2003 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election
The 2003 Great Yarmouth Borough 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.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 26
- Labour 22[2]
Election result
[edit]Overall turnout at the election was 30.32%.[3]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 10 | +2 | 58.8 | 48.4 | 7,784 | -2.8% | |||
| Conservative | 7 | -2 | 41.2 | 44.6 | 7,162 | +1.3% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 751 | +1.2% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 378 | +0.4% | |
Ward results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Cunniffe | 644 | 45.5 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Sandy Griffiths | 592 | 41.8 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Dyer | 147 | 10.4 | −1.1 | |
| Green | Roy Walmsley | 32 | 2.3 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 52 | 3.7 | +3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,415 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick Hacon | 557 | 51.1 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Andrews | 473 | 43.4 | −5.5 | |
| Green | Robert Chandler | 61 | 5.6 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 84 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,091 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Blyth | 608 | |||
| Labour | Bernard Williamson | 479 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Meah | 360 | |||
| Turnout | 1,447 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Thompson | 723 | 80.9 | ||
| Labour | Roger Timms | 171 | 19.1 | ||
| Majority | 552 | 61.8 | |||
| Turnout | 894 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Hodds | 737 | 56.4 | −1.3 | |
| Labour | Sharon Thrasher | 376 | 28.8 | −1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ivan Lees | 194 | 14.8 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 361 | 27.6 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,307 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Penelope Linden | 447 | 73.0 | −5.6 | |
| Conservative | Jason Delf | 165 | 27.0 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 282 | 46.1 | −11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 612 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Tate | 572 | 50.9 | −6.6 | |
| Labour | Richard Barker | 551 | 49.1 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 21 | 1.9 | −13.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,123 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Raymond Peek | 429 | 48.8 | −13.3 | |
| Conservative | David Denning | 407 | 46.3 | +8.4 | |
| Green | Diane Nottage | 43 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 22 | 2.5 | −21.8 | ||
| Turnout | 879 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colleen Walker | 661 | 71.8 | −8.9 | |
| Conservative | John Hayes | 171 | 18.6 | −0.7 | |
| Green | Martyn McCarthy | 88 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
| Majority | 490 | 53.3 | −8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 920 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Jeal | 424 | 65.1 | −8.7 | |
| Conservative | Joy Cosaitis | 163 | 25.0 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Tall | 64 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
| Majority | 261 | 40.1 | −12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 651 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Taylor | 662 | 57.3 | −0.3 | |
| Conservative | Alan Baugh | 368 | 31.8 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Harris | 126 | 10.9 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 294 | 25.4 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,156 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Shrimplin | 720 | 63.5 | −6.1 | |
| Labour | Nicholas Dack | 273 | 24.1 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Mayhew | 141 | 12.4 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 447 | 39.4 | −13.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,134 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Jarvis | 446 | 49.4 | +0.2 | |
| Labour | Valerie Pettit | 374 | 41.5 | −3.7 | |
| Green | Paula Thompson | 82 | 9.1 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 72 | 8.0 | +4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 902 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Coleman | 310 | 61.3 | ||
| Labour | Peter Alexander | 117 | 23.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Cole | 79 | 15.6 | ||
| Majority | 193 | 38.2 | |||
| Turnout | 506 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maria Culmer | 484 | 52.5 | −4.9 | |
| Conservative | Patrick Cook | 438 | 47.5 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 46 | 5.0 | −9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 922 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ralph Woodcock | 579 | 51.9 | −1.2 | |
| Conservative | John Getliff | 465 | 41.7 | −1.7 | |
| Green | Sheila Chandler | 72 | 6.5 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 114 | 10.2 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,116 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Local council election results". The Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Great Yarmouth Borough Council: Councillors – Elections 1 May 2003 - Results". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
