Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Yarmouth | |
---|---|
County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Norfolk |
Electorate | 70,526 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Brandon Lewis (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
1640–1868 | |
Seats | Two |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | East Suffolk North Norfolk |
1295–1640 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Great Yarmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has had Brandon Lewis, Chairman of the Conservative Party as the MP who has held the seat since the 2010 general election.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The County Borough of Great Yarmouth.
1950-1955: 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.
1955-1974: As 1950 but with redrawn boundaries.
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
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
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 | 23,901 | 54.1 | +11.2 | |
Labour | Mike Smith-Clare | 15,928 | 36.1 | +7.0 | |
UKIP | Catherine Blaiklock | 2,767 | 6.3 | -16.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Joyce | 987 | 2.2 | -0.1 | |
Green | Harry Webb | 563 | 1.3 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 7,973 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 44,349 | 62.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brandon Lewis[28] | 19,089 | 42.9 | -0.2 | |
Labour | Lara Norris[29] | 12,935 | 29.1 | -4.1 | |
UKIP | Alan Grey[30] | 10,270 | 23.1 | +18.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Joyce | 1,030 | 2.3 | -12.1 | |
Green | Harry Webb[31] | 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 | +15.4 | |
Conservative | Michael Carttiss | 17,416 | 35.6 | -12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Wood | 5,381 | 11.0 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 8,668 | 17.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,651 | 71.2 | -6.7 | ||
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 | 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 | John Cannell | 15,253 | 31.1 | ||
SDP | Stuart 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 | Stanley Clinton-Davis | 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 | Stanley Clinton-Davis | 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 | Edward 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 | 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 | Frank Meyer | 11,570 | 38.5 | −6.6 | |
Labour | George Francis Johnson | 5,347 | 17.8 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 1,577 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,064 | 83.1 | +3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 36,170 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frank 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 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,739 | 79.9 | +0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 28,447 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Harbord | 11,416 | 51.8 | +5.7 | |
Unionist | 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 | 22,046 | 79.2 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 27,844 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Harbord | 9,836 | 46.1 | +6.4 | |
Unionist | Chichester Crookshank | 8,917 | 41.8 | −4.8 | |
Labour | Arthur Whiting | 2,574 | 12.1 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 919 | 4.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,327 | 79.0 | +20.2 | ||
Registered electors | 26,985 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.6 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Arthur Fell | 6,741 | 46.6 | −5.7 |
Liberal | *J. Havelock Wilson | 5,734 | 39.7 | −8.0 | |
Labour | William McConnell | 1,848 | 12.8 | N/A | |
Independent | ** William H Dawson | 125 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,007 | 6.9 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 14,448 | 58.8 | −25.3 | ||
Registered electors | 24,585 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
* Wilson - who stood as a 'Patriotic Trade Unionist's and Seamen's' candidate - supported the Coalition Government and was supported by the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union. He claimed to have been adopted by both the Liberal Party and National Democratic and Labour Party, but only appeared on the former's official list. ** Dawson initially was endorsed by the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers who then repudiated him.
Election results 1885-1918
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Tyler | 2,661 | 51.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Cecil Norton | 2,466 | 48.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 195 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,127 | 73.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,949 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Tyler | 2,977 | 59.7 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | Cecil Norton | 2,011 | 40.3 | -7.8 | |
Majority | 966 | 19.4 | +15.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,988 | 71.8 | -2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,949 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.8 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Marshall Moorsom | 2,972 | 52.4 | +12.1 | |
Conservative | Henry Tyler | 2,704 | 47.6 | -12.1 | |
Majority | 268 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,676 | 71.4 | -0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,947 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Colomb | 3,528 | 54.9 | +7.3 | |
Liberal | James Marshall Moorsom | 2,893 | 45.1 | -7.3 | |
Majority | 635 | 9.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,421 | 78.9 | +7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,139 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.3 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Colomb | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Fell | 4,071 | 51.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Martin White | 3,835 | 48.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 236 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,906 | 86.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,169 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Fell | 4,459 | 52.7 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | James Edward Platt | 3,998 | 47.3 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 461 | 5.4 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 88.4 | +2.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Fell | 4,210 | 52.3 | -0.4 | |
Liberal | James Edward Platt | 3,837 | 47.7 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 373 | 4.6 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 84.1 | -4.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.4 |
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Arthur Fell
- Liberal:
Election results 1832-1868
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund Lacon | 611 | 28.2 | ||
Whig | Charles Rumbold | 547 | 25.3 | ||
Independent Liberal | William McCullagh | 521 | 24.1 | ||
Radical | Charles Napier[57][58][59][60] | 486 | 22.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,083 (est) | 86.7 (est) | |||
Registered electors | 1,249 | ||||
Majority | 64 | 3.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Majority | 26 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | William McCullagh | 609 | 28.1 | +4.0 | |
Radical | Edward Watkin | 590 | 27.2 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Edmund Lacon | 521 | 24.0 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Charles Smyth Vereker[61] | 451 | 20.8 | +6.7 | |
Turnout | 1,086 (est) | 83.0 (est) | −3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,308 | ||||
Majority | 19 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Independent Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −2.2 | |||
Majority | 61 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Radical gain from Whig | Swing | −1.8 |
The election was declared void on petition due to bribery by McCullagh and Watkin's agents, causing a by-election.[62]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Adolphus William Young | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Mellor | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Independent Liberal | |||||
Whig gain from Radical |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund Lacon | 699 | 28.4 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Henry Stracey | 659 | 26.8 | +6.0 | |
Liberal | Edward Watkin | 568 | 23.1 | −4.1 | |
Liberal | Adolphus William Young | 536 | 21.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 91 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,231 (est) | 92.8 (est) | +9.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,326 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.0 |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund Lacon | 828 | 29.2 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | James Goodson | 784 | 27.7 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | Alexander Brogden | 634 | 22.4 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | Philip Vanderbyl | 589 | 20.8 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 150 | 5.3 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,418 (est) | 86.2 (est) | −6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 1,645 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Extensive bribery was found in the seat and its right to return a member was lost. It was then incorporated into East Suffolk and North Norfolk.
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 Escott, Margaret. "RUMBOLD, Charles Edmund (1778–1857), of Woodhall Park, Watton, Hets". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Howe, Anthony; Morgan, Simon; Bannerman, Gordon, eds. (2007). The Letters of Richard Cobden: Volume II ~ 1848–1853. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-19-921196-8. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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- ^ 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.
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