2022 Norwich City Council election

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2022 Norwich City Council election
  2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023  

13 out 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 before26103
Seats won841
Seats after25113
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote16,33610,5403,711
Percentage45.2%29.2%10.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg7.2 pp Decrease2.svg1.2pp Decrease2.svg4.5pp

Norwich UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Norwich City Council election

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 2022 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 2022 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

2022 Norwich City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 8Decrease2.svg161.5172564.116,33645.2Increase2.svg7.2
  Green 4Increase2.svg130.871128.210,54029.2Decrease2.svg1.2
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05,52115.3Increase2.svg1.3
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg7.7237.73,71110.3Decrease2.svg4.5
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0410.1Decrease2.svg1.8

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

Ward results

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Sands 1,170 59.0 +7.1
Conservative Oscar Houseago40920.6-8.7
Green Maddie Lyall22111.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Sean Bennett1849.3+3.5
Majority76138.4
Turnout 29.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.9

Catton Grove

Catton Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Kendrick 1,236 53.8 +6.3
Conservative Hassan Iqbal56324.5-11.2
Green Tony Park35515.5+2.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Williams1436.2+2.4
Majority67329.3
Turnout 2,29729.5
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.8

Crome

Crome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Kidman 1,360 52.4 +7.8
Conservative Steve Barber82831.9-7.1
Green James Killbery29411.3-1.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Lubbock1154.4+1.2
Majority53220.5
Turnout 2,59731.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.5

Eaton

Eaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Ackroyd 2,069 48.4 +4.1
Labour Peter Prinsley 1,31030.6+8.0
Conservative John Ward56013.1-9.5
Green Jane Saunders3367.9-2.5
Majority75917.8
Turnout 4,27555.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.0

Lakenham

Lakenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gurpreet Padda 1,391 56.7 +9.2
Conservative Robert Hammond46418.9-9.0
Green Sabine Virani36314.8-0.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Davies2379.7+0.6
Majority92737.8
Turnout 2,45532.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.1

Mancroft

Mancroft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jamie Osborn 1,606 61.9 +7.5
Labour Co-op Jess Carrington69126.6-3.4
Conservative Iain Gwynn2439.4-4.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dean552.1-0.1
Majority91535.3
Turnout 2,59535.3
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg5.5

Mile Cross

Mile Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vivien Thomas 1,135 59.1 +7.5
Conservative Eric Masters38219.9-7.3
Green Gunnar Eigener31816.5-0.1
Liberal Democrats Desmond Fulcher874.5-0.1
Majority75339.2
Turnout 1,92225.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.4

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Julie Young 2,138 53.3 -0.2
Labour Lynda Groves1,47636.8+0.6
Conservative John Fisher2265.6-2.1
Liberal Democrats David Fairbairn1323.3+0.8
Independent Simon Redding411.0N/A
Majority66216.5
Turnout 4,01349.4
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.4

Sewell

Sewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alex Catt 1,580 51.4 +5.3
Labour Matt Packer1,18238.5-1.2
Conservative Anthony Little2387.7-4.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Arundell712.3+0.7
Majority39812.9
Turnout 3,07140.7
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg3.3

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ben Price 1,450 51.3 +10.0
Labour Cavan Stewart85230.1-3.9
Conservative Simon Jones41314.6-4.4
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hooke1144.0±0.0
Majority59821.2
Turnout 2,82937.7
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg7.0

Town Close

Town Close
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cate Oliver 1,968 57.7 +6.1
Green Willem Buttinger66119.4-1.2
Conservative Mary Chacksfied53415.7-5.3
Liberal Democrats Carol Chilton2467.2+0.4
Majority1,30738.3
Turnout 3,40943.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.7

University

University
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Matthew Fulton-McAlister 1,170 55.9 +2.1
Green Tom Holloway48323.1+2.4
Conservative Jane Fisher29314.0-5.7
Liberal Democrats James Hawketts1487.1+1.3
Majority68732.8
Turnout 2,09429.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.2

Wensum

Wensum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Kevin Maguire 1,395 53.5 +6.4
Green Liam Calvert73528.2±0.0
Conservative David King36814.1-7.1
Liberal Democrats Alex Atkins1104.2+0.7
Majority66025.3
Turnout 2,60832.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.2

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References

  1. "Norwich City Council election results - 5 May 2022". Norwich City Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.