Norwich City Council election, 2011
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The 2011 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the nationwide referendum on the Alternative Vote.
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Summary
Labour gained Bowthorpe and Catton Grove from the Conservatives, while the Greens seized Thorpe Hamlet from the Liberal Democrats.
- Labour performed best against the Conservatives in their target seats, although they fell short in Wensum and Mancroft as the Green Party's support held up well. The one Green Party gain came in Thorpe Hamlets against the Liberal Democrats, where their triumph meant all three of the ward's seats were now held by them.
- Despite their vote increasing on the previous elections in September 2010, the Conservatives still lost the only two seats they were defending. Disappointing for them, their support rose in all but one of the seats they did not hold previously, while their support fell in the seats they were defending, Bowthorpe and Catton Grove.
- As in the previous election, the Liberal Democrats were relegated to Eaton, while their support across the rest of the city fell sharply.
In the affluent south west of the city, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had fought very hard to win Eaton following the decision of sitting Liberal Democrat Councillor, Ros Wright (wife of Norwich South MP Simon Wright), to stand down. The Liberal Democrats held on with Caroline Ackroyd securing a majority of 129, although there was a 4.9% swing to the Conservative candidate Chris Groves. Turnout was once again the highest in the city at 58.6%.
The new political make-up of the city council was: Labour 18 Greens 15 Liberal Democrats 4 Conservatives 2.
Turnout across the city was 40.2%, with the AV Referendum being seen as partly responsible for the marked rise.
Election result
Norwich City Council Election, 2011[1] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 7 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 53.8 | 36.8 | 14,990 | +2.2 | ||
Green | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 38.5 | 28.0 | 11,388 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 20.5 | 8,345 | +1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 5,101 | -4.6 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 904 | +0.4 |
Ward results
Bowthorpe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mike Sands | 1,381 | 45.8 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Andrew Wiltshire | 1,053 | 34.9 | -4.2 | |
Green | Jean Kathleen Bishop | 406 | 13.5 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Haydn Perrett | 173 | 5.7 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 328 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,013 | 35.8 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.4 |
Catton Grove
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Kendrick | 1,152 | 42.8 | -1.3 | |
Conservative | Evelyn Jean Collishaw | 922 | 33.2 | -0.1 | |
Green | Lee Claire Cozens | 284 | 10.2 | -0.5 | |
UKIP | Paul Williams | 221 | 8.0 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Thomas | 196 | 6.9 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 230 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 2775 | 35.3 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.6 |
Crome
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alan Henry Waters | 1450 | 52.4 | -0.2 | |
Conservative | Christopher John Baxter | 684 | 24.7 | -1.6 | |
Green | Christine Patricia Way | 267 | 9.7 | +1.0 | |
UKIP | Wendy Jane Atkinson | 217 | 7.8 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alexander Lofgren Findlow | 148 | 5.4 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 766 | 27.7 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 2766 | 38.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Eaton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Caroline Sarah Ackroyd | 1,467 | 34.2 | -7.2 | |
Conservative | Chris Groves | 1,338 | 31.2 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Verity Jane Sinclair | 937 | 21.8 | +5.0 | |
Green | Jeremy Bartlett | 549 | 12.8 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 129 | 3.0 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,291 | 58.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | -4.9 |
Lakenham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Keith Malcolm Driver | 1,244 | 41.6 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Helen Anne Whitworth | 637 | 21.3 | -4.6 | |
Green | Penny Edwards | 554 | 18.5 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | Mathew John Morris | 243 | 11.8 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | Steve Emmens | 201 | 6.7 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 607 | 20.3 | +10.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,989 | 41.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.3 |
Mancroft
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Amy Grace Stammers | 1,355 | 41.5 | +3.9 | |
Labour Co-op | Marion Frances Maxwell | 1,092 | 33.4 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Stefan Richard Rose | 491 | 15.0 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Simon Richard Nobbs | 330 | 10.1 | -7.1 | |
Majority | 263 | 8.1 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,268 | 41.0 | |||
Green hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Miles Cross
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ralph Edward Gayton | 1,227 | 51.0 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Oscar Pinnington | 445 | 18.5 | +4.1 | |
Green | Ben Francis Duffy | 343 | 14.2 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Carl Edward Mayhew | 288 | 12.0 | -12.6 | |
UKIP | Richard Crooks | 105 | 4.4 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 782 | 32.5 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,408 | 32.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Nelson
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Denise Eileen Carlo | 2,059 | 54.8 | -3.7 | |
Labour | Marian Chapman | 986 | 26.2 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Hannah Charley Feiner | 425 | 11.3 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kate Hannah Atkins | 288 | 7.7 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 1,073 | 28.6 | -6.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,758 | 49.5 | |||
Green hold | Swing | -3.1 |
Sewell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Dawn Brociek-Coulton | 1,187 | 41.2 | +1.6 | |
Green | Megan Susannah Lewis | 720 | 25.0 | -5.2 | |
Conservative | Tony Barton | 573 | 19.9 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Robert Williams | 243 | 8.4 | 0.0 | |
UKIP | Glenn Stuart Tingle | 160 | 5.5 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 467 | 16.2 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,883 | 38.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Thorpe Hamlet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Jo Henderson | 1,238 | 39.3 | -2.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Michael John Stonard | 753 | 23.9 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | William Samuel de Spretter | 694 | 22.0 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Nigel Hooke | 464 | 14.7 | -5.0 | |
Majority | 585 | 15.4 | -6.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,149 | 37.9 | |||
Green gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | -3.1 |
Town Close
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Stephen Ralph Little | 1763 | 44.2 | +6.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Chris Ovel | 991 | 24.8 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Christopher David Benjamin | 762 | 19.1 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Johnston | 464 | 11.6 | -10.8 | |
Majority | 772 | 19.4 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 3980 | 46.4 | |||
Green hold | Swing | +1.5 |
University
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Sarah Grenville | 1,382 | 57.3 | -6.1 | |
Green | Robbie Laird | 475 | 19.7 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | Tom Cannon | 328 | 13.6 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Norris Wright | 228 | 9.4 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 907 | 37.6 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,413 | 31.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 |
Wensum
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Lucy Frances Galvin | 1,375 | 43.7 | +0.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Thomas Vaughan | 1,208 | 38.4 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Stephen Michael Karanicholas | 387 | 12.3 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kathy Riviere | 175 | 5.6 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 167 | 5.3 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,145 | 40.3 | |||
Green hold | Swing | -0.9 |
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