# 2018 Norwich City Council election

The 2018 Norwich City Council election took on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 13 of 39 seats (one-third) were up for election.
The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, winning 12 out of 13 seats up for election and 49% of the vote, their best result in over 20 years. The Greens lost every seat they were defending, whilst the Liberal Democrats retained their single seat in Eaton ward. The Conservatives once again failed to elect any councillors, although they did increase their share of the vote by 3 percentage points. As of the 2018 election, the Conservatives have not won a seat on Norwich City Council for over 10 years.
All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2014 election, the last time these seats were contested.

## Background

In the 2016 election, 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 (21%) and losing 4 of the 5 seats they were defending. 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".
The following year, in the Norfolk County Council election, Labour bucked its national trend of poor results and gained 4 seats in Norwich, all from the Green Party, leaving the Greens with no representation on the County Council for the first time since 2001. This was followed by a general election on 8 June, which saw Labour win Norwich South with 61% of the vote, with the Green Party candidate achieving a total of 3%. Labour also came within 507 votes of winning Norwich North from the Conservative Party.

## Overall result

Norwich City Council Election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 12 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 92.3 | 49.2 | 17,094 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 19.7 | 6,841 | +3.2 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 | | 19.4 | 6,735 | -10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 3,987 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.3 | 116 | New |
| Total | Total | 13 | | | | | | 34,773 | |
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2014.

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 26 | 10 | 3 |
| Labour | Green | Lib Dem |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 31 | 5 | 3 |
| Labour | Green | Lib Dem |

## Ward Results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Sands | 1,297 | 59.5 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Roy Wiltshire | 579 | 26.6 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Jean Kathleen Bishop | 173 | 7.9 | −14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Brian James Healey | 131 | 6.0 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 718 | 32.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,180 | 24.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Stonard | 1,220 | 51.3 | +13.7 |
| | Conservative | Henry Charles Newton | 809 | 34.0 | +12.3 |
| | Green | Tony Arthur Park | 196 | 8.2 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leigh John Tooke | 153 | 6.4 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,378 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crome

Crome ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marion Frances Maxwell | 1,219 | 58.0 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative | Tom L. Sherman | 592 | 28.2 | +12.0 |
| | Green | Judith Marianne Ford | 178 | 8.5 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Neal | 111 | 5.3 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,100 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eaton

Eaton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Wright | 1,799 | 49.6 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Samantha Louise England | 888 | 24.5 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | Ben Hardie | 689 | 19.0 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Jane Isobel Saunders | 249 | 6.9 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 911 | 25.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,625 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Sarah Trevor | 1,353 | 57.0 | +22.3 |
| | Conservative | Eric Philip Ashwell Masters | 475 | 20.0 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Rachel Cutler | 307 | 12.9 | −7.9 |
| | Green | Frederick Peter John Offord | 238 | 10.0 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 878 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2373 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jo Smith | 1,248 | 42.6 | +9.7 |
| | Green | Sandra Bogelein | 1,171 | 40.0 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Iain Michael Morgan Gwynn | 373 | 12.7 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Tustin | 139 | 4.7 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,931 | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacob Stephen Orlando Huntley | 1,124 | 57.8 | +17.4 |
| | Conservative | John Frederick Fisher | 393 | 20.2 | +8.2 |
| | Green | Adrian St.John Holmes | 188 | 9.7 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Christopher Thomas | 125 | 6.4 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Richard Alan Edwards | 116 | 6.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 731 | 37.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,946 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Nelson

Nelson ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Louise Hampton | 1,643 | 47.2 | +15.7 |
| | Green | Paul Vincent Neale | 1,459 | 42.0 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative | Reece Stanley Durrant | 189 | 5.4 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Angus Fairbairn | 185 | 5.3 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,476 | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Sewell

Sewell ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Robert Packer | 1,652 | 64.5 | +27.5 |
| | Conservative | Tessa Ann Jackson | 431 | 16.8 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Cami Ouzerdine | 325 | 12.7 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Rober Hardman | 155 | 6.0 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,221 | 47.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2563 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cavan Stewart | 1,277 | 39.7 | +10.1 |
| | Green | Lesley Grahame | 1,122 | 34.9 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Alex Jackson-Dennis | 587 | 18.3 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dean | 229 | 7.1 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,215 | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Town Close

Town Close ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Clifford Stutely | 1,776 | 48.9 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | Mary Josephine Chacksfield | 841 | 23.0 | +4.5 |
| | Green | Nick Caistor | 659 | 18.1 | −24.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Silvia Schmidtova | 373 | 10.2 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 935 | 25.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### University

University ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Fulton-McAlister | 1,156 | 63.2 | +11.4 |
| | Green | Claire Louise Stephenson | 296 | 16.2 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | Ahmod Syed Zulkarnine | 252 | 13.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Connor Bell | 125 | 6.8 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | 47.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wensum

Wensum ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Erin Victoria Fulton-McAlister | 1,440 | 58.6 | +23.0 |
| | Green | Thomas Edward Holloway | 481 | 19.5 | −28.2 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Simon Sheppard | 432 | 17.5 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Thomas | 113 | 4.6 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 959 | 39.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |