Election - News and Information

In this section you can find information about the following;

• Register to vote

• How to vote

• Voting by post

• Voting by proxy

• Polling Places

• What to do on polling day

• Election results

• Vacancies and nominations

Elections and Referendums in Great Yarmouth
Electoral Services are responsible for the conduct of all District and Parish Council, County, Parliamentary and European elections and Referendums in the Great Yarmouth borough.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council
The Borough Council holds elections of a third of its members each year.  The borough is divided into 17 electoral wards and there are 39 borough councillors representing the 17 wards.

The date of local elections is usually the first Thursday in May and the next election will be held on 3 May 2012.

Norfolk County Council
Norfolk County Council has 84 councillors elected from the County to make county-wide decisions (such as on education and on social services) Great Yarmouth Borough Council have 9 county councillors who serve for four years.  Elections are held on the first Thursday in May with the next scheduled election due in 2013

Parliament
The Borough Council organises the elections for the Great Yarmouth parliamentary constituency.  The constituency of Great Yarmouth covers the same area as the Borough boundary.  There is one Member of Parliament that represents this Constituency.

The last parliamentary election was held on 6 May 2010 and the next must be held within 5 years.  

European Parliament
The Council also organises the European Parliamentary election in the Great Yarmouth Borough Council area.  There are nine electoral regions in England and the Borough falls within the Eastern Region.

European Parliament elections are held every 5 years on a date fixed by the European Parliament.  The last election was held on 4 June 2009.