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| Alternate Names | Yarmouth |
| Established | November 24, 1885 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modified | RBH October 18, 2021 09:15pm |
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The seat stretches inland for up to eight miles and contains part of the Norfolk Broads and has a nature reserve at Breydon Water. Agriculture is important to many of the inhabitants, but not economically so. Surrounding Yarmouth are a few smaller coastal towns, many of which are also popular holiday destinations, complete with beaches, chalets and amusement parks. Caister-on-Sea is perhaps the most notable, for its castle, its heliport and the stadium which hosts greyhound and stockcar racing. The larger towns hold the most political influence, though. The constituency is dominated by the town of Great Yarmouth itself, a large holiday resort catering especially for those with young families. It is also a roll-on/roll-off ferry terminal for travel to northern Europe, and a base for North Sea oil and gas exploration. The town was once famous for being a major herring port and was purportedly then the wealthiest hub in the country. The main employers now are light industries like electronics, frozen food processing and small boat building. Nonetheless, the town is not generally thriving and suffers from a high rate of unemployment. Labour lost nine seats on Great Yarmouth Council in 2004. The Conservatives first regained control of the council in 2000 but were unable to translate local success into a parliamentary seat. Labour's Tony Wright won the seat in 1997 and held the constituency with a decent majority and a vote share which tipped the scale at just over 50%.
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