# 2022 Norwich City Council election

The 2022 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 2022 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.

## Results summary

2022 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 | 8 | 1 | 61.5 | 17 | 25 | 64.1 | 16,336 | 45.2 | 7.2 |
| | Green | 4 | 1 | 30.8 | 7 | 11 | 28.2 | 10,540 | 29.2 | 1.2 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,521 | 15.3 | 1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 3,711 | 10.3 | 4.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2019.

## Ward results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Sands | 1,170 | 59.0 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Oscar Houseago | 409 | 20.6 | −8.7 |
| | Green | Maddie Lyall | 221 | 11.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Bennett | 184 | 9.3 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 761 | 38.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.9 | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Kendrick | 1,236 | 53.8 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Hassan Iqbal | 563 | 24.5 | −11.2 |
| | Green | Tony Park | 355 | 15.5 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 143 | 6.2 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 29.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,297 | 29.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.8 | |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Claire Kidman | 1,360 | 52.4 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Steve Barber | 828 | 31.9 | −7.1 |
| | Green | James Killbery | 294 | 11.3 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Lubbock | 115 | 4.4 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 20.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,597 | 31.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.5 | |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Ackroyd | 2,069 | 48.4 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Prinsley | 1,310 | 30.6 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | John Ward | 560 | 13.1 | −9.5 |
| | Green | Jane Saunders | 336 | 7.9 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,275 | 55.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gurpreet Padda | 1,391 | 56.7 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hammond | 464 | 18.9 | −9.0 |
| | Green | Sabine Virani | 363 | 14.8 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Davies | 237 | 9.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 927 | 37.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,455 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jamie Osborn | 1,606 | 61.9 | +7.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jess Carrington | 691 | 26.6 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Iain Gwynn | 243 | 9.4 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dean | 55 | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 915 | 35.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,595 | 35.3 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vivien Thomas | 1,135 | 59.1 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Eric Masters | 382 | 19.9 | −7.3 |
| | Green | Gunnar Eigener | 318 | 16.5 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Desmond Fulcher | 87 | 4.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,922 | 25.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Julie Young | 2,138 | 53.3 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Lynda Groves | 1,476 | 36.8 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | John Fisher | 226 | 5.6 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fairbairn | 132 | 3.3 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Simon Redding | 41 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 662 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,013 | 49.4 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Sewell

Sewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Alex Catt | 1,580 | 51.4 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Matt Packer | 1,182 | 38.5 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Little | 238 | 7.7 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Arundell | 71 | 2.3 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,071 | 40.7 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ben Price | 1,450 | 51.3 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Cavan Stewart | 852 | 30.1 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Jones | 413 | 14.6 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hooke | 114 | 4.0 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 21.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,829 | 37.7 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cate Oliver | 1,968 | 57.7 | +6.1 |
| | Green | Willem Buttinger | 661 | 19.4 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Mary Chacksfied | 534 | 15.7 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Chilton | 246 | 7.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,307 | 38.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,409 | 43.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Matthew Fulton-McAlister | 1,170 | 55.9 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Tom Holloway | 483 | 23.1 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Jane Fisher | 293 | 14.0 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hawketts | 148 | 7.1 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 32.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,094 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Wensum

Wensum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Kevin Maguire | 1,395 | 53.5 | +6.4 |
| | Green | Liam Calvert | 735 | 28.2 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | David King | 368 | 14.1 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Atkins | 110 | 4.2 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,608 | 32.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |