2016 Norwich City Council election

2016 city council election for Norwich, England April 2016 April 2016 2016 Norwich City Council election Parliamentary no yes 2015 Norwich City Council election 2015 2018 Norwich City Council election 2018 13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Norwich City Council 20 5 May 2016 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 22 11 26 4 15,542 44.3% 4.6pp 95x50px|Blank Green Party of England and Wales 14 1 10 4 7,391 21.1% 9.3pp 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 3 1 3,743 10.7% 2.3pp Norwich wards 2016.png 300px Map showing the 2016 local election results in Norwich. Council control Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) The 2016 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35813119 Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland 21 April 2016 BBC News This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party increased their majority at the expense of the Green Party, capturing 4 previously Green-held seats; the Greens retained only Thorpe Hamlet ward, by a margin of 31 votes.https://www.norwich.gov.uk/info/20021/election_services/1791/local_election_results_may_2016 Local election results May 2016 6 May 2016 Norwich City Council The Labour Party achieved its best result in the city since 1998, winning 44% of the vote and 11 of 13 seats up for election, with the Greens dropping to their worst percentage result since 2005. UKIP achieved its best-ever result in the city, at 10.5%. The scale of the Labour victory was reported to have surprised both Labour and the Green Party and was partly attributed to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party bringing "some voters who had previously switched to the Greens back to Labour".https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/local-council/torrid-night-for-greens-in-norwich-as-labour-increase-its-860890 Torrid night for Greens in Norwich as Labour increase its hold on the city Annabelle Dickson And Dan Grimmer 6 May 2016 Eastern Daily Press All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2012 election, the last time these seats were contested. Overall result Norwich City Council Election, 2016 Labour Party (UK) 11 4 0 +4 84.6 44.3 15,542 +4.6 Green Party of England and Wales 1 0 4 -4 7.7 21.1 7,391 -9.3 Conservative Party (UK) 0 − − − − 13.4 4,709 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 − − − 7.7 10.7 3,743 -2.3 UK Independence Party 0 − − − − 10.5 3,697 +9.8 |-bgcolor=#F6F6F6 | colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total | style="text-align: right;" | 13 | colspan=4 style="text-align: right;" |Turnout | style="text-align: right;" | 36.25 | style="text-align: right;" | 35,082 | style="text-align: right;" | |- |} Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2012. Council composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 22 14 3 Labour Green Lib Dem After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 26 10 3 Labour Green Lib Dem Ward results Bowthorpe Bowthorpe ward Labour Party (UK) Sally Ann Button 1,218 53.5 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) James Edward Burgess 387 17.0 -8.2 UK Independence Party Michelle Newton 371 16.3 ‘‘N/A’’ Green Party of England and Wales Helen Carter 213 9.4 -5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yan Leon Malinowski 89 3.9 -1.1 831 36.5 2,278 26.0 Labour Party (UK) Catton Grove Catton Grove ward Labour Party (UK) Gail Paula Harris 1,150 47.4 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Edward Elmer 607 25.0 -7.0 UK Independence Party Michelle Ho 372 15.3 ‘‘N/A’’ Green Party of England and Wales Tony Park 175 7.2 -7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leigh Tooke 123 5.1 -0.6 543 22.4 2.427 Labour Party (UK) Crome Crome ward Labour Party (UK) David Charles Bradford 1,201 54.1 -7.7 UK Independence Party Ann Williams 396 17.8 ‘‘N/A’’ Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Mark Barber 375 16.9 -2.0 Green Party of England and Wales Judith Marianne Ford 163 7.3 -6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Samuel Neal 85 3.8 -2.3 805 36.3 2,220 Labour Party (UK) Eaton Eaton ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Lubbock 1,956 53.7 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) William Robb 725 19.9 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) Chris Elderton 689 18.9 +0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Jane Saunders 274 7.5 -2.8 UK Independence Party Gordon Cullingworth 194 5.3 ‘‘N/A’’ 1,231 33.8 3,644 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lakenham Lakenham ward Labour Party (UK) Patrick Manning 1,279 53.1 +7.5 UK Independence Party Steve Emmens 393 16.3 +7.8 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Hull 280 11.6 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Roy Wiltshire 234 9.7 +4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Emily Rachel Cutler 223 9.3 -16.8 886 36.8 2,409 Labour Party (UK) Mancroft Mancroft ward Labour Party (UK) David Fullman 1,232 43.8 +6.3 Green Party of England and Wales Amanda Chapman 877 31.2 -11.6 UK Independence Party Michael Ball 287 10.2 ‘‘N/A’’ Conservative Party (UK) Joshua Waller 271 9.6 -1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Crisp 144 5.1 -3.1 355 12.6 2,811 Labour Party (UK) Green Party of England and Wales Mile Cross Mile Cross ward Labour Party (UK) Vivien Thomas 1,024 52.4 -2.4 UK Independence Party David Rowell 338 17.3 ‘‘N/A’’ Green Party of England and Wales Lisa Jayne Shaw 264 13.5 -8.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Fisher 239 12.2 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Dymoke 89 4.6 -2.6 686 35.1 1,954 Labour Party (UK) Nelson Nelson ward Labour Party (UK) Hugo Malik 1,718 50.6 +25.4 Green Party of England and Wales Roland Pascoe 1,217 35.8 -23.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Fairbairn 208 6.1 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Haines 176 5.2 -3.8 UK Independence Party Steven Bradley 79 2.3 New 501 14.8 3,398 43.93 Labour Party (UK) Green Party of England and Wales Sewell Sewell ward Labour Party (UK) Ed Coleshill 1,257 52.5 +6.3 Green Party of England and Wales Gunnar Eigener 402 16.8 -15.8 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Chacksfield 321 13.4 -2.1 UK Independence Party Glenn Tingle 254 10.6 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Smith 160 6.7 +1.0 855 35.7 2,394 Labour Party (UK) Thorpe Hamlet Thorpe Hamlet ward Green Party of England and Wales Benjamin Price 1,123 36.3 -6.4 Labour Party (UK) Eamonn Burgess 1,092 35.3 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Gillespie 458 14.8 -2.0 UK Independence Party Nicholas Landsdell 230 7.4 ‘‘N/A’’ Liberal Democrats (UK) Melvyn Elias 188 6.1 -3.9 31 1.0 3,091 33.3 Green Party of England and Wales Town Close Town Close ward Labour Party (UK) Karen Davis 1,420 38.9 +10.6 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Neale 1,233 33.7 -12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Gillespie 509 13.9 -2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Anthony 276 7.6 -1.2 UK Independence Party Tania Emmens 215 5.9 ‘‘N/A’’ 188 5.2 3,652 Labour Party (UK) Green Party of England and Wales University University ward Labour Party (UK) Beth Jones 1,152 58.8 +1.8 Green Party of England and Wales Phil Di Palma 315 16.1 -8.3 UK Independence Party Drew Collins 189 9.6 ‘‘N/A’’ Conservative Party (UK) Henry Newton 179 9.1 -3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adam Stokes 125 6.4 ±0.0 837 42.7 1,960 28.9 Labour Party (UK) Wensum Wensum ward Labour Party (UK) Kevin Maguire 1,110 41.9 +3.6 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Edwards 855 32.3 -18.8 UK Independence Party Paul Harley 379 14.3 ‘‘N/A’’ Conservative Party (UK) William Richardson 228 8.6 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jack Spoor 77 2.9 -0.5 255 9.6 2,649 Labour Party (UK) Green Party of England and Wales References Norwich 2016 Category:2010s in Norfolk