Local Elections 2018 in the Anglia region
There were local elections for more than 400 councillors on 22 councils in the Anglia region on Thursday 3 May 2018.
UKIP almost wiped out in Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth was once a major stronghold for UKIP but no longer. The party is reduced to a single councillor following losses in the local elections and a mass defection to Conservatives in October 2017.
In the local election in 2014, UKIP had taken 41% of the vote. One EU Referendum later the local election in May 2018 saw the party take less than 5% of the votes.
The Conservatives increased their majority while it was Labour that made the most gains in the town that has the Conservative Party Chairman, Brandon Lewis as its MP.
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Two-thirds of voters fail to turn out for the local elections
Early turnout figures in the council elections in the Anglia region suggest only a third of voters bothered to cast their ballot.
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Who won what in the local elections in the Anglia region
All the political parties will be weighing up gains and losses in local elections across the Anglia region.
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Your guide to when we can expect local election results in the Anglia region
Counting will start at 10pm across the Anglia region in the local council election with results coming through in the early hours of Friday.