2018 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election explained

The 2018 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2018 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. The Conservatives gained control of the council with UKIP which had previously won 10 seats being wiped out.^[1] Part of the Conservative success was attributed to former UKIP councillors defecting to them.^[1]

Overall result

|-bgcolor=#F6F6F6| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 14| colspan=4 style="text-align: right;" || style="text-align: right;" | | style="text-align: right;" | 18,059| style="text-align: right;" | |-|}

Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2014.

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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17	11	11
Conservatives	Labour	Ukip

After the election the composition of the council was:

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23	15	1
Conservatives	Labour	Ukip

Ward results

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Yarmouth North

Notes and References

1. News: Norwich and Great Yarmouth smaller parties routed in poll. 13 May 2018. BBC News. 4 May 2018.
2. Web site: Final results: Tories hold Great Yarmouth Borough Council. James. Carr. Great Yarmouth Mercury. 2 May 2019.
3. Web site: CMIS > Elections. great-yarmouth.cmis.uk.com. 2 May 2019.
4. Web site: Norwich and Great Yarmouth Elections 2018: Full results and reaction. Dan. Grimmer. Eastern Daily Press. 2 May 2019.
5. Web site: Smaller parties routed in local polls. 4 May 2018. 2 May 2019. www.bbc.co.uk.
6. Web site: Great Yarmouth Borough Council. BBC News. 2 May 2019.