# 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. The election saw the Green Party reclaim five seats from the Labour Party, while losing one to Labour in Town Close. The Labour Party retained its majority on the council.

## 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.
All councillors had to seek reelection in the 2019 Norwich City Council election, on changed boundaries, 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 | 69.2 | 38.0 | 14,035 | -11.2 |
| Green | 9 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 23.1 | 30.4 | 11,245 | +11.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 7.7 | 14.8 | 5,468 | +3.3 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 14.0 | 5,162 | -5.7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.9 | 709 | +1.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.9 | 324 | New |
Changes in vote share are relative to 2018.

### 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sally Ann Batton | 860 | 45.9 | |
| | Labour | Mike Sands | 838 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour | Sue Sands | 775 | 41.4 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Simon Sheppard | 432 | 23.1 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Daniel Little | 399 | 21.3 | |
| | Conservative | Syed Ahmod | 357 | 19.1 | |
| | Green | Tim Michael Jones | 321 | 17.1 | |
| | Independent | Jon Watson | 309 | 16.5 | |
| | Green | Jennifer Susan Ramsay | 288 | 15.4 | |
| | Green | Sabine Virani | 270 | 14.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danielle Engelbrecht | 164 | 8.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samual Neal | 152 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,874 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gail Paula Harris | 971 | 45.2 | |
| | Labour | Paul Kendrick | 965 | 44.9 | |
| | Labour | Mike Stonard | 890 | 41.4 | |
| | Conservative | Henry James Charles Lynn | 575 | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative | John Elliot Tye | 532 | 24.8 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Tubby | 498 | 23.2 | |
| | Green | Tony Arthur Park | 403 | 18.8 | |
| | Green | Christine Patricia Way | 381 | 17.7 | |
| | Green | Ian Peter Chapman | 334 | 15.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Timothy Bennett | 205 | 9.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Outwin | 192 | 8.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Morgan | 178 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | 27.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Crome

Crome ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Henry Waters | 1,134 | 48.9 | |
| | Labour | Marion Frances Maxwell | 1,105 | 47.6 | |
| | Labour | Adam Christopher Giles | 1,052 | 45.3 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Mary Fisher | 524 | 22.6 | |
| | Green | Olivia Margaret Hanks | 508 | 21.9 | |
| | Conservative | John Hipperson | 498 | 21.5 | |
| | Green | Judith Marianne Ford | 466 | 20.1 | |
| | Conservative | Ethan Richard Harvey | 451 | 19.4 | |
| | Green | Paul Meade | 420 | 18.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander William Atkins | 170 | 7.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Clifford Lubbock | 152 | 6.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Pitty | 137 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,321 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Eaton

Eaton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Lubbock | 2,168 | 56.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Sarah Ackroyd | 2,129 | 55.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James William Wright | 1,963 | 51.5 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Michael Edmond Bailey | 690 | 18.1 | |
| | Conservative | Markus Andrew Eva | 652 | 17.1 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Josephine Chacksfield | 646 | 16.9 | |
| | Labour | Benjamin James Hardie | 532 | 14.0 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Robin Elderton | 518 | 13.6 | |
| | Green | Jane Isobel Saunders | 479 | 12.6 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Douglas Smith | 478 | 12.5 | |
| | Green | Hazel Patricia Davidson | 439 | 11.5 | |
| | Green | David John Battye | 436 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,812 | 50.4 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Muriel Driver | 1,159 | 47.4 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Joan Pauline Manning | 1,121 | 45.8 | |
| | Labour | Jane Sarmezey | 1,032 | 42.2 | |
| | Green | Chris Hull | 733 | 30.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Angus Fairbairn | 532 | 21.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Callf | 472 | 19.3 | |
| | Independent | Robert James Hammond | 400 | 16.4 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Mackie | 366 | 15.0 | |
| | Conservative | David John Mackie | 315 | 12.9 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Phillip Ashwell Masters | 303 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,446 | 31.9 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sandra Bogelein | 1,308 | 55.1 | |
| | Green | Jamie Osborn | 1,171 | 49.3 | |
| | Green | Martin Kenneth Albert Schmeirer | 1,148 | 48.4 | |
| | Labour | Jo Smith | 833 | 35.1 | |
| | Labour | David Fullman | 803 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour | Matt Reilly | 715 | 30.1 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony John Barton | 256 | 10.8 | |
| | Conservative | Joanne Maria Grand | 229 | 9.7 | |
| | Conservative | John Martyn Ward | 200 | 8.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Richard Dean | 180 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | 35.4 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jacob Stephen Orlando Huntley | 978 | 49.2 |
| | Labour | Vivien Thomas | 939 | 47.2 |
| | Labour | Vaughan Thomas | 926 | 46.6 |
| | Green | Susan Curran | 480 | 24.1 |
| | Green | Adrian St. John Holmes | 391 | 19.7 |
| | UKIP | Peter James Pyke | 324 | 16.3 |
| | Conservative | John Frederick Fisher | 257 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | Guy Christopher James Owen | 255 | 12.8 |
| | Conservative | Carl Lamb | 221 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Christopher Thomas | 214 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Taylor | 170 | 8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Pitty | 141 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,988 | 35.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Nelson

