# 2006 Norwich City Council election

The 2006 Norwich City Council election took place on 6 May 2006 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council seats were up for election. The council remained under no overall control, with the Labour Party overtaking the Liberal Democrats as the largest party.

## Results summary

2006 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 | 6 | 1 | 40.0 | 10 | 16 | 41.0 | 10,523 | 27.7 | -0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 6 | 20.0 | 9 | 12 | 30.8 | 10,448 | 27.5 | -5.7 |
| | Green | 5 | 4 | 33.3 | 4 | 9 | 23.1 | 9,356 | 24.6 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 7,074 | 18.6 | +0.3 |
| | NOTW | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 463 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 98 | 0.3 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Antony Little | 1,055 | 41.7 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Ronald Borrett | 916 | 36.2 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Nicholas Bishop | 290 | 11.5 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Richardson | 268 | 10.6 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 5.5 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,529 | 33.0 | −16.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Morrey | 823 | 38.0 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Mackie | 677 | 31.3 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kendrick | 357 | 16.5 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Fiona Dawson | 306 | 14.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 6.7 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,163 | 29.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Lay | 1,058 | 44.9 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | John Fisher | 645 | 27.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Esther Harris | 357 | 15.2 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Christopher Webb | 296 | 12.6 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 17.5 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,356 | 32.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Eaton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Watkins | 1,757 | 47.0 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Victor Hopes | 1,138 | 30.4 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Josephine Smith | 424 | 11.3 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Neville Bartlett | 419 | 11.2 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 619 | 16.6 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,738 | 52.6 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Cannell | 1,015 | 37.8 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Clark | 1,000 | 37.2 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Wyatt | 336 | 12.5 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Stephen Little | 334 | 12.4 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.6 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,685 | 38.4 | +4.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Howard Jago | 849 | 35.1 | +15.8 |
| | Green | Steven Altman | 747 | | |
| | Labour | David Fullman | 687 | 28.4 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Daniel Douglas | 686 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | April Pond | 563 | 23.3 | −11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nesar Ahmed | 550 | | |
| | Conservative | George Richards | 321 | 13.3 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Giovanna Maurizio | 294 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5 | +9.5 |
| | 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 |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Blakeway | 849 | 41.7 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Mayhew | 700 | 34.4 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Susan Curran | 250 | 12.3 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | David Mackie | 235 | 11.6 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 7.3 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,034 | 29.4 | +1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Claire Stephenson | 1,805 | 61.3 | +16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fairbairn | 523 | 17.8 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Bartram | 353 | 12.0 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Ivory | 264 | 9.0 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,282 | 43.5 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,945 | 43.3 | −2.7 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 14.3 | |

### Sewell

NOTW = Norwich Over The Water
Sewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Sands | 674 | 29.7 | −0.4 |
| | NOTW | Paul Scruton | 463 | 20.4 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Nobbs | 416 | 18.3 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Richard Edwards | 401 | 17.7 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Brice | 317 | 14.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 9.3 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,271 | 32.5 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Divers | 1,004 | 41.0 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hooke | 869 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Gordon | 542 | 22.1 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Robin Taylor | 506 | | |
| | Green | James Conway | 497 | 20.3 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Ivory | 408 | 16.6 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Penelope Lawrence | 378 | | |
| | Conservative | Christine Page | 372 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.5 | +3.5 |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Green | Janet Bearman | 1,319 | 39.8 | +20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Billy Boulton | 923 | 27.9 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | John Wyatt | 582 | 17.6 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Paula Skelton | 487 | 14.7 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 11.9 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,311 | 42.7 | +6.7 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 16.8 | |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Bremner | 893 | 41.5 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Rooza | 658 | 30.6 | −6.6 |
| | Green | Jack Guest | 301 | 14.0 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Rachael Howarth | 201 | 9.3 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | Vandra Ahlstrom | 98 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 10.9 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,151 | 31.1 | −0.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Wensum

Wensum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Tom Llewellyn | 1,164 | 46.4 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Hathway | 610 | 24.3 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne | 503 | 20.1 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | Louise Little | 229 | 9.1 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 22.1 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,505 | 35.0 | +2.0 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 7.9 | |

## By-elections
### Mile Cross

Mile Cross: 27 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Mayhew | 789 | 46.1 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Barbara James | 702 | 41.0 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Susan Curran | 115 | 6.7 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | David Mackie | 106 | 6.2 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,712 | 24.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.2 | |