2019 Norwich City Council election explained

Election Name:2019 Norwich City Council Election
Type:Parliamentary
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2018 Norwich City Council election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2021 Norwich City Council election
Next Year:2021
Seats For Election:All 39 seats to Norwich City Council
Majority Seats:20
Election Date:2 May 2019
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:31 seats
Seats1:27
Seat Change1:4
Popular Vote1:14,035
Percentage1:38.0%
Swing1:11.2pp
Party2:Green Party of England and Wales
Last Election2:5 seats
Seats2:9
Seat Change2:4
Popular Vote2:11,245
Percentage2:30.4%
Swing2:11.0pp
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election3:3 seats
Seats3:3
Popular Vote3:5,468
Percentage3:14.8%
Swing3:3.3pp
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour Party (UK)
After Election:Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Norwich City Council were held on 2 May 2019. Following boundary changes, all 39 seats were put up for election, with three councillors being elected per ward using the block vote system.[1] The election saw the Green Party reclaim five seats from the Labour Party, while losing one to Labour in Town Close. The Labour Party retained its majority on the council.

Background

In the 2018 election, the Labour Party achieved its best result in the city since the 1990s, winning 49% of the vote and 12 of 13 seats up for election, with the Greens dropping to their worst percentage result since 2004 (19%) and losing all 5 seats they were defending. This followed a similar victory for Labour within Norwich in the 2017 Norfolk County Council election and the 2017 re-election of Norwich South Labour MP Clive Lewis with 61% of the vote. As a result of the 2018 election, Labour held 31 of the 39 seats - 79.5% of the total.

In late 2017, the Local Government Boundary Commission began a review of the Norwich City Council boundaries.[2]

All councillors had to seek reelection in the 2019 Norwich City Council election, on changed boundaries, rather than the usual third of each ward.

Summary

Results summary

Changes in vote share are relative to 2018.

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

3153
LabourGreenLib Dem

The results were as follows:

2793
LabourGreenLib Dem

Ward results

Wensum

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trailer - Local Elections May 2019 . 2018-06-18 . 2019-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629174258/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/uklocalgov/elec2019.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: Could Norwich be set for fewer councillors and less frequent elections?. 29 November 2017.