Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Yarmouth | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk | |
![]() Location of Norfolk within England | |
County | Norfolk |
Electorate | 70,526 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1295, 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Brandon Lewis (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Great Yarmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
There has been a Great Yarmouth constituency sending MPs every Parliament since the 13th century except between 1868 and 1885; it was a parliamentary borough until 1950, and has been a county constituency since then. Between 1950 and 1974, the constituency was called simply Yarmouth, and has been known informally by that name at other periods.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The County Borough of Great Yarmouth.
1950-1974: The County Borough of Great Yarmouth, and the Rural District of Blofield and Flegg except the civil parishes of Great and Little Plumstead, Postwick, and Thorpe-next-Norwich.
1974-1983: The County Borough of Great Yarmouth, and the Rural District of Blofield and Flegg.
1983-present: The Borough of Great Yarmouth.
The constituency covers the area around Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. Despite its rural area, there is a substantial amount of industry in Great Yarmouth, making the seat a marginal.
Members of Parliament
Great Yarmouth borough
Great Yarmouth was a 2-seat constituency from 1660 until 1868, when it was disenfranchised. It was recreated for the 1885 general election as a single-seat constituency.
MPs 1295–1640
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MPs 1640–1868
MPs 1885–1950
- 1885: Constituency revived, electing only a single member
Yarmouth division of Norfolk
MPs 1950–1974
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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1950 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Ernest Kinghorn | Labour |
1951 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Anthony Fell | Conservative |
1966 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Hugh Gray | Labour |
1970 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Anthony Fell | Conservative |
Feb 1974 | Constituency renamed Great Yarmouth |
Great Yarmouth County Constituency
MPs since 1974
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Anthony Fell | Conservative |
1983 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael Carttiss | Conservative |
1997 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tony Wright | Labour |
2010 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Brandon Lewis | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brandon Lewis[15] | 19,089 | 42.9 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Lara Norris[16] | 12,935 | 29.1 | −4.1 | |
UKIP | Alan Grey[17] | 10,270 | 23.1 | +18.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Joyce | 1,030 | 2.3 | −12.1 | |
Green | Harry Webb[18] | 978 | 2.2 | +1.2 | |
CISTA | Samuel Townley | 167 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 6,154 | 13.8 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 44,469 | 63.7 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.95 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brandon Lewis | 18,571 | 43.1 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Tony Wright | 14,295 | 33.2 | −12.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Partridge | 6,188 | 14.4 | +3.3 | |
UKIP | Alan Baugh | 2,066 | 4.8 | +0.5 | |
BNP | Bosco Tann | 1,421 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Green | Laura Biggart | 416 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Margaret McMahon-Morris | 100 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,276 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 43,057 | 61.2 | +1.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Wright | 18,850 | 45.6 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Fox | 15,795 | 38.2 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Newton | 4,585 | 11.1 | +2.7 | |
UKIP | Bertie Poole | 1,759 | 4.3 | +2.2 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Michael Skipper | 389 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,055 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 41,378 | 60.1 | +1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Wright | 20,344 | 50.4 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Charles Reynolds | 15,780 | 39.1 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Maurice Leeke | 3,392 | 8.4 | −2.6 | |
UKIP | Bertie Poole | 850 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,564 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 40,366 | 58.3 | −13.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Wright | 26,084 | 53.4 | ||
Conservative | Michael Carttiss | 17,416 | 35.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Derek Wood | 5,381 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 8,668 | ||||
Turnout | 43,651 | 71.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Carttiss | 25,505 | 47.9 | −3.8 | |
Labour | Barbara Baughan | 20,196 | 38.0 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Scott | 7,225 | 13.6 | −3.5 | |
Natural Law | Ms. P Larkin | 284 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,309 | 10.0 | −10.6 | ||
Turnout | 53,210 | 77.9 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.3 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Carttiss | 25,336 | 51.7 | ||
Labour | J Cannell | 15,253 | 31.1 | ||
SDP | S Maxwell | 8,387 | 17.1 | ||
Majority | 10,083 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 74.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Carttiss | 22,423 | 50.5 | ||
Labour | O Lloyd | 11,223 | 25.3 | ||
Liberal | E Minett | 10,803 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 11,200 | 25.2 | |||
Turnout | 70.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 28,066 | 50.4 | ||
