2010 Norwich City Council election

The 2010 Norwich City Council election took place on 9 September 2010 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election.[1] The elections took place later in the year than other local elections. Norwich had previously been granted permission to become a unitary authority, with local elections postponed until 2011.[2] When the Coalition Government won the general election earlier that year, Norwich's permission to form a unitary authority was overturned. Because of this, the High Court ruled that those councillors who had stayed on beyond their four-year term were no longer constitutionally elected, and would need to seek re-election. This resulted in there being an election in every ward in September to renew the mandate for the wards.[3]

2010 Norwich City Council election
9 September 2010
13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Norwich City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Labour Green
Seats before 15 13
Seats won 7 5
Seats after 16 14
Seat change Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 9,906 7,761
Percentage 34.6% 27.1%
Swing Increase6.8% Increase2.6%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before 6 5
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 5 4
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease1
Popular vote 4,910 5,532
Percentage 17.1% 19.3%
Swing Decrease9.8% Increase0.2%
Map showing the 2010 local election results in Norwich.
Council control before election

No Overall Control

 Council control after election

No Overall Control

All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2006 election, the last time these seats were contested.

Election result
Norwich City Council Election, 2010[4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 7 1 0 +1 53.8 34.6 9,906 +6.8
  Green 5 1 0 +1 38.5 27.1 7,761 +2.6
  Conservative 0 0 1 -1 − 19.3 5,532 +0.2
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 1 -1 7.7 17.1 4,910 -9.8
  UKIP 0 − − − − 1.8 529 +1.5
Total 13 Turnout 28.1 28,638

Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2006.

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
15 13 6 5
Labour Green Lib Dem Con

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
16 14 5 4
Labour Green Lib Dem Con

Ward results

Bowthorpe
Bowthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Storie 862 41.3 +5.8
Conservative Anthony Little 816 39.1 -6.9
Green Jean Bishop 225 10.8 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Perrett 184 8.8 +1.7
Majority 46 2.2 —
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase6.4

Catton Grove
Catton Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Westmacott 835 42.8 +8.0
Conservative Charlotte Casimir 650 33.3 -6.7
Green Rebecca Smith 208 10.7 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Thomas 135 6.9 -4.2
UKIP Paul Williams 123 6.3 N/A
Majority 185 9.5 —
Labour hold Swing Increase7.4

Crome
Crome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Lay 1,085 55.2 +13.3
Conservative Christopher Baxter 543 27.6 -3.3
Green Paul McAlenan 199 10.1 -5.2
Liberal Democrats Alexander Findlow 137 7.0 -5.0
Majority 542 26.3 +15.3
Labour hold Swing Increase8.3

Easton
Eaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Wright 1,356 41.4 -5.3
Conservative Tak-Man Li 937 28.6 -7.9
Labour Benjamin Dilks 549 16.8 +9.0
Green Nicholas Clinch 431 13.2 +4.2
Majority 419 12.8 +2.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.3

Lakenham
Lakenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victoria MacDonald 899 35.7 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Howard Lee 652 25.9 -15.9
Green Kit Jones 608 24.2 +14.8
Conservative Christopher Benjamin 243 9.7 -1.7
UKIP Steve Emmens 113 4.5 -3.9
Majority 247 9.8 —
Labour hold Swing Increase11.3

Mancroft
Mancroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Graeme Gee 813 37.6 -5.5
Labour Marion Maxwell 673 31.1 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Nobbs 371 17.2 +3.1
Conservative Suzie Pulford 305 14.1 -5.2
Majority 140 6.5 -13.2
Green hold Swing Decrease6.6

Mile Cross
Mile Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Viv Thomas 797 43.2 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Carl Mayhew 455 24.6 +2.5
Conservative Oscar Pinnington 266 14.4 -7.9
Green Jo Henderson 238 12.9 -3.5
UKIP Richard Crooks 90 4.9 N/A
Majority 342 18.6 +1.7
Labour hold Swing Increase0.8

Nelson
Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Claire Stephenson 1,297 58.5 -6.8
Labour Marian Chapman 535 24.1 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnston 198 8.9 -3.3
Conservative Stefan Rose 186 8.4 -1.3
Majority 762 34.4 -18.6
Green hold Swing Decrease9.3

Sewell
Sewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Sands 792 39.6 +10.2
Green Jessica Goldfinch 604 30.2 +5.4
Conservative David Mackie 333 16.7 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Selwyn Taylor 168 8.4 -4.0
UKIP Glenn Tingle 103 5.2 N/A
Majority 188 9.4 +4.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.4

Thorpe Hamlet
Thorpe Hamlet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lesley Grahame 859 41.3 -4.8
Labour Shane Mann 412 19.8 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Dave Thomas 409 19.7 -9.4
Conservative Hannah Feiner 401 19.3 +9.0
Majority 447 21.5 +4.5
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease7.2

Town Close
Town Close
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ash Haynes 983 38.2 -3.7
Labour Gareth Hardy 560 21.8 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Sam Bailey 550 21.4 -2.5
Conservative Eileen Wyatt 479 18.6 -0.2
Majority 423 16.4 -1.7
Green hold Swing Decrease5.1

University
University
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bert Bremner 1,164 63.4 +20.0
Green Sue Carpenter 409 22.3 -6.9
Conservative Nicholas Hindley 140 7.6 -6.1
Liberal Democrats James Ebelewicz 123 6.7 -7.0
Majority 755 41.1 +26.9
Labour hold Swing Increase13.5

Wensum
Wensum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Steven Altman 887 43.6 -7.0
Labour Thomas Vaughan 743 36.5 +12.0
Conservative Stephen Karanicholas 233 11.4 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Clare Dennis 172 8.5 -2.0
Majority 144 7.1 -19.1
Green hold Swing Decrease9.5

References
  1. "Local Election Results 2010". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. "'Super councils' in Exeter and Norwich get go ahead". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. "Pickles stops unitary councils in Exeter, Norwich and Suffolk". Department for Communities and Local Government. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2010 - Norwich". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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