2019 Norwich City Council election

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2019 Norwich City Council Election
  2018 2 May 2019 2021  

All 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
Last election31 seats5 seats3 seats
Seats won2793
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg4Steady2.svg
Popular vote14,03511,2455,468
Percentage38.0%30.4%14.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg11.2pp Increase2.svg11.0pp Increase2.svg3.3pp

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Map showing the 2019 local election results in Norwich.

Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Norwich City Council were held on 2 May 2019. Following boundary changes, all 39 seats were put up for election, with three councillors being elected per ward using the block vote system. [1] The election saw the Green Party reclaim five seats from the Labour Party, while losing one to Labour in Town Close. The Labour Party retained its majority on the council.

Contents

Background

In the 2018 election, the Labour Party achieved its best result in the city since the 1990s, winning 49% of the vote and 12 of 13 seats up for election, with the Greens dropping to their worst percentage result since 2004 (19%) and losing all 5 seats they were defending. This followed a similar victory for Labour within Norwich in the 2017 Norfolk County Council election and the 2017 re-election of Norwich South Labour MP Clive Lewis with 61% of the vote. As a result of the 2018 election, Labour held 31 of the 39 seats - 79.5% of the total.

In late 2017, the Local Government Boundary Commission began a review of the Norwich City Council boundaries. [2]

All councillors had to seek reelection in the 2019 Norwich City Council election, on changed boundaries, rather than the usual third of each ward.

Summary

Results summary

Norwich City Council election, 2019 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2715-469.238.014,035-11.2
  Green 951+423.130.411,245+11.0
  Liberal Democrats 30007.714.85,468+3.3
  Conservative 00000.014.05,162-5.7
  Independent 00000.01.9709+1.6
  UKIP 00000.00.9324New

Changes in vote share are relative to 2018.

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

3153
LabourGreenLib Dem

After the election the results were as follows:

2793
LabourGreenLib Dem

Ward results

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally Ann Batton 860 45.9
Labour Mike Sands 838 44.7
Labour Sue Sands 775 41.4
Conservative Thomas Simon Sheppard43223.1
Conservative Anthony Daniel Little39921.3
Conservative Syed Ahmod35719.1
Green Tim Michael Jones32117.1
Independent Jon Watson30916.5
Green Jennifer Susan Ramsay28815.4
Green Sabine Virani27014.4
Liberal Democrats Danielle Engelbrecht1648.8
Liberal Democrats Samual Neal1528.1
Turnout 1,87428.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Catton Grove

Catton Grove ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gail Paula Harris 971 45.2
Labour Paul Kendrick 965 44.9
Labour Mike Stonard 890 41.4
Conservative Henry James Charles Lynn57526.8
Conservative John Elliot Tye53224.8
Conservative Roger Tubby49823.2
Green Tony Arthur Park40318.8
Green Christine Patricia Way38117.7
Green Ian Peter Chapman33415.5
Liberal Democrats Sean Timothy Bennett2059.5
Liberal Democrats Wendy Outwin1928.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Morgan1788.3
Turnout 2,14927.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Crome

Crome ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Henry Waters 1,134 48.9
Labour Marion Frances Maxwell 1,105 47.6
Labour Adam Christopher Giles 1,052 45.3
Conservative Jane Mary Fisher52422.6
Green Olivia Margaret Hanks50821.9
Conservative John Hipperson49821.5
Green Judith Marianne Ford46620.1
Conservative Ethan Richard Harvey45119.4
Green Paul Meade42018.1
Liberal Democrats Alexander William Atkins1707.3
Liberal Democrats Nigel Clifford Lubbock1526.5
Liberal Democrats Joyce Pitty1375.9
Turnout 2,32128.6
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Eaton

Eaton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Lubbock 2,168 56.9
Liberal Democrats Caroline Sarah Ackroyd 2,129 55.8
Liberal Democrats James William Wright 1,963 51.5
Conservative Stephen Michael Edmond Bailey69018.1
Conservative Markus Andrew Eva65217.1
Conservative Mary Josephine Chacksfield64616.9
Labour Benjamin James Hardie53214.0
Labour Christopher Robin Elderton51813.6
Green Jane Isobel Saunders47912.6
Labour Christopher Douglas Smith47812.5
Green Hazel Patricia Davidson43911.5
Green David John Battye43611.4
Turnout 3,81250.4−5.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lakenham

Lakenham ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Muriel Driver 1,159 47.4
Labour Patrick Joan Pauline Manning 1,121 45.8
Labour Jane Sarmezey 1,032 42.2
Green Chris Hull73330.0
Liberal Democrats David Angus Fairbairn53221.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Callf47219.3
Independent Robert James Hammond40016.4
Conservative Christine Mackie36615.0
Conservative David John Mackie31512.9
Conservative Eric Phillip Ashwell Masters30312.4
Turnout 2,44631.9−1.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mancroft

