# 2003 Norwich City Council election

The 2003 Norwich City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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 Henderson ward due to a by-election.

## Result summary

2003 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 % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 10 | 4 | 58.8 | 20 | 30 | 62.5 | 13,978 | 39.0 | -5.1 |
| | Labour | 5 | 4 | 29.4 | 10 | 15 | 31.3 | 11,176 | 31.2 | -2.0 |
| | Green | 2 | | 11.8 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 5,689 | 15.9 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4,539 | 12.7 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 488 | 1.4 | +0.9 |

## Ward results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Borrett | 1,102 | 43.6 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Arundell | 617 | 24.4 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Antony Little | 603 | 23.8 | +8.8 |
| | Green | Beth Brockett | 208 | 8.2 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 19.2 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,530 | 29.1 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernard Smith | 630 | 38.3 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Colin Barker | 491 | 29.9 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kendrick | 337 | 20.5 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Janet Bearman | 186 | 11.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 8.5 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,644 | 28.9 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Coslany

Coslany :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Watson | 846 | 42.9 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Strong | 434 | 22.0 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Ernest Horth | 331 | 16.8 | −3.1 |
| | Green | Adrian Holmes | 231 | 11.7 | +3.5 |
| | Independent | David Bethell | 131 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 27.3 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,973 | 35.8 | +3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Waters | 920 | 50.7 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | D. Lovewell | 425 | 23.4 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Smith | 375 | 20.7 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Fiona Dowson | 94 | 5.2 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 27.3 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,814 | 35.8 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Lubbock | 2,164 | 62.9 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Mackie | 782 | 22.7 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | J. Bremner | 338 | 9.8 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Neville Bartlett | 159 | 4.6 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,382 | 40.1 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,443 | 55.2 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Heigham

Heigham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Verran | 860 | 45.6 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Carol Morrey | 644 | 34.1 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Rupert Read | 382 | 20.3 | +14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 11.5 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,886 | 33.7 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Henderson

Henderson (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jessica Goldfinch | 1,011 | 47.5 | +6.1 |
| | Green | Adrian Ramsay | 991 | | |
| | Labour | H. Panting | 638 | 30.0 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | John Sheridan | 473 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Bazley | 355 | 16.7 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Stairs | 305 | | |
| | Conservative | C. Page | 124 | 5.8 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | F. Leatherdale | 112 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.7 | −1.3 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Harper | 938 | 48.2 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Charles Sanderson | 657 | 33.7 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Christine Munroe | 224 | 11.5 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Andrew Knighton | 129 | 6.6 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 14.4 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,948 | 36.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Lowe | 1,058 | 40.5 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | P. Harris | 882 | 33.7 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Ivory | 388 | 14.8 | +2.4 |
| | Green | R. House | 287 | 11.0 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 6.7 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,615 | 38.3 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 2.2 | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Elvin | 802 | 49.5 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | B. Simpson | 710 | 43.9 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Jennifer Parkhouse | 104 | 6.4 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 5.7 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,616 | 29.9 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Mousehold

Mousehold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicholas Williams | 778 | 41.3 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Hopkins | 579 | 30.7 | −8.7 |
| | Independent | Paul Scruton | 357 | 18.9 | +9.4 |
| | Green | L. Freaney | 171 | 9.1 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 10.6 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,885 | 30.8 | −1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. McAlenan | 1,000 | 42.7 | −9.4 |
| | Green | Robert Gledhill | 835 | 35.6 | +21.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen Cook | 345 | 14.7 | −12.2 |
| | Conservative | Victor Hopes | 164 | 7.0 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 7.0 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,344 | 42.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.3 | |

### St. Stephen

St. Stephen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Wells | 1,082 | 49.1 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | S. Wright | 534 | 24.2 | −5.6 |
| | Green | Stephen Little | 302 | 13.7 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Wells | 287 | 13.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 24.9 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,205 | 39.5 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Divers | 1,106 | 57.3 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Julie Westmacott | 384 | 19.9 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Ivory | 233 | 12.1 | +3.4 |
| | Green | R. Farrington | 206 | 10.7 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 722 | 37.4 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,929 | 30.7 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Wood | 1,031 | 47.3 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | Keith Driver | 709 | 32.5 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | John Wyatt | 240 | 11.0 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Christopher Webb | 199 | 9.1 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 14.8 | −19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,179 | 41.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.0 | |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 935 | 50.5 | −12.2 |
| | Labour | Roy Blower | 586 | 31.7 | +8.0 |
| | Green | Katharine Willett | 194 | 10.5 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Dipesh Palana | 135 | 7.3 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 18.9 | −20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,850 | 35.0 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.1 | |