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Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Great Yarmouth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 1983
East of England - Great Yarmouth constituency.svg
Boundary of Great Yarmouth in the East of England
County Norfolk
Electorate 70,077 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Great Yarmouth, Caister-on-Sea, Gorleston-on-Sea
Current constituency
Created 1950
Member of Parliament Rupert Lowe (Independent)
SeatsOne
1885–1950
SeatsOne
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Created from East Suffolk
North Norfolk
1295–1868
SeatsTwo
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Replaced by East Suffolk
North Norfolk

Great Yarmouth is a constituency in Norfolk represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Rupert Lowe. Elected for Reform UK, Lowe had the whip suspended in March 2025 following allegations of bullying and allegations of threats of physical violence against Reform UK party chairman Zia Yusuf. He currently sits as an independent. [2]

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Constituency profile

Great Yarmouth is a coastal constituency located in Norfolk and is coterminous with the local government borough of the same name. The constituency lies on land bounded between the North Sea and the wetlands of the Broads National Park. It covers the connected towns of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea and the villages of Caister-on-Sea, Belton, Hemsby and Martham. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea are seaside resort towns which have also been centres for the fishing and natural gas industries. The area is popular with tourists and contains several holiday caravan parks. The two towns have high levels of deprivation, with many parts falling within the 10% most-deprived areas in England. The surrounding villages are comparatively wealthier. [3] House prices in the constituency are lower than the national average and considerably lower than the rest of the East of England. [4]

In general, residents are older and have very low levels of education, income and professional employment compared to the rest of the country. White people made up 95% of the population at the 2021 census. [4] At the local council level, the central parts of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea are represented by the Labour Party whilst the suburbs and villages mostly elected Conservatives. Voters in the constituency overwhelmingly supported leaving the European Union; an estimated 72% voted in favour of Brexit, making it one of the top 10 most Brexit-supporting constituencies out of 650 nationwide. [4]

History

The Parliamentary Borough of Great Yarmouth had been represented by two members of parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801. The borough was unaffected by the Great Reform Act 1832, but it was disenfranchised for corruption by the Reform Act 1867, [5] when its voters were absorbed into the North Division of the Parliamentary County of Norfolk.

The seat was re-established as a single-member Borough by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 [6] and remained unchanged until the Representation of the People Act 1948, which came into effect for the 1950 general election. This abolished the Parliamentary Borough and replaced it with the County Constituency of Yarmouth, which incorporated the County Borough and surrounding rural areas.

Further to the local government reorganisation of 1974, which was reflected in the redistribution of seats which came into effect for the 1983 general election, the constituency was formally renamed Great Yarmouth and its boundaries coincided with those of the local authority of the Borough of Great Yarmouth. It has remained unchanged since then.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the area in and around Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. Despite its rural area, there is a substantial amount of industry in the constituency.

1885–1918:

1918–1950:

1950–1974:

The parts of the Rural District of Blofield and Flegg had previously been included in the abolished Eastern Division of Norfolk.

1974–1983:

The remaining parishes of the Rural District of Blofield and Flegg were transferred from the abolished constituency of Central Norfolk.

1983–present:

Thorpe St Andrew was transferred to Norwich North and remaining western parts to the new constituency of Mid Norfolk. Gained a small area from the abolished Suffolk constituency of Lowestoft, including Bradwell, which had been transferred to Norfolk as a result of the local government reorganisation of 1974, as laid out in the Local Government Act 1972.

The boundaries were unchanged by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. [11]

Members of Parliament

Great Yarmouth borough

Great Yarmouth was a 2-seat constituency until 1868 when it was disenfranchised. It was recreated for the 1885 general election as a single-seat constituency.

