettit 555
Turnout 4,584 37.5
Caister North (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Cunniffe 729
Conservative Anthony Smith 706
Labour Sandra Griffiths 444
Labour Nicholas Dack 378
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Dyer 257
Turnout 2,514 39.1
Caister South (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Lawley 774
Labour Patrick Hacon 729
Conservative Desmond Sadler 596
Labour David Nurse 566
Turnout 2,665 45.3
Central and Northgate (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Taylor 773
Labour Terence Easter 746
Labour Michael Castle 736
Conservative Richard Delf 719
Conservative Gerard Jarvis 632
Conservative Peter Meah 588
Liberal Democrats Anthony Harris 318
Turnout 4,512 36.2
Claydon (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Blyth 954
Labour Julie Fitzgerald 871
Labour Bernard Williamson 742
Conservative David Denning 731
Turnout 3,298 33.3
East Flegg (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Jermany 927
Conservative Shirley Weymouth 918
Labour Trevor Broadbent 422
Labour Derrick Sweeting 341
Turnout 2,608 41.8
Fleggburgh[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Thompson 830 83.8
Labour Barry Anderson 161 16.2
Majority 669 67.6
Turnout 991 53.4
Gorleston (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bertie Collins 860
Conservative Jonathan Russell 841
Liberal Democrats Ivan Lees 351
Labour Della Anverali 311
Labour George Smith 291
Turnout 2,654 42.9
Lothingland (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Thompson 857
Conservative Barry Stone 834
Labour Christine Williamson 506
Turnout 2,197 42.0
Magdalen (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colleen Walker 826
Labour Brian Walker 823
Conservative Patricia Page 814
Labour Frank Esherwood 745
Turnout 3,208 34.3
Nelson (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Jeal 589
Labour Susan Robinson 564
Conservative Joy Cosaitis 501
Labour Valerie Pettit 497
National Front Thomas Holmes 378
Liberal Democrats Michael Tall 360
Legalise Cannabis Michael Skipper 187
Turnout 3,076 31.1
Ormesby (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Reynolds 921
Conservative James Shrimplin 871
Labour Thomas Byrne 384
Turnout 2,176 43.0
Southtown and Cobholm (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Penelope Linden 507
Conservative Elizabeth Giles 351
Labour Andrew Wassell 348
Turnout 1,206 28.7
St Andrews (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Cook 564
Conservative Bryan Watts 536
Labour Maria Culmer 528
Labour Karen Hewitt 514
Turnout 2,142 35.6
West Flegg (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Coleman 921
Conservative John Hudson 791
Liberal Democrats Pamela Mayhew 381
Liberal Democrats Rodney Cole 365
Labour James Prior 288
Turnout 2,746 42.1
Yarmouth North (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Garrod 720
Conservative Robert Peck 675
Labour Brenda Taylor 618
Labour Ralph Woodock 553
Turnout 2,566 41.3

References

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  1. ^ "Great Yarmouth council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Local elections 2004" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Great Yarmouth Borough Council elections - 10 June, 2004" (PDF). Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Retrieved 5 September 2011.