# 2016 Norwich City Council election

The 2016 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party increased their majority at the expense of the Green Party, capturing 4 previously Green-held seats; the Greens retained only Thorpe Hamlet ward, by a margin of 31 votes.
The Labour Party achieved its best result in the city since 1998, winning 44% of the vote and 11 of 13 seats up for election, with the Greens dropping to their worst percentage result since 2005. UKIP achieved its best-ever result in the city, at 10.5%.
The scale of the Labour victory was reported to have surprised both Labour and the Green Party and was partly attributed to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party bringing "some voters who had previously switched to the Greens back to Labour".
All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2012 election, the last time these seats were contested.

## Overall result

Norwich City Council Election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 11 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84.6 | 44.3 | 15,542 | +4.6 |
| | Green | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 7,391 | -9.3 |
| | Conservative | 0 | − | − | − | − | 13.4 | 4,709 | -2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | − | − | − | 7.7 | 10.7 | 3,743 | -2.3 |
| | UKIP | 0 | − | − | − | − | 10.5 | 3,697 | +9.8 |
| Total | Total | 13 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36.25 | 35,082 | |
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2012.

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 22 | 14 | 3 |
| Labour | Green | Lib Dem |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 26 | 10 | 3 |
| Labour | Green | Lib Dem |

## Ward Results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sally Ann Button | 1,218 | 53.5 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | James Edward Burgess | 387 | 17.0 | −8.2 |
| | UKIP | Michelle Newton | 371 | 16.3 | ‘‘N/A’’ |
| | Green | Helen Carter | 213 | 9.4 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yan Leon Malinowski | 89 | 3.9 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 36.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,278 | 26.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gail Paula Harris | 1,150 | 47.4 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Edward Elmer | 607 | 25.0 | −7.0 |
| | UKIP | Michelle Ho | 372 | 15.3 | ‘‘N/A’’ |
| | Green | Tony Park | 175 | 7.2 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leigh Tooke | 123 | 5.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 22.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2.427 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crome

Crome ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Charles Bradford | 1,201 | 54.1 | −7.7 |
| | UKIP | Ann Williams | 396 | 17.8 | ‘‘N/A’’ |
| | Conservative | Stephen Mark Barber | 375 | 16.9 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Judith Marianne Ford | 163 | 7.3 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Neal | 85 | 3.8 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 805 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,220 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eaton

Eaton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Lubbock | 1,956 | 53.7 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | William Robb | 725 | 19.9 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Chris Elderton | 689 | 18.9 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Jane Saunders | 274 | 7.5 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Gordon Cullingworth | 194 | 5.3 | ‘‘N/A’’ |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,231 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,644 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Manning | 1,279 | 53.1 | +7.5 |
| | UKIP | Steve Emmens | 393 | 16.3 | +7.8 |
| | Green | Christopher Hull | 280 | 11.6 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Roy Wiltshire | 234 | 9.7 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Rachel Cutler | 223 | 9.3 | −16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 36.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,409 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Fullman | 1,232 | 43.8 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Amanda Chapman | 877 | 31.2 | −11.6 |
| | UKIP | Michael Ball | 287 | 10.2 | ‘‘N/A’’ |
| | Conservative | Joshua Waller | 271 | 9.6 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Crisp | 144 | 5.1 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,811 | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vivien Thomas | 1,024 | 52.4 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | David Rowell | 338 | 17.3 | ‘‘N/A’’ |
| | Green | Lisa Jayne Shaw | 264 | 13.5 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | John Fisher | 239 | 12.2 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Dymoke | 89 | 4.6 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 686 | 35.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,954 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Nelson

Nelson ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugo Malik | 1,718 | 50.6 | +25.4 |
| | Green | Roland Pascoe | 1,217 | 35.8 | −23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fairbairn | 208 | 6.1 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Haines | 176 | 5.2 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | Steven Bradley | 79 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,398 | 43.93 | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Sewell

Sewell ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ed Coleshill | 1,257 | 52.5 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Gunnar Eigener | 402 | 16.8 | −15.8 |
| | Conservative | Mary Chacksfield | 321 | 13.4 | −2.1 |
| | UKIP | Glenn Tingle | 254 | 10.6 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Smith | 160 | 6.7 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 855 | 35.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,394 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Benjamin Price | 1,123 | 36.3 | −6.4 |
| | Labour | Eamonn Burgess | 1,092 | 35.3 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Gillespie | 458 | 14.8 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Landsdell | 230 | 7.4 | ‘‘N/A’’ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melvyn Elias | 188 | 6.1 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,091 | 33.3 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Town Close

Town Close ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karen Davis | 1,420 | 38.9 | +10.6 |
| | Green | Paul Neale | 1,233 | 33.7 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Gillespie | 509 | 13.9 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Anthony | 276 | 7.6 | −1.2 |
| | UKIP | Tania Emmens | 215 | 5.9 | ‘‘N/A’’ |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,652 | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### University

University ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Beth Jones | 1,152 | 58.8 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Phil Di Palma | 315 | 16.1 | −8.3 |
| | UKIP | Drew Collins | 189 | 9.6 | ‘‘N/A’’ |
| | Conservative | Henry Newton | 179 | 9.1 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Stokes | 125 | 6.4 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 42.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,960 | 28.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wensum

Wensum ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Maguire | 1,110 | 41.9 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Richard Edwards | 855 | 32.3 | −18.8 |
| | UKIP | Paul Harley | 379 | 14.3 | ‘‘N/A’’ |
| | Conservative | William Richardson | 228 | 8.6 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Spoor | 77 | 2.9 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,649 | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |