# 2006 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

The 2006 Great Yarmouth Borough 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 22
* Labour 16
* Others 1

## Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 30.74%.
Great Yarmouth Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 53.8 | 51.9 | 9,163 | +0.8% |
| Labour | 6 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 46.2 | 38.0 | 6,711 | -5.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 1,102 | +1.9% |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 345 | +1.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 238 | +1.3% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 96 | +0.5% |

## Ward results

Bradwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Plant | 910 | 61.6 | |
| | Labour | Derrick Sweeting | 567 | 38.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 23.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,477 | 29.7 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bradwell South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Hodds | 1,024 | 65.8 | |
| | Labour | Peter Alexander | 532 | 34.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 31.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,556 | 30.9 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Caister North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Smith | 661 | 55.0 | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Dack | 373 | 31.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Dyer | 167 | 13.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 23.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,201 | 32.1 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Caister South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Hacon | 609 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative | Theodore Agnew | 536 | 40.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Cole | 181 | 13.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | 37.1 | −8.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Central and Northgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Castle | 688 | 43.6 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Meah | 522 | 33.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Harris | 150 | 9.5 | |
| | UKIP | Gabriele Baugh | 122 | 7.7 | |
| | Green | Giles Robins | 96 | 6.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,578 | 29.2 | −7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Claydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernard Williamson | 822 | 53.9 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Greenacre | 702 | 46.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,524 | 27.9 | −5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
East Flegg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shirley Weymouth | 1,033 | 74.3 | |
| | Labour | Sandra Griffiths | 357 | 25.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 48.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,390 | 36.8 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gorleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Burroughs | 706 | 50.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ivan Lees | 469 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour | Jose Bamonde | 214 | 15.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,389 | 35.4 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lothingland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Stone | 1,014 | 75.0 | |
| | Labour | Christine Williamson | 338 | 25.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 50.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,352 | 31.0 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Magdalen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karen Hewitt | 812 | 51.9 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Page | 752 | 48.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,564 | 29.7 | −4.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valerie Pettit | 527 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative | Joy Cosaitis | 459 | 34.5 | |
| | National Front | Thomas Holmes | 345 | 25.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | 25.1 | −6.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Southtown and Cobholm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Thrasher | 330 | 42.4 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Giles | 197 | 25.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brookshaw | 135 | 17.4 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Baugh | 116 | 14.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 778 | 24.4 | −4.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Yarmouth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Peck | 647 | 54.4 | |
| | Labour | Marie Field | 542 | 45.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,189 | 33.7 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |