2018 city council election for Norwich, England
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.[1] 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".[2]
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 718 | 32.9 | |
Turnout | 2,180 | 24.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Catton Grove
Catton Grove ward 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 | 411 | 17.3 | |
Turnout | 2,378 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Crome
Crome ward 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 | 627 | 29.8 | |
Turnout | 2,100 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Eaton
Eaton ward 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 | 911 | 25.1 | |
Turnout | 3,625 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lakenham
Lakenham ward 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 | 878 | 25.0 | |
Turnout | 2373 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mancroft
Mancroft ward 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 | 77 | 2.6 | |
Turnout | 2,931 | | |
| Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |
Mile Cross
Mile Cross ward 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 | 731 | 37.6 | |
Turnout | 1,946 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Nelson
Nelson ward 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 | 184 | 5.2 | |
Turnout | 3,476 | | |
| Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |
Sewell
Sewell ward 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 | 1,221 | 47.7 | |
Turnout | 2563 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Thorpe Hamlet
Thorpe Hamlet ward 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 | 155 | 4.8 | |
Turnout | 3,215 | | |
| Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |
Town Close
Town Close ward 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 | 935 | 25.9 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |
University
University ward 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 | 860 | 47.0 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wensum
Wensum ward 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 | 959 | 39.1 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Local Election Results 3 May 2018 | Local Election Results 3 May 2018 | Norwich City Council". Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Torrid night for Greens in Norwich as Labour increase its hold on the city". 6 May 2016.