2008 Norwich City Council election

2008 city council election for Norwich, England December 2024 November 2013 2008 Norwich City Council election Parliamentary no yes 2007 Norwich City Council election 2007 2010 Norwich City Council election 2010 13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Norwich City Council 20 1 May 2008 Labour Party (UK) 4 8,738 24.9% 2.2% 15 15 Green Party of England and Wales 5 3 10,140 28.9% 11.6% 10 13 Conservative Party (UK) 2 2 8,076 23.0% 5.2% 3 5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 5 7,509 21.4% 11.0% 11 6 Norwich wards 2008.png 300px Map showing the 2008 local election results in Norwich. Council control Council control after election No Overall Control No Overall Control The 2008 Norwich City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election. http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2008/279/ Local Election Results 2008 – Norwich Local Elections Archive Project 3 May 2016 This was on the same day as other local elections. The Green Party won the most votes across Norwich for the first time, and won a plurality of the seats up for election. This marked the first time that the Greens had won a plurality of the votes and seats in a local authority election. It is also, as of 2024, the last time that the Greens won the most seats or votes in a Norwich City Council election. However, as only 13 of 39 council seats were up for election, Labour remained the largest party. As of 2024, the 2008 election is the last election to see any member of the Conservative Party elected to Norwich City Council. All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2004 election, the last time these seats were contested. Election result Norwich Council Election Result 2008 Green Party of England and Wales 5 3 0 +3 38.5 28.9 10,140 +11.6 Labour Party (UK) 4 2 2 ±0 30.8 24.9 8,738 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) 2 2 0 +2 15.4 23.0 8,076 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 5 –5 15.4 21.4 7,509 -11.0 Norwich Over The Water 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 1.0 354 -0.5 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 0.7 240 N/A |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" | colspan="7" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Turnout | style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | 35.5 | style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | 35,057 | style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | |- Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2004. Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 15 11 10 3 Labour Lib Dem Green Con After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 15 13 6 5 Labour Green Lib Dem Con Ward results Bowthorpe Bowthorpe Conservative Party (UK) Niki George 1,268 46.0 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) Brenda April Ferris 979 35.5 -2.2 Green Party of England and Wales Jennifer Susan Toms 315 11.4 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Haydn Perrett 195 7.1 -3.9 289 10.5 +10.1 2,757 33.4 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 5.1 Catton Grove Catton Grove Conservative Party (UK) John Frederick Fisher 917 40.0 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Julie Westmacott 797 34.8 -1.9 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Hynson 321 14.0 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Dean 255 11.1 +3.0 120 5.2 -0.1 2,290 29.2 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 0.1 Crome Crome Labour Party (UK) David Charles Bradford 954 41.9 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ernie Horth 704 30.9 +3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Penelope Jane Edwards 348 15.3 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Douglas Penning 273 12.0 -4.1 250 11.0 -6.0 2,279 31.8 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) 3.0 Eaton Eaton Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Elizabeth Lubbock 1,950 46.7 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Niall Baxter 1,523 36.5 +3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Andrew Bearman 375 9.0 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) Philip Martin David Taylor 324 7.8 -4.0 427 10.2 +2.5 4,172 57.8 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1.3 Lakenham Lakenham Liberal Democrats (UK) David Angus Fairbairn 1,197 41.8 +5.6 Labour Party (UK) Bob Sanderson 833 29.1 -10.4 Conservative Party (UK) Eileen Olive Wyatt 327 11.4 +1.5 Green Party of England and Wales Martine Jane Beattie 268 9.4 -0.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Steve Emmens 240 8.4 +4.0 364 12.7 — 2,865 40.2 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8.0 Mancroft Mancroft Green Party of England and Wales Adrian St. John Holmes 1,099 43.1 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) David Fullman 598 23.5 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Wiltshire 491 19.3 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Richard Nobbs 360 14.1 -4.4 501 19.7 +6.6 2,548 34.0 +1.6 Green Party of England and Wales Liberal Democrats (UK) 3.3 Mile Cross Mile Cross Labour Party (UK) Deborah Giwahi 778 39.2 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Clive George Smith 443 22.3 +9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Thomas 439 22.1 -8.3 Green Party of England and Wales Christine Patricia Way 325 16.4 +3.6 335 16.9 +3.7 1,985 26.6 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 6.8 Nelson Nelson Green Party of England and Wales Bob Gledhill 1,906 65.3 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) Peter William Bartram 359 12.3 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gavin Andrew Holmes 356 12.2 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Malcom Andrew Chamberlin 283 9.7 +0.9 1,547 53.0 +8.2 2,919 39.7 -2.3 Green Party of England and Wales 2.2 Sewell Sewell Labour Party (UK) Michael John Banham 687 29.4 -9.6 Green Party of England and Wales Penelope Mary Killingbeck 579 24.8 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) David John Mackie 425 18.2 -0.8 Norwich Over The Water Paul Scruton 354 15.2 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Robert Williams 290 12.4 -5.5 108 4.6 -10.4 2,335 31.1 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) 5.2 Thorpe Hamlet Thorpe Hamlet Green Party of England and Wales Peter Offord 1,360 46.1 +11.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacky Sutton 859 29.1 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Simon Davison 425 14.4 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) Eamonn Burgess 305 10.3 -5.2 501 17.0 — 2,949 37.0 +1.6 Green Party of England and Wales Liberal Democrats (UK) 8.5 Town Close Town Close Green Party of England and Wales Samir Abbas Jeraj 1,317 41.9 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David John Munday 750 23.9 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Tak-Man Li 591 18.8 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) Andreas Kevin Paterson 483 15.4 +0.5 567 18.1 -4.1 3,141 38.5 -2.6 Green Party of England and Wales Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.1 University University Labour Party (UK) Brenda Arthur 1,052 43.4 -6.8 Green Party of England and Wales Armandine Jacqueline Blanche Stone 708 29.2 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Anthony George Wells 333 13.7 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Norris Wright 332 13.7 -6.8 344 14.2 -15.5 2,425 33.2 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 10.0 Wensum Wensum Green Party of England and Wales Ruth Alexandra Makoff 1,219 50.6 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Stephanie Bridget Clark 589 24.5 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Gillespie 346 14.4 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Ralph Clark 253 10.5 -4.5 630 26.2 +1.8 2,407 30.5 +0.7 Green Party of England and Wales 0.9 References Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Norfolk