# 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 26
* Labour 22

## Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 30.32%.
Great Yarmouth Local Election Result 2003 :
| 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

Caister North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 52 | 3.7 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | | |
Caister South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 84 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,091 | | |
Claydon (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anthony Blyth | 608 |
| | Labour | Bernard Williamson | 479 |
| | Conservative | Peter Meah | 360 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,447 |
Fleggburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Thompson | 723 | 80.9 |
| | Labour | Roger Timms | 171 | 19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 | 61.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 894 | |
Gorleston :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 361 | 27.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,307 | | |
Lichfield and Cobholm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Penelope Linden | 447 | 73.0 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Jason Delf | 165 | 27.0 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 46.1 | −11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 612 | | |
Lothingland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Tate | 572 | 50.9 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Barker | 551 | 49.1 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 1.9 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,123 | | |
Magdalen East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 22 | 2.5 | −21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 879 | | |
Magdalen West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 490 | 53.3 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | | |
Nelson :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 261 | 40.1 | −12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 651 | | |
Northgate :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 294 | 25.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,156 | | |
Ormesby :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 447 | 39.4 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | | |
Regent :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 72 | 8.0 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 902 | | |
Rollesby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Coleman | 310 | 61.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Alexander | 117 | 23.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Cole | 79 | 15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 38.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 506 | |
St Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Culmer | 484 | 52.5 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Cook | 438 | 47.5 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 5.0 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 922 | | |
Yarmouth North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 114 | 10.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,116 | | |