MPs 1295–1640

YearFirst memberSecond member
1309 Nicholas Fastolf
1314 Nicholas Fastolf
1321 John Perbroun
1324 John Perbroun
1361 Hugh Fastolf
1366 Hugh Fastolf
1373 Hugh Fastolf
1377 (Jan) Hugh Fastolf
1377 (Oct) Hugh Fastolf
1385 Ralph Ramsey
1386 Ralph Ramsey John Beketon [12]
1388 (Feb) Ralph Ramsey John Ellis [12]
1388 (Sep) Ralph Ramsey John Hacon [12]
1390 (Jan) Ralph Ramsey John Ellis [12]
1390 (Nov)
1391 Ralph Ramsey John Hacon [12]
1393 John Hacon John Ellis [12]
1394
1395 Ralph Ramsey Hugh Fenn [12]
1397 (Jan) Richard Cley Hugh Fenn [12]
1397 (Sep) Ralph Ramsey William Oxney [12]
1399 John Beketon Hugh Fenn [12]
1401
1402
1404 (Jan) Roger Adams Geoffrey Pamping [12]
1404 (Oct)
1406 Robert Ellis Henry Rafman [12]
1407 Robert Clere Peter atte Fenn [12]
1410 William Parker Alexander atte Gapp [12]
1411 Nicholas Cates Peter Atte Fenn [12]
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May) William Oxney Alexander atte Gapp [12]
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov) Geoffrey Pamping Robert Ellis [12]
1415
1416 (Mar)
1416 (Oct)
1417 Henry S[pitling] Richard [?Ellis] [12]
1419 William Colkirk John Cranley [12]
1420 Thomas Dengaine Robert Ellis [12]
1421 (May) Thomas Covehithe Robert Ellis [12]
1421 (Dec) Richard Ellis Robert Cupper [12]
1455 Richard Southwell [13]
1478 John Paston [13]
1491 Robert Crowmer [14]
1504 Thomas More [15]
1510–1523No names known [16]
1529 Humphrey Wingfield John Ladde, died
and replaced 1353 or 1354 by Philip Bernard [16]
1536??
1539??
1542 Sir Humphrey Wingfield William Burgh [16]
1545Sir William Woodhouse Robert Eyre [16]
1547Sir William Woodhouse Robert Eyre [16]
1553 (Mar)Sir William Woodhouse Nicholas Firmage [16]
1553 (Oct) Robert Eyre Simon More [16]
1554 (Apr) William Bishop John Echard [16]
1554 (Nov) Thomas Hunt William Mayhew [16]
1555 Nicholas Fen Cornelius Bright [16]
1558 Sir Thomas Woodhouse William Barker [17]
1558–9 Sir Thomas Woodhouse William Barker [17]
1562 William Grice Thomas Timperley [17]
1571 William Barker William Grice [17]
1572 William Grice John Bacon, died
and replaced Feb 1576 by Edward Bacon [17]
1584 William Grice Thomas Damet [17]
1586 William Grice Thomas Damet [17]
1588 John Stubbe or Stubbs Roger Drury [17]
1593 Thomas Damet John Felton [17]
1597 Henry Hobart John Felton [17]
1601 Henry Hobart Thomas Damet [17]
1604–1611 Thomas Damet John Wheeler
1614 Theophilus Finch George Hardware
1621–1622 Benjamin Cooper Edward Owner
1624 Benjamin Cooper George Hardware
1625 Sir John Corbet Edward Owner
1626 Sir John Corbet Thomas Johnson
1628 Sir John Corbet Sir John Wentworth
1629–1640No Parliaments convened

