2006 city council election for Norwich, England
The 2006 Norwich City Council election took place on 6 May 2006 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council seats were up for election. The council remained under no overall control, with the Labour Party overtaking the Liberal Democrats as the largest party.[2]
Results summary
2006 Norwich City Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 40.0 | 10 | 16 | 41.0 | 10,523 | 27.7 | -0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 6 | 20.0 | 9 | 12 | 30.8 | 10,448 | 27.5 | -5.7 |
| Green | 5 | 4 | 33.3 | 4 | 9 | 23.1 | 9,356 | 24.6 | +7.2 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 7,074 | 18.6 | +0.3 |
| NOTW | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 463 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 98 | 0.3 | N/A |
Ward results
Bowthorpe
Bowthorpe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Antony Little | 1,055 | 41.7 | +6.4 |
| Labour | Ronald Borrett | 916 | 36.2 | −1.3 |
| Green | Nicholas Bishop | 290 | 11.5 | +1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Richardson | 268 | 10.6 | −4.6 |
Majority | 139 | 5.5 | — |
Turnout | 2,529 | 33.0 | −16.0 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 3.9 | |
Catton Grove
Catton Grove Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brian Morrey | 823 | 38.0 | +6.3 |
| Conservative | Ian Mackie | 677 | 31.3 | +1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kendrick | 357 | 16.5 | −2.5 |
| Green | Fiona Dawson | 306 | 14.1 | −0.6 |
Majority | 146 | 6.7 | — |
Turnout | 2,163 | 29.4 | +2.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |
Crome
Crome Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jennifer Lay | 1,058 | 44.9 | +3.2 |
| Conservative | John Fisher | 645 | 27.4 | +4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Esther Harris | 357 | 15.2 | −5.3 |
| Green | Christopher Webb | 296 | 12.6 | +1.1 |
Majority | 413 | 17.5 | — |
Turnout | 2,356 | 32.9 | +2.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
Eaton
Eaton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Watkins | 1,757 | 47.0 | −6.4 |
| Conservative | Victor Hopes | 1,138 | 30.4 | +3.7 |
| Labour | Josephine Smith | 424 | 11.3 | +0.7 |
| Green | Neville Bartlett | 419 | 11.2 | +3.7 |
Majority | 619 | 16.6 | — |
Turnout | 3,738 | 52.6 | +1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.1 | |
Lakenham
Lakenham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mary Cannell | 1,015 | 37.8 | +0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Clark | 1,000 | 37.2 | −2.5 |
| Conservative | Eileen Wyatt | 336 | 12.5 | +1.4 |
| Green | Stephen Little | 334 | 12.4 | +3.7 |
Majority | 15 | 0.6 | — |
Turnout | 2,685 | 38.4 | +4.4 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 1.4 | |
Mancroft
Mancroft (2 seats due to by-election) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Howard Jago | 849 | 35.1 | +15.8 |
| Green | Steven Altman | 747 | | |
| Labour | David Fullman | 687 | 28.4 | +0.3 |
| Labour | Daniel Douglas | 686 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | April Pond | 563 | 23.3 | −11.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nesar Ahmed | 550 | | |
| Conservative | George Richards | 321 | 13.3 | +0.5 |
| Conservative | Giovanna Maurizio | 294 | | |
Turnout | | 38.5 | +9.5 |
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats |
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats |
Mile Cross
Mile Cross Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Linda Blakeway | 849 | 41.7 | +4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Carl Mayhew | 700 | 34.4 | −4.0 |
| Green | Susan Curran | 250 | 12.3 | +2.1 |
| Conservative | David Mackie | 235 | 11.6 | +1.4 |
Majority | 149 | 7.3 | — |
Turnout | 2,034 | 29.4 | +1.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 | |
Nelson
Nelson Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Claire Stephenson | 1,805 | 61.3 | +16.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Fairbairn | 523 | 17.8 | −12.1 |
| Labour | Peter Bartram | 353 | 12.0 | +1.0 |
| Conservative | Lisa Ivory | 264 | 9.0 | +2.6 |
Majority | 1,282 | 43.5 | — |
Turnout | 2,945 | 43.3 | −2.7 |
| Green hold | Swing | 14.3 | |
Sewell
NOTW = Norwich Over The Water
Sewell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Susan Sands | 674 | 29.7 | −0.4 |
| NOTW | Paul Scruton | 463 | 20.4 | −2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Nobbs | 416 | 18.3 | +2.0 |
| Green | Richard Edwards | 401 | 17.7 | +4.5 |
| Conservative | Matthew Brice | 317 | 14.0 | −0.1 |
Majority | 211 | 9.3 | — |
Turnout | 2,271 | 32.5 | +2.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
Thorpe Hamlet
Thorpe Hamlet (2 seats due to by-election) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Joyce Divers | 1,004 | 41.0 | +0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hooke | 869 | | |
| Labour | Thomas Gordon | 542 | 22.1 | +1.5 |
| Labour | Robin Taylor | 506 | | |
| Green | James Conway | 497 | 20.3 | +4.0 |
| Conservative | Trevor Ivory | 408 | 16.6 | −1.3 |
| Green | Penelope Lawrence | 378 | | |
| Conservative | Christine Page | 372 | | |
Turnout | | 33.5 | +3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
Town Close
Town Close Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Janet Bearman | 1,319 | 39.8 | +20.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Billy Boulton | 923 | 27.9 | −13.2 |
| Conservative | John Wyatt | 582 | 17.6 | +0.1 |
| Labour | Paula Skelton | 487 | 14.7 | −4.6 |
Majority | 396 | 11.9 | — |
Turnout | 3,311 | 42.7 | +6.7 |
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 16.8 | |
University
University Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | James Bremner | 893 | 41.5 | +4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Rooza | 658 | 30.6 | −6.6 |
| Green | Jack Guest | 301 | 14.0 | +1.7 |
| Conservative | Rachael Howarth | 201 | 9.3 | +0.2 |
| UKIP | Vandra Ahlstrom | 98 | 4.6 | N/A |
Majority | 235 | 10.9 | — |
Turnout | 2,151 | 31.1 | −0.9 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 5.5 | |
Wensum
Wensum Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Tom Llewellyn | 1,164 | 46.4 | +15.0 |
| Labour | Benjamin Hathway | 610 | 24.3 | −0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne | 503 | 20.1 | −10.1 |
| Conservative | Louise Little | 229 | 9.1 | −0.8 |
Majority | 554 | 22.1 | — |
Turnout | 2,505 | 35.0 | +2.0 |
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 7.9 | |
By-elections
Mile Cross
Mile Cross: 27 July 2006[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Carl Mayhew | 789 | 46.1 | +11.7 |
| Labour | Barbara James | 702 | 41.0 | −0.7 |
| Green | Susan Curran | 115 | 6.7 | −5.6 |
| Conservative | David Mackie | 106 | 6.2 | −5.4 |
Majority | 87 | 5.1 | |
Turnout | 1,712 | 24.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.2 | |
References
- ^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2006 - Norwich". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Election 2006". BBC News.
- ^ "Lib Dems celebrate by-election win". Eastern Daily Press. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2009.