# 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. The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

Great Yarmouth Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | 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

Bradwell North (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,435 | 37.0 |
Bradwell South and Hopton (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,584 | 37.5 |
Caister North (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,514 | 39.1 |
Caister South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Lawley | 774 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Hacon | 729 | |
| | Conservative | Desmond Sadler | 596 | |
| | Labour | David Nurse | 566 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,665 | 45.3 |
Central and Northgate (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,512 | 36.2 |
Claydon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Blyth | 954 | |
| | Labour | Julie Fitzgerald | 871 | |
| | Labour | Bernard Williamson | 742 | |
| | Conservative | David Denning | 731 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,298 | 33.3 |
East Flegg (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Jermany | 927 | |
| | Conservative | Shirley Weymouth | 918 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Broadbent | 422 | |
| | Labour | Derrick Sweeting | 341 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,608 | 41.8 |
Fleggburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Thompson | 830 | 83.8 |
| | Labour | Barry Anderson | 161 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 67.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 991 | 53.4 |
Gorleston (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,654 | 42.9 |
Lothingland (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Thompson | 857 | |
| | Conservative | Barry Stone | 834 | |
| | Labour | Christine Williamson | 506 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,197 | 42.0 |
Magdalen (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colleen Walker | 826 | |
| | Labour | Brian Walker | 823 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Page | 814 | |
| | Labour | Frank Esherwood | 745 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,208 | 34.3 |
Nelson (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,076 | 31.1 |
Ormesby (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Reynolds | 921 | |
| | Conservative | James Shrimplin | 871 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Byrne | 384 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,176 | 43.0 |
Southtown and Cobholm (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Penelope Linden | 507 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Giles | 351 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Wassell | 348 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,206 | 28.7 |
St Andrews (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patrick Cook | 564 | |
| | Conservative | Bryan Watts | 536 | |
| | Labour | Maria Culmer | 528 | |
| | Labour | Karen Hewitt | 514 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,142 | 35.6 |
West Flegg (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,746 | 42.1 |
Yarmouth North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Garrod | 720 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Peck | 675 | |
| | Labour | Brenda Taylor | 618 | |
| | Labour | Ralph Woodock | 553 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,566 | 41.3 |