# 2004 Norwich City Council election

The 2004 Norwich City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries, which reduced the number of seats from 48 to 39. As a result, all seats were up for election. The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council, which fell under no overall control.

## Results summary

2004 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 | 18 | 12 | 46.2 | 0 | 18 | 46.2 | 33,459 | 33.2 | -5.8 |
| | Labour | 15 | 1 | 38.5 | 0 | 15 | 38.5 | 28,282 | 28.1 | -4.0 |
| | Green | 5 | 3 | 12.8 | 0 | 5 | 12.8 | 17,558 | 17.4 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | 1 | | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 18,422 | 18.3 | +5.6 |
| | NOTW | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,484 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Legalise Cannabis | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,283 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 143 | 0.1 | -1.3 |

## Ward results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brenda Ferris | 1,473 | 37.5 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Christine Rumsby | 1,441 | | |
| | Labour | Ronald Borrett | 1,400 | | |
| | Conservative | Antony Little | 1,386 | 35.3 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Louise Little | 1,278 | | |
| | Conservative | Roger Wills | 1,228 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Arundell | 598 | 15.2 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Higson | 552 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Hopkins | 518 | | |
| | Green | Beth Brockett | 397 | 10.1 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Robin Chittenden | 332 | | |
| | Green | Andrew Knighton | 318 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Mark Palmer | 70 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.0 | +19.9 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Westmacott | 713 | 31.7 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Evelyn Collishaw | 682 | 30.3 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Brian Morrey | 680 | | |
| | Conservative | Colin Barker | 670 | | |
| | Labour | Bernard Smith | 646 | | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Ivory | 602 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roberic Beale | 429 | 19.0 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Meacock | 400 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Strong | 362 | | |
| | Green | Janet Bearman | 330 | 14.7 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Wayne McCarthy | 233 | | |
| | Green | Christopher Eley | 206 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Jack Girling | 98 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.0 | −1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Bradford | 1,025 | 41.7 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Alan Waters | 927 | | |
| | Labour | Jennifer Lay | 825 | | |
| | Conservative | John Fisher | 567 | 23.0 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Comer | 505 | 20.5 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Esther Harris | 480 | | |
| | Conservative | Angus Mackay | 479 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Smith | 475 | | |
| | Conservative | Edwin Williams | 465 | | |
| | Green | Beverley Jenkins | 284 | 11.5 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Fiona Dowson | 241 | | |
| | Green | Ronald Luton-Brown | 208 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Paul Fowler | 79 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.0 | −5.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Lubbock | 2,073 | 53.4 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Couzens | 2,013 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Watkins | 1,843 | | |
| | Conservative | Ian Mackie | 1,035 | 26.7 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Judith Virgo | 1,032 | | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Wells | 909 | | |
| | Labour | Ronald Round | 412 | 10.6 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Josephine Smith | 386 | | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Waters | 369 | | |
| | Green | John Peacock | 292 | 7.5 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Neville Bartlett | 288 | | |
| | Green | Christine Schwabe | 254 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Sally Mittuch | 69 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.0 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hereward Cooke | 1,074 | 39.7 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Driver | 1,014 | 37.5 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Harper | 983 | | |
| | Labour | Mary Cannell | 969 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Harper | 965 | | |
| | Labour | Charles Sanderson | 879 | | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Holland | 300 | 11.1 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Richards | 289 | | |
| | Conservative | Eileen Wyatt | 277 | | |
| | Green | Stephen Little | 236 | 8.7 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Karen Groom | 228 | | |
| | Green | Lester Peters | 221 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | John Wakelin | 83 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.0 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Lowe | 837 | 34.6 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Castle-Green | 829 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nasar Ali | 767 | | |
| | Labour | Daniel Douglas | 680 | 28.1 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Penelope Ross | 663 | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Jones | 643 | | |
| | Green | Andrew Boswell | 467 | 19.3 | +8.3 |
| | Green | Neil Davey | 385 | | |
| | Conservative | Nathan Bennett | 310 | 12.8 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Stimpson | 278 | | |
| | Green | Gesine Oppitz-Trotman | 274 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Michael Pryce | 123 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Wells | 68 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.0 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Elvin | 936 | 38.4 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Stephen Morphew | 897 | 36.8 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Linda Blakeway | 862 | | |
| | Labour | Robin Taylor | 785 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Barton | 656 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Richardson | 642 | | |
| | Conservative | David Mackie | 250 | 10.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Jennifer Parkhouse | 249 | 10.2 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Clive Smith | 236 | | |
| | Conservative | Joanne Williams | 205 | | |
| | Green | Sean Creaser | 190 | | |
| | Green | George Oppitz-Trotman | 159 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Patrick Cadman | 108 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.0 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Robert Gledhill | 1,691 | 44.8 | +9.2 |
| | Green | Adrian Ramsay | 1,643 | | |
| | Green | Jessica Goldfinch | 1,624 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dean | 1,128 | 29.9 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | April Pond | 1,047 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Wells | 823 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Bartram | 416 | 11.0 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Stephen Cook | 405 | | |
| | Labour | Christine Hanny-Saville | 366 | | |
| | Conservative | Lisa Ivory | 241 | 6.4 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Rachel McGurk | 232 | | |
| | Conservative | Victor Hopes | 223 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Derek Williams | 158 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Steven Land | 143 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.0 | +3.6 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Sewell

