# 1999 Norwich City Council election

The 1999 Norwich City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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 an additional seat up in Coslany ward due to a by-election.

## Results summary

1999 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 | 11 | 2 | 64.7 | 22 | 33 | 68.8 | 11,206 | 39.3 | -4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 35.3 | 9 | 15 | 31.3 | 10,665 | 37.4 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,489 | 19.3 | +1.9 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 756 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 344 | 1.2 | +1.0 |
| | Natural Law | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.1 | New |

## Ward results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Borrett | 890 | 57.8 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Lubbock | 375 | 24.4 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Drake | 274 | 17.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 33.4 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | 18.3 | −0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Smith | 565 | 50.4 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Kearney | 276 | 24.6 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Richardson | 200 | 17.8 | −2.3 |
| | Green | B. Matthews | 42 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | D. Tungate | 38 | 3.4 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 25.8 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,121 | 21.1 | −13.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Coslany

Coslany (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Watson | 780 | 46.0 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | R. Britt | 746 | | |
| | Conservative | E. Collishaw | 746 | 24.1 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | E. Horth | 398 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Kendrick | 253 | 14.9 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Wells | 247 | | |
| | Green | A. Holmes | 172 | 10.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. Pryce | 83 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.8 | +4.1 |
| | 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 | B. Simpson | 767 | 49.1 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative | I. Lovewell | 483 | 30.9 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Langham | 313 | 20.0 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 18.2 | −19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,563 | 29.1 | +2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Lubbock | 1,904 | 55.4 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Virgo | 1,169 | 34.0 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | C. Knapp | 361 | 10.5 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 735 | 21.4 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,434 | 53.7 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Heigham

Heigham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Verran | 827 | 48.6 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | C. Semmens | 660 | 38.8 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | B. Wells | 129 | 7.6 | −1.5 |
| | Green | I. Harris | 84 | 4.9 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,700 | 30.7 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 14.1 | |

### Henderson

Henderson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Cummins | 620 | 54.0 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Meacock | 221 | 19.2 | −6.4 |
| | Green | M. Valentine | 158 | 13.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | V. Hopes | 150 | 13.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 34.8 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,149 | 20.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Pearmain | 724 | 49.0 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Harper | 391 | 26.5 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | R. Wells | 297 | 20.1 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | J. Crome | 65 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 22.5 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,477 | 27.9 | +1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Burgess | 716 | 43.9 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Knight | 445 | 27.3 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Risebrook | 331 | 20.3 | −1.3 |
| | Green | T. Tigger | 77 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | J. Girling | 63 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 16.6 | −15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,632 | 25.6 | +1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.9 | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Bunker | 543 | 59.0 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. Kendrick | 197 | 21.4 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Smith | 180 | 19.6 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 37.6 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | 17.7 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Mousehold

Mousehold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Gordon | 620 | 45.6 | −17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Young | 465 | 34.2 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Fisher | 199 | 14.6 | −1.5 |
| | Green | L. Moore | 75 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 11.4 | −31.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,359 | 22.6 | +1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.7 | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. McAlenan | 1,217 | 55.9 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | S. Morphew | 846 | 38.8 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | S. Turner | 115 | 5.3 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 17.1 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,178 | 39.5 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 1.6 | |

### St. Stephen

St. Stephen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Round | 819 | 46.2 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | G. Williams | 453 | 25.6 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Southgate | 346 | 19.5 | +1.3 |
| | Green | N. Bartlett | 86 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | T. Smith | 53 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | T. Day | 15 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 366 | 20.7 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,772 | 32.7 | −1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Turner | 878 | 58.6 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | R. Taylor | 463 | 30.9 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | M. Dewings | 157 | 10.5 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 415 | 27.7 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 26.4 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Wood | 1,277 | 62.4 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | M. Taskis | 504 | 24.6 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Wyatt | 216 | 10.6 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | J. Coats | 27 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | D. Mills | 21 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 37.8 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,045 | 36.8 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. Williams | 1,223 | 61.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | I. Woodall | 582 | 29.0 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | C. Page | 139 | 6.9 | −0.7 |
| | Green | V. Bartlett | 62 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 32.0 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,006 | 36.8 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.5 | |