2019 Norwich City Council election

Elections to Norwich City Council were held on 2 May 2019. Following boundary changes, all 39 seats were put up for election, with three councillors being elected per ward using the block vote system.[1] The election saw the Green Party reclaim five seats from the Labour Party, while the Labour Party retained its majority on the council.

2019 Norwich City Council Election
2 May 2019
All 39 seats to Norwich City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Green Liberal Democrats
Last election 31 seats, 49.2% 5 seats, 19.4% 3 seats, 11.5%
Seats after 27 9 3
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 39,418 29,213 13,604
Percentage 40.5% 30.0% 14.0%
Swing 8.7 10.6 2.5
Map showing the 2019 local election results in Norwich.
Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

 Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

Background

In the 2018 election, the Labour Party achieved its best result in the city since the 1990s, winning 49% of the vote and 12 of 13 seats up for election, with the Greens dropping to their worst percentage result since 2004 (19%) and losing all 5 seats they were defending. This followed a similar victory for Labour within Norwich in the 2017 Norfolk County Council election and the 2017 re-election of Norwich South Labour MP Clive Lewis with 61% of the vote. As a result of the 2018 election, Labour held 31 of the 39 seats - 79.5% of the total.

In late 2017, the Local Government Boundary Commission began a review of the Norwich City Council boundaries.[2]

All councillors had to seek reelection in the 2019 Norwich City Council election, rather than the usual third of each ward.

Summary

Results summary
Norwich City Council election, 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 27 1 5 4 40.5 39,418 8.7
  Green 9 5 1 4 30.0 29,213 10.6
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 0 14.0 13,604 2.5
  Conservative 0 0 0 14.8 14,386 4.9
  UKIP 0 0 0 0.3 324 New
  Independent 0 0 0 0.3 309 New

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
31 5 3
Labour Green Lib Dem

The results were as follows:

↓
27 9 3
Labour Green Lib Dem

Ward results

Bowthorpe
Bowthorpe Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sally Ann Batton 860 41.2 -18.3
Labour Mike Sands 838
Labour Sue Sands 775
Conservative Thomas Simon Sheppard 432 20.7 -5.9
Conservative Anthony Daniel Little 399
Conservative Syed Ahmod 357
Green Tim Michael Jones 321 15.4 +7.5
Independent Jon Watson 309 14.8 New
Green Jennifer Susan Ramsay 288
Green Sabine Virani 270
Liberal Democrats Danielle Engelbrecht 164 7.9 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Samual Neal 152
Turnout 2,479 28.2 +3.4
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Catton Grove
Catton Grove ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gail Paula Harris 971 45.1 -6.2
Labour Paul Kendrick 965
Labour Mike Stonard 890
Conservative Henry James Charles Lynn 575 26.7 -7.3
Conservative John Elliot Tye 532
Conservative Roger Tubby 498
Green Tony Arthur Park 403 18.7 +10.5
Green Christine Patricia Way 381
Green Ian Peter Chapman 334
Liberal Democrats Sean Timothy Bennett 205 9.5 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Wendy Outwin 192
Liberal Democrats Christopher Morgan 178
Turnout 2134 27.2 -3.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Crome
Crome ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Henry Waters 1,134 48.5 -9.5
Labour Marion Frances Maxwell 1,105
Labour Adam Christopher Giles 1,052
Conservative Jane Mary Fisher 524 22.4 -5.8
Green Olivia Margaret Hanks 508 21.7 +13.2
Conservative John Hipperson 498
Green Judith Marianne Ford 466
Conservative Ethan Richard Harvey 451
Green Paul Meade 420
Liberal Democrats Alexander William Atkins 170 7.3 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Nigel Clifford Lubbock 152
Liberal Democrats Joyce Pitty 137
Turnout 2088 28.6 -0.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Eaton
Eaton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Lubbock 2,168 56.0 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Caroline Sarah Ackroyd 2,129
Liberal Democrats James William Wright 1,963
Conservative Stephen Michael Edmond Bailey 690 17.8 -6.7
Conservative Mark Eva 652
Conservative Mary Josephine Chacksfield 646
Labour Benjamin James Hardie 532 13.8 -5.2
Labour Christopher Robin Elderton 518
Green Jane Isobel Saunders 479 12.4 +5.5
Labour Christopher Douglas Smith 478
Green Hazel Patricia Davidson 439
Green David John Battye 436
Turnout 3248 50.4 -5.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lakenham
Lakenham ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Malcom Driver 1,159 36.3 -20.7
Labour Patrick John Paul Manning 1,121
Labour Jane Sarmezey 1,032
Green Chris Hull 733 23.0 +13.0
Liberal Democrats David Angus Fairbairn 532 16.7 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Callf 472
Independent Robert James Hammond 400 12.5 New
Conservative Christine Mackie 366 11.5 -8.5
Conservative David John Mackie 315
Conservative Eric Phillip Ashwell Masters 303
Turnout 2294 31.9 -1.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mancroft
Mancroft ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sandra Bogelein 1,308 50.8 +10.8
Green Jamie Osborn 1,171
Green Martin Kenneth Albert Schmeirer 1,148
Labour Jo Smith 833 32.3 -10.3
Labour David Fullman 803
Labour Matt Reilly 715
Conservative Anthony John Barton 256 9.9 -2.8
Conservative Joanne Maria Grand 229
Conservative John Martyn Ward 200
Liberal Democrats Gordon Richard Dean 180 7.0 +2.3
Turnout 2964 35.4 +0.4
Green gain from Labour
Green gain from Labour
Green hold

