Election Name: | 2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election |
Country: | Norfolk |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2019 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Seats For Election: | All 39 seats to Great Yarmouth Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 20 |
Leader1: | Carl Smith |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 20 seats, 52.2% |
Seats Before1: | 21 |
Seats After1: | 19 |
Leader2: | Trevor Wainwright |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 15 seats, 36.6% |
Seats Before2: | 14 |
Seats After2: | 18 |
Party3: | Independent politician |
Last Election3: | 3 seats, 7.6% |
Seats Before3: | 4 |
Seats After3: | 2 |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | Carl Smith |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Election: | Carl Smith Conservative |
After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. The Conservatives remained the largest party after the election, but lost their majority leaving the council under no overall control. A minority Conservative administration formed after the election with the support of the two independent councillors.[2] [3]
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Great Yarmouth Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[4] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[5] [6]