Norwich City Council election, 2008

Norwich City Council election, 2008

1 May 2008

13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Norwich City Council 20 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Green Liberal Democrat Seats won 15 13 6 Seat change 3 5 Popular vote 8,738 10,140 7,509 Percentage 24.9% 28.9% 21.4% Swing 4.0% 2.1% 2.0%   Fourth party   Party Conservative Seats won 5 Seat change 2 Popular vote 8,076 Percentage 23.0% Swing 2.7%

Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election No Overall Control

2008 local election results in Norwich

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.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. There was a general swing to the Conservatives and the Green Party, with the latter replacing the Liberal Democrats as the largest opposition party.

Election result

Norwich Council Election Result 2008[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	15			±0	38.5	24.9	8,738
	Green	13			+3	33.3	28.9	10,140
	Liberal Democrat	6			–5	15.4	21.4	7,509
	Conservative	5			+2	12.8	23.0	8,076
	Norwich Over The Water	0	0	0	±0	0.0	1.0	354
	UKIP	0	0	0	±0	0.0	0.7	240
Turnout							35.5	35,057

Ward results

Bowthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Niki George	1,268	46.0
	Labour	Brenda April Ferris	979	35.5
	Green	Jennifer Susan Toms	315	11.4
	Liberal Democrat	Haydn Perrett	195	7.1
Majority			289	10.5
Turnout			2,757	33.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Catton Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Frederick Fisher	917	40.0
	Labour	Julie Westmacott	797	34.8
	Green	Colin Hynson	321	14.0
	Liberal Democrat	Gordon Dean	255	11.1
Majority			120	5.2
Turnout			2,290	29.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Crome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Charles Bradford	954	41.9
	Conservative	Ernie Horth	704	30.9
	Green	Penelope Jane Edwards	348	15.3
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Douglas Penning	273	12.0
Majority			250	11.0
Turnout			2,279	31.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Eaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Judith Elizabeth Lubbock	1,950	46.7
	Conservative	Niall Baxter	1,523	36.5
	Green	Richard Andrew Bearman	375	9.0
	Labour	Philip Martin David Taylor	324	7.8
Majority			427	10.2
Turnout			4,172	57.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Lakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	David Angus Fairbairn	1,197	41.8
	Labour	Bob Sanderson	833	29.1
	Conservative	Eileen Olive Wyatt	327	11.4
	Green	Martine Jane Beattie	268	9.4
	UKIP	Steve Emmens	240	8.4
Majority			364	12.7
Turnout			2,865	40.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Mancroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Green	Adrian St. John Holmes	1,099	43.1
	Labour	David Fullman	598	23.5
	Conservative	Andrew Wiltshire	491	19.3
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Richard Nobbs	360	14.1
Majority			501	19.7
Turnout			2,548	34.0
	Green gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Mile Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Deborah Giwahi	778	39.2
	Conservative	Clive George Smith	443	22.3
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Thomas	439	22.1
	Green	Christine Patricia Way	325	16.4
Majority			335	16.9
Turnout			1,985	26.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Green	Bob Gledhill	1,906	65.3
	Labour	Peter William Bartram	359	12.3
	Liberal Democrat	Gavin Andrew Holmes	356	12.2
	Conservative	Malcom Andrew Chamberlin	283	9.7
Majority			1,547	53.0
Turnout			2,919	39.7
	Green hold		Swing

Sewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Michael John Banham	687	29.4
	Green	Penelope Mary Killingbeck	579	24.8
	Conservative	David John Mackie	425	18.2
	Norwich Over The Water	Paul Scruton	354	15.2
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Robert Williams	290	12.4
Majority			108	4.6
Turnout			2,335	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Thorpe Hamlet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Green	Peter Offord	1,360	46.1
	Liberal Democrat	Jacky Sutton	859	29.1
	Conservative	Matthew Simon Davison	425	14.4
	Labour	Eamonn Burgess	305	10.3
Majority			501	17.0
Turnout			2,949	37.0
	Green gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Town Close

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Green	Samir Abbas Jeraj	1,317	41.9
	Liberal Democrat	David John Munday	750	23.9
	Conservative	Tak-Man Li	591	18.8
	Labour	Andreas Kevin Paterson	483	15.4
Majority			567	18.1
Turnout			3,141	38.5
	Green gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Brenda Arthur	1,052	43.4
	Green	Armandine Jacqueline Blanche Stone	708	29.2
	Conservative	Paul Anthony George Wells	333	13.7
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Norris Wright	332	13.7
Majority			344	14.2
Turnout			2,425	33.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Wensum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Green	Ruth Alexandra Makoff	1,219	50.6
	Labour	Stephanie Bridget Clark	589	24.5
	Conservative	Mike Gillespie	346	14.4
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Ralph Clark	253	10.5
Majority			630	26.2
Turnout			2,407	30.5
	Green hold		Swing

References

1. "Local Election Results 2008 - Norwich". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 3 May 2016.