2010 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

2010 UK local government election April 2018 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2010 Great Yarmouth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010. The 2010 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/council/html/3696.stm Great Yarmouth BBC News Online 9 September 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 24 Labour 15 https://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections Local elections 2010 10 September 2011 7 May 2010 guardian.co.uk Background Before the election the Conservatives held control of the council with 24 seats, compared to 15 for Labour.http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/countdown_on_to_elections_1_471461 Countdown on to elections 8 April 2010 Great Yarmouth Mercury 10 September 2011 14 seats were contested at the election with both the Conservative and Labour parties defending 7 seats.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/england/8668624.stm Playing card decides Yarmouth council seat 7 May 2010 BBC News Online 10 September 2011 Claydon ward had 2 seats up for election after Labour councillor Dick Barker died in February 2010.http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/local_election_candidates_announced_1_471577 Local election candidates announced 14 April 2010 Great Yarmouth Mercury 10 September 2011 Both the Conservative and Labour parties contested all 14 seats, while there were also 5 Liberal Democrats and 2 independent candidates. With the council election being held at the same time as the general election, local issues including the outer harbour, an additional river crossing and local regeneration, were mixed with national issues during the campaign. Election result The Conservatives remained in control of the council, with the political balance on the council staying the same. The Conservatives gained a seat in Caister South from Labour, but lost one back to Labour in Yarmouth North. In Yarmouth North both candidates tied on 1,034 votes each after four recounts. As a result, a pack of playing cards was used to determine the result.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7693788/General-Election-2010-councillor-loses-seat-on-draw-of-a-card.html General Election 2010: councillor loses seat on draw of a card Bingham John 8 May 2010 The Daily Telegraph 10 September 2011 The Conservative candidate, Bob Peck, drew a three and Labour's Charlie Marsden then drew a seven.http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/173989/General-Election-2010-Luck-of-the-draw-for-Labour-candidate Luck of the draw for Labour candidate 9 May 2010 express.co.uk Therefore, Labour were allocated one more vote and gained the seat from the Conservatives. Great Yarmouth local election result 2010http://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/council-democracy/councillors-democracy-and-elections/elections-results.htm Elections - Results Great Yarmouth Borough Council 9 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104062904/http://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/council-democracy/councillors-democracy-and-elections/elections-results.htm 4 November 2010 Conservative Party (UK) 7 1 1 0 50.0 49.4 18,085 -5.3% Labour Party (UK) 7 1 1 0 50.0 42.5 15,544 +8.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 2,276 +0.1% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 691 +1.9% Ward results Bradwell Northhttp://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/yarmouth_council_elections_1_472038 Yarmouth council elections 7 May 2010 Great Yarmouth Mercury 10 September 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Plant 1,801 55.8 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) Hilary Wainwright 1,427 44.2 +0.2 374 11.6 +8.6 3,228 65.3 +32.6 Conservative Party (UK) Bradwell South & Hopton Conservative Party (UK) Mike Butcher 1,925 58.9 +10.9 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Wright 1,344 41.1 +21.9 581 17.8 -7.7 3,269 65.4 +21.6 Conservative Party (UK) Caister North Conservative Party (UK) Tony Smith 1,212 51.0 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Nick Dack 739 31.1 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Dyer 427 18.0 +3.4 473 19.9 -5.4 2,378 65.4 +33.4 Conservative Party (UK) Caister South Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Hanton 1,049 44.6 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Hacon 905 38.5 -11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rod Cole 399 17.0 +17.0 144 6.1 2,353 68.1 +31.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Central & Northgate Labour Party (UK) Mike Castle 1,256 44.4 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Tom Garrod 1,089 38.5 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Dean 484 17.1 +7.9 167 5.9 +0.7 2,829 50.6 +23.9 Labour Party (UK) Claydon (2) Labour Party (UK) Coleen Walker 1,512 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Williamson 1,429 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Scott 1,259 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Smith 1,222 5,422 54.8 +26.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) East Flegg Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Weymouth 1,549 57.6 -9.3 Labour Party (UK) Caroline Mynett 589 21.9 +4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pam Mayhew 550 20.5 +4.8 960 35.7 -13.8 2,688 70.1 +33.7 Conservative Party (UK) Gorleston Conservative Party (UK) John Burroughs 1,687 63.9 -12.7 Labour Party (UK) Katie James 954 36.1 +12.7 733 27.8 -25.4 2,641 Conservative Party (UK) Lothingland Conservative Party (UK) Barry Stone 1,750 64.2 -8.3 Labour Party (UK) Chris Williamson 974 35.8 +8.3 776 28.5 -16.5 2,724 64.6 +34.2 Conservative Party (UK) Magdalen Labour Party (UK) Trevor Wainwright 1,535 50.7 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Carl Smith 1,127 37.3 -14.7 Independent (politician) Margaret McMahon-Morris 363 12.0 +12.0 408 13.4 3,025 59.2 +28.6 Labour Party (UK) Nelson Labour Party (UK) Val Pettit 1,120 48.2 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Bird 875 37.7 +2.6 Independent (politician) Alan Sowle 328 14.1 +14.1 245 10.5 +0.3 2,323 41.3 +22.0 Labour Party (UK) Southtown & Cobholm Labour Party (UK) John Holmes 725 44.0 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Victor Ling 506 30.7 +8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Harris 416 25.3 +14.3 219 13.3 -10.3 1,647 44.4 +23.9 Labour Party (UK) Yarmouth North Labour Party (UK) Charlie Marsden 1,035 50.0 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Peck 1,034 50.0 -8.2 1 0 2,068 60.8 +26.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 30em Great Yarmouth 2010 Category:2010s in Norfolk