MPs 1640–1868

ElectionFirst member [18] First partySecond member [18] Second party
April 1640 Miles Corbet Parliamentarian Edward Owner Parliamentarian
November 1640
December 1648Owner not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge
1653Great Yarmouth was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
1654 Colonel William Goffe Thomas Dunn
1656 Charles George Cook William Burton
January 1659
May 1659 Great Yarmouth was unrepresented in the restored Rump
April 1660 Sir John Potts Sir William D'Oyly
1661 Sir William Coventry
1678 Sir Thomas Medowe
February 1679 Richard Huntington
August 1679 George England
1681 Sir James Johnson
1685 Sir William Cook John Friend
1689 George England Samuel Fuller
1698 John Nicholson
January 1701 Samuel Fuller
November 1701 John Burton John Nicholson
1702 Benjamin England
1708 Roger Townshend Richard Ferrier Tory [19]
1709 Nathaniel Symonds
1710 George England
1715 Horatio Townshend
1722 Hon. Charles Townshend Horatio Walpole
1723 William Townshend
1734 (Sir) Edward Walpole [20]
1738 Roger Townshend Patriot Whig
1747 Hon. Charles Townshend
1756 Charles Townshend
1768 Hon. Richard Walpole
1784 Captain Sir John Jervis [21] Henry Beaufoy
1790 Charles Townshend
1795 Brigadier Stephens Howe Tory [22]
May 1796 Lord Charles Townshend
killed by brother, 1796		 Tory [22]
October 1796 Major-General William Loftus Tory [22] Henry Jodrell Tory [22]
1802 Captain Sir Thomas Troubridge [23] Thomas Jervis
1806 Hon. Edward Harbord Tory [22] Dr Stephen Lushington Tory [22]
1808 Giffin Wilson Whig [22]
1812 William Loftus Tory [22] Edmund Lacon Tory [22]
1818 Thomas Anson Whig [22] Charles Rumbold Whig [22] [24] [25] [26] [27]
1819 Hon. George Anson Whig [22]
1835 Thomas Baring Conservative [22] W. Mackworth Praed Conservative [22]
1837 Charles Rumbold Whig [22] [24] [25] [26] [27] William Wilshere Whig [22] [25] [26]
1847 [28] Lord Arthur Lennox Conservative Octavius Coope Conservative
1848 Joseph Sandars Conservative Charles Rumbold Whig [22] [24] [25] [26] [27]
1852 Sir Edmund Lacon Conservative
March 1857 [29] William McCullagh Independent Whig [30] [31] [32] Edward Watkin Radical [33] [34] [35]
August 1857 Adolphus William Young Whig John Mellor Whig [36] [37]
1859 Sir Edmund Lacon, Bt Conservative Sir Henry Stracey, Bt Conservative
1865 James Goodson Conservative
1868 Constituency disfranchised for corruption

MPs 1885–1950

  • 1885: Constituency revived, electing only a single member
ElectionMember [18] Party
1885 Sir Henry Tyler Conservative
1892 James Marshall Moorsom Liberal
1895 Sir John Colomb Conservative
1906 (Sir) Arthur Fell Conservative
1922 Arthur Harbord Liberal
1924 Sir Frank Meyer Conservative
1929 Sir Arthur Harbord Liberal
1931 Liberal National
1941 by-election Percy Jewson Liberal National
1945 Ernest Kinghorn Labour
1950 Great Yarmouth borough abolished:
new county constituency named Yarmouth

Yarmouth County Constituency

MPs 1950–1974

ElectionMember [18] Party
1950 Ernest Kinghorn Labour
1951 Anthony Fell Conservative
1966 Hugh Gray Labour
1970 Anthony Fell Conservative
1983 Constituency renamed Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth County Constituency

MPs since 1983

ElectionMember [18] Party
1983 Michael Carttiss Conservative
1997 Tony Wright Labour
2010 Sir Brandon Lewis Conservative
2024 Rupert Lowe Reform UK
2025 Independent
2026 Restore Britain

Elections

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Great Yarmouth election results 1983-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Great Yarmouth [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Rupert Lowe 14,385 35.3 N/A
Labour Keir Cozens12,95931.8+6.7
Conservative James Clark10,03424.6−41.2
Green Trevor Rawson1,7364.3+1.9
Liberal Democrats Fionna Tod1,1022.7−1.1
Independent Paul Brown2300.6N/A
English Democrat Catherine Blaiklock 1710.4N/A
Independent Clare Roullier1310.3N/A
Majority 1,4263.5N/A
Turnout 40,74855.6−4.8
Registered electors 73,317
Reform gain from Conservative

