Status quo largely remains at Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Barbara Wright, the wife of former Yarmouth MP Tony Wright is now Labour borough councillor for the St Andrew's ward, having beaten incumbent Bryan Watts by the narrow margin of just 54 votes.

Elsewhere, the only other gain made was by the Conservatives in Caister South, with Robert Peck beating Labour candidate Nicholas Dack following a move by previous Labour incumbent Marie Field to the Central and Northgate ward.

Kerry Payne also holds the seat for Labour in the Nelson ward following the de-selection of Brenda Taylor-who ran as an Independent- as party incumbent.

Results:

NELSON WARD

Malcolm Bird (C)- 437

Kerry Payne (Lab)- 690

Brenda Taylor (Ind)*- 284

Labour hold

CENTRAL AND NORTHGATE

Gordon Dean (Lib Dem)- 117

Marie Field (Lab)- 960

Thomas Garrod (C)- 651

Labour hold

ORMESBY

Colin Fox (Lab)- 415

James Shrimplin (C)*- 1070

Conservative hold

ST ANDREW'S

Bryan Watts (C)*- 567

Barbara Wright (Lab)- 621

Labour gain

WEST FLEGG

Luke Boydell (Lab)- 486

Mary Coleman (C)*- 1138

Conservative hold

FLEGGBURGH

Katie Jeavons-Golding (Lab)- 198

David Thompson (C)*- 849

Conservative hold

LOTHINGLAND

Mark Thompson (C)*- 1022

Christine Leaver Williamson (Lab)- 597

Conservative hold

MAGDALEN

Carl Smith (C)- 737

Brian Walker (Lab)*- 1128

Labour hold

BRADWELL NORTH

Maurice Johnson (Lab)- 820

James Tate (C) *- 1079

Conservatives hold

BRADWELL SOUTH AND HOPTON

Colin Aldred (UKIP)- 256

Michael Brackenbury (Green)- 103

Susan Hacon (C)*- 929

Hilary Wainwright (Lab)- 722

Conservatives hold-

CAISTER NORTH

Barry Cunniffe (C)*- 760

Nicholas Dyer (Lib Dem)- 114

Lee Sutton (Lab)- 525

Conservative hold

CAISTER SOUTH

Nicholas Dack (Lab)- 644

Robert Peck (C)- 788

Conservative gain

CLAYDON

Hannah Gascoigne (C)- 496

Matthew Smith (UKIP)- 405

Bernard Williamson (Lab)*- 856

Labour hold

The make up of the borough council remains 39 councillors with a 15 Labour and 24 Conservative split.