Mile Cross
Mile Cross ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacob Stephen Orlando Huntley 978 43.4 -14.4
Labour Vivien Thomas 939
Labour Vaughan Thomas 926
Green Susan Curran 480 21.3 +11.6
Green Adrian St. John Holmes 391
UKIP Peter James Pyke 324 14.4 New
Conservative John Frederick Fisher 257 11.4 -8.8
Conservative Guy Christopher James Owen 255
Conservative Carl Lamb 221
Liberal Democrats Adrian Christopher Thomas 214 9.5 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Carol Taylor 170
Liberal Democrats Alistair Pitty 141
Turnout 5,303 35.4 +22.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Nelson
Nelson ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Denise Eileen Carlo 2,626 56.1 +14.1
Green Nannette Youssef 2,316
Green Paul Vincent Neale 2,055
Labour Emma Hampton 1,464 31.3 -15.9
Labour Hugo Malik 1,367
Labour Gary McGuinness 951
Liberal Democrats Connor Alex Bell 355 7.6 +2.3
Conservative Richard James Gill 236 5.0 -0.4
Conservative Danny Buck 205
Conservative Jo Copplestone 190
Turnout 4,007 51.8
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green hold Swing

Sewell
Sewell ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Dawn Brociek-Coulton 1,451 52.6 -11.9
Labour Matthew Robert Packer 1,152
Labour Laura Elizabeth McCartney-Gray 1,143
Green Simeon Jackson 779 28.2 +15.5
Green Gary Champion 750
Green Aaron Stephen Fickling 581
Conservative Gillian Anna Ashenden 318 11.5 -5.3
Conservative Charley Le Grice 276
Conservative Andrew Roy Wiltshire 252
Liberal Democrats Helen Arundell 212 7.7 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Smith 191
Liberal Democrats David Munday 139
Turnout 2,688 33.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thorpe Hamlet
Thorpe Hamlet ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lesley Juliet Grahame 1,410 48.1 +13.2
Green Ben Price 1,294
Green Nigel John Utton 1,096
Labour Rachel Charlotte Everett 770 26.3 -13.4
Labour Cavan Stewart 753
Labour Deane Edward Money 650
Conservative Simon Mark Jones 417 14.2 -4.1
Conservative Stephen Mark Barber 407
Conservative Jonathan Michael Hook 370
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hooke 335 11.4 +4.3
Turnout 3,483 37.5
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Town Close
Town Close ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Ann Davis 1,518 44.7 -4.2
Labour Cate Oliver 1,415
Labour Ian Clifford Stutely 1,393
Green Nick Caistor 848 25.0 +6.9
Green Phil Di Palma 832
Green Richard Andrew Bearman 789
Liberal Democrats Jacob Hamilton 530 15.6 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Neil Robert Hardman 506
Conservative John Clarke Ward 500 14.7 -8.3
Conservative Iain Michael Morgan Gwynn 495
Conservative Sarah Jane King 490
Liberal Democrats Silvia Schmidtova 485
Turnout 3,991 43.5
Labour gain from Green Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

University
University ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Beth Jones 1,134 49.7 -13.5
Labour Matthew Lewis Fulton-McAlister 1,064
Labour Roger John Ryan 1,036
Green Andrew Philip Boswell 617 27.1 +10.9
Green Catherine Joanna Rowett 581
Green John Robert Greenaway 547
Conservative Craig Daniel James Harvey 285 12.5 -1.3
Conservative Wini Dwebeng 262
Liberal Democrats Carol Chilton 244 10.7 +3.9
Conservative Hassan Iqbal 235
Liberal Democrats Robert Parsons 227
Liberal Democrats Ian Williams 166
Turnout 1,262 29.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wensum
Wensum ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Erin Fulton-McAlister 1,231 50.6 -8.0
Labour Kevin Maguire 1,202
Labour Martin Peek 1,100
Green Liam Calvert 733 30.2 +10.7
Green Lucy Galvin 733
Green Jonathan Lambert 650
Conservative Alice Saunders 306 12.6 -4.9
Conservative Pete Freeman 294
Conservative William Oxley 273
Liberal Democrats Sean Laver-Vincent 161 6.6 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Wright 152
Liberal Democrats Nico Pili 227
Turnout 2,591 29.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/uklocalgov/elec2019.htm
  2. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/politics/could-norwich-be-set-for-fewer-councillors-and-less-frequent-elections-1-5300259
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