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Great Yarmouth [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brandon Lewis 28,593 65.8 +11.7
Labour Co-op Mike Smith-Clare10,93025.1−11.0
Liberal Democrats James Joyce1,6613.8+1.6
Green Anne Killett1,0642.4+1.1
VPP Dave Harding6311.5N/A
Independent Adrian Myers4291.0N/A
IndependentMargaret McMahon-Morris1540.4N/A
Majority 17,66340.7+22.7
Turnout 43,46260.4−1.4
Conservative hold Swing +11.3
General election 2017: Great Yarmouth [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brandon Lewis 23,901 54.1 +11.2
Labour Mike Smith-Clare15,92836.1+7.0
UKIP Catherine Blaiklock 2,7676.3−16.8
Liberal Democrats James Joyce9872.2−0.1
Green Harry Webb5631.3−0.9
Majority 7,97318.0+4.2
Turnout 44,14661.8−1.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
General election 2015: Great Yarmouth [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brandon Lewis 19,089 42.9 −0.2
Labour Lara Norris [42] 12,93529.1−4.1
UKIP Alan Grey [43] 10,27023.1+18.3
Liberal Democrats James Joyce1,0302.3−12.1
Green Harry Webb [44] 9782.2+1.2
CISTA Samuel Townley1670.4N/A
Majority 6,15413.8+3.9
Turnout 44,46963.7+2.5
Conservative hold Swing +1.95
General election 2010: Great Yarmouth [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brandon Lewis 18,571 43.1 +4.9
Labour Tony Wright 14,29533.2−12.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Partridge6,18814.4+3.3
UKIP Alan Baugh2,0664.8+0.5
BNP Bosco Tann1,4213.3N/A
Green Laura Biggart4161.0N/A
Independent Margaret McMahon-Morris1000.2N/A
Majority 4,2769.9N/A
Turnout 43,05761.2+1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.7

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Great Yarmouth [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Wright 18,850 45.6 −4.8
Conservative Mark Fox15,79538.2−0.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Newton4,58511.1+2.7
UKIP Bertie Poole1,7594.3+2.2
Legalise Cannabis Michael Skipper3890.9N/A
Majority 3,0557.4−3.9
Turnout 41,37860.1+1.8
Labour hold Swing −2.0
General election 2001: Great Yarmouth [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Wright 20,344 50.4 −3.0
Conservative Charles Reynolds15,78039.1+3.5
Liberal Democrats Maurice Leeke3,3928.4−2.6
UKIP Bertie Poole8502.1N/A
Majority 4,56411.3−6.5
Turnout 40,36658.3−12.9
Labour hold Swing -3.3

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Great Yarmouth [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Wright 26,084 53.4 +15.4
Conservative Michael Carttiss 17,41635.6−12.3
Liberal Democrats Derek Wood5,38111.0−2.6
Majority 8,66817.8N/A
Turnout 48,88171.33−6.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.9
General election 1992: Great Yarmouth [49] [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Carttiss 25,505 47.9 −3.8
Labour Barbara Baughan20,19638.0+6.9
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Scott7,22513.6−3.5
Natural Law P Larkin2840.5N/A
Majority 5,3099.9−10.7
Turnout 53,21077.9+3.4
Conservative hold Swing −5.3

