# 2008 Norwich City Council election

The 2008 Norwich City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The Green Party won the most votes across Norwich for the first time, and won a plurality of the seats up for election. This marked the first time that the Greens had won a plurality of the votes and seats in a local authority election. It is also, as of 2024, the last time that the Greens won the most seats or votes in a Norwich City Council election.
However, as only 13 of 39 council seats were up for election, Labour remained the largest party.
As of 2024, the 2008 election is the last election to see any member of the Conservative Party elected to Norwich City Council.
All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2004 election, the last time these seats were contested.

## Election result

Norwich Council Election Result 2008 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Green | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 38.5 | 28.9 | 10,140 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | 4 | 2 | 2 | ±0 | 30.8 | 24.9 | 8,738 | -2.2 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 15.4 | 23.0 | 8,076 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 15.4 | 21.4 | 7,509 | -11.0 |
| | Norwich Over The Water | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 354 | -0.5 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 240 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35.5 | 35,057 | |
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2004.

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| Labour | Lib Dem | Green | Con |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
| Labour | Green | Lib Dem | Con |

## Ward results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Niki George | 1,268 | 46.0 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Brenda April Ferris | 979 | 35.5 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Jennifer Susan Toms | 315 | 11.4 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Haydn Perrett | 195 | 7.1 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 10.5 | +10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 | 33.4 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Frederick Fisher | 917 | 40.0 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Julie Westmacott | 797 | 34.8 | −1.9 |
| | Green | Colin Hynson | 321 | 14.0 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dean | 255 | 11.1 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 5.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,290 | 29.2 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Charles Bradford | 954 | 41.9 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Ernie Horth | 704 | 30.9 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Penelope Jane Edwards | 348 | 15.3 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Douglas Penning | 273 | 12.0 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 11.0 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,279 | 31.8 | −3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Elizabeth Lubbock | 1,950 | 46.7 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Niall Baxter | 1,523 | 36.5 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Richard Andrew Bearman | 375 | 9.0 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Philip Martin David Taylor | 324 | 7.8 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 10.2 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,172 | 57.8 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Angus Fairbairn | 1,197 | 41.8 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Bob Sanderson | 833 | 29.1 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Olive Wyatt | 327 | 11.4 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Martine Jane Beattie | 268 | 9.4 | −0.6 |
| | UKIP | Steve Emmens | 240 | 8.4 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 12.7 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,865 | 40.2 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.0 | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Adrian St. John Holmes | 1,099 | 43.1 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | David Fullman | 598 | 23.5 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Wiltshire | 491 | 19.3 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Richard Nobbs | 360 | 14.1 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 19.7 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,548 | 34.0 | +1.6 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Deborah Giwahi | 778 | 39.2 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Clive George Smith | 443 | 22.3 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Thomas | 439 | 22.1 | −8.3 |
| | Green | Christine Patricia Way | 325 | 16.4 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 16.9 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,985 | 26.6 | −5.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Bob Gledhill | 1,906 | 65.3 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Peter William Bartram | 359 | 12.3 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Andrew Holmes | 356 | 12.2 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Malcom Andrew Chamberlin | 283 | 9.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,547 | 53.0 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,919 | 39.7 | −2.3 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

### Sewell

Sewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael John Banham | 687 | 29.4 | −9.6 |
| | Green | Penelope Mary Killingbeck | 579 | 24.8 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | David John Mackie | 425 | 18.2 | −0.8 |
| | Norwich Over The Water | Paul Scruton | 354 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Robert Williams | 290 | 12.4 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 4.6 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | 31.1 | −0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Peter Offord | 1,360 | 46.1 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacky Sutton | 859 | 29.1 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Simon Davison | 425 | 14.4 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Eamonn Burgess | 305 | 10.3 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 17.0 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,949 | 37.0 | +1.6 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Samir Abbas Jeraj | 1,317 | 41.9 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Munday | 750 | 23.9 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Tak-Man Li | 591 | 18.8 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Andreas Kevin Paterson | 483 | 15.4 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 567 | 18.1 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,141 | 38.5 | −2.6 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 2.1 | |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brenda Arthur | 1,052 | 43.4 | −6.8 |
| | Green | Armandine Jacqueline Blanche Stone | 708 | 29.2 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Anthony George Wells | 333 | 13.7 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Norris Wright | 332 | 13.7 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 14.2 | −15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,425 | 33.2 | +0.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 10.0 | |

### Wensum

Wensum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ruth Alexandra Makoff | 1,219 | 50.6 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Stephanie Bridget Clark | 589 | 24.5 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Mike Gillespie | 346 | 14.4 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Ralph Clark | 253 | 10.5 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 26.2 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,407 | 30.5 | +0.7 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 0.9 | |