Results from Great Yarmouth divisions for Norfolk County Council elections, May 7, 2026
There were nine divisions in the Great Yarmouth Borough contested for the Norfolk County Council elections of May 7, 2026.
There were nine divisions in the Great Yarmouth Borough contested for the Norfolk County Council elections of May 7, 2026.
Following a count at Great Yarmouth Town Hall on Friday, May 8, the results were as follows:
For the Breydon division. Eligible electorate 8,009. Total votes cast 3,966. Turnout 49.52 per cent. (Elected in bold)
· Simon Cole, Reform UK, 824 votes
· Jess Coleman, Green Party, 308 votes
· Michael Charles French, Great Yarmouth First, 1,824 votes
· Michael Jeal, Labour, 318 votes
· Gerald Andrew Rouse, Liberal Democrats, 103 votes
· Carl Smith, Conservative, 504 votes
For the Gorleston division. Eligible electorate 8,127. Total votes cast 3,835. Turnout 47.19 per cent. (Elected in bold)
· John Alexander Gethin, Green Party, 582 votes
· Barry Simon Gravenell, Great Yarmouth First, 1,581 votes
· Jeanette McMullen, Labour, 469 votes
· Faye Marie Morse, Reform UK, 618 votes
· Graham Robert Plant, Conservative, 572 votes
For the Lothingland division. Eligible electorate 8,223. Total votes cast 3,972. Turnout 48.30 per cent. (Elected in bold)
· Carl Adrian Annison, Conservative, 670 votes
· Adrian Myers, Reform UK, 816 votes
· Trevor Rawson, Green Party, 368 votes
· Gordon Stanley Smith, Liberal Democrats, 95 votes
· Jon Wedon, Great Yarmouth First, 1,708 votes
· Bernard Williamson, Labour, 305 votes
For the Magdalen division. Eligible electorate 8,678. Total votes cast 3,616. Turnout 41.67 per cent. (Elected in bold)
· Damian Alexander Elliott, Green Party, 451 votes
· Kevin Huggins, Great Yarmouth First, 1,788 votes
· Nigel Eric Light, Reform UK, 677 votes
· Linda Jane Phillips, Conservative, 261 votes
· Trevor John Wainwright, Labour, 429 votes
For the North Caister and Ormesby division. Eligible electorate 8,131. Total votes cast 4,331. Turnout 53.27 per cent. (Elected in bold)
· Gary William Boyd, Conservative, 491 votes
· Tom Garrod, Liberal Democrats, 322 votes
· Glenn James Hurren, Great Yarmouth First, 2,072 votes
· Anne Marie Killett, Green Party, 285 votes
· Melanie Elaine Milligan, Reform UK, 913 votes
· Brian Pilkington, Labour, 241 votes
For the South Caister and Bure division. Eligible electorate, 7,869. Total votes cast 4,955. Turnout 50.26 per cent. (Elected in bold)
· Nicholas Stuart Dack, Reform UK, 912 votes
· Jen Denison, Green Party, 402 votes
· Daniel Columba McGrath, Great Yarmouth First, 1,852 votes
· Ivan Leo Murray-Smith, Conservative, 398 votes
· Jenny Newcombe, Labour, 373 votes
For the Fleggs division. Eligible electorate 8,511. Total votes cast 4,541. Turnout 53.35 per cent. (Elected in bold)
· James William Bensly, Conservative, 866 votes
· Rebecca Elizabeth Anne Durant, Green Party, 429 votes
· Jason Francis William Hughes, Great Yarmouth First, 1,895 votes
· Ivan Anthony Lees, Liberal Democrats, 150 votes
· Adrian David Rodford, Reform UK, 901 votes
· Claire Wardley, Labour, 291 votes
For the Yarmouth Nelson and Southtown division. Eligible electorate 7,955. Total votes cast 2,824. Turnout 35.50 per cent. (Elected in bold)
· Jack Allen, Green Party, 467 votes
· Alexander Ian Brown, Reform UK, 465 votes
· Laura May Candon, Conservative, 141 votes
· Nicholas Mark Dyer, Liberal Democrats, 77 votes
· Kerry Robinson-Payne, Labour, 303 votes
· Callum Ward-Kendall, Great Yarmouth First, 1,357 votes
For the Yarmouth North and Central division. Eligible electorate 8,476. Total number of votes cast 3,008. Turnout 35.49 per cent. (Elected in bold)
· Steve Grimmer, Great Yarmouth First, 1,533 votes
· Lewis Mark Hall, Green Party, 349 votes
· Tony Harris, Liberal Democrats, 103 votes
· Ricky Jeffs, Reform UK, 511 votes
· Tamsin Eleanor Lodge, Conservative, 167 votes
· Paula Waters-Bunn, Labour, 334 votes
There was a total eligible electorate of 73,979. Total votes cast was 34,048 and turnout was 46.02 per cent.
There was also a by-election held for the Caister South ward of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, where there were 3,607 eligible voters. Total number of votes cast 1,787. Turnout 49.54 per cent (elected in bold)
- Nick Dyer, Liberal Democrats, 39 votes
- Ollie Hodds, Green Party, 139 votes
- Ann Lawn, Conservative, 214 votes
- Sandra Vivienne Sherman-Ceesay, Reform UK, 405 votes
- Jon Wedon, Great Yarmouth First, 866 votes
- Chris Williamson, Labour, 116 votes
Sheila Oxtoby, (Deputy) Returning Officer and Chief Executive of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: "We are very pleased the count went so smoothly today. I would like to thank all the candidates and their agents for their efforts.
''I would also like to thank the council's staff and colleagues, particularly the electoral services team and those who volunteered to help make the election run so efficiently. The organisation of elections is a huge endeavour and I am extremely grateful to everyone involved."
For a full information and a list of all results from the Norfolk County Council elections please see elections.norfolk.gov.uk/
