Great Yarmouth
Norfolk coastal town where Restore Britain is running its proof-of-concept campaign.
Great Yarmouth First, the local slate of Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain, won 9 Norfolk County Council seats in and around Great Yarmouth on 7 May 2026, the only area where the party stood candidates that year.
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UK Local Elections 2026Background
Great Yarmouth is a coastal town and borough in Norfolk whose economy has rested on fishing, tourism and offshore energy.
In 2026 it was the single test area for Restore Britain, the party Rupert Lowe launched on 13 February. The party chose to stand candidates only here, through the partner group Great Yarmouth First, registered on 4 March.
At the Norfolk County Council election on 7 May 2026, Great Yarmouth First won 9 seats in and around the town. Reform UK won 40 of the 84 seats, three short of a majority, and the council was left hung.
Restore Britain picks the town
Rupert Lowe launched Restore Britain on 13 February 2026 and announced it would field candidates only in the Great Yarmouth area at the May local elections, as a proof of concept for 2028. Its partner local group, Great Yarmouth First, registered on 4 March.
Great Yarmouth First ran 13 candidates for Norfolk County Council. On 7 May they won 9 seats in Great Yarmouth and the surrounding divisions. Reform UK took 40 of the council's 84 seats, three short of a majority, and Norfolk was left hung.
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