Norwich City Council election, 2014

Norwich City Council election, 2014

22 May 2014

14 of 39 seats (One Third) to Norwich City Council
20 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Green Liberal Democrat
Seats won 8
(For a total of 21)
5
(For a total of 15)
1
(For a total of 3)
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 13,882 11,899 3,935
Percentage 35.4% 30.3% 10.0%
Swing Decrease 4.3% Decrease 0.1% Decrease 3.0%

Map showing the 2014 local election results in Norwich.

Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

Council elections for the Norwich City Council were held on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections. The elections were moved from earlier on in May to coincide with the East of England 2014 European Parliament election.

One third of the council's 39 seats were up for election in 2014, plus an extra seat in University ward, meaning a total of 14 seats in 13 wards. The other 25 seats were not contested in 2014.

The election saw no seats change hands, with the Council staying exactly as it had been in 2012. The Green Party had lost the County Council seat in Town Close ward to Labour in the 2013 election, but held their city council seat in these elections.

Previous Composition

Before the election, Labour held all the seats in seven wards: Bowthorpe, Catton Grove, Chrome, Lakenham, Mile Cross, Sewell and University; the Green Party held all the seats in five wards: Mancroft, Nelson, Thorpe Hamlet, Town Close and Wensum; and the Liberal Democrats held all the seats in Eaton ward.

Election result

[1]
Norwich City Council Election, 2014
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 8 57.1 35.4 13,882 -4.3
  Green 5 35.7 30.3 11,899 -0.1
  Conservative 0 16.5 6,482 +0.2
  Liberal Democrat 1 7.1 10.0 3,935 -3.0
  UKIP 0 7.6 2,970 +6.9
  Left Unity 0 0.2 96 +0.2
Total 14 Turnout 38.1% 41,378

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

21 15 3
Labour Green Lib Dem

After the election, the composition of the council was:

21 15 3
Labour Green Lib Dem

Ward results

Below are the ward-by-ward results.[2]

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Sue Sands 1,314 47.9 -6.8
Conservative Paul Anthony George Wells 663 24.2 -1.0
Green Jean Kathleen Bishop 613 22.3 +7.2
Liberal Democrat Rod Beale 153 5.6 +0.6
Majority
Turnout 2,743
Labour hold Swing

Catton Grove

Catton Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Michael John Stonard 1,026 37.6 -10.1
UKIP Michelle Ho 664 24.3 +24.3
Conservative Evelyn Jean Collishaw 592 21.7 -9.8
Green Tony Arthur Park 339 12.4 -2.8
Liberal Democrat Leigh John Tooke 107 3.9 -1.7
Majority
Turnout 2,728
Labour hold Swing

Crome

Crome
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Marion Frances Maxwell 1,071 41.6 -20.2
UKIP Ann Doris Williams 697 27.1 +27.1
Conservative Natasha Allen 418 16.2 -2.7
Green Judith Marianne Ford 257 10.0 -3.3
Liberal Democrat Chris Thomas 86 3.3 -2.8
Left Unity Julian Joseph Bell 44 1.7 +1.7
Majority
Turnout 2,573
Labour hold Swing

Eaton

Eaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat James William Wright 1,444 36.8 -10.8
Conservative Antony Daniel Little 1,176 29.9 +2.1
Labour Chris Elderton 711 18.1 +0.4
Green Jane Isobel Saunders 598 15.2 +5.2
Majority
Turnout 3,929
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Lakenham

Lakenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Chris Herries 971 34.7 -10.9
UKIP Steve Emmens 595 21.2 +12.7
Liberal Democrat David Angus Fairbairn 584 20.8 -5.3
Green Laura Jane Middleton 415 14.8 +0.5
Conservative Jonathan Richard Gillespie 236 8.4 +3.0
Majority
Turnout 2,801
Labour hold Swing

Mancroft

Mancroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Simeon Jackson 1,368 45.4 +2.6
Labour Stephanie Ann Friend 990 32.9 -4.6
Conservative Stefano Joseph Pollard 429 14.3 +2.8
Liberal Democrat Caroline Elizabeth Aliwell 223 7.4 -0.8
Majority
Turnout 3,010
Green hold Swing

Mile Cross

Mile Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Charmain Louise Woollard 986 40.4 -14.4
UKIP Steven David Bradley 568 23.3 +23.3
Green Richard Alan Edwards 481 19.7 -2.3
Conservative Jessica Irene Victoria Lancod-Frost 292 12.0 -3.8
Liberal Democrat Michael Anthony Sutton-Croft 112 4.6 -2.6
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Nelson

Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Tim Michael Jones 1,912 53.0 -6.5
Labour Co-op Beth Jones 1,137 31.5 +6.3
Liberal Democrat Ryan Jonathan Mercer 287 8.0 +1.7
Conservative Robert Alexander Hansard 274 7.6 -1.4
Majority 775
Turnout 3,610
Green hold Swing

Sewell

Sewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Matthew Robert Packer 983 37.0 -9.2
Green Matthew John Townsend 712 26.8 -5.8
UKIP Glenn Stuart Tingle 446 16.8 +16.8
Conservative Daniel Edward Elmer 343 12.9 -2.6
Liberal Democrat Samuel Neal 121 4.6 -1.1
Left Unity Karen Elaine Michael 52 2.0 +2.0
Majority
Turnout 2,657
Labour hold Swing

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Lesley Juliet Grahame 1,378 42.2 -0.5
Labour Eamonn Patrick Burgess 968 29.6 -0.9
Conservative Michael David Gillespie 645 19.8 +3.0
Liberal Democrat Simon Richard Nobbs 274 8.4 -1.6
Majority
Turnout 3,265
Green hold Swing

Town Close

Town Close
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Ash Haynes 1,632 42.1 -4.1
Labour Co-op Jamal Sealey 1,289 33.2 +4.9
Conservative Barry Cochrane 718 18.5 +1.8
Liberal Democrat Steffan Luke Aquarone 242 6.2 -2.6
Majority
Turnout 3,881
Green hold Swing

University

University ward elected two seats in this election, with each voter casting up to two votes under the plurality-at-large voting system.

University
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bert Bremner 1,386 28.9
Labour Roger Ryan 1,016 21.2
Green Phillip Anthony Di Palma 787 16.4
Green Spinoza Pitman 635 13.3
Conservative Joe David Ferris 324 6.8
Conservative Hannah Emma Wiltshire 296 6.2
Liberal Democrat Tom Crisp 179 3.7
Liberal Democrat Philip Jimenez 167 3.5
Majority
Turnout 4,790
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wensum

Wensum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Sandra Bogelein 1,407 47.7 -3.0
Labour Martin Alan Peek 1,050 35.6 -3.3
Conservative James Kenneth Wight 372 12.6 +5.3
Liberal Democrat Helen Anne Whitworth 123 4.2 +1.0
Majority 357
Turnout 2,952
Green hold Swing

References

  1. http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2014/279/
  2. "Local election results May 2014". norwich.gov.uk. Norwich City Council. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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