2018 Norwich City Council election

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.

2018 Norwich City Council election
3 May 2018
13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Norwich City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Green Liberal Democrats
Seats before 26 10 3
Seats won 12 0 1
Seats after 31 5 3
Seat change 5 5
Popular vote 17,094 6,735 3,987
Percentage 49.2% 19.4% 11.5%
Swing 13.8% 10.9% 1.5%
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 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
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 12 5 0 +5 92.3 49.2 17,094 +13.8
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 19.7 6,841 +3.2
  Green 0 0 5 -5 19.4 6,735 -10.9
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 7.7 11.5 3,987 +1.5
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.3 116 n/a
Total 13 34,773

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:

↓
26 10 3
Labour Green Lib Dem

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
31 5 3
Labour Green Lib Dem

Ward Results

Bowthorpe
Bowthorpe ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Sands 1,297 59.5 +11.6
Conservative Andrew Roy Wiltshire 579 26.6 +2.4
Green Jean Kathleen Bishop 173 7.9 -14.4
Liberal Democrats Oliver Brian James Healey 131 6.0 +0.4
Majority 718 32.9
Turnout 2,180 24.8
Labour hold Swing

Catton Grove
Catton Grove ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Stonard 1,220 51.3 +13.7
Conservative Henry Charles Newton 809 34.0 +12.3
Green Tony Arthur Park 196 8.2 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Leigh John Tooke 153 6.4 +1.3
Majority 411 17.3
Turnout 2,378
Labour hold Swing

Crome
Crome ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marion Frances Maxwell 1,219 58.0 +16.4
Conservative Tom L. Sherman 592 28.2 +12.0
Green Judith Marianne Ford 178 8.5 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Samuel Neal 111 5.3 +2.0
Majority 627 29.8
Turnout 2,100
Labour hold Swing

Eaton
Eaton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Wright 1,799 49.6 +12.8
Conservative Samantha Louise England 888 24.5 -5.4
Labour Ben Hardie 689 19.0 +0.9
Green Jane Isobel Saunders 249 6.9 -8.3
Majority 911 25.1
Turnout 3,625
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lakenham
Lakenham ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Sarah Trevor 1,353 57.0 +22.3
Conservative Eric Philip Ashwell Masters 475 20.0 +11.6
Liberal Democrats Emily Rachel Cutler 307 12.9 -7.9
Green Frederick Peter John Offord 238 10.0 -4.8
Majority 878 25.1
Turnout 2373
Labour hold Swing

Mancroft
Mancroft ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Smith 1,248 42.6 +9.7
Green Sandra Bogelein 1,171 40.0 -5.4
Conservative Iain Michael Morgan Gwynn 373 12.7 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Sarah Tustin 139 4.7 -2.7
Majority 77 2.6
Turnout 2,931
Labour gain from Green Swing

Mile Cross
Mile Cross ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacob Stephen Orlando Huntley 1,124 57.8 +17.4
Conservative John Frederick Fisher 393 20.2 +8.2
Green Adrian St.John Holmes 188 9.7 -10.0
Liberal Democrats Adrian Christopher Thomas 125 6.4 +1.8
Independent Richard Alan Edwards 116 6.0 n/a
Majority
Turnout 1,946
Labour hold Swing

Nelson
Nelson ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Louise Hampton 1,643 47.2 +15.7
Green Paul Vincent Neale 1,459 42.0 -11.0
Conservative Reece Stanley Durrant 189 5.4 -2.2
Liberal Democrats David Angus Fairbairn 185 5.3 -2.7
Majority
Turnout 3,476
Labour gain from Green Swing

Sewell
Sewell ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Robert Packer 1,652 64.5 +27.5
Conservative Tessa Ann Jackson 431 16.8 +3.9
Green Cami Ouzerdine 325 12.7 -14.1
Liberal Democrats Neil Rober Hardman 155 6.0 +1.4
Majority 1,221 47.7
Turnout 2563
Labour hold Swing

Thorpe Hamlet
Thorpe Hamlet ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cavan Stewart 1,277 39.7 +10.1
Green Lesley Grahame 1,122 34.9 -7.3
Conservative Alex Jackson-Dennis 587 18.3 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dean 229 7.1 -1.3
Majority 155 4.8
Turnout 3,215
Labour gain from Green Swing

Town Close
Town Close ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Clifford Stutely 1,776 48.9 +15.5
Conservative Mary Josephine Chacksfield 841 23.0 +4.5
Green Nick Caistor 659 18.1 -24.0
Liberal Democrats Silvia Schmidtova 373 10.2 +4.0
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Green Swing

University
University ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Fulton-McAlister 1,156 63.2 +11.4
Green Claire Louise Stephenson 296 16.2 -13.2
Conservative Ahmod Syed Zulkarnine 252 13.8 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Connor Bell 125 6.8 +0.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Wensum
Wensum ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Erin Victoria Fulton-McAlister 1,440 58.6 +23.0
Green Thomas Edward Holloway 481 19.5 -28.2
Conservative Thomas Simon Sheppard 432 17.5 +4.9
Liberal Democrats David Thomas 113 4.6 +0.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Green Swing

Notes

    References
    1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    2. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/torrid_night_for_greens_in_norwich_as_labour_increase_its_hold_on_the_city_1_4524410
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