# 2024 Norwich City Council election

The 2024 Norwich City Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Norwich City Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

## Background

At the previous local elections in 2023, Labour retained its overall majority despite losing two seats to the Green Party. However, in November of that year four councillors resigned from the ruling Labour group, depriving the party of their majority for the first time in more than eleven years. As a result, the council fell into no overall control. Labour continued to run the council as a minority administration after the defections in November 2023.

## Summary
### Changes in council composition

After the previous election in 2023 the composition of the council was:
| 23 | 13 | 3 |
| Lab | Grn | LD |
Following changes of allegiance, prior to the 2024 election the composition of the council was:
| 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| Lab | Grn | Ind | LD |
Changes 2023–2024:
* November 2023: Karen Davis, Rachel Everett, Cate Oliver, and Ian Stutely leave Labour to sit as independents

### Election result

The election saw the council remain under no overall control. Labour regained some of the seats it had lost to defections during the previous year, but lost seats to the Greens, leaving Labour's overall number of seats unchanged. The Labour minority administration continued to run the council after the election.
2024 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 | 6 | | 46.2 | 13 | 19 | 48.7 | 14,588 | 40.0 | –2.7 |
| | Green | 6 | 2 | 46.2 | 9 | 15 | 38.5 | 11,600 | 31.8 | –1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 4,154 | 11.4 | –0.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.1 | 1,598 | 4.4 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,754 | 10.3 | –1.6 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 655 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 0.3 | N/A |

## 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 8 April 2024.

### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Sands* | 1,201 | 61.9 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Rebeka Jones | 342 | 17.6 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Oliver Springate-Baginski | 226 | 11.6 | –0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Bennett | 172 | 8.9 | –3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 859 | 44.3 | –1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,941 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Mike Stonard* | 1,178 | 53.5 | –3.2 |
| | Conservative | Simon Jones | 470 | 21.4 | –0.3 |
| | Green | Tony Park | 423 | 19.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 129 | 5.9 | –0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 | 32.1 | –2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,200 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam Giles* | 1,260 | 53.3 | –0.8 |
| | Conservative | Tod James | 396 | 16.7 | –6.3 |
| | Green | James Killbery | 344 | 14.5 | –2.1 |
| | Reform UK | Nick Taylor | 260 | 11.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Lubbock | 105 | 4.4 | –1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 864 | 36.6 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,365 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Wright* | 2,207 | 54.1 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour | George Heaney | 860 | 21.1 | –1.2 |
| | Green | Jane Saunders | 518 | 12.7 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Iain Gwynn | 496 | 12.2 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,347 | 33.0 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,081 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carli Harper | 1,433 | 58.2 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Ell Folan | 452 | 18.4 | –1.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hammond | 302 | 12.3 | –1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Chilton | 151 | 6.1 | –3.3 |
| | Independent | Nicola Aldous | 124 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 981 | 39.8 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,462 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Martin Schmierer* | 1,579 | 61.8 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Stuart McLaren | 675 | 26.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Jane Fisher | 211 | 8.3 | –0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Wright | 88 | 3.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 904 | 35.4 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,553 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Charlie Caine | 1,016 | 42.7 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | Jasper Haywood | 948 | 39.9 | –8.0 |
| | Reform UK | Stephen Bailey | 153 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edita Szabo | 145 | 6.1 | –6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Hardman | 74 | 3.1 | –2.7 |
| | Independent | Matty Watson | 42 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,378 | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 9.8 | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Lucy Galvin* | 2,205 | 57.0 | –0.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Howard | 1,260 | 32.5 | –0.7 |
| | Conservative | John Fisher | 159 | 4.1 | –1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Jimenez | 125 | 3.2 | –0.9 |
| | Communist | Ben Clarke | 122 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | 24.5 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,871 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Sewell

Sewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Gary Champion* | 1,667 | 58.4 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Guille | 878 | 30.8 | –5.3 |
| | Conservative | Georgi Dimitrov | 128 | 4.5 | –1.8 |
| | Reform UK | Carl Hicks | 105 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Arundell | 75 | 2.6 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 27.6 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,853 | 36.6 | −2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,799 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ash Haynes* | 1,288 | 44.7 | –4.1 |
| | Labour | Jane Overhill | 1,142 | 39.6 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Alice Burt | 332 | 11.5 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hooke | 121 | 4.2 | –1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 5.1 | –9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,883 | 35.8 | –1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,042 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 4.8 | |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Smith | 1,481 | 41.8 | –13.5 |
| | Independent | Ian Stutely* | 1,432 | 40.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mary Chacksfield | 445 | 12.5 | –3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fairbairn | 188 | 5.3 | –2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 1.4 | –32.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,546 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Emma Hampton* | 1,212 | 48.4 | –2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hawketts | 637 | 25.4 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Sean Gough | 487 | 19.4 | –1.2 |
| | Conservative | Cody Butler | 170 | 6.8 | –0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 23.0 | –6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,506 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Wensum

Wensum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Toby Bolton | 1,395 | 49.3 | +4.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Martin Peek* | 1,060 | 37.4 | –6.8 |
| | Conservative | John Ward | 158 | 5.6 | –2.4 |
| | Reform UK | Eric Masters | 137 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dean | 82 | 2.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 11.9 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,832 | | |
| | Green gain from Labour Co-op | Green gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 5.6 | |