1998 Norwich City Council election

Last updated September 20, 2024

The 1998 Norwich City Council Election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of 48 seats (one-third) were up for election, with two additional seats up in Catton Grove and University wards due to by-elections.

Results summary

1998 Norwich City Council election^[1]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	12	2	66.7	23	35	72.9	12,774	44.0	-9.3
	Liberal Democrats	6	2	33.3	7	13	27.1	10,837	37.3	+8.4
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	5,040	17.4	+2.4
	Independent Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	181	0.6	New
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	118	0.4	-1.9
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	71	0.2	-0.3

Ward results

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Underwood	976	62.8	−6.6
	Liberal Democrats	N. Lubbock	330	21.2	+7.7
	Conservative	L. Bagshaw	248	16.0	+4.4
Majority			646	41.6	−14.3
Turnout			1,554	18.6	−5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	7.2

Catton Grove

Catton Grove (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Quinn	595	51.1	−11.9
	Labour	B. Smith	486
	Conservative	P. Kearney	264	22.7	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	S. Richardson	234	20.1	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kendrick	218
	Independent	D. Tungate	71	6.1	N/A
Turnout				34.8
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Coslany

Coslany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Pendred	854	58.9	−3.7
	Conservative	E. Horth	304	21.0	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Young	293	20.2	−0.3
Majority			550	37.9	—
Turnout			1,451	24.7	−5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Crome

Crome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Bradford	879	59.9	−0.1
	Conservative	J. Fisher	322	21.9	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Kendrick	266	18.1	+1.8
Majority			557	38.0	+1.7
Turnout			1,467	27.1	−8.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9

Eaton

Eaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Couzens	1,605	48.8	+4.2
	Conservative	J. Virgo	1,292	39.2	+6.1
	Labour	C. Slorach	395	12.0	−10.3
Majority			313	9.6	−1.9
Turnout			2,392	51.3	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.9

Heigham

Heigham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Graham	726	50.6	−18.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Verran	462	32.2	+12.3
	Conservative	B. Orme	130	9.1	−2.3
	Green	I. Harris	118	8.2	N/A
Majority			264	18.4	−30.4
Turnout			1,436	25.9	−4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	15.2

Henderson

Henderson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Jones	712	62.4	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Meacock	292	25.6	+8.6
	Conservative	G. Drake	137	12.0	+3.0
Majority			357	36.8	−10.4
Turnout			1,141	20.4	−8.5
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

Lakenham

Lakenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Ratcliffe	822	56.8	−11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Y. Barnes	391	27.0	+11.0
	Conservative	S. Collier	233	16.1	−0.1
Majority			431	29.8	−21.8
Turnout			1,446	26.7	−7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	11.0

Mancroft

Mancroft
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Fullman	845	55.4	−2.0
	Conservative	J. Knight	351	23.0	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	C. Risebrook	330	21.6	+8.1
Majority			494	32.4	−4.4
Turnout			1,526	23.7	−7.4
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Mile Cross

Mile Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Reilly	515	55.7	−23.4
	Independent Labour	K. Wyer	181	19.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	I. Kendrick	114	12.3	−0.6
	Conservative	G. Smith	114	12.3	+4.3
Majority			334	36.1	−30.1
Turnout			924	17.7	−5.9
	Labour hold		Swing	21.5

Mousehold

Mousehold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Williams	780	63.4	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lloyd	253	20.6	+4.2
	Conservative	E. Collishaw	198	16.1	+4.0
Majority			527	42.8	−6.5
Turnout			1,231	20.8	−7.3
	Labour hold		Swing	3.3

Nelson

Nelson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Boulton	993	53.3	+18.7
	Labour	J. Verran	732	39.3	−8.9
	Conservative	J. Turner	138	7.4	+1.2
Majority			261	14.0	—
Turnout			1,863	34.9	−15.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.8

St. Stephen

St. Stephen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Swainson	914	48.7	−6.6
	Conservative	G. Russell	623	33.2	+12.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Woolterton	341	18.2	+3.7
Majority			291	15.5	—
Turnout			1,878	34.4	−1.5
	Labour hold		Swing	9.6

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Edwards	936	50.9	−4.3
	Labour	A. Pearmain	728	39.6	+6.5
	Conservative	M. Dewings	175	9.5	−2.2
Majority			208	11.3	—
Turnout			1,839	32.0	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.4

Town Close

Town Close
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Hartley	1,241	59.6	+6.4
	Labour	J. Fowler	637	30.6	−8.1
	Conservative	J .Wyatt	204	9.8	+2.6
Majority			604	29.0	+14.5
Turnout			2,082	38.8	−13.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.3

University

University (2 seats up due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rooza	1,313	63.6	+13.0
	Liberal Democrats	I. Williams	1,225
	Labour	A. Thorpe	593	28.7	−14.0
	Labour	S. Salih	585
	Conservative	C. Page	157	7.6	+0.9
	Conservative	L. Foster	150
Turnout				36.6	−11.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

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↑ "Norwich City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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