2021 Norwich City Council election

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2021 Norwich City Council Election
  2019 6 May 2021 2022  

13 of the 39 seats to Norwich City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Green Liberal Democrats
Seats before2793
Seats won841
Seats after26103
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote16,24610,4603,474
Percentage41.6%26.8%8.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.6pp Decrease2.svg3.6pp Decrease2.svg5.9pp

Norwich UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the 2021 local election results in Norwich.

Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

The 2021 Norwich City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. 13 of 39 seats (one-third) were up for election.

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Results summary

2021 Norwich City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 8Decrease2.svg161.5182666.716,24641.6Increase2.svg3.6
  Green 4Increase2.svg130.761025.610,46026.8Decrease2.svg3.6
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.08,55921.9Increase2.svg7.9
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg7.7237.73,4748.9Decrease2.svg5.9
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02940.8Decrease2.svg1.1

Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2019.

Ward results

The ward results for Norwich City Council were released on 8 May 2021. [2]

The election in Sewell ward was postponed to 17 June 2021 due to the death of a candidate standing in that ward. [3]

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Sands 1,173 51.9 +10.7
Conservative Joshua Lowe66229.3+8.6
Independent Jonathan Watson29413.0−1.8
Liberal Democrats Sean Bennett1325.8−2.1
Majority 51122.6
Turnout 2,26132.8+4.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.1

Catton Grove

Catton Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mike Stonard 1,253 47.5 +2.4
Conservative Jonathan Gillespie94135.7+9.0
Green Tony Park34613.1−5.6
Liberal Democrats Nigel Lubbock993.8−5.7
Majority 31211.8
Turnout 2,63933.8+6.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.3

Crome

Crome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Giles 1,217 44.6 −3.9
Conservative Steve Barber1,06539.0+16.6
Green Judith Ford35813.1−8.6
Liberal Democrats Samuel Neal883.2−4.1
Majority 1525.6
Turnout 2,72836.5+7.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.3

Eaton

Eaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Wright 1,963 44.3 −11.7
Labour Chris Smith1,00422.6+8.8
Conservative John Ward1,00422.6+4.8
Green Jane Saunders46310.4−2.0
Majority 95921.7
Turnout 4,43456.7+6.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.3

Lakenham

Lakenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Rachel Everett 1,325 47.5 +11.2
Conservative Robert Hammond77827.9+16.4
Green Sabine Virani43515.6−7.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Davies2549.1−7.6
Majority 54719.6
Turnout 2,79236.4+4.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.6

Mancroft

Mancroft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Martin Schmierer 1,538 54.4 +3.6
Labour Co-op Jo Smith84730.0−2.3
Conservative Craig Harvey37913.4+3.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Wright622.2−4.8
Majority 69124.4
Turnout 2,82640.0+4.6
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg3.0

Mile Cross

Mile Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vaughan Thomas 1,124 51.6 +8.2
Conservative Eric Masters59327.2+15.8
Green Fiona Dowson36216.6−4.7
Liberal Democrats Ian Williams1004.6−4.9
Majority 53124.4
Turnout 2,17928.5−6.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.8

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lucy Galvin 2,434 53.5 −2.6
Labour Lynda Groves1,64736.2+4.9
Conservative Iain Gwynn3527.7+2.7
Liberal Democrats Erlend Watson1142.5−5.1
Majority 78717.3
Turnout 4,54754.1+2.3
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.8

Sewell

The election for the Sewell ward was postponed until 17 June 2021 following the death of the Conservative candidate, Eve Collishaw. [4]

Sewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Gary Champion 1,154 46.1 +17.9
Labour Laura McCartney-Gray99539.7−12.9
Conservative Simon Jones31612.6+1.1
Liberal Democrats Helen Arundell391.6−6.1
Majority 1596.4
Turnout 2,504
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg15.4

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ash Haynes 1,281 41.3 −6.8
Labour Claire Kidman1,05534.0+7.7
Conservative Simon Jones58819.0+4.8
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hooke1244.0−7.4
Independent Ash Smith511.6New
Majority 2267.3
Turnout 3,09937.9+0.4
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.3

Town Close

Town Close
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Stutely 1,942 51.6 +6.9
Conservative Mary Chacksfield79221.0+6.3
Green Nick Caistor77520.6−4.4
Liberal Democrats Jacob Hamilton2586.8−8.8
Majority 1,15030.6
Turnout 3,76746.7+3.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.3

University

University
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Hampton 1,315 53.8 +4.1
Green Tom Holloway50620.7−6.4
Conservative Henry Lynn48319.7+7.2
Liberal Democrats Carol Chilton1425.8−4.9
Majority 80933.1
Turnout 2,44632.0+2.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.3

Wensum

Wensum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Martin Peek 1,349 47.1 −3.5
Green Liam Calvert80828.2−2.0
Conservative David King60621.2+8.6
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dean993.5−3.1
Majority 54118.9
Turnout 2,86234.4+4.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.3

References

  1. Council, Norwich City. "Elections in 2021 | Norwich City Council". www.norwich.gov.uk.
  2. Council, Norwich City. "Norwich City Council election results - 6 May 2021". www.norwich.gov.uk.
  3. Council, Norwich City. "Norwich City Council election results - 17 June 2021". www.norwich.gov.uk.
  4. "Greens win Sewell in Norwich City Council Election". Eastern Daily Press. 18 June 2021.