Great Yarmouth elections 2023: Who is standing in your ward?

The aspiring councillors will contest 17 wards across the borough, from the Fleggs in the north to Bradwell and Hopton in the south. 

People in the borough will have their chance to vote on who they want to represent them and their ward on Thursday, May 4.

Parties hoping to get their members elected are the Conservatives, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Reform UK, as well as a number of independent nominations. 

An election count at Great Yarmouth town hall. (Image: Archant © 2018)

Currently, the council consists of four independent councillors, 14 Labour councillors and 21 Conservative councillors, with the council leader being the Conservative Carl Smith.

Here is a full list of candidates for each ward in the borough:

Bradwell North Ward: James Borg (L), Daniel Candon* (C), Yvonne Craig (L), Graham Plant* (C), Carl Smith* (C), Scott Wesson (L)

Bradwell South and Hopton: Carl Annison* (C), Anthony Capewell (L), Mark Godfrey (LD), David Greggs (L), Sue Hacon* (I), Robert Price (C), Lesley Rodin (L), John Shreeve (LD), Katy Stenhouse* (C)

Caister North: William Boyd (C), Penny Carpenter* (C), Anne Marie Killett (G), Rae Williamson (L), Michael Winterburn (L)

Caister South: Malcolm Bird* (C), Sandy Griffiths (L), Brian Lawn* (C), Michael Moore (L)

Central and Northgate: Christopher Ashton-Barnes (LD), Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach (L), Oscar Houseago (C), Tamsin Lodge (C), Jade Martin* (L), Mike Smith-Clare* (L), Aurelio Spinola (C), Carrie Amy Talbot* (I)

Claydon: Louise Bensly (C), Carol Borg* (L), John Hirst (C), Jeanette McMullen (L), Linda Phillips (C), Bernard Williamson* (L)

East Flegg: James Bensly* (C), Noel Galer* (C), Paul Hendry (L), Kenneth Peterson (G), Emma Punchard (G), Colleen Walker (L)

Fleggburgh: Thomas Garrod (C), Adrian Thompson* (I), Claire Wardley (L)

Local elections take place on May 4.

Gorleston: Nicola Albon (G), Rebecca Durant (G), Emma Flaxman-Taylor* (C), Gerald Rouse (LD), Gordon Smith (LD), Steve Taylor (L), Paul Wells* (C), Michael Wemyss (L)

Lothingland: Graham Carpenter (C), Euan Duffield (L), Ivan Murray-Smith (C), Adrian Myers* (I), Chris Williamson (L)

Magdalen: Tracy Cameron (C), Alison Green (L), Susan O'Dell (C), Brian Pilkington (L), Matt Smith (I), Trevor Wainwright* (L), Bob Whitaker (C)

Nelson: Oliver Bensly (C), Michael Jeal* (L), Ann Lawn (C), Mick Riley (R), Kerry Robinson-Payne* (L), Richard Stafferton (C), Tony Wright* (L)

Ormesby: Malcolm Boocock (L), Geoff Freeman* (C), Ron Hanton* (C), Justin Rundle (I), Brian Walker (L)

Southtown and Cobholm: Laura Candon (C), Nicholas Dyer (LD), Alvin Murray (C), Jennifer Newcombe (L), Paula Waters-Bunn* (L)

St Andrews: Lionel O'Dell (C), Alan Popham (C), Ron Upton (L), Barbara Wright* (L)

West Flegg: Matt Borg (L), Andy Grant* (C), David Jeal (L), Leslie Mogford* (C)

Yarmouth North: Angie Andrews (R), James Dwyer-McCluskey (L), Donna Hammond* (C), Paul Hammond* (C), Tony Harris (LD), Amy Sharp (L), Paul Toplass (I)

Also of interest to readers of the Mercury are the elections to some wards in both North Norfolk and Broadland District Councils. 

Broadland District Council

Acle: Emma Covington (L), Lana Hempsall* (C), Victor Morgan (LD)

Burlingham: Christopher Jones (L), James Knight (C), Susan Matthew (LD), Jess Royal (G)

North Norfolk District Council 

Hickling: Harry Blathwayt* (LD), Bryonie Jones (L), Richard Price (C)

Key: C - Conservative, G - Green, I - Independent, L - Labour, LD - Liberal Democrats, R - Reform UK  *Denotes sitting councillor