# 2002 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

The 2002 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 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 28
* Labour 20

## Election result

Great Yarmouth Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 9 | | | -1 | 56.3 | 51.2 | 9,379 |
| Conservative | 7 | | | +1 | 43.8 | 43.3 | 7,935 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 632 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 365 |

## Ward results

Bradwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Trevor Wainwright | 812 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | Mary Greenacre | 587 | 39.4 |
| | Green | Sheila Chandler | 89 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,488 | |
Bradwell South and Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Howard | 776 | 51.7 |
| | Labour | Christina Rumsby | 724 | 48.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,500 | |
Caister North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Smith | 560 | 43.5 |
| | Labour | Sandy Griffiths | 557 | 43.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Dyer | 148 | 11.5 |
| | Green | Paul Scheller | 22 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,287 | |
Caister South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Lawley | 537 | 48.9 |
| | Labour | Patrick Hacon | 517 | 47.1 |
| | Green | Susan Myers | 44 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,098 | |
Claydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Fitzgerald | 625 | 60.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Meah | 326 | 31.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Punchard | 84 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | |
Gorleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Russell | 821 | 57.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Alexander | 424 | 29.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ivan Lees | 177 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 397 | 27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,422 | |
Lichfield and Cobholm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Wassell | 537 | 78.6 |
| | Conservative | Jason Delf | 146 | 21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 57.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 683 | |
Lothingland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Thompson | 666 | 57.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Baker | 492 | 42.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | |
Magdalen East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Walker | 622 | 62.1 |
| | Conservative | David Denning | 379 | 37.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,001 | |
Magdalen West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carol Doe | 784 | 80.7 |
| | Conservative | Jane Hayes | 188 | 19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | 61.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 972 | |
Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Susan Robinson | 598 | 73.8 |
| | Conservative | Joy Cosaitis | 170 | 21.0 |
| | Green | Diane Nottage | 42 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 52.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 810 | |
Northgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence Easter | 752 | 57.6 |
| | Conservative | Alan Baugh | 431 | 33.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Harris | 89 | 6.8 |
| | Green | Robert Chandler | 34 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,306 | |
Ormesby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Reynolds | 855 | 69.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Pettit | 206 | 16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Cole | 134 | 10.9 |
| | Green | Paul Orpen | 34 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 52.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,229 | |
Regent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Garrod | 506 | 49.2 |
| | Labour | Jack Barnes | 465 | 45.2 |
| | Green | Andrew Nottage | 57 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,028 | |
St Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Karen Hewitt | 612 | 57.4 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Cook | 454 | 42.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,066 | |
Yarmouth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Glen Smith | 652 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | Desmond Sadler | 533 | 43.4 |
| | Green | Roy Walmsley | 43 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,228 | |