1992 Norwich City Council election

'The 1992 Norwich City Council election' took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of 48 seats (one-third) were up for election, with one additional seat up due to the UK parliamentary by-elections in Henderson ward.

Results summary

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1992 Norwich City Council election[1]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 13   2 76.5 23 36 75.0 18,763 47.8 +0.6
  Liberal Democrats 3   2 17.6 6 9 18.8 9,254 23.6 -4.8
  Conservative 1   0 5.9 2 3 6.3 10,505 26.8 +6.4
  Green 0   0 0.0 0 0 0.0 712 1.8 -2.3

Ward results

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Bowthorpe

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Bowthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Ferris 1,287 58.4 −0.2
Conservative J. Knight 617 28.0 +4.0
Liberal Democrats N. Lubbock 243 11.0 −9.2
Green J. White 55 2.5 N/A
Majority 670 30.4 −3.2
Turnout 2,202 29.6 −9.9
Labour hold Swing  2.1

Catton Grove

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Catton Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Cox 959 51.3 +1.2
Conservative M. Slattery 666 35.6 +3.4
Liberal Democrats R. Richardson 174 9.3 −8.3
Green A. Darley 70 3.7 N/A
Majority 293 15.7
Turnout 2,065 30.3 −8.7
Labour hold Swing  1.1

Coslany

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Coslany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Watson 1,367 55.8 +0.9
Conservative E. Horth 737 30.1 +10.5
Liberal Democrats H. Tidman 266 10.8 −9.9
Green L. Moore 82 3.3 −1.5
Majority 630 25.7 −8.5
Turnout 2,452 39.9 −4.3
Labour hold Swing  4.8

Crome

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Crome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Waters 1,146 51.8 −6.1
Conservative C. Cushing 823 37.2 +18.0
Liberal Democrats D. Williment 242 10.9 −12.0
Majority 323 14.6 −20.3
Turnout 2,211 39.0 −3.7
Labour hold Swing  12.1

Eaton

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Eaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Cooper 1,954 57.8 +3.0
Labour J. Clissold 866 25.8 +3.5
Liberal Democrats S. Oakley 558 16.5 −2.7
Majority 1,088 32.0 −0.5
Turnout 3,378 51.8 −5.5
Conservative hold Swing  0.3

Heigham

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Heigham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Morrey 1,100 49.8 +0.4
Liberal Democrats A. Dunthorne 783 35.4 +3.9
Conservative V. Rayna 326 14.8 −0.3
Majority 317 32.2 −1.1
Turnout 2,209 38.5 −4.0
Labour hold Swing  1.8

Henderson

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Henderson (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Sillett 984 51.3 −1.8
Labour A. Jones 934
Conservative P. Munday 393 20.5 −0.3
Liberal Democrats L. Dunthorne 271 14.1 −1.7
Green J. Yarrow 270 14.1 +2.1
Liberal Democrats R. Holloway 219
Turnout 31.2 −13.0
Labour hold
Labour hold

Lakenham

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Lakenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Brown 1,229 57.7 ±0.0
Conservative C. Barry 651 30.6 +9.8
Liberal Democrats J. Robinson 249 11.7 −4.1
Majority 578 27.1 −9.8
Turnout 2,129 36.7 −7.5
Labour hold Swing  4.9

Mancroft

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Mancroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Gee 1,205 50.2 −0.3
Conservative R. Essex 943 39.3 +11.6
Liberal Democrats C. Risebrook 252 10.5 −6.7
Majority 262 10.9 −11.9
Turnout 2,400 37.8 −2.0
Labour hold Swing  6.0

Mile Cross

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Mile Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Betts 937 65.8 −3.6
Conservative D. Roberts 357 25.1 +10.5
Liberal Democrats J. Heaviside 98 6.9 −5.6
Green D. Mackellar 33 2.3 −1.2
Majority 580 40.7 −14.1
Turnout 1,425 25.5 −12.3
Labour hold Swing  7.1

Mousehold

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Mousehold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Machin 1,252 61.7 +2.1
Conservative I. Evans 540 26.6 +8.3
Liberal Democrats P. Denington 237 11.7 −4.5
Majority 712 35.1 −6.3
Turnout 2,029 33.1 −4.8
Labour hold Swing  3.1

Nelson

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Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. De Findlow 1,246 43.6 +0.2
Labour W. Chapman 1,073 37.5 −2.3
Conservative E. Martin 339 11.9 +0.4
Green D. Carlo 202 7.1 +1.8
Majority 173 6.0 +2.4
Turnout 2,860 57.0 −1.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing  1.3

St. Stephen

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St. Stephen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Swainson 1,306 47.5 −6.6
Conservative A. Daws 861 31.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats A. Leeder 582 21.2 −15.4
Majority 445 16.2 −1.3
Turnout 2,749 39.8 −7.2
Labour hold Swing  19.0

Thorpe Hamlet

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Thorpe Hamlet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Benwell 1,321 56.1 −3.8
Labour M. Pendred 642 27.2 +4.6
Conservative J. Rush 393 16.7 +4.8
Majority 679 28.8 −8.5
Turnout 2,356 39.8 −6.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  4.2

Town Close

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Town Close
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Thomas 1,606 48.7 −8.7
Labour B. Smith 1,202 36.5 +5.6
Conservative S. Collier 487 14.8 +5.0
Majority 404 12.3 −13.8
Turnout 3,295 58.7 −3.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing  7.2

University

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University
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Harris 1,274 49.0 +10.3
Liberal Democrats T. Davie 907 34.9 −12.6
Conservative C. Page 418 16.1 +5.4
Majority 367 14.1
Turnout 2,599 51.7 −5.7
Labour hold Swing  11.5

References

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  1. ^ "Norwich City Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 15 July 2021.