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Great Yarmouth [51] [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Carttiss 25,336 51.7 +1.2
Labour John Cannell15,25331.1+5.8
SDP Stuart Maxwell8,38717.1−7.2
Majority 10,08320.6−4.6
Turnout 48,97674.5+3.7
Conservative hold Swing −2.3
General election 1983: Great Yarmouth [53] [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Carttiss 22,423 50.5
Labour Owen Lloyd11,22325.3
Liberal Eric Minett10,80324.3
Majority 11,20025.2
Turnout 44,44970.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Great Yarmouth [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Fell 28,066 50.4 +7.1
Labour Patricia Hollis 20,83837.4−1.6
Liberal Eric Minett6,11211.0−6.7
National Front T Holmes6401.1N/A
Majority 7,22813.0+8.7
Turnout 55,65677.1+3.5
Conservative hold Swing +4.3
General election October 1974: Great Yarmouth [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Fell 22,573 43.3 −0.1
Labour Patricia Hollis 20,31339.0+4.3
Liberal PR Coleby9,25017.7−4.3
Majority 2,2604.33−4.4
Turnout 52,13673.6−7.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Great Yarmouth [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Fell 24,711 43.4 −6.2
Labour Patricia Hollis 19,77434.7−8.1
Liberal PR Coleby12,52422.0+14.4
Majority 4,3978.7+1.9
Turnout 57,00981.2+3.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Yarmouth [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Fell 23,088 49.6 +0.5
Labour Hugh Gray 19,93142.8−8.1
Liberal Joan Knott3,5237.6N/A
Majority 3,1576.8N/A
Turnout 46,54277.3−2.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Yarmouth [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Gray 22,296 50.9 +8.5
Conservative Anthony Fell 21,49949.1+2.3
Majority 7971.8N/A
Turnout 43,79579.8−0.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.1
General election 1964: Yarmouth [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Fell 20,310 46.8 −7.5
Labour Stanley Clinton-Davis 18,38142.4−3.3
Liberal David Spreckley4,68010.8N/A
Majority 1,9294.4−4.2
Turnout 43,37180.3+0.7
Conservative hold Swing −2.0

Election in the 1950s

General election 1959: Yarmouth [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Fell 22,827 54.3 +3.2
Labour Stanley Clinton-Davis 19,24845.7−3.2
Majority 3,5798.6+6.4
Turnout 42,07579.6−0.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Yarmouth [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Fell 21,317 51.1 −0.1
Labour Ernest Kinghorn 20,40048.9+0.1
Majority 9172.2−0.2
Turnout 41,75779.7−3.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Yarmouth [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Fell 22,180 51.2 +9.4
Labour Ernest Kinghorn 21,16548.8+3.3
Majority 1,0152.4N/A
Turnout 43,34583.3−0.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1950: Yarmouth [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernest Kinghorn 19,131 44.5 −11.3
Conservative Edward Baker 17,96941.8−2.4
Liberal Ronald Thomas Archibald Cornwell5,85413.6N/A
Majority 1,1622.7−8.9
Turnout 42,95484.1+14.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Great Yarmouth [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernest Kinghorn 10,079 55.8 +15.1
National Liberal Percy Jewson 7,97444.2−15.1
Majority 2,10511.6N/A
Turnout 18,05369.8−6.6
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing
1941 Great Yarmouth by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Percy Jewson Unopposed N/AN/A
National Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Great Yarmouth [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Arthur Harbord 16,998 59.3 −19.3
Labour John Lewis11,65840.7+19.3
Majority 5,34018.6−38.6
Turnout 28,65676.4+4.3
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1931: Great Yarmouth [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Arthur Harbord 21,008 78.6 +40.1
Labour John Hanbury Martin 5,73521.4+3.6
Majority 15,27357.2N/A
Turnout 26,74372.1−11.0
National Liberal gain from Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Great Yarmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Harbord 13,147 43.7 +3.2
Unionist Frank Meyer 11,57038.5−6.6
Labour George Johnson 5,34717.8+3.4
Majority 1,5775.2N/A
Turnout 30,06483.1+3.2
Registered electors 36,170
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +4.9
General election 1924: Great Yarmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Frank Meyer 10,273 45.1 +6.6
Liberal Arthur Harbord 9,20240.5−11.3
Labour T G Tyler3,26414.4+4.7
Majority 1,0714.6N/A
Turnout 22,73979.9+0.7
Registered electors 28,447
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +9.0
General election 1923: Great Yarmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Harbord 11,416 51.8 +5.7
Unionist James Allan Horne8,49238.5−3.3
Labour Albert Wrigley2,1389.7−2.4
Majority 2,92413.3+9.0
Turnout 22,04679.2+0.2
Registered electors 27,844
Liberal hold Swing +4.5
General election 1922: Great Yarmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Harbord 9,836 46.1 +6.4
Unionist Chichester Crookshank 8,91741.8−4.8
Labour Arthur Whiting 2,57412.1−0.7
Majority 9194.3N/A
Turnout 21,32779.0+20.2
Registered electors 26,985
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Great Yarmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Arthur Fell 6,74146.6−5.7
Liberal *J. Havelock Wilson5,73439.7−8.0
Labour William McConnell 1,84512.8N/A
Independent ** William H Dawson1250.9N/A
Majority 1,0076.9+2.3
Turnout 14,44858.8−25.3
Registered electors 24,585
Unionist hold Swing +1.2
Cindicates 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

