# 1996 Norwich City Council election

The 1996 Norwich City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of 48 seats (one-third) were up for election, with three additional seats up due to by-elections in Coslany, St. Stephen and Thorpe Hamlet wards.

## Results summary

1996 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 | 14 | | 73.7 | 23 | 37 | 77.1 | 20,131 | 53.3 | -3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 26.3 | 6 | 11 | 22.9 | 10,916 | 28.9 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,681 | 15.0 | +0.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 870 | 2.3 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 186 | 0.5 | +0.2 |

## Ward results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Ferris | 1,399 | 69.4 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Lubbock | 272 | 13.5 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | M. Gant | 234 | 11.6 | −0.8 |
| | Green | S. Pollard | 112 | 5.6 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,127 | 55.9 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,017 | 24.3 | −6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Morrey | 885 | 63.0 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Wilkinson | 299 | 21.3 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Richardson | 220 | 15.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 586 | 41.7 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,334 | 25.7 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Coslany

Coslany (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Coath | 1,174 | 62.6 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | M. Pendred | 1,037 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. Williams | 384 | 20.5 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Young | 323 | | |
| | Conservative | E. Horth | 317 | 16.9 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | E. Collishaw | 314 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Waters | 1,170 | 60.0 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Fisher | 462 | 23.7 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Maxfield | 318 | 16.3 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 | 36.3 | −11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,950 | 35.5 | −4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Aalders-Dunthorne | 1,527 | 44.6 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Virgo | 1,135 | 33.1 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | C. Slorach | 764 | 22.3 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 11.4 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,426 | 52.6 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Heigham

Heigham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Morrey | 1,166 | 68.7 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Park | 338 | 19.9 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | V. Rayna | 193 | 11.4 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 828 | 48.8 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,697 | 30.4 | −8.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Henderson

Henderson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Sillett | 1,069 | 64.1 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Meacock | 283 | 17.0 | +4.7 |
| | Green | J. Button | 165 | 9.9 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Collier | 150 | 9.0 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 47.2 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 28.9 | −3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Brown | 1,266 | 67.8 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Dewings | 302 | 16.2 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Banks | 299 | 16.0 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 964 | 51.6 | ±0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,867 | 33.7 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Lay | 1,130 | 57.4 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Knight | 406 | 20.6 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Risebrook | 266 | 13.5 | −1.1 |
| | Green | A. St. John Holmes | 165 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 36.8 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,967 | 31.1 | −4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Betts | 982 | 79.1 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hicketts | 160 | 12.9 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Fisher | 99 | 8.0 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 66.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,241 | 23.6 | −7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Mousehold

Mousehold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Sanderson | 1,113 | 65.8 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Lloyd | 278 | 16.4 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | E. Kirton | 205 | 12.1 | −1.3 |
| | Green | L. Moore | 96 | 5.7 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 835 | 49.3 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,692 | 28.1 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Pardey | 1,253 | 48.2 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Munday | 900 | 34.6 | −6.4 |
| | Independent | C. Davis | 161 | 6.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | G. Drake | 160 | 6.2 | +0.4 |
| | Green | K. McNulty | 125 | 4.8 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 13.6 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,599 | 50.5 | −3.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 2.8 | |

### St. Stephen

St. Stephen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Gale | 1,186 | 55.3 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | J. Swainson | 1,127 | | |
| | Conservative | M. Dean | 442 | 20.6 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | T. Wright | 366 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Turner | 310 | 14.5 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Verran | 224 | | |
| | Green | S. Pennington | 207 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. Bowling | 981 | 55.2 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Shopland | 931 | | |
| | Labour | J. Dunbar | 588 | 33.1 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | G. Cossey | 554 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Sumner | 208 | 11.7 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Thomas | 1,530 | 53.2 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | W. Carpenter | 1,112 | 38.7 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Wyatt | 207 | 7.2 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | D. Mills | 25 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 14.5 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,874 | 52.4 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hume | 1,372 | 50.6 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | P. Harris | 1,156 | 42.7 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | C. Page | 182 | 6.7 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,710 | 48.0 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 5.4 | |