# 2014 Norwich City Council election

Council elections for the Norwich City Council were held on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections. The elections were moved from earlier on in May to coincide with the East of England 2014 European Parliament election.
One third of the council's 39 seats were up for election in 2014, plus an extra seat in University ward, meaning a total of 14 seats in 13 wards. The other 25 seats were not contested in 2014.
The election saw no seats change hands, with the Council staying exactly as it had been in 2012. The Green Party had lost the County Council seat in Town Close ward to Labour in the 2013 election, but held their city council seat in these elections.
All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2010 election, the last time these seats were contested.

## Previous Composition

Before the election, Labour held all the seats in seven wards: Bowthorpe, Catton Grove, Chrome, Lakenham, Mile Cross, Sewell and University; the Green Party held all the seats in five wards: Mancroft, Nelson, Thorpe Hamlet, Town Close and Wensum; and the Liberal Democrats held all the seats in Eaton ward.

## Election result

Norwich City Council Election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 35.4 | 13,882 | +0.8 |
| | Green | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 30.3 | 11,899 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 16.5 | 6,482 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 3,935 | -7.1 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 7.6 | 2,970 | +5.8 |
| | Left Unity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.2 | 96 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 14 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38.1% | 41,378 | |
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2010.

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 15 | 3 |
| Labour | Green | Lib Dem |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 15 | 3 |
| Labour | Green | Lib Dem |

## Ward results

Below are the ward-by-ward results.

### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Sands | 1,314 | 47.9 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Anthony George Wells | 663 | 24.2 | −14.9 |
| | Green | Jean Kathleen Bishop | 613 | 22.3 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Beale | 153 | 5.6 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,743 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Michael John Stonard | 1,026 | 37.6 | −5.2 |
| | UKIP | Michelle Ho | 664 | 24.3 | +18.0 |
| | Conservative | Evelyn Jean Collishaw | 592 | 21.7 | −11.6 |
| | Green | Tony Arthur Park | 339 | 12.4 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leigh John Tooke | 107 | 3.9 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,728 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Marion Frances Maxwell | 1,071 | 41.6 | −11.0 |
| | UKIP | Ann Doris Williams | 697 | 27.1 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Natasha Allen | 418 | 16.2 | −10.1 |
| | Green | Judith Marianne Ford | 257 | 10.0 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Thomas | 86 | 3.3 | −3.3 |
| | Left Unity | Julian Joseph Bell | 44 | 1.7 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,573 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James William Wright | 1,444 | 36.8 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Antony Daniel Little | 1,176 | 29.9 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Chris Elderton | 711 | 18.1 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Jane Isobel Saunders | 598 | 15.2 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,929 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Herries | 971 | 34.7 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | Steve Emmens | 595 | 21.2 | +16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Angus Fairbairn | 584 | 20.8 | −5.1 |
| | Green | Laura Jane Middleton | 415 | 14.8 | −9.4 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Richard Gillespie | 236 | 8.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,801 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Simeon Jackson | 1,368 | 45.4 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Stephanie Ann Friend | 990 | 32.9 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Stefano Joseph Pollard | 429 | 14.3 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Elizabeth Aliwell | 223 | 7.4 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,010 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charmain Louise Woollard | 986 | 40.4 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Steven David Bradley | 568 | 23.3 | +18.4 |
| | Green | Richard Alan Edwards | 481 | 19.7 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Jessica Irene Victoria Lancod-Frost | 292 | 12.0 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Anthony Sutton-Croft | 112 | 4.6 | −20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Tim Michael Jones | 1,912 | 53.0 | −5.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Beth Jones | 1,137 | 31.5 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Jonathan Mercer | 287 | 8.0 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Alexander Hansard | 274 | 7.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,610 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Sewell

Sewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Robert Packer | 983 | 37.0 | −2.6 |
| | Green | Matthew John Townsend | 712 | 26.8 | −3.4 |
| | UKIP | Glenn Stuart Tingle | 446 | 16.8 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Edward Elmer | 343 | 12.9 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Neal | 121 | 4.6 | −3.8 |
| | Left Unity | Karen Elaine Michael | 52 | 2.0 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,657 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Lesley Juliet Grahame | 1,378 | 42.2 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Eamonn Patrick Burgess | 968 | 29.6 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael David Gillespie | 645 | 19.8 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Richard Nobbs | 274 | 8.4 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,265 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ash Haynes | 1,632 | 42.1 | +3.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jamal Sealey | 1,289 | 33.2 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Barry Cochrane | 718 | 18.5 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steffan Aquarone | 242 | 6.2 | −15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,881 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### University

University ward elected two seats in this election, with each voter casting up to two votes under the plurality-at-large voting system.
University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bert Bremner | 1,386 | 51.8 | −11.6 |
| | Labour | Roger Ryan | 1,016 | — | — |
| | Green | Phillip Anthony Di Palma | 787 | 28.4 | +6.1 |
| | Green | Spinoza Pitman | 635 | — | — |
| | Conservative | Joe David Ferris | 324 | 12.1 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Emma Wiltshire | 296 | — | — |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Crisp | 179 | 6.7 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Jimenez | 167 | — | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,790 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wensum

Wensum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sandra Bogelein | 1,407 | 47.7 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Martin Alan Peek | 1,050 | 35.6 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | James Kenneth Wight | 372 | 12.6 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Anne Whitworth | 123 | 4.2 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,952 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |