Daniel Hickey

Narcotics cannot still the tooth that nibbles at the Wispa

Full #GeneralElection19 results for #GreatYarmouth constituency: Dave Harding (VPP) 631, James Joyce (LD) 1661, Anne Killett (GRN) 1064, Brandon Lewis (CON) 28,593, Margaret McMahon-Morris (IND) 154, Adrian Myers (IND) 429, Mike Smith-Clare (LAB) 10,930

Brandon Lewis holds seat in #GreatYarmouth with 28,593 votes, just under 5,000 more than two years ago. #GeneralElection19 https://t.co/rATtQYZDAC

Mike Smith-Clare, #GeneralElection2019 Labour Party candidate in #GreatYarmouth, says exit poll figures are "unbelievably disappointing". "There is now the possibility of five more years of cuts and closures. I don't know how much more Yarmouth can take," he says.

RT @greatyarmouthbc: Verification is complete of votes cast in the Great Yarmouth Constituency for the UK Parliamentary Election. The turno…

Turnout in #GreatYarmouth for #GeneralElection2019 is 60.63%. That’s down on two years ago when it was 62.11%

Carl Smith, Conservative leader of #GreatYarmouth Borough Council, says it’s a “great night to be a Conservative”. “All those people who tried to delay Brexit have paid for it,” he adds. #GeneralElection2019

Exit poll #GE2019 estimates the chances @BrandonLewis (CON) will hold his seat in #GreatYarmouth are... 99+%

Adrian Myers, Independent candidate at #GE2019 in #GreatYarmouth, says if #ExitPolls are accurate there will be “no Brexit”. “It means we’re not going to get out,” he adds

Trevor Wainwright, Labour leader at Great Yarmouth Borough Council, says #ExitPolls “really very disappointing” and future of the Labour Party, including the leadership, will “have to be looked at”. #GeneralElection2019 #GreatYarmouth

Counting at #GE19 has begun in #GreatYarmouth. Result expected between 3am and 4am

Here is where the #GreatYarmouth #GE19 count is taking place, in the Town Hall on the banks of the River Yare https://t.co/QkatijZf6r

#GreatYarmouth had been held by Labour’s Tony Wright since 1997. It was taken in 2010 by @BrandonLewis who in the two following elections, in 2015 and 2017, increased his vote share. What will happen in #GE19? I’ll be posting updates through the night

You can follow the #GE19 count in #Great Yarmouth, and all the others around Norfolk and Waveney, on our live blog ⁦@EDP24⁩ https://t.co/ML7KVHshOE

The result last time round in #GreatYarmouth constituency. We’ll start finding out after 10pm tonight if and how the numbers have changed in #GE2019 https://t.co/Ng9gNvRPp0

The seven #GreatYarmouth #GE19 candidates are: Dave Harding (Veteran and People’s Party), James Joyce (LIB DEM), Anne Killett (GREEN), @BrandonLewis (CON), Margaret McMahon-Morris (IND), @AdrianMyers_Ind (IND), @CllrMikeSC (LAB)

Evening all! I’ll be reporting on the #GE2019 count in #GreatYarmouth later this evening for the @EDP24. In the meantime I’ll tweet a bit about the background in the constituency, who the candidates are and details from previous counts