2010 city council election for Norwich, England
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]
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 | 6.4 | |
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 | 7.4 | |
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 | 8.3 | |
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 | 1.3 | |
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 | 11.3 | |
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 | 6.6 | |
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 | 0.8 | |
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 | 9.3 | |
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 | 2.4 | |
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 | 7.2 | |
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 | 5.1 | |
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 | 13.5 | |
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 | 9.5 | |
References
- ^ "Local Election Results 2010". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "'Super councils' in Exeter and Norwich get go ahead". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Pickles stops unitary councils in Exeter, Norwich and Suffolk". Department for Communities and Local Government. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2010 - Norwich". www.andrewteale.me.uk.