Mancroft ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sandra Bogelein 1,308 55.1
Green Jamie Osborn 1,171 49.3
Green Martin Kenneth Albert Schmeirer 1,148 48.4
Labour Jo Smith83335.1
Labour David Fullman80333.8
Labour Matt Reilly71530.1
Conservative Anthony John Barton25610.8
Conservative Joanne Maria Grand2299.7
Conservative John Martyn Ward2008.4
Liberal Democrats Gordon Richard Dean1807.6
Turnout 2,37335.4
Green gain from Labour
Green gain from Labour
Green hold

Mile Cross

Mile Cross ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacob Stephen Orlando Huntley 978 49.2
Labour Vivien Thomas 939 47.2
Labour Vaughan Thomas 926 46.6
Green Susan Curran48024.1
Green Adrian St. John Holmes39119.7
UKIP Peter James Pyke32416.3
Conservative John Frederick Fisher25712.9
Conservative Guy Christopher James Owen25512.8
Conservative Carl Lamb22111.1
Liberal Democrats Adrian Christopher Thomas21410.8
Liberal Democrats Carol Taylor1708.6
Liberal Democrats Alistair Pitty1417.1
Turnout 1,98835.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Nelson

Nelson ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Denise Eileen Carlo 2,626 65.0
Green Nannette Youssef 2,316 57.3
Green Paul Vincent Neale 2,055 50.9
Labour Emma Hampton1,46436.2
Labour Hugo Malik1,36733.8
Labour Gary McGuinness95123.5
Liberal Democrats Connor Alex Bell3558.8
Conservative Richard James Gill2365.8
Conservative Danny Buck2055.1
Conservative Jo Copplestone1904.7
Turnout 4,04151.8
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green hold Swing

Sewell

Sewell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Dawn Brociek-Coulton 1,451 56.5
Labour Matthew Robert Packer 1,152 44.9
Labour Laura Elizabeth McCartney-Gray 1,143 44.5
Green Simeon Jackson77930.4
Green Gary Champion75029.2
Green Aaron Stephen Fickling58122.6
Conservative Gillian Anna Ashenden31812.4
Conservative Charley Le Grice27610.8
Conservative Andrew Roy Wiltshire2529.8
Liberal Democrats Helen Arundell2128.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Smith1917.4
Liberal Democrats David Munday1395.4
Turnout 2,56633.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lesley Juliet Grahame 1,410 54.2
Green Ben Price 1,294 49.8
Green Nigel John Utton 1,096 42.1
Labour Rachel Charlotte Everett77029.6
Labour Cavan Stewart75329.0
Labour Deane Edward Money65025.0
Conservative Simon Mark Jones41716.0
Conservative Stephen Mark Barber40715.6
Conservative Jonathan Michael Hook37014.2
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hooke33512.9
Turnout 2,60137.5
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Town Close

Town Close ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Ann Davis 1,518 45.2
Labour Cate Oliver 1,415 42.1
Labour Ian Clifford Stutely 1,393 41.5
Green Nick Caistor84825.3
Green Phil Di Palma83224.8
Green Richard Andrew Bearman78923.5
Liberal Democrats Jacob Hamilton53015.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Robert Hardman50615.1
Conservative John Clarke Ward50014.9
Conservative Iain Michael Morgan Gwynn49514.7
Conservative Sarah Jane King49014.6
Liberal Democrats Silvia Schmidtova48514.4
Turnout 3,35843.5
Labour gain from Green Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

University

University ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beth Jones 1,134 51.2
Labour Matthew Lewis Fulton-McAlister 1,064 48.0
Labour Roger John Ryan 1,036 46.8
Green Andrew Philip Boswell61727.9
Green Catherine Joanna Rowett 58126.2
Green John Robert Greenaway54724.7
Conservative Craig Daniel James Harvey28512.9
Conservative Wini Dwebeng26211.8
Liberal Democrats Carol Chilton24411.0
Conservative Hassan Iqbal23510.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Parsons22710.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Williams1667.5
Turnout 2,21529.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wensum

Wensum ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Erin Fulton-McAlister 1,231 51.0
Labour Kevin Maguire 1,202 49.8
Labour Martin Peek 1,100 45.5
Green Liam Calvert73330.3
Green Lucy Galvin73330.3
Green Jonathan Lambert65026.9
Conservative Alice Saunders30612.7
Conservative Pete Freeman29412.2
Conservative William Oxley27311.3
Liberal Democrats Sean Laver-Vincent1616.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Wright1526.3
Liberal Democrats Nico Pili2279.4
Turnout 2,41629.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Trailer - Local Elections May 2019". Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. "Could Norwich be set for fewer councillors and less frequent elections?". 29 November 2017.
  3. "Local Election Results 2019 - Norwich" . Retrieved 6 December 2023.