Councillors, Democracy and Elections

2009/10 Municipal Year
Great Yarmouth Borough Council has 39 Councillors with a 15 Labour and 24 Conservative split, therefore the majority is Conservative.  These are split over 17 wards in the Borough.

The whole 39 Councillors meet together at full Council meetings which are open to the public.

The Member Services Department manages many Committees which includes:

Regulatory Committees:
Tree Preservation, Development Control, Housing Appeals, Licensing, Standards and Appeals.

Formal Committees:
Advisory Groups, Scrutiny, Cabinet, Local Development Framework, Audit & Risk, Community Housing Board, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Area Scrutiny Committees and Area Museums.

Working Groups:
Corporate Management Board, HR Working Party, ICT Strategic Governance Board, Coastal Pathfinder Project Board and Management Board, Town Centre Partnership, Enterprise GY, LSP Executive, LSP Board and Community Housing Board.