2011 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election

The 2011 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England.

[3] The results saw the Conservatives remain in control of the council, with no change in their majority.

[2] This came after the Labour councillors Michael Castle and Trevor Wainwright collected the necessary 3,500 signatures, 5% of the population of the area.

[6] However both the local Conservative and Labour parties opposed the introduction of a directly elected mayor, with the Conservative leader of the council, Barry Coleman, leading the campaign for a no vote.

[2] The results of the referendum saw 15,595 vote no, as against 10,051 yes, with 291 ballot papers being spoilt, therefore the introduction of a directly elected mayor was rejected.

Map of the results of the 2011 Great Yarmouth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2011.