Elections to Norwich City Council took place on 3 May 2012, the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.[1] Fifteen out of thirty-nine council seats were up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council from No Overall Control.
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15 of 39 seats to Norwich City Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the 2012 local election results in Norwich. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Green Party held firm, while the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives suffered losses.
The Liberal Democrats lost their last seat in Lakenham to Labour, meaning that they now only held seats in the affluent Eaton ward. Former Liberal Democrat Group leader, Judith Lubbock held Eaton convincingly.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
- Labour 21 (+3)
- Green 15 (no change)
- Liberal Democrat 3 (-1)
- Conservative 0 (-2)
All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2008 election, the last time these seats were contested.
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 53.3 | 39.7 | 12,854 | +14.8 | |
Green | 6 | − | − | − | 40.0 | 30.3 | 9,847 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | − | 16.3 | 5,285 | -6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 4,215 | -8.4 | |
UKIP | 0 | − | − | − | − | 0.7 | 215 | ±0.0 | |
Total | 15 | Turnout | 31.7% | 32,416 |
Council Composition edit
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
18 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
Labour | Green | Lib Dem | Con |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
21 | 15 | 3 |
Labour | Green | Lib Dem |
Ward results edit
Bowthorpe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sally Button | 1,268 | 54.7 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Stuart Taylor | 585 | 25.2 | -9.7 | |
Green | Jean Bishop | 350 | 15.1 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Haydn Perrett | 117 | 5.0 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 683 | 29.5 | +18.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,320 | 27.7 | -8.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.3 |
Catton Grove edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gail Harris | 1,036 | 47.2 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Mike Stonard | 978 | |||
Conservative | Evelyn Collishaw | 703 | 32.0 | -1.2 | |
Conservative | Paul Holmes | 629 | |||
Green | Judith Ford | 331 | 15.1 | +4.9 | |
Green | Tony Park | 312 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Leigh Tooke | 124 | 5.7 | -1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Findlow | 111 | |||
Turnout | 28.1 | -7.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour hold |
Crome edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Bradford | 1,272 | 61.8 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | Jessica Lancod-Frost | 388 | 18.9 | -5.8 | |
Green | Christine Way | 273 | 13.3 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Cross | 125 | 6.1 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 884 | 42.9 | +15.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,058 | 28.8 | -9.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 |
Eaton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Judith Lubbock | 1,820 | 47.6 | +13.4 | |
Conservative | Antony Little | 947 | 24.8 | -6.4 | |
Labour | Geraldine Waring | 677 | 17.7 | -4.1 | |
Green | Susan Curran | 379 | 9.9 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 873 | 22.8 | +19.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,823 | 52.4 | -6.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.9 |
Lakenham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patrick Manning | 1,149 | 45.6 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Fairbairn | 658 | 26.1 | +4.8 | |
Green | Nick Bishop | 361 | 14.3 | -4.2 | |
UKIP | Steve Emmens | 215 | 8.5 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Mathew Morris | 135 | 5.4 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 491 | 19.5 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,518 | 35.1 | -6.5 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 0.4 |
Mancroft edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Lucy Howard | 1,077 | 42.8 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Marion Maxwell | 943 | 37.5 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Oliver Watson | 288 | 11.5 | -3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Nobbs | 207 | 8.2 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 134 | 5.3 | -2.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,515 | 31.3 | -9.7 | ||
Green hold | Swing | 1.4 |
Mile Cross edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Deborah Gihawi | 1,019 | 54.8 | +3.8 | |
Green | Richard Edwards | 409 | 22.0 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Oscar Pinnington | 267 | 16.0 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 134 | 7.2 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 610 | 32.8 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,829 | 24.2 | -7.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 |
Nelson edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | David Rogers | 1,644 | 59.5 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Stuart Goodman | 697 | 25.2 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Alexandra Davies | 249 | 9.0 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Katie Atkins | 173 | 6.3 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 947 | 34.3 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,763 | 36.8 | -12.7 | ||
Green hold | Swing | 2.9 |
Sewell edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kevin Barker | 990 | 46.2 | +5.0 | |
Green | Howard Jago | 700 | 32.6 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Anthony Barton | 332 | 15.5 | -4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Thomas | 123 | 5.7 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 290 | 13.6 | -2.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,145 | 28.0 | -10.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 |
Thorpe Hamlet edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Ben Price | 1,111 | 42.7 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Tony Waring | 793 | 30.5 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Stefan Rose | 437 | 16.8 | -5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hooke | 260 | 10.0 | -4.7 | |
Majority | 318 | 12.2 | -3.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,601 | 30.2 | -7.7 | ||
Green hold | Swing | 1.6 |
Town Close edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Paul Neale | 1,333 | 46.2 | +2.0 | |
Labour | John Sailing | 818 | 28.3 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Guy Owen | 481 | 16.7 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Johnston | 254 | 8.8 | -2.8 | |
Majority | 515 | 17.9 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,886 | 33.9 | -12.5 | ||
Green hold | Swing | 0.8 |
University edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Brenda Arthur | 1,153 | 57.0 | -0.2 | |
Green | Robert Laird | 493 | 24.4 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Thomas Cannon | 246 | 12.2 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wright | 129 | 6.4 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 660 | 32.6 | -5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,021 | 26.5 | -4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 |
Wensum edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Neil Blunt | 1,386 | 51.1 | +7.4 | |
Green | Caroline Brimblecombe | 1,276 | |||
Labour | Vaughan Thomas | 1,039 | 38.3 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Samuel Earl | 1,012 | |||
Conservative | Hannah Gascoigne | 196 | 7.2 | -5.1 | |
Conservative | Simon Harrison | 189 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jess Hallybone | 91 | 3.4 | -2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Whitworth | 78 | |||
Turnout | 33.2 | -7.1 | |||
Green hold | |||||
Green hold |
References edit
- ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Norwich". www.andrewteale.me.uk.