2012 Norwich City Council election

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2012 Norwich City Council election
  2011 3 May 2012 2014  

15 of 39 seats to Norwich City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Green Liberal Democrats
Seats before18154
Seats won861
Seats after21153
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote12,8549,8474,215
Percentage39.7%30.4%13.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg14.8 pp Increase2.svg1.4pp Decrease2.svg6.7pp

Norwich wards 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2010.png
Map showing the 2012 local election results in Norwich.

Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Norwich City Council took place on 3 May 2012, the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. [1] Fifteen out of thirty-nine council seats were up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council from No Overall Control.

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The Green Party held firm, while the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives suffered losses.

The Liberal Democrats lost their last seat in Lakenham to Labour, meaning that they now only held seats in the affluent Eaton ward. Former Liberal Democrat Group leader, Judith Lubbock held Eaton convincingly.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2008 election, the last time these seats were contested.

Election result

Norwich City Council Election, 2012 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 830+353.339.712,854+14.8
  Green 640.030.39,847+1.4
  Conservative 002-216.35,285-6.7
  Liberal Democrats 101-16.713.04,215-8.4
  UKIP 00.7215±0.0
Total15Turnout31.7%32,416

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

181542
LabourGreenLib DemCon

After the election, the composition of the council was:

21153
LabourGreenLib Dem

Ward results

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally Button 1,268 54.7 +8.9
Conservative Stuart Taylor58525.2-9.7
Green Jean Bishop35015.1+1.6
Liberal Democrats Haydn Perrett1175.0-0.7
Majority68329.5+18.6
Turnout 2,32027.7-8.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg9.3

Catton Grove

Catton Grove (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gail Harris 1,036 47.2 +4.4
Labour Mike Stonard 978
Conservative Evelyn Collishaw70332.0-1.2
Conservative Paul Holmes629
Green Judith Ford33115.1+4.9
Green Tony Park312
Liberal Democrats Leigh Tooke1245.7-1.2
Liberal Democrats Alexander Findlow111
Turnout 28.1-7.2
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Crome

Crome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Bradford 1,272 61.8 +9.4
Conservative Jessica Lancod-Frost38818.9-5.8
Green Christine Way27313.3+3.6
Liberal Democrats James Cross1256.1+0.7
Majority88442.9+15.2
Turnout 2,05828.8-9.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.6

Eaton

Eaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Lubbock 1,820 47.6 +13.4
Conservative Antony Little94724.8-6.4
Labour Geraldine Waring67717.7-4.1
Green Susan Curran3799.9-2.9
Majority87322.8+19.8
Turnout 3,82352.4-6.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg9.9

Lakenham

Lakenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Manning 1,149 45.6 +4.0
Liberal Democrats David Fairbairn65826.1+4.8
Green Nick Bishop36114.3-4.2
UKIP Steve Emmens2158.5+1.8
Conservative Mathew Morris1355.4-6.4
Majority49119.5-0.8
Turnout 2,51835.1-6.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease2.svg0.4

Mancroft

Mancroft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lucy Howard 1,077 42.8 +1.3
Labour Marion Maxwell94337.5+4.1
Conservative Oliver Watson28811.5-3.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Nobbs2078.2-1.9
Majority1345.3-2.8
Turnout 2,51531.3-9.7
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.4

Mile Cross

Mile Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deborah Gihawi 1,019 54.8 +3.8
Green Richard Edwards40922.0+7.8
Conservative Oscar Pinnington26716.0-2.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Williams1347.2-4.8
Majority61032.8+0.3
Turnout 1,82924.2-7.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.0

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Rogers 1,644 59.5 +4.7
Labour Stuart Goodman69725.2-1.0
Conservative Alexandra Davies2499.0-2.3
Liberal Democrats Katie Atkins1736.3-1.4
Majority94734.3+5.7
Turnout 2,76336.8-12.7
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg2.9

Sewell

Sewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Barker 990 46.2 +5.0
Green Howard Jago70032.6+7.6
Conservative Anthony Barton33215.5-4.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Thomas1235.7-2.7
Majority29013.6-2.6
Turnout 2,14528.0-10.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.3

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ben Price 1,111 42.7 +3.4
Labour Tony Waring79330.5+6.6
Conservative Stefan Rose43716.8-5.2
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hooke26010.0-4.7
Majority31812.2-3.2
Turnout 2,60130.2-7.7
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.6

Town Close

Town Close
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Paul Neale 1,333 46.2 +2.0
Labour John Sailing81828.3+3.5
Conservative Guy Owen48116.7-2.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnston2548.8-2.8
Majority51517.9-1.5
Turnout 2,88633.9-12.5
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.8

University

University
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda Arthur 1,153 57.0 -0.2
Green Robert Laird49324.4+4.7
Conservative Thomas Cannon24612.2-1.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wright1296.4-3.0
Majority66032.6-5.0
Turnout 2,02126.5-4.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.5

Wensum

Wensum (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Neil Blunt 1,386 51.1 +7.4
Green Caroline Brimblecombe 1,276
Labour Vaughan Thomas1,03938.3-0.1
Labour Samuel Earl1,012
Conservative Hannah Gascoigne1967.2-5.1
Conservative Simon Harrison189
Liberal Democrats Jess Hallybone913.4-2.2
Liberal Democrats Helen Whitworth78
Turnout 33.2-7.1
Green hold
Green hold

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  2. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Norwich". www.andrewteale.me.uk.