2021 Norwich City Council election
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The 2021 Norwich City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. 13 of 39 seats (one-third) were up for election.
Results summary
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | ![]() |
61.5 | 18 | 26 | 66.7 | 16,246 | 41.6 | ![]() | |
Green | 4 | ![]() |
30.7 | 6 | 10 | 25.6 | 10,460 | 26.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8,559 | 21.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | ![]() |
7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 3,474 | 8.9 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 294 | 0.8 | ![]() |
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2019.
Ward results
[edit]The ward results for Norwich City Council were released on 8 May 2021.[2]
The election in Sewell ward was postponed to 17 June 2021 due to the death of a candidate standing in that ward.[3]
Bowthorpe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sue Sands | 1,173 | 51.9 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Joshua Lowe | 662 | 29.3 | +8.6 | |
Independent | Jonathan Watson | 294 | 13.0 | −1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sean Bennett | 132 | 5.8 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 511 | 22.6 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,261 | 32.8 | +4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Catton Grove
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Mike Stonard | 1,253 | 47.5 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Gillespie | 941 | 35.7 | +9.0 | |
Green | Tony Park | 346 | 13.1 | −5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Lubbock | 99 | 3.8 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 312 | 11.8 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,639 | 33.8 | +6.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Crome
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adam Giles | 1,217 | 44.6 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Steve Barber | 1,065 | 39.0 | +16.6 | |
Green | Judith Ford | 358 | 13.1 | −8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Samuel Neal | 88 | 3.2 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 152 | 5.6 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,728 | 36.5 | +7.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Eaton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | James Wright | 1,963 | 44.3 | −11.7 | |
Labour | Chris Smith | 1,004 | 22.6 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | John Ward | 1,004 | 22.6 | +4.8 | |
Green | Jane Saunders | 463 | 10.4 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 959 | 21.7 | — | ||
Turnout | 4,434 | 56.7 | +6.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Lakenham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Rachel Everett | 1,325 | 47.5 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Hammond | 778 | 27.9 | +16.4 | |
Green | Sabine Virani | 435 | 15.6 | −7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Davies | 254 | 9.1 | −7.6 | |
Majority | 547 | 19.6 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,792 | 36.4 | +4.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Mancroft
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Martin Schmierer | 1,538 | 54.4 | +3.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Jo Smith | 847 | 30.0 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Craig Harvey | 379 | 13.4 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Wright | 62 | 2.2 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 691 | 24.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,826 | 40.0 | +4.6 | ||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
Mile Cross
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Vaughan Thomas | 1,124 | 51.6 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Eric Masters | 593 | 27.2 | +15.8 | |
Green | Fiona Dowson | 362 | 16.6 | −4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 100 | 4.6 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 531 | 24.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,179 | 28.5 | −6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Nelson
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Lucy Galvin | 2,434 | 53.5 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Lynda Groves | 1,647 | 36.2 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Iain Gwynn | 352 | 7.7 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Erlend Watson | 114 | 2.5 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 787 | 17.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 4,547 | 54.1 | +2.3 | ||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
Sewell
[edit]The election for the Sewell ward was postponed until 17 June 2021 following the death of the Conservative candidate, Eve Collishaw.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Gary Champion | 1,154 | 46.1 | +17.9 | |
Labour | Laura McCartney-Gray | 995 | 39.7 | −12.9 | |
Conservative | Simon Jones | 316 | 12.6 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Arundell | 39 | 1.6 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 159 | 6.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,504 | — | — | ||
Green gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Thorpe Hamlet
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Ash Haynes | 1,281 | 41.3 | −6.8 | |
Labour | Claire Kidman | 1,055 | 34.0 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | Simon Jones | 588 | 19.0 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hooke | 124 | 4.0 | −7.4 | |
Independent | Ash Smith | 51 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 226 | 7.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,099 | 37.9 | +0.4 | ||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
Town Close
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian Stutely | 1,942 | 51.6 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Mary Chacksfield | 792 | 21.0 | +6.3 | |
Green | Nick Caistor | 775 | 20.6 | −4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacob Hamilton | 258 | 6.8 | −8.8 | |
Majority | 1,150 | 30.6 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,767 | 46.7 | +3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
University
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Emma Hampton | 1,315 | 53.8 | +4.1 | |
Green | Tom Holloway | 506 | 20.7 | −6.4 | |
Conservative | Henry Lynn | 483 | 19.7 | +7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carol Chilton | 142 | 5.8 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 809 | 33.1 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,446 | 32.0 | +2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Wensum
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Martin Peek | 1,349 | 47.1 | −3.5 | |
Green | Liam Calvert | 808 | 28.2 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | David King | 606 | 21.2 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dean | 99 | 3.5 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 541 | 18.9 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,862 | 34.4 | +4.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ Council, Norwich City. "Elections in 2021 | Norwich City Council". www.norwich.gov.uk.
- ^ Council, Norwich City. "Norwich City Council election results - 6 May 2021". www.norwich.gov.uk.
- ^ Council, Norwich City. "Norwich City Council election results - 17 June 2021". www.norwich.gov.uk.
- ^ "Greens win Sewell in Norwich City Council Election". Eastern Daily Press. 18 June 2021.