General election 1885: Great Yarmouth [64] [65] [66]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Tyler 2,661 51.9
Liberal Cecil Norton 2,46648.1
Majority 1953.8
Turnout 5,12773.8
Registered electors 6,949
Conservative win (new seat)
Norton Cecil Norton.jpg
Norton
General election 1886: Great Yarmouth [64] [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Tyler 2,977 59.7 +7.8
Liberal Cecil Norton 2,01140.3−7.8
Majority 96619.4+15.6
Turnout 4,98871.8−2.0
Registered electors 6,949
Conservative hold Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Great Yarmouth [64] [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Marshall Moorsom 2,972 52.4 +12.1
Conservative Henry Tyler 2,70447.6−12.1
Majority 2684.8N/A
Turnout 5,67671.4−0.4
Registered electors 7,947
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.1
General election 1895: Great Yarmouth [64] [65] [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Colomb 3,528 54.9 +7.3
Liberal James Marshall Moorsom 2,89345.1−7.3
Majority 6359.8N/A
Turnout 6,42178.9+7.5
Registered electors 8,139
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Great Yarmouth [64] [65] [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Colomb Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1906: Great Yarmouth [64] [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Fell 4,071 51.5 N/A
Liberal Martin White 3,83548.5New
Majority 2363.0N/A
Turnout 7,90686.2N/A
Registered electors 9,169
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Great Yarmouth [64] [68]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Fell 4,459 52.7 +1.2
Liberal James Edward Platt3,99847.3−1.2
Majority 4615.4+2.4
Turnout 8,45788.4+2.2
Conservative hold Swing +1.2
General election December 1910: Great Yarmouth [64] [68]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Fell 4,210 52.3 −0.4
Liberal James Edward Platt3,83747.7+0.4
Majority 3734.6−0.8
Turnout 8,04784.1−4.3
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Election results 1832–1868

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [22] [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Rumbold 837 34.7 +3.6
Whig George Anson 828 34.3 +3.1
Tory Andrew Colvile75031.1−6.5
Majority 783.2−9.0
Turnout 1,55592.4c. +7.3
Registered electors 1,683
Whig hold Swing +3.4
Whig hold Swing +3.2
General election 1835: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [22] [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Baring 772 26.7 +11.2
Conservative Winthrop Mackworth Praed 768 26.5 +11.0
Whig George Anson 68023.5−10.8
Whig Charles Rumbold 67523.3−11.4
Majority 883.0N/A
Turnout 1,44789.6−2.8
Registered electors 1,615
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +11.2
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +11.1
General election 1837: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [22] [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Rumbold 790 26.8 +3.5
Whig William Wilshere 779 26.4 +2.9
Conservative Thomas Baring 69923.7−3.0
Conservative Charles Gambier68523.2−3.3
Majority 802.7N/A
Turnout 1,47484.7−4.9
Registered electors 1,740
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +3.3
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +3.0

