# 1995 Norwich City Council election

The 1995 Norwich City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 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.

## Results summary

1995 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 % | +/− |
| | Labour | 13 | 1 | 81.3 | 24 | 37 | 77.1 | 21,561 | 57.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | | 18.8 | 7 | 10 | 20.8 | 10,002 | 26.5 | -3.7 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 5,424 | 14.4 | +1.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 521 | 1.4 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 131 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 0.1 | New |

## Ward results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Borrett | 1,740 | 70.3 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Lubbock | 340 | 13.7 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | H. Collins | 307 | 12.4 | +1.0 |
| | Green | S. Pollard | 87 | 3.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,400 | 56.6 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,474 | 30.3 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Hook | 1,101 | 64.0 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | M. Wilkinson | 316 | 18.4 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Moore | 262 | 15.2 | −2.2 |
| | Green | B. Brodskis | 42 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 785 | 45.6 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,721 | 30.7 | −2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Coslany

Coslany :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Watson | 1,518 | 64.8 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | E. Horth | 363 | 15.5 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. Williams | 362 | 15.5 | +1.1 |
| | Green | A. Holmes | 82 | 3.5 | −0.1 |
| | Natural Law | J. Crampton | 17 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,155 | 49.3 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,342 | 39.0 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Simpson | 1,452 | 65.5 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Martins | 404 | 18.2 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | E. Collishaw | 360 | 16.2 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,048 | 47.3 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,216 | 40.1 | −1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Lubbock | 1,514 | 41.0 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Virgo | 1,218 | 33.0 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | P. Cross | 962 | 26.0 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 8.0 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,694 | 56.9 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Heigham

Heigham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Semmens | 1,500 | 68.5 | +18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Park | 490 | 22.4 | −22.8 |
| | Conservative | V. Rayna | 201 | 9.2 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,010 | 46.1 | +40.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | 39.1 | −10.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 20.5 | |

### Henderson

Henderson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Panting | 1,359 | 72.8 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Munday | 229 | 12.3 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Collier | 157 | 8.4 | +0.5 |
| | Green | J. Button | 122 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,130 | 60.5 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,867 | 32.4 | −2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Brown | 1,423 | 67.9 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Banks | 341 | 16.3 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | E. Cooper | 333 | 15.9 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,082 | 51.6 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,097 | 37.5 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Burgess | 1,461 | 64.8 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Knight | 464 | 20.6 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Risebrook | 329 | 14.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 997 | 44.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,254 | 35.6 | −1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Bunker | 1,301 | 78.3 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hicketts | 215 | 12.9 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Windscheffel | 145 | 8.7 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,086 | 65.4 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,661 | 30.6 | −1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Mousehold

Mousehold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Gordon | 1,385 | 69.3 | +16.8 |
| | Conservative | I. Evans | 267 | 13.4 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Maxfield | 259 | 13.0 | −22.9 |
| | Green | L. Moore | 88 | 4.4 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,118 | 55.9 | +39.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,999 | 32.5 | −6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Morphew | 1,374 | 49.1 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. High | 1,148 | 41.0 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Drake | 162 | 5.8 | −0.1 |
| | Green | S. Pennington | 100 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | B. Parsons | 13 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 8.1 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,797 | 53.6 | −2.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 7.0 | |

### St. Stephen

St. Stephen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Round | 1,484 | 63.0 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Dean | 473 | 20.1 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Verran | 267 | 11.3 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | J. Phillips | 131 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,011 | 42.9 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,355 | 43.6 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Wood | 1,139 | 51.7 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | J. Lay | 842 | 38.2 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | S. Butler | 222 | 10.1 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 13.5 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,203 | 37.7 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Wood | 1,458 | 47.5 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | M. Taskis | 1,335 | 43.5 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Wyatt | 240 | 7.8 | −1.4 |
| | Natural Law | D. Milis | 34 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 4.0 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,067 | 55.3 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Cains | 1,324 | 47.9 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hume | 1,245 | 45.0 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | C. Page | 196 | 7.1 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.9 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,765 | 50.1 | −3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |