Norwich City Council elections
One third of Norwich District Council in Norfolk, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 39 councillors have been elected from 13 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973 - 2002 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2002 - 2004 |
| No overall control | 2004 - 2012 |
| Labour | 2012 - present |
Council elections
- Norwich City Council election, 1973
- Norwich City Council election, 1976
- Norwich City Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Norwich City Council election, 1980
- Norwich City Council election, 1982
- Norwich City Council election, 1983
- Norwich City Council election, 1984
- Norwich City Council election, 1986
- Norwich City Council election, 1987
- Norwich City Council election, 1988
- Norwich City Council election, 1990
- Norwich City Council election, 1991
- Norwich City Council election, 1992
- Norwich City Council election, 1994
- Norwich City Council election, 1995
- Norwich City Council election, 1996
- Norwich City Council election, 1998
- Norwich City Council election, 1999
- Norwich City Council election, 2000
- Norwich City Council election, 2002
- Norwich City Council election, 2003
- Norwich City Council election, 2004 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 9)[4][5]
- Norwich City Council election, 2006
- Norwich City Council election, 2007
- Norwich City Council election, 2008
- Norwich City Council election, 2010 (By-elections in all 13 wards were held in September following a High Court ruling)[6]
- Norwich City Council election, 2011
- Norwich City Council election, 2012
- Norwich City Council election, 2014
- Norwich City Council election, 2015
- Norwich City Council election, 2016
By-election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 956 | 52.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 637 | 35.1 | |||
| Conservative | 220 | 12.1 | |||
| Majority | 319 | 17.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,813 | 32.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 2,088 | 56.0 | -8.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,226 | 32.9 | +15.9 | ||
| Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | 413 | 11.0 | +1.1 | ||
| Majority | 862 | 13.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,727 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 755 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 738 | ||||
| Labour | 431 | ||||
| Labour | 407 | ||||
| Conservative | 144 | ||||
| Conservative | 142 | ||||
| Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | 81 | ||||
| Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | 74 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,772 | 22.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Carl Mayhew | 789 | 46.1 | +11.7 | |
| Labour | Barbara James | 702 | 41.0 | -0.7 | |
| Green | Susan Curran | 115 | 6.7 | -5.6 | |
| Conservative | David Mackie | 106 | 6.2 | -5.4 | |
| Majority | 87 | 5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,712 | 24.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Wiltshire | 915 | 35.8 | -10.2 | |
| Labour | Jo Storie | 761 | 29.8 | -5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Thomas | 686 | 26.8 | +19.8 | |
| Green | Christine Way | 193 | 7.6 | -3.9 | |
| Majority | 154 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,555 | 31.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marion Frances Maxwell | 884 | 59.3 | -2.5 | |
| Conservative | Evelyn Jean Collishaw | 259 | 17.4 | -1.5 | |
| UKIP | Glenn Stuart Tingle | 232 | 15.6 | +15.6 | |
| Green | Judith Ford | 73 | 4.9 | -8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Anthony Sutton-Croft | 42 | 2.8 | -3.3 | |
| Majority | 625 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Andrew Boswell | 1,121 | 56.0 | -3.5 | |
| Labour | Layla Dickerson | 599 | 29.9 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Anne Whitworth | 174 | 8.7 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Alexandra Rhiannon Davies | 108 | 5.4 | -3.6 | |
| Majority | 522 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
The political make up of the council, following the by-elections held on 19 December 2012, was:
Labour 21 seats, Green 15, Liberal Democrat 3, Conservative 0.
References
- ^ "How the council works". Norwich City Council. Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Norwich". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ The City of Norwich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ "Norwich council". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Norwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "September by-elections for Exeter and Norwich". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Lib Dems celebrate by-election win". Eastern Daily Press. 2006-07-27. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bowthorpe ward by-election results". Norwich City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "By-elections results December 2012". Norwich City Council. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
