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The 2008 Norwich City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The Green Party won the most votes across Norwich for the first time, and won a plurality of the seats up for election. This marked the first time that the Greens had won a plurality of the votes and seats in a local authority election. It is also, as of 2024, the last time that the Greens won the most seats or votes in a Norwich City Council election.
However, as only 13 of 39 council seats were up for election, Labour remained the largest party.
As of 2024, the 2008 election is the last election to see any member of the Conservative Party elected to Norwich City Council.
All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2004 election, the last time these seats were contested.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 38.5 | 28.9 | 10,140 | +11.6 | |
Labour | 4 | 2 | 2 | ±0 | 30.8 | 24.9 | 8,738 | -2.2 | |
Conservative | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 15.4 | 23.0 | 8,076 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 15.4 | 21.4 | 7,509 | -11.0 | |
Norwich Over The Water | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 354 | -0.5 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 240 | n/a | |
Turnout | 35.5 | 35,057 |
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2004.
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
15 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
Labour | Lib Dem | Green | Con |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
15 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
Labour | Green | Lib Dem | Con |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Niki George | 1,268 | 46.0 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Brenda April Ferris | 979 | 35.5 | −2.2 | |
Green | Jennifer Susan Toms | 315 | 11.4 | −1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Haydn Perrett | 195 | 7.1 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 289 | 10.5 | +10.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,757 | 33.4 | +2.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Frederick Fisher | 917 | 40.0 | −2.0 | |
Labour | Julie Westmacott | 797 | 34.8 | −1.9 | |
Green | Colin Hynson | 321 | 14.0 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dean | 255 | 11.1 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 120 | 5.2 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,290 | 29.2 | −2.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Charles Bradford | 954 | 41.9 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Ernie Horth | 704 | 30.9 | +3.5 | |
Green | Penelope Jane Edwards | 348 | 15.3 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Douglas Penning | 273 | 12.0 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 250 | 11.0 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,279 | 31.8 | −3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Judith Elizabeth Lubbock | 1,950 | 46.7 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Niall Baxter | 1,523 | 36.5 | +3.5 | |
Green | Richard Andrew Bearman | 375 | 9.0 | −2.5 | |
Labour | Philip Martin David Taylor | 324 | 7.8 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 427 | 10.2 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,172 | 57.8 | +3.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Angus Fairbairn | 1,197 | 41.8 | +5.6 | |
Labour | Bob Sanderson | 833 | 29.1 | −10.4 | |
Conservative | Eileen Olive Wyatt | 327 | 11.4 | +1.5 | |
Green | Martine Jane Beattie | 268 | 9.4 | −0.6 | |
UKIP | Steve Emmens | 240 | 8.4 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 364 | 12.7 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,865 | 40.2 | −0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Adrian St. John Holmes | 1,099 | 43.1 | +3.5 | |
Labour | David Fullman | 598 | 23.5 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Andrew Wiltshire | 491 | 19.3 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Richard Nobbs | 360 | 14.1 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 501 | 19.7 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,548 | 34.0 | +1.6 | ||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Deborah Giwahi | 778 | 39.2 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Clive George Smith | 443 | 22.3 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Thomas | 439 | 22.1 | −8.3 | |
Green | Christine Patricia Way | 325 | 16.4 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 335 | 16.9 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,985 | 26.6 | −5.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Bob Gledhill | 1,906 | 65.3 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Peter William Bartram | 359 | 12.3 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Andrew Holmes | 356 | 12.2 | −4.6 | |
Conservative | Malcom Andrew Chamberlin | 283 | 9.7 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,547 | 53.0 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,919 | 39.7 | −2.3 | ||
Green hold | Swing | 2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael John Banham | 687 | 29.4 | −9.6 | |
Green | Penelope Mary Killingbeck | 579 | 24.8 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | David John Mackie | 425 | 18.2 | −0.8 | |
Norwich Over The Water | Paul Scruton | 354 | 15.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Robert Williams | 290 | 12.4 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 108 | 4.6 | −10.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,335 | 31.1 | −0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Peter Offord | 1,360 | 46.1 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacky Sutton | 859 | 29.1 | −5.4 | |
Conservative | Matthew Simon Davison | 425 | 14.4 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Eamonn Burgess | 305 | 10.3 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 501 | 17.0 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,949 | 37.0 | +1.6 | ||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Samir Abbas Jeraj | 1,317 | 41.9 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David John Munday | 750 | 23.9 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Tak-Man Li | 591 | 18.8 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Andreas Kevin Paterson | 483 | 15.4 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 567 | 18.1 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,141 | 38.5 | −2.6 | ||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brenda Arthur | 1,052 | 43.4 | −6.8 | |
Green | Armandine Jacqueline Blanche Stone | 708 | 29.2 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | Paul Anthony George Wells | 333 | 13.7 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Norris Wright | 332 | 13.7 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 344 | 14.2 | −15.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,425 | 33.2 | +0.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 10.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Ruth Alexandra Makoff | 1,219 | 50.6 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Stephanie Bridget Clark | 589 | 24.5 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | Mike Gillespie | 346 | 14.4 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Ralph Clark | 253 | 10.5 | −4.5 | |
Majority | 630 | 26.2 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,407 | 30.5 | +0.7 | ||
Green hold | Swing | 0.9 |
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