# 2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

The 2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. The Conservatives remained the largest party after the election, but lost their majority leaving the council under no overall control. A minority Conservative administration formed after the election with the support of the two independent councillors.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 39 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48.7 | 43.6 | 19,247 | –8.6 |
| Labour | 39 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 46.2 | 45.66 | 20,174 | +7.2 |
| Independent | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 3,018 | –0.8 |
| Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.0 | 889 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.5 | 660 | N/A |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 192 | N/A |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A | –2.7 |

## Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Great Yarmouth Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.

### Bradwell North

Bradwell North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carl Smith* | 888 | 52.6 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Peter John Candon* | 839 | 49.7 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Graham Robert Plant* | 815 | 48.3 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Craig | 765 | 45.3 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Scott Wesson | 756 | 44.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | James Borg | 728 | 43.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,705 | 33.2 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,130 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bradwell South & Hopton

Bradwell South & Hopton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carl Andrew Annison* | 995 | 54.0 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative | Katy Stenhouse* | 740 | 40.2 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Antony Capewell | 738 | 40.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Price | 690 | 37.5 | −17.1 |
| | Labour | Lesley Rodin | 680 | 36.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | David John Greggs | 660 | 35.8 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Sue Hacon* | 207 | 11.2 | −43.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Godfrey | 119 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Shreeve | 89 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,851 | 28.6 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,262 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Caister North

Caister North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny Carpenter* | 606 | 54.8 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Gary William Boyd | 582 | 52.7 | −9.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Winterburn | 402 | 36.4 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Rae Williamson | 320 | 29.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Anne Marie Killett | 174 | 15.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,114 | 30.4 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,670 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Caister South

Caister South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Alfred Lawn* | 604 | 56.2 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Dudley Bird* | 570 | 53.0 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Sandy Griffiths | 468 | 43.5 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Moore | 374 | 34.8 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,075 | 30.3 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,598 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Central & Northgate

Central & Northgate (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Smith-Clare | 596 | 52.9 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Jade Martin | 578 | 51.3 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | Cathy Cordiner-Achebach | 574 | 50.9 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative | Tamsin Lodge | 318 | 28.2 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Oscar Houseago | 295 | 26.2 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Aurelio Spinola | 258 | 22.9 | +6.6 |
| | Independent | Carrie Amy Talbot* | 228 | 20.2 | −15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ashton-Barnes | 153 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,133 | 19.6 | –3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,768 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP |

### Claydon

Claydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Ann Borg* | 810 | 64.6 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Jeanette McMullen | 775 | 61.9 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Bernard John Williamson* | 767 | 61.2 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Linda Phillips | 403 | 32.2 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | John Hirst | 363 | 29.0 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Louise Bensly | 362 | 28.9 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | 22.5 | +1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,641 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### East Flegg

East Flegg (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James William Bensly* | 755 | 61.3 | −12.9 |
| | Conservative | Noel Douglas Galer* | 573 | 46.5 | −13.4 |
| | Green | Emma Jayne Punchard | 297 | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Paul James Hendry | 245 | 19.9 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Colleen Walker | 230 | 18.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Kenneth Peter Petersen | 206 | 16.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,244 | 31.0 | –0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,008 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Fleggburgh

Fleggburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Adrian David Thompson* | 1,110 | 94.6 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Garrod | 37 | 3.2 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | Claire Samantha Wardley | 26 | 2.2 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,073 | 91.4 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,174 | 53.4 | –4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,200 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Gorleston

Gorleston (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Claire Louise Flaxman-Taylor* | 685 | 48.9 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Anthony George Wells* | 674 | 48.1 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | Steve Taylor | 508 | 36.3 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Wemyss | 457 | 32.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Rebecca Durant | 111 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Nicola Albion | 101 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Rouse | 69 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Smith | 65 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,404 | 34.0 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,132 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lothingland

Lothingland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Carpenter | 518 | 41.9 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Ivan Murray-Smith | 508 | 41.1 | +4.8 |
| | Independent | Adrian Paul Myers* | 469 | 37.9 | −13.0 |
| | Labour | Chris Williamson | 388 | 31.4 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Euan Duffield | 304 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | 29.0 | –0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,274 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Magdalen

Magdalen (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor John Wainwright* | 786 | 59.7 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Alison Green | 691 | 52.5 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Brian Pilkington | 642 | 48.8 | −8.4 |
| | Independent | Matt Smith | 386 | 29.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Bob Whitaker | 349 | 26.5 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Susan O'Dell | 323 | 24.5 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative | Tracy Cameron | 277 | 21.0 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,316 | 25.1 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,252 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Nelson

Nelson (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Thomas Jeal* | 552 | 61.6 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Tony Wright* | 515 | 57.5 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Kerry Susanne Robinson-Payne* | 513 | 57.3 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Bensly | 248 | 27.7 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Ann Lawn | 221 | 24.7 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Stafferton | 200 | 22.3 | +7.5 |
| | Reform UK | Michael John Riley | 118 | 13.2 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 905 | 17.0 | –4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,339 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Ormesby

Ormesby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Justin Rundle | 548 | 44.8 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Eynon Freeman* | 514 | 42.1 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Ron Hanton | 511 | 41.8 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Boocock | 366 | 30.0 | +14.4 |
| | Labour | Brian Walker | 201 | 16.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,224 | 31.9 | –2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,832 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Southtown & Cobholm

Southtown & Cobholm (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paula Waters-Bunn* | 405 | 57.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Newcombe | 402 | 57.5 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Laura Candon | 220 | 31.5 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Alvin Murray | 191 | 27.3 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Dyer | 77 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 705 | 19.4 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,633 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Andrews

St Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Ann Wright* | 575 | 63.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Ron Upton | 555 | 61.1 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Popham | 310 | 34.1 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Lionel O'Dell | 276 | 30.4 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 917 | 25.9 | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,542 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### West Flegg

West Flegg (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Grant* | 809 | 60.5 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Leslie John Mogford* | 798 | 59.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Matt Borg | 467 | 34.9 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | David Jeal | 458 | 34.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,361 | 31.4 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,336 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Yarmouth North

Yarmouth North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donna Kay Hammond* | 470 | 43.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Amy Sharp | 453 | 41.9 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Charles Hammond* | 452 | 41.8 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | James Dwyer-McCluskey | 444 | 41.1 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Harris | 88 | 8.1 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Angie Andrews | 74 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Paul Toplass | 70 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,083 | 31.7 | +0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,418 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

## Changes 2023-2027
### By-elections
#### Central & Northgate

Central & Northgate by-election: 29 February 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Dwyer-McCluskey | 482 | 52.6 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Hammond | 296 | 32.3 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Harris | 139 | 15.2 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 20.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 925 | 15.6 | –4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,945 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |