2008 Norwich City Council election

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2008 Norwich City Council election
  2007 1 May 2008 2010  

13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Norwich City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Green
Seats before1510
Seats won45
Seats after1513
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg3
Popular vote8,73810,140
Percentage24.9%28.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.2%Increase2.svg11.6%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before113
Seats won22
Seats after65
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg2
Popular vote7,5098,076
Percentage21.4%23.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg11.0%Increase2.svg5.2%

Norwich wards 2008.png
Map showing the 2008 local election results in Norwich.

Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

No Overall Control

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.

Contents

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.

Election result

Norwich Council Election Result 2008 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Green 530+338.528.910,140+11.6
  Labour 422±030.824.98,738-2.2
  Conservative 220+215.423.08,076+5.2
  Liberal Democrats 205–515.421.47,509-11.0
 Norwich Over The Water000±00.01.0354-0.5
  UKIP 000±00.00.7240n/a
Turnout 35.535,057

Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2004.

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

1511103
LabourLib DemGreenCon

After the election, the composition of the council was:

151365
LabourGreenLib DemCon

Ward results

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Niki George 1,268 46.0 +7.9
Labour Brenda April Ferris97935.5−2.2
Green Jennifer Susan Toms31511.4−1.8
Liberal Democrats Haydn Perrett1957.1−3.9
Majority28910.5+10.1
Turnout 2,75733.4+2.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg5.1

Catton Grove

Catton Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Frederick Fisher 917 40.0 −2.0
Labour Julie Westmacott79734.8−1.9
Green Colin Hynson32114.0+0.9
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dean25511.1+3.0
Majority1205.2−0.1
Turnout 2,29029.2−2.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg0.1

Crome

Crome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Charles Bradford 954 41.9 −2.5
Conservative Ernie Horth70430.9+3.5
Green Penelope Jane Edwards34815.3+3.2
Liberal Democrats Colin Douglas Penning27312.0−4.1
Majority25011.0−6.0
Turnout 2,27931.8−3.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.0

Eaton

Eaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Elizabeth Lubbock 1,950 46.7 +6.0
Conservative Niall Baxter1,52336.5+3.5
Green Richard Andrew Bearman3759.0−2.5
Labour Philip Martin David Taylor3247.8−4.0
Majority42710.2+2.5
Turnout 4,17257.8+3.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg1.3

Lakenham

Lakenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Angus Fairbairn 1,197 41.8 +5.6
Labour Bob Sanderson83329.1−10.4
Conservative Eileen Olive Wyatt32711.4+1.5
Green Martine Jane Beattie2689.4−0.6
UKIP Steve Emmens2408.4+4.0
Majority36412.7
Turnout 2,86540.2−0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg8.0

Mancroft

Mancroft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Adrian St. John Holmes 1,099 43.1 +3.5
Labour David Fullman59823.5−3.0
Conservative Andrew Wiltshire49119.3+4.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Richard Nobbs36014.1−4.4
Majority50119.7+6.6
Turnout 2,54834.0+1.6
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg3.3

Mile Cross

Mile Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deborah Giwahi 778 39.2 −4.4
Conservative Clive George Smith44322.3+9.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Thomas43922.1−8.3
Green Christine Patricia Way32516.4+3.6
Majority33516.9+3.7
Turnout 1,98526.6−5.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease2.svg6.8

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Bob Gledhill 1,906 65.3 +3.7
Labour Peter William Bartram35912.3−0.6
Liberal Democrats Gavin Andrew Holmes35612.2−4.6
Conservative Malcom Andrew Chamberlin2839.7+0.9
Majority1,54753.0+8.2
Turnout 2,91939.7−2.3
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg2.2

Sewell

Sewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael John Banham 687 29.4 −9.6
Green Penelope Mary Killingbeck57924.8+0.8
Conservative David John Mackie42518.2−0.8
Norwich Over The WaterPaul Scruton35415.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Robert Williams29012.4−5.5
Majority1084.6−10.4
Turnout 2,33531.1−0.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.2

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Peter Offord 1,360 46.1 +11.6
Liberal Democrats Jacky Sutton85929.1−5.4
Conservative Matthew Simon Davison42514.4−1.1
Labour Eamonn Burgess30510.3−5.2
Majority50117.0
Turnout 2,94937.0+1.6
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg8.5

Town Close

Town Close
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Samir Abbas Jeraj 1,317 41.9 −2.4
Liberal Democrats David John Munday75023.9+1.8
Conservative Tak-Man Li59118.8+0.2
Labour Andreas Kevin Paterson48315.4+0.5
Majority56718.1−4.1
Turnout 3,14138.5−2.6
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease2.svg2.1

University

University
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda Arthur 1,052 43.4 −6.8
Green Armandine Jacqueline Blanche Stone70829.2+13.2
Conservative Paul Anthony George Wells33313.7+3.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Norris Wright33213.7−6.8
Majority34414.2−15.5
Turnout 2,42533.2+0.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease2.svg10.0

Wensum

Wensum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ruth Alexandra Makoff 1,219 50.6 +1.5
Labour Stephanie Bridget Clark58924.5−0.2
Conservative Mike Gillespie34614.4+3.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Ralph Clark25310.5−4.5
Majority63026.2+1.8
Turnout 2,40730.5+0.7
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg0.9

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References

  1. 1 2 "Local Election Results 2008 – Norwich". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 3 May 2016.