NOTW = Norwich Over The Water
Sewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Banham | 748 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | Julie Brociek-Coulton | 693 | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Williams | 639 | |
| | NOTW | Paul Scruton | 561 | 22.6 |
| | NOTW | David Bethell | 499 | |
| | NOTW | Christopher Simmons | 424 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Billy Boulton | 405 | 16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alisdair Gordon | 369 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kendrick | 366 | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Carver | 350 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Ernest Horth | 332 | |
| | Green | Kevin Boynton | 328 | 13.2 |
| | Green | Richard Edwards | 313 | |
| | Conservative | Diane Roberts | 294 | |
| | Green | Colin Hynson | 278 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Trevor Smith | 94 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Surridge | 983 | 40.5 | −16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Allison | 967 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Divers | 963 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Gordon | 500 | 20.6 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Amanda Sheridan | 439 | | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Coupland | 435 | 17.9 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Kettel | 422 | | |
| | Labour | John Sheridan | 398 | | |
| | Green | Penelope Lawrence | 395 | 16.3 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Mary Le Winton | 385 | | |
| | Green | Andrew Pearmain | 339 | | |
| | Green | Trevor Luton-Brown | 321 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Farooque Ahmed | 115 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.0 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Felicity Hartley | 1,340 | 41.1 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Thomas | 1,180 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Wood | 1,058 | | |
| | Green | Christopher Webb | 634 | 19.4 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Patricia Garner | 631 | 19.3 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | Christine Munroe | 571 | 17.5 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Roderick Quinn | 564 | | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Jarrett | 561 | | |
| | Labour | Paula Skelton | 519 | | |
| | Conservative | John Wyatt | 516 | | |
| | Green | Anna Orridge | 492 | | |
| | Green | Peter Anderson | 464 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | John Paston | 87 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Hume | 915 | 37.2 | |
| | Labour | Roy Blower | 912 | 37.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Rooza | 877 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 834 | | |
| | Labour | Bert Bremner | 822 | | |
| | Labour | Carol Morrey | 685 | | |
| | Green | Rhys Howell | 302 | 12.3 | |
| | Green | Katharine Willett | 275 | | |
| | Green | Ritva Ryynanen | 260 | | |
| | Conservative | Simon Down | 224 | 9.1 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Page | 222 | | |
| | Conservative | Dipesh Palana | 179 | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Alun Buffry | 107 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Wensum

Wensum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Adrian Holmes | 833 | 31.4 |
| | Green | Rupert Read | 803 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne | 800 | 30.2 |
| | Green | Tom Llewellyn | 771 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Bazley | 765 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Stairs | 702 | |
| | Labour | Benjamin Hathway | 663 | 25.0 |
| | Labour | Freda Sheehy | 612 | |
| | Labour | Peter Medhurst | 581 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Mackie | 261 | 9.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Taylor | 216 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Saunders | 212 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Richard Lehmann | 92 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.0 |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |