# 2023 Norwich City Council election

The 2023 Norwich City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Norwich City Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

## Overview

The council was under Labour majority control prior to the election. The leader of the council was Alan Waters, who had led the council since 2015. He chose not to stand for re-election.
The Greens made two gains from Labour at the election, but Labour retained a majority of the seats on the council. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023, Labour councillor Mike Stonard was appointed the new leader of the council.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Norwich City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 7 | 2 | 53.8 | 16 | 23 | 59.0 | 15,497 | 42.7 | 4.7 |
| | Green | 5 | 2 | 38.5 | 8 | 13 | 33.3 | 11,983 | 33.0 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 4,410 | 12.2 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,328 | 11.9 | 2.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2019.

## Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Norwich City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.

### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Richard Prinsley | 1,185 | 60.6 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Tala Houseago | 295 | 15.1 | –5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Bennett | 238 | 12.2 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Maria Rampley | 236 | 12.1 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | 45.5 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,954 | 28.1 | –1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,963 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jess Carrington | 1,309 | 56.7 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Edward Potter | 500 | 21.7 | –2.8 |
| | Green | Tony Park | 350 | 15.2 | –0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 148 | 6.4 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 809 | 35.0 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,307 | 29.2 | –0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,939 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Packer | 1,299 | 54.1 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Simon Jones | 552 | 23.0 | –8.0 |
| | Green | James Killbery | 399 | 16.6 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clifford Lubbock | 152 | 6.3 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | 31.1 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,402 | 28.8 | –2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,353 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Lubbock* | 2,215 | 54.1 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Carli Harper | 913 | 22.3 | –8.3 |
| | Green | Jane Saunders | 501 | 12.2 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Morgan Gwynn | 463 | 11.3 | –1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,302 | 31.8 | +14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,092 | 52.3 | –3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,855 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Driver* | 1,399 | 56.9 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Mark Finbow | 486 | 19.8 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Eric Masters | 341 | 13.9 | –5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Wu | 231 | 9.4 | –0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 913 | 37.1 | –0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,457 | 31.9 | –0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,776 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Amanda Fox | 1,491 | 61.3 | –0.6 |
| | Labour | Jasper Haywood | 642 | 26.4 | –0.2 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Cornish | 225 | 9.2 | –0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Wright | 75 | 3.1 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 849 | 34.9 | –0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,433 | 32.5 | –2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,519 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacob Huntley* | 1,016 | 47.9 | –11.2 |
| | Green | Tom Holloway | 660 | 31.1 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Jane Fisher | 267 | 12.6 | –7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Desmond Fulcher | 122 | 5.8 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Abby Hoffman | 56 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 16.8 | –22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,121 | 27.4 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,777 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.9 | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Hannah Hoechner | 2,281 | 57.3 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Howard | 1,322 | 33.2 | –3.6 |
| | Conservative | John Fisher | 212 | 5.3 | –0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fairbairn | 164 | 4.1 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 959 | 24.1 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,979 | 49.0 | –0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,172 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Sewell

Sewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Gillian Francis | 1,666 | 55.2 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Julie Brociek-Coulton* | 1,091 | 36.1 | –2.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Bailey | 189 | 6.3 | –1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Arundell | 72 | 2.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 19.1 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,018 | 39.2 | –1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,708 | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Josh Worley | 1,420 | 48.8 | –2.5 |
| | Labour | Jane Overhill | 997 | 34.2 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Saunders | 336 | 11.5 | –3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hooke | 158 | 5.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 14.6 | –6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,911 | 37.3 | –0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,841 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karen Davis* | 1,835 | 55.3 | –2.4 |
| | Green | Iolo Jones | 696 | 21.0 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Mary Chacksfield | 543 | 16.4 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Chilton | 243 | 7.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,139 | 34.3 | –4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,317 | 41.9 | –1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,980 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Beth Jones* | 1,206 | 50.6 | –5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hawketts | 512 | 21.5 | +14.4 |
| | Green | Sean Gough | 492 | 20.6 | –2.5 |
| | Conservative | Hassan Iqbal | 173 | 7.3 | –6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 29.1 | –3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,383 | 31.0 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,766 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

### Wensum

Wensum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Liam Calvert | 1,305 | 45.0 | +16.8 |
| | Labour | Laura McCartney-Gray | 1,283 | 44.2 | –9.3 |
| | Conservative | Benedict Baldwin | 232 | 8.0 | –6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dean | 80 | 2.8 | –1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,900 | 35.2 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,280 | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 13.1 | |