Election 2012: Gt Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
Labour overall majority: 3
Labour have ousted the Tories from power in Great Yarmouth town hall overturning a majority of 5 with one of their own of 3.
The Conservatives re-gained power in 2000 after Labour ran the council through the 1990s.
Labour lost the parliamentary seat to the Conservatives in 2010.
New council: Lab 21 (+5), Con 18 (-4), Ind 0 (-1)
2011 share of the vote
Con 51%, Lab 42%, Others 5%, LD 1%
2008 share of the vote
Con 55%, Lab 34%, LD 6%, Others 5%
Electorate: 71,408