Labour | Patricia Hollis | 20,838 | 37.4 | ||
Liberal | E Minett | 6,112 | 11.0 | ||
National Front | T Holmes | 640 | 1.1 | ||
Majority | 7,228 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 77.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 22,573 | 43.3 | ||
Labour | Patricia Hollis | 20,313 | 39.0 | ||
Liberal | PR Coleby | 9,250 | 17.7 | ||
Majority | 2,260 | 4.33 | |||
Turnout | 73.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 24,711 | 43.4 | ||
Labour | Patricia Hollis | 19,774 | 34.7 | ||
Liberal | PR Coleby | 12,524 | 22.0 | ||
Majority | 4,397 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 81.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 23,088 | 49.6 | ||
Labour | Hugh Gray | 19,931 | 42.8 | ||
Liberal | Joan Knott | 3,523 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 3,157 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 77.3 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hugh Gray | 22,296 | 50.9 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 21,499 | 49.1 | ||
Majority | 797 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 79.8 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 20,310 | 46.8 | ||
Labour | SC Davies | 18,381 | 42.4 | ||
Liberal | David Spreckley | 4,680 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | 1,929 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 80.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 22,827 | 54.3 | ||
Labour | SC Davies | 19,248 | 45.7 | ||
Majority | 3,579 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 79.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 21,317 | 51.1 | ||
Labour | Ernest Kinghorn | 20,400 | 48.9 | ||
Majority | 917 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 79.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Fell | 22,180 | 51.2 | ||
Labour | Ernest Kinghorn | 21,165 | 48.8 | ||
Majority | 1,015 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 83.3 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Kinghorn | 19,131 | 44.5 | ||
Conservative | EC Baker | 17,969 | 41.8 | ||
Liberal | Ronald Thomas Archibald Cornwell | 5,854 | 13.6 | ||
Majority | 1,162 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 84.1 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Kinghorn | 10,079 | 55.8 | ||
National Liberal | Percy Jewson | 7,974 | 44.2 | ||
Majority | 2,105 | 11.7 | |||
Turnout | 69.8 | ||||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Arthur Harbord | 16,998 | 59.3 | ||
Labour | Dr John Lewis | 11,658 | 40.7 | ||
Majority | 5,340 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 76.4 | ||||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Arthur Harbord | 21,008 | 78.6 | ||
Labour | John Hanbury Martin | 5,735 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 15,273 | 57.1 | |||
Turnout | 72.1 |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Harbord | 13,147 | 43.7 | +3.2 | |
Unionist | Sir Frank Cecil Meyer | 11,570 | 38.5 | −6.6 | |
Labour | George Francis Johnson | 5,347 | 17.8 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 1,577 | 5.2 | 9.8 | ||
Turnout | 83.1 | +3.2 | |||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Sir Frank Cecil Meyer | 10,273 | 45.1 | +6.6 | |
Liberal | Arthur Harbord | 9,202 | 40.5 | −11.3 | |
Labour | T G Tyler | 3,264 | 14.4 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 1,071 | 4.6 | 17.9 | ||
Turnout | 79.9 | +0.7 | |||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Harbord | 11,416 | 51.8 | +5.7 | |
Unionist | Sir James Allan Horne | 8,492 | 38.5 | −3.3 | |
Labour | Albert Wrigley | 2,138 | 9.7 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 2,924 | 13.3 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 79.2 | +0.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Harbord | 9,836 | 46.1 | +6.4 | |
Unionist | Chichester de Windt Crookshank | 8,917 | 41.8 | −4.8 | |
Labour | Arthur Whiting | 2,574 | 12.1 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 919 | 4.3 | 11.2 | ||
Turnout | 79.0 | +20.2 | |||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.6 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Sir Arthur Fell | 6,741 | 46.6 | ||
Liberal | J. Havelock Wilson | 5,734 | 39.7 | ||
Labour | William McConnell | 1,848 | 12.8 | ||
Independent | William H Dawson | 125 | 0.9 | ||
Majority | 1,007 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 58.8 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
- Fell was endorsed by the Coalition Government. Wilson supported the Coalition Government and was supported by the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union. Dawson initially was endorsed by the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers who then repudiated him.
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk
- Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Notes and references
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "History of Parliament". Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ a b c d e Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
- ^ Knighted (KB), 1753
- ^ Rear-Admiral from 1787
- ^ Rear-Admiral from 1804
- ^ The result of the 1847 election was declared void on petition, and a by-election was held
- ^ The result of the 1857 election was declared void on petition, and writ for a by-election was issued. No by-election was necessary as only two candidates were nominated, and they were returned unopposed.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ http://www.brandonlewis.co/local_news/brandon-lewis-re-selected-as-conservative-candidate-for-great-yarmouth/
- ^ http://labourlist.org/2013/01/lara-norris-selected-in-great-yarmouth/
- ^ "Local man Alan Grey selected as UKIP prospective parliamentary candidate". UKIP - Great Yarmouth.
- ^ Lucy Clapham. "Caister councillor, 21, to stand for Green Party in Great Yarmouth". Great Yarmouth Mercury.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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