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Great Yarmouth 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 13 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 6,114 | 35.0% | 5 | 38.5% | 5 | 38.5% | 0 |
| Conservative Party | 5,939 | 34.0% | 4 | 30.8% | 4 | 30.8% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 4,956 | 28.4% | 4 | 30.8% | 4 | 30.8% | 0 |
| Green Party | 337 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 130 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 17,476 | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Yarmouth North · 1 seat · won at 35.7% · −14.3 pts below quota
- Bradwell North · 1 seat · won at 36.5% · −13.5 pts below quota
- Bradwell South and Hopton · 1 seat · won at 38.3% · −11.7 pts below quota
- Central and Northgate · 1 seat · won at 41.3% · −8.7 pts below quota
- Gorleston · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · −6.4 pts below quota
- St Andrews · 1 seat · won at 43.8% · −6.2 pts below quota
- Claydon · 1 seat · won at 44.1% · −5.9 pts below quota
- Southtown and Cobholm · 1 seat · won at 44.8% · −5.2 pts below quota
- East Flegg · 1 seat · won at 49.3% · −0.7 pts below quota
- Ormesby · 1 seat · won at 49.6% · −0.4 pts below quota
- Nelson · 1 seat · won at 49.9% · −0.1 pts below quota
- Magdalen · 1 seat · won at 56.5% · above quota
- West Flegg · 1 seat · won at 69.6% · above quota
Race results
Yarmouth North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,242
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hammond | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 443 | 35.7% | −14.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christina Horne | Labour Party | 382 | 30.8% | — | |
| 3 | Graham Carpenter | Conservative Party | 372 | 30.0% | — | |
| 4 | Nicholas Dyer | Liberal Democrats | 45 | 3.6% | — |
Bradwell North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,604
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Grey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 586 | 36.5% | −13.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Drewitt | Conservative Party | 575 | 35.8% | — | |
| 3 | James Borg | Labour Party | 443 | 27.6% | — |
Bradwell South and Hopton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,653
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan Hacon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 633 | 38.3% | −11.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Julia Miller | Conservative Party | 581 | 35.1% | — | |
| 3 | Hilary Wainwright | Labour Party | 439 | 26.6% | — |
Central and Northgate · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,457
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Walch | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 602 | 41.3% | −8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lee Sutton | Labour Party | 523 | 35.9% | — | |
| 3 | John Taylor | Conservative Party | 247 | 17.0% | — | |
| 4 | Anthony Harris | Liberal Democrats | 85 | 5.8% | — |
Gorleston · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,425
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Flaxman-Taylor | Conservative Party | 622 | 43.6% | −6.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Anthony Wright | Labour Party | 463 | 32.5% | — | |
| 3 | Peter Fitzgerald | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 340 | 23.9% | — |
St Andrews · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 977
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlene Fairhead | Labour Party | 428 | 43.8% | −6.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | George Rogers | Conservative Party | 276 | 28.2% | — | |
| 3 | Peter Phipps | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 222 | 22.7% | — | |
| 4 | Tracey Darnell | Green Party | 51 | 5.2% | — |
Claydon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,508
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Borg | Labour Party | 665 | 44.1% | −5.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Philip Grimmer | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 544 | 36.1% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Ames | Conservative Party | 299 | 19.8% | — |
Southtown and Cobholm · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 878
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Waters-Bunn | Labour Party | 393 | 44.8% | −5.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gary Paige | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 376 | 42.8% | — | |
| 3 | Margaret Greenacre | Conservative Party | 109 | 12.4% | — |
East Flegg · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,474
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Bensly | Conservative Party | 726 | 49.3% | −0.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Carly Webb | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 387 | 26.3% | — | |
| 3 | Gary Boyd | Labour Party | 265 | 18.0% | — | |
| 4 | Kenneth Petersen | Green Party | 96 | 6.5% | — |
Ormesby · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,208
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Reynolds | Conservative Party | 599 | 49.6% | −0.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Clifford Cotgrave | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 357 | 29.6% | — | |
| 3 | John Simmons | Labour Party | 252 | 20.9% | — |
Nelson · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,309
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jeal | Labour Party | 653 | 49.9% | −0.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Aurelio Spinola | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 466 | 35.6% | — | |
| 3 | Anthony Taylor | Conservative Party | 190 | 14.5% | — |
Magdalen · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,436
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Pratt | Labour Party | 811 | 56.5% | +6.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Patricia Page | Conservative Party | 435 | 30.3% | — | |
| 3 | Joshua Turton | Green Party | 190 | 13.2% | — |
West Flegg · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,305
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Coleman | Conservative Party | 908 | 69.6% | +19.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christina Stewart | Labour Party | 397 | 30.4% | — |