Wilshere resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 23 August 1838: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [22] [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Wilshere 735 51.1 −2.1
Conservative Thomas Baring 70248.9+2.0
Majority 332.2−0.5
Turnout 1,43783.6−1.1
Registered electors 1,719
Whig hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [22] [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Wilshere 945 32.8 +6.4
Whig Charles Rumbold 943 32.8 +6.0
Conservative Thomas Baring 50117.4−6.3
Conservative Joseph Somes 49417.1−6.1
Majority 44215.4+12.7
Turnout 1,44574.9−9.8
Registered electors 1,930
Whig hold Swing +6.3
Whig hold Swing +6.1
General election 1847: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Lennox 834 27.1 +9.7
Conservative Octavius Coope 813 26.4 +9.3
Whig Charles Rumbold 72923.7−9.1
Whig Francis Goldsmid [70] [71] 69822.7−10.1
Majority 842.7N/A
Turnout 1,537 (est)81.9 (est)+7.0
Registered electors 1,877
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +9.7
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +9.5

The election of Lennox and Coope was declared void on petition on 14 February 1848 due to bribery, causing a by-election. [72]

By-election, 8 July 1848: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Sandars 416 37.8 −15.7
Whig Charles Rumbold 384 34.9 +11.2
Whig Robert John Bagshaw [73] [74] 30027.3+4.6
Majority 322.9+0.2
Turnout 550 (est)29.3 (est)−52.6
Registered electors 1,877
Conservative hold Swing −15.8
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +9.5

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edmund Lacon 611 28.2 −25.3
Whig Charles Rumbold 547 25.3 −21.1
Independent Whig William McCullagh 52124.1N/A
Radical Charles Napier [75] [76] [77] [78] 48622.4N/A
Turnout 1,083 (est)86.7 (est)+4.8
Registered electors 1,249
Majority 642.9+0.2
Conservative hold Swing −2.1
Majority 261.2N/A
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +2.1
General election 1857: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Whig William McCullagh 609 28.1 +4.0
Radical Edward Watkin 590 27.2 +4.8
Conservative Edmund Lacon 52124.0+9.9
Conservative Charles Smyth Vereker [79] 45120.8+6.7
Turnout 1,086 (est)83.0 (est)−3.7
Registered electors 1,308
Majority 884.1N/A
Independent Whig gain from ConservativeSwing−2.2
Majority 612.8N/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. [80]

By-election, 10 August 1857: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Adolphus William Young Unopposed
Whig John Mellor Unopposed
Whig gain from Independent Whig
Whig gain from Radical
General election 1859: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edmund Lacon 699 28.4 +4.4
Conservative Henry Stracey 659 26.8 +6.0
Liberal Edward Watkin 56823.1−4.1
Liberal Adolphus William Young 53621.8−6.3
Majority 913.7N/A
Turnout 1,231 (est)92.8 (est)+9.8
Registered electors 1,326
Conservative gain from Independent WhigSwingN/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edmund Lacon 828 29.2 +0.8
Conservative James Goodson 784 27.7 +0.9
Liberal Alexander Brogden 63422.4−0.7
Liberal Philip Vanderbyl 58920.8−1.0
Majority 1505.3+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.

Elections before 1832

General election 1831: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [22] [81]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Anson 904 31.2 +3.4
Whig Charles Rumbold 903 31.1 +3.3
Tory Andrew Colvile54918.9−3.3
Tory Henry Bliss54318.7−3.5
Majority 35412.2+6.6
Turnout 1,702c. 85.1c. +1.2
Registered electors c. 2,000
Whig hold Swing +3.4
Whig hold Swing +3.4
General election 1830: Great Yarmouth (2 seats) [22] [81]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Anson 944 27.8
Whig Charles Rumbold 944 27.8
Tory Thomas Edmund Campbell75422.2
Tory Henry Preston75422.2
Majority 1905.6
Turnout 1,678c. 83.9
Registered electors c. 2,000
Whig hold Swing
Whig hold Swing

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