Nelson ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Denise Eileen Carlo | 2,626 | 65.0 |
| | Green | Nannette Youssef | 2,316 | 57.3 |
| | Green | Paul Vincent Neale | 2,055 | 50.9 |
| | Labour | Emma Hampton | 1,464 | 36.2 |
| | Labour | Hugo Malik | 1,367 | 33.8 |
| | Labour | Gary McGuinness | 951 | 23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Connor Alex Bell | 355 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard James Gill | 236 | 5.8 |
| | Conservative | Danny Buck | 205 | 5.1 |
| | Conservative | Jo Copplestone | 190 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,041 | 51.8 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

### Sewell

Sewell ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Dawn Brociek-Coulton | 1,451 | 56.5 |
| | Labour | Matthew Robert Packer | 1,152 | 44.9 |
| | Labour | Laura Elizabeth McCartney-Gray | 1,143 | 44.5 |
| | Green | Simeon Jackson | 779 | 30.4 |
| | Green | Gary Champion | 750 | 29.2 |
| | Green | Aaron Stephen Fickling | 581 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Anna Ashenden | 318 | 12.4 |
| | Conservative | Charley Le Grice | 276 | 10.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Roy Wiltshire | 252 | 9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Arundell | 212 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Smith | 191 | 7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Munday | 139 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,566 | 33.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Lesley Juliet Grahame | 1,410 | 54.2 |
| | Green | Ben Price | 1,294 | 49.8 |
| | Green | Nigel John Utton | 1,096 | 42.1 |
| | Labour | Rachel Charlotte Everett | 770 | 29.6 |
| | Labour | Cavan Stewart | 753 | 29.0 |
| | Labour | Deane Edward Money | 650 | 25.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mark Jones | 417 | 16.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Mark Barber | 407 | 15.6 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Michael Hook | 370 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hooke | 335 | 12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,601 | 37.5 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

### Town Close

Town Close ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Karen Ann Davis | 1,518 | 45.2 |
| | Labour | Cate Oliver | 1,415 | 42.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Clifford Stutely | 1,393 | 41.5 |
| | Green | Nick Caistor | 848 | 25.3 |
| | Green | Phil Di Palma | 832 | 24.8 |
| | Green | Richard Andrew Bearman | 789 | 23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacob Hamilton | 530 | 15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Robert Hardman | 506 | 15.1 |
| | Conservative | John Clarke Ward | 500 | 14.9 |
| | Conservative | Iain Michael Morgan Gwynn | 495 | 14.7 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Jane King | 490 | 14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Silvia Schmidtova | 485 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,358 | 43.5 |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### University

University ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Beth Jones | 1,134 | 51.2 |
| | Labour | Matthew Lewis Fulton-McAlister | 1,064 | 48.0 |
| | Labour | Roger John Ryan | 1,036 | 46.8 |
| | Green | Andrew Philip Boswell | 617 | 27.9 |
| | Green | Catherine Joanna Rowett | 581 | 26.2 |
| | Green | John Robert Greenaway | 547 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | Craig Daniel James Harvey | 285 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | Wini Dwebeng | 262 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Chilton | 244 | 11.0 |
| | Conservative | Hassan Iqbal | 235 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Parsons | 227 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 166 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,215 | 29.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wensum

Wensum ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Erin Fulton-McAlister | 1,231 | 51.0 |
| | Labour | Kevin Maguire | 1,202 | 49.8 |
| | Labour | Martin Peek | 1,100 | 45.5 |
| | Green | Liam Calvert | 733 | 30.3 |
| | Green | Lucy Galvin | 733 | 30.3 |
| | Green | Jonathan Lambert | 650 | 26.9 |
| | Conservative | Alice Saunders | 306 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | Pete Freeman | 294 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | William Oxley | 273 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Laver-Vincent | 161 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Wright | 152 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nico Pili | 227 | 9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,416 | 29.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |