2018 Norwich City Council election

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2018 Norwich City Council election
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13 of 39 seats (One Third) 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 won1201
Seats after3153
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg5Steady2.svg
Popular vote17,0946,7353,987
Percentage49.2%19.4%11.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg13.8 pp Decrease2.svg10.9pp Increase2.svg1.5pp
Norwich wards 2018.svg
Map showing the 2016 local election results in Norwich.

†As only one-third of seats were up for election, this figure indicates the total number of seats held by the party following the election to allow for year-on-year comparison.
Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

The 2018 Norwich City Council election took on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 13 of 39 seats (one-third) were up for election.

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The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, winning 12 out of 13 seats up for election and 49% of the vote, their best result in over 20 years. The Greens lost every seat they were defending, whilst the Liberal Democrats retained their single seat in Eaton ward. [1] The Conservatives once again failed to elect any councillors, although they did increase their share of the vote by 3 percentage points. As of the 2018 election, the Conservatives have not won a seat on Norwich City Council for over 10 years.

All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2014 election, the last time these seats were contested.

Background

In the 2016 election, the Labour Party achieved its best result in the city since 1998, winning 44% of the vote and 11 of 13 seats up for election, with the Greens dropping to their worst percentage result since 2005 (21%) and losing 4 of the 5 seats they were defending. The scale of the Labour victory was reported to have surprised both Labour and the Green Party and was partly attributed to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party bringing "some voters who had previously switched to the Greens back to Labour". [2]

The following year, in the Norfolk County Council election, Labour bucked its national trend of poor results and gained 4 seats in Norwich, all from the Green Party, leaving the Greens with no representation on the County Council for the first time since 2001. This was followed by a general election on 8 June, which saw Labour win Norwich South with 61% of the vote, with the Green Party candidate achieving a total of 3%. Labour also came within 507 votes of winning Norwich North from the Conservative Party.

Overall result

Norwich City Council Election, 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1250+592.349.217,094+13.8
  Conservative 000019.76,841+3.2
  Green 005-519.46,735-10.9
  Liberal Democrats 10007.711.53,987+1.5
  Independent 00000.3116New
Total1334,773

Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2014.

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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26103
LabourGreenLib Dem

After the election the composition of the council was:

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3153
LabourGreenLib Dem

Ward Results

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Sands 1,297 59.5 +11.6
Conservative Andrew Roy Wiltshire57926.6+2.4
Green Jean Kathleen Bishop1737.9-14.4
Liberal Democrats Oliver Brian James Healey1316.0+0.4
Majority71832.9
Turnout 2,18024.8
Labour hold Swing

Catton Grove

Catton Grove ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Stonard 1,220 51.3 +13.7
Conservative Henry Charles Newton80934.0+12.3
Green Tony Arthur Park1968.2-4.2
Liberal Democrats Leigh John Tooke1536.4+1.3
Majority41117.3
Turnout 2,378
Labour hold Swing

Crome

Crome ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marion Frances Maxwell 1,219 58.0 +16.4
Conservative Tom L. Sherman59228.2+12.0
Green Judith Marianne Ford1788.5-1.5
Liberal Democrats Samuel Neal1115.3+2.0
Majority62729.8
Turnout 2,100
Labour hold Swing

Eaton

Eaton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Wright 1,799 49.6 +12.8
Conservative Samantha Louise England88824.5-5.4
Labour Ben Hardie68919.0+0.9
Green Jane Isobel Saunders2496.9-8.3
Majority91125.1
Turnout 3,625
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lakenham

Lakenham ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Sarah Trevor 1,353 57.0 +22.3
Conservative Eric Philip Ashwell Masters47520.0+11.6
Liberal Democrats Emily Rachel Cutler30712.9-7.9
Green Frederick Peter John Offord23810.0-4.8
Majority87825.0
Turnout 2373
Labour hold Swing

Mancroft

Mancroft ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Smith 1,248 42.6 +9.7
Green Sandra Bogelein1,17140.0-5.4
Conservative Iain Michael Morgan Gwynn37312.7-1.6
Liberal Democrats Sarah Tustin1394.7-2.7
Majority772.6
Turnout 2,931
Labour gain from Green Swing

Mile Cross

Mile Cross ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacob Stephen Orlando Huntley 1,124 57.8 +17.4
Conservative John Frederick Fisher39320.2+8.2
Green Adrian St.John Holmes1889.7-10.0
Liberal Democrats Adrian Christopher Thomas1256.4+1.8
Independent Richard Alan Edwards1166.0New
Majority73137.6
Turnout 1,946
Labour hold Swing

Nelson

Nelson ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Louise Hampton 1,643 47.2 +15.7
Green Paul Vincent Neale1,45942.0-11.0
Conservative Reece Stanley Durrant1895.4-2.2
Liberal Democrats David Angus Fairbairn1855.3-2.7
Majority1845.2
Turnout 3,476
Labour gain from Green Swing

Sewell

Sewell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Robert Packer 1,652 64.5 +27.5
Conservative Tessa Ann Jackson43116.8+3.9
Green Cami Ouzerdine32512.7-14.1
Liberal Democrats Neil Rober Hardman1556.0+1.4
Majority1,22147.7
Turnout 2563
Labour hold Swing

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cavan Stewart 1,277 39.7 +10.1
Green Lesley Grahame1,12234.9-7.3
Conservative Alex Jackson-Dennis58718.3-1.5
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dean2297.1-1.3
Majority1554.8
Turnout 3,215
Labour gain from Green Swing

Town Close

Town Close ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Clifford Stutely 1,776 48.9 +15.5
Conservative Mary Josephine Chacksfield84123.0+4.5
Green Nick Caistor65918.1-24.0
Liberal Democrats Silvia Schmidtova37310.2+4.0
Majority93525.9
Turnout
Labour gain from Green Swing

University

University ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Fulton-McAlister 1,156 63.2 +11.4
Green Claire Louise Stephenson29616.2-13.2
Conservative Ahmod Syed Zulkarnine25213.8+1.7
Liberal Democrats Connor Bell1256.8+0.1
Majority86047.0
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Wensum

Wensum ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Erin Victoria Fulton-McAlister 1,440 58.6 +23.0
Green Thomas Edward Holloway48119.5-28.2
Conservative Thomas Simon Sheppard43217.5+4.9
Liberal Democrats David Thomas1134.6+0.4
Majority95939.1
Turnout
Labour gain from Green Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local Election Results 3 May 2018 | Local Election Results 3 May 2018 | Norwich City Council". Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Torrid night for Greens in Norwich as Labour increase its hold on the city". 6 May 2016.
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