2011 Norwich City Council election

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2011 Norwich City Council election
  2010 5 May 2011 2012  

13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Norwich City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Green
Seats before1614
Seats won75
Seats after1815
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote14,99011,388
Percentage36.8%28.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg7.9%Increase2.svg1.2%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before54
Seats won10
Seats after42
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote5,1018,345
Percentage12.5%20.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg10.6%Increase2.svg0.2%

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

Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

No Overall Control

The 2011 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the nationwide referendum on the Alternative Vote.

Contents

All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2007 election, the last time these seats were contested.

Summary

Labour gained Bowthorpe and Catton Grove from the Conservatives, while the Greens seized Thorpe Hamlet from the Liberal Democrats.

In the affluent south west of the city, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had fought very hard to win Eaton following the decision of sitting Liberal Democrat Councillor, Ros Wright (wife of Norwich South MP Simon Wright), to stand down. The Liberal Democrats held on with Caroline Ackroyd securing a majority of 129, although there was a 4.9% swing to the Conservative candidate Chris Groves. Turnout was once again the highest in the city at 58.6%.

After the election, the new makeup of the City Council was:

Turnout across the city was 40.2%, with the AV Referendum being seen as partly responsible for the marked rise.

Election result

Norwich City Council Election, 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 720+253.836.814,990+7.9
  Green 510+138.528.011,388+1.2
  Conservative 002-20.020.58,345+0.2
  Liberal Democrats 101-17.712.55,101-10.6
  UKIP 00000.02.2904+1.3

Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2007.

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

161454
LabourGreenLib DemCon

After the election, the composition of the council was:

181542
LabourGreenLib DemCon

Ward results

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Sands1,38145.8+8.1
Conservative Andrew Wiltshire1,05334.9-3.2
Green Jean Kathleen Bishop40613.5+0.3
Liberal Democrats Haydn Perrett1735.7-5.3
Majority32810.9
Turnout 3,01335.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.7

Catton Grove

Catton Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Kendrick1,15242.8+6.1
Conservative Evelyn Jean Collishaw92233.2-8.8
Green Lee Claire Cozens28410.2-2.9
UKIP Paul Williams2218.0n/a
Liberal Democrats Chris Thomas1966.9-1.2
Majority2309.6
Turnout 277535.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Crome

Crome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Henry Waters145052.4+8.0
Conservative Christopher John Baxter68424.7-2.7
Green Christine Patricia Way2679.7-2.4
UKIP Wendy Jane Atkinson2177.8n/a
Liberal Democrats Alexander Lofgren Findlow1485.4-10.7
Majority76627.7
Turnout 276638.2
Labour hold Swing

Eaton

Eaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Sarah Ackroyd1,46734.2-6.5
Conservative Chris Groves1,33831.2-1.8
Labour Verity Jane Sinclair93721.8+10.0
Green Jeremy Bartlett54912.8+1.3
Majority1293.0
Turnout 4,29158.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lakenham

Lakenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Malcolm Driver1,24441.6+2.1
Liberal Democrats Helen Anne Whitworth63721.3-14.9
Green Penny Edwards55418.5+8.5
Conservative Mathew John Morris24311.8+1.9
UKIP Steve Emmens2016.7+2.3
Majority60720.3
Turnout 2,98941.6
Labour hold Swing

Mancroft

Mancroft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Amy Grace Stammers1,35541.5+1.9
Labour Co-op Marion Frances Maxwell1,09233.4+6.9
Conservative Stefan Richard Rose49115.0-0.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Richard Nobbs33010.1-8.4
Majority2638.1+1.6
Turnout 3,26841.0
Green hold Swing

Miles Cross

Mile Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ralph Edward Gayton1,22751.0+7.4
Conservative Oscar Pinnington44518.5+5.4
Green Ben Francis Duffy34314.2+1.4
Liberal Democrats Carl Edward Mayhew28812.0-18.4
UKIP Richard Crooks1054.4n/a
Majority78232.5
Turnout 2,40832.0
Labour hold Swing

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Denise Eileen Carlo2,05954.8-6.8
Labour Marian Chapman98626.2+13.3
Conservative Hannah Charley Feiner42511.3+2.5
Liberal Democrats Kate Hannah Atkins2887.7-9.1
Majority1,07328.6
Turnout 3,75849.5
Green hold Swing

Sewell

Sewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Dawn Brociek-Coulton1,18741.2+2.2
Green Megan Susannah Lewis72025.0+1.0
Conservative Tony Barton57319.9+0.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Robert Williams2438.4-9.5
UKIP Glenn Stuart Tingle1605.5n/a
Majority46716.2
Turnout 2,88338.2
Labour hold Swing

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jo Henderson1,23839.3+4.8
Labour Co-op Michael John Stonard75323.9+8.4
Conservative William Samuel de Spretter69422.0+6.5
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Nigel Hooke46414.7-19.8
Majority58515.4
Turnout 3,14937.9
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Town Close

Town Close
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Stephen Ralph Little176344.2-0.1
Labour Co-op Chris Ovel99124.8+9.9
Conservative Christopher David Benjamin76219.1+0.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnston46411.6-10.5
Majority77219.4
Turnout 398046.4
Green hold Swing

University

University
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sarah Grenville1,38257.3+7.1
Green Robbie Laird47519.7+3.7
Conservative Tom Cannon32813.6+3.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Norris Wright2289.4-11.1
Majority90737.6
Turnout 2,41331.3
Labour hold Swing

Wensum

Wensum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lucy Frances Galvin1,37543.7-5.4
Labour Co-op Thomas Vaughan1,20838.4+13.7
Conservative Stephen Michael Karanicholas38712.3+1.2
Liberal Democrats Kathy Riviere1755.6-9.4
Majority1675.3
Turnout 3,14540.3
Green hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Local Election Results 2011 - Norwich". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 3 May 2016.