2023 Norwich City Council election

2023 Norwich City Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Norwich City Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35.8%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alan Waters Lucy Galvin [1] James Wright [2] Party Labour Green Liberal Democrats Seats before 25 11 3 Seats won 7 5 1 Seats after 23 13 3 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 15,497 11,983 4,410 Percentage 42.7% 33.0% 12.2% Swing 4.7pp 2.6pp 2.6pp
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Norwich City Council election
Leader before election Alan Waters Labour Leader after election Mike Stonard Labour

The 2023 Norwich City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Norwich City Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. ^[3]

Overview

The council was under Labour majority control prior to the election. The leader of the council was Alan Waters, who had led the council since 2015. He chose not to stand for re-election. ^[4]

The Greens made two gains from Labour at the election, but Labour retained a majority of the seats on the council. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023, Labour councillor Mike Stonard was appointed the new leader of the council. ^[5]

Summary

Election result

2023 Norwich City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7	2	53.8	16	23	59.0	15,497	42.7	4.7
	Green	5	2	38.5	8	13	33.3	11,983	33.0	2.6
	Liberal Democrats	1		7.7	2	3	7.7	4,410	12.2	2.6
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,328	11.9	2.1
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	56	0.2	0.1

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

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Norwich City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Richard Prinsley	1,185	60.6	+1.6
	Conservative	Tala Houseago	295	15.1	–5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Bennett	238	12.2	+2.9
	Green	Maria Rampley	236	12.1	+1.0
Majority			890	45.5	+7.1
Turnout			1,954	28.1	–1.0
Registered electors			6,963
	Labour hold		Swing	3.6

Catton Grove

Catton Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jess Carrington	1,309	56.7	+2.9
	Conservative	Edward Potter	500	21.7	–2.8
	Green	Tony Park	350	15.2	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Williams	148	6.4	+0.2
Majority			809	35.0	+5.7
Turnout			2,307	29.2	–0.3
Registered electors			7,939
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	2.9

Crome

Crome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matthew Packer	1,299	54.1	+1.7
	Conservative	Simon Jones	552	23.0	–8.0
	Green	James Killbery	399	16.6	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Clifford Lubbock	152	6.3	+1.9
Majority			747	31.1	+10.6
Turnout			2,402	28.8	–2.9
Registered electors			8,353
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

Eaton

Eaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Lubbock*	2,215	54.1	+5.7
	Labour	Carli Harper	913	22.3	–8.3
	Green	Jane Saunders	501	12.2	+4.3
	Conservative	Morgan Gwynn	463	11.3	–1.8
Majority			1,302	31.8	+14.0
Turnout			4,092	52.3	–3.0
Registered electors			7,855
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.0

Lakenham

Lakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Driver*	1,399	56.9	+0.2
	Green	Mark Finbow	486	19.8	+5.0
	Conservative	Eric Masters	341	13.9	–5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur Wu	231	9.4	–0.3
Majority			913	37.1	–0.7
Turnout			2,457	31.9	–0.2
Registered electors			7,776
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

Mancroft

Mancroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Amanda Fox	1,491	61.3	–0.6
	Labour	Jasper Haywood	642	26.4	–0.2
	Conservative	Thomas Cornish	225	9.2	–0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Wright	75	3.1	+1.0
Majority			849	34.9	–0.4
Turnout			2,433	32.5	–2.8
Registered electors			7,519
	Green hold		Swing	0.2

Mile Cross

Mile Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacob Huntley*	1,016	47.9	–11.2
	Green	Tom Holloway	660	31.1	+14.6
	Conservative	Jane Fisher	267	12.6	–7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Desmond Fulcher	122	5.8	+1.3
	Independent	Abby Hoffman	56	2.6	N/A
Majority			356	16.8	–22.4
Turnout			2,121	27.4	+2.2
Registered electors			7,777
	Labour hold		Swing	12.9

Nelson

Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Hannah Hoechner	2,281	57.3	+4.0
	Labour	Michael Howard	1,322	33.2	–3.6
	Conservative	John Fisher	212	5.3	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Fairbairn	164	4.1	+0.8
Majority			959	24.1	+7.6
Turnout			3,979	49.0	–0.4
Registered electors			8,172
	Green hold		Swing	3.8

Sewell

Sewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Gillian Francis	1,666	55.2	+3.8
	Labour	Julie Brociek-Coulton*	1,091	36.1	–2.4
	Conservative	Stephen Bailey	189	6.3	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Arundell	72	2.4	+0.1
Majority			575	19.1	+6.2
Turnout			3,018	39.2	–1.5
Registered electors			7,708
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	3.1

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Josh Worley	1,420	48.8	–2.5
	Labour	Jane Overhill	997	34.2	+4.1
	Conservative	Victoria Saunders	336	11.5	–3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Hooke	158	5.4	+1.4
Majority			423	14.6	–6.6
Turnout			2,911	37.3	–0.4
Registered electors			7,841
	Green hold		Swing	3.3

Town Close

Town Close

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Davis*	1,835	55.3	–2.4
	Green	Iolo Jones	696	21.0	+1.6
	Conservative	Mary Chacksfield	543	16.4	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Chilton	243	7.3	+0.1
Majority			1,139	34.3	–4.0
Turnout			3,317	41.9	–1.5
Registered electors			7,980
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

University

University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beth Jones*	1,206	50.6	–5.3
	Liberal Democrats	James Hawketts	512	21.5	+14.4
	Green	Sean Gough	492	20.6	–2.5
	Conservative	Hassan Iqbal	173	7.3	–6.7
Majority			694	29.1	–3.7
Turnout			2,383	31.0	+1.2
Registered electors			7,766
	Labour hold		Swing	9.9

Wensum

Wensum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Liam Calvert	1,305	45.0	+16.8
	Labour	Laura McCartney-Gray	1,283	44.2	–9.3
	Conservative	Benedict Baldwin	232	8.0	–6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Dean	80	2.8	–1.4
Majority			22	0.8	N/A
Turnout			2,900	35.2	+3.0
Registered electors			8,280
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	13.1

References

1. "Lucy Galvin". Norwich City Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
2. "James Wright". Norwich City Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
3. "What is at stake in Norfolk's local elections?". BBC. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
4. "Seven councillors to step down from Norwich City Council". BBC News. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
5. Thompson, George (25 May 2023). "New leader in charge of Norwich City Council for the first time in eight years". Norfolk Live. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
6. "Document downloads - Election 2023". Norwich City Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
7. "Norwich City Council election results - 4 May 2023". Norwich City Council. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
8. Grimmer, Dan (5 May 2023). "List of all results in the Norfolk council elections 2023". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 30 June 2023.