# 2010 Norwich City Council election

The 2010 Norwich City Council election took place on 9 September 2010 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election. The elections took place later in the year than other local elections. Norwich had previously been granted permission to become a unitary authority, with local elections postponed until 2011. When the Coalition Government won the general election earlier that year, Norwich's permission to form a unitary authority was overturned. Because of this, the High Court ruled that those councillors who had stayed on beyond their four-year term were no longer constitutionally elected, and would need to seek re-election. This resulted in there being an election in every ward in September to renew the mandate for the wards.
All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2006 election, the last time these seats were contested.

## Election result

Norwich City Council Election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 53.8 | 34.6 | 9,906 | +6.8 |
| | Green | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 38.5 | 27.1 | 7,761 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | − | 19.3 | 5,532 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 7.7 | 17.1 | 4,910 | -9.8 |
| | UKIP | 0 | − | − | − | − | 1.8 | 529 | +1.5 |
| Total | Total | 13 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28.1 | 28,638 | |
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2006.

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
| Labour | Green | Lib Dem | Con |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| Labour | Green | Lib Dem | Con |

## Ward results
### Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jo Storie | 862 | 41.3 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Little | 816 | 39.1 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Jean Bishop | 225 | 10.8 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Perrett | 184 | 8.8 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 2.2 | — |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Catton Grove

Catton Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Westmacott | 835 | 42.8 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Casimir | 650 | 33.3 | −6.7 |
| | Green | Rebecca Smith | 208 | 10.7 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Thomas | 135 | 6.9 | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | Paul Williams | 123 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 9.5 | — |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Crome

Crome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jenny Lay | 1,085 | 55.2 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Baxter | 543 | 27.6 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Paul McAlenan | 199 | 10.1 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Findlow | 137 | 7.0 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 26.3 | +15.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Easton

Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Wright | 1,356 | 41.4 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Tak-Man Li | 937 | 28.6 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Dilks | 549 | 16.8 | +9.0 |
| | Green | Nicholas Clinch | 431 | 13.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 12.8 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Lakenham

Lakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Victoria MacDonald | 899 | 35.7 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Lee | 652 | 25.9 | −15.9 |
| | Green | Kit Jones | 608 | 24.2 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Benjamin | 243 | 9.7 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | Steve Emmens | 113 | 4.5 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 9.8 | — |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.3 | |

### Mancroft

Mancroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Graeme Gee | 813 | 37.6 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Marion Maxwell | 673 | 31.1 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Nobbs | 371 | 17.2 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Suzie Pulford | 305 | 14.1 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 6.5 | −13.2 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Mile Cross

Mile Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Viv Thomas | 797 | 43.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Mayhew | 455 | 24.6 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Oscar Pinnington | 266 | 14.4 | −7.9 |
| | Green | Jo Henderson | 238 | 12.9 | −3.5 |
| | UKIP | Richard Crooks | 90 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 18.6 | +1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Claire Stephenson | 1,297 | 58.5 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Marian Chapman | 535 | 24.1 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Johnston | 198 | 8.9 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Stefan Rose | 186 | 8.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 762 | 34.4 | −18.6 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 9.3 | |

### Sewell

Sewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Sands | 792 | 39.6 | +10.2 |
| | Green | Jessica Goldfinch | 604 | 30.2 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | David Mackie | 333 | 16.7 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Selwyn Taylor | 168 | 8.4 | −4.0 |
| | UKIP | Glenn Tingle | 103 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 9.4 | +4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Lesley Grahame | 859 | 41.3 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Shane Mann | 412 | 19.8 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Thomas | 409 | 19.7 | −9.4 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Feiner | 401 | 19.3 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | 21.5 | +4.5 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 7.2 | |

### Town Close

Town Close :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ash Haynes | 983 | 38.2 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Gareth Hardy | 560 | 21.8 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Bailey | 550 | 21.4 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Wyatt | 479 | 18.6 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 16.4 | −1.7 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### University

University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bert Bremner | 1,164 | 63.4 | +20.0 |
| | Green | Sue Carpenter | 409 | 22.3 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Hindley | 140 | 7.6 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Ebelewicz | 123 | 6.7 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 41.1 | +26.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.5 | |

### Wensum

Wensum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Steven Altman | 887 | 43.6 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Thomas Vaughan | 743 | 36.5 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Karanicholas | 233 | 11.4 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Dennis | 172 | 8.5 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 7.1 | −19.1 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 9.5 | |