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Great Yarmouth 2018
Local elections held 3 May 2018.
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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 8,914 | 49.4% | 8 | 57.1% | 8 | 57.1% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 7,188 | 39.8% | 6 | 42.9% | 6 | 42.9% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 991 | 5.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Tribune | 956 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 18,049 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 14 | 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 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — 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 46.7% · −3.3 pts below quota
- Claydon · 1 seat · won at 50.7% · above quota
- Caister South · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
- Magdalen · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
- Southtown and Cobholm · 1 seat · won at 56.4% · above quota
- Nelson · 1 seat · won at 57.9% · above quota
- Lothingland · 1 seat · won at 58.3% · above quota
- Caister North · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
- Bradwell North · 1 seat · won at 62.1% · above quota
- Central and Northgate · 2 seats · won at 48.2% · above quota
- Gorleston · 1 seat · won at 64.9% · above quota
- Bradwell South and Hopton · 1 seat · won at 68.9% · above quota
- East Flegg · 1 seat · won at 70.6% · above quota
Race results
Yarmouth North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,144
| 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 | Kathryn Stenhouse | Conservative Party | 534 | 46.7% | −3.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Simmons | Labour Party | 457 | 39.9% | — | |
| 3 | Philip Grimmer | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 153 | 13.4% | — |
Claydon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.7% 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. 1,336
| 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 | Cara Walker | Labour Party | 677 | 50.7% | +0.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Rachael Moore | Conservative Party | 488 | 36.5% | — | |
| 3 | Michael Monk | Tribune | 171 | 12.8% | — |
Caister South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,253
| 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 | Malcolm Bird | Conservative Party | 645 | 51.5% | +1.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Booth | Labour Party | 401 | 32.0% | — | |
| 3 | Thomas Andrews | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 146 | 11.7% | — | |
| 4 | Lynne Connell | Tribune | 61 | 4.9% | — |
Magdalen · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,335
| 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 | Trevor Wainwright | Labour Party | 749 | 56.1% | +6.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | George Rogers | Conservative Party | 433 | 32.4% | — | |
| 3 | Angela Buttifant | Tribune | 153 | 11.5% | — |
Southtown and Cobholm · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.4% 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. 734
| 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 | Catherine Cordiner-Achenbach | Labour Party | 414 | 56.4% | +6.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Margaret Farrow | Conservative Party | 173 | 23.6% | — | |
| 3 | Graham Knight | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 102 | 13.9% | — | |
| 4 | Hayden Turner | Tribune | 45 | 6.1% | — |
Nelson · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,218
| 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 | Anthony Wright | Labour Party | 705 | 57.9% | +7.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Aurelio Goncalves Spinola | Conservative Party | 392 | 32.2% | — | |
| 3 | Matthew Swann | Tribune | 121 | 9.9% | — |
Lothingland · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,212
| 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 | David Drewitt | Conservative Party | 706 | 58.3% | +8.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Adrian Myers | Tribune | 266 | 21.9% | — | |
| 3 | Christina Stewart | Labour Party | 240 | 19.8% | — |
Caister North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,201
| 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 | Graham Carpenter | Conservative Party | 716 | 59.6% | +9.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sandra Griffiths | Labour Party | 316 | 26.3% | — | |
| 3 | John Cutting | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 169 | 14.1% | — |
Bradwell North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,732
| 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 | Graham Plant | Conservative Party | 1,076 | 62.1% | +12.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joanne Thurtle | Labour Party | 656 | 37.9% | — |
Central and Northgate · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 48.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,244
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | 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 Smith-Clare | Labour Party | 651 | 26.2% | 52.4% | +19.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jade Martin | Labour Party | 599 | 24.1% | 48.2% | +14.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Richard Jeffs | Conservative Party | 392 | 15.8% | 31.5% | — | |
| 4 | Thomas Allen | Conservative Party | 363 | 14.6% | 29.2% | — | |
| 5 | Derek Poole | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 246 | 9.9% | 19.8% | — | |
| 6 | Phillip Trindall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 175 | 7.0% | 14.1% | — | |
| 7 | Paul Buttifant | Tribune | 61 | 2.5% | 4.9% | — |
Gorleston · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,377
| 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 | Kay Grey | Conservative Party | 894 | 64.9% | +14.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Katy Guyton | Labour Party | 405 | 29.4% | — | |
| 3 | Victoria Webb | Tribune | 78 | 5.7% | — |
Bradwell South and Hopton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,797
| 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 | Carl Annison | Conservative Party | 1,238 | 68.9% | +18.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Borg | Labour Party | 559 | 31.1% | — |
East Flegg · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,223
| 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 | Noel Galer | Conservative Party | 864 | 70.6% | +20.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Edward Bush | Labour Party | 359 | 29.4% | — |