Norwich Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East of England · 39 seats in 13 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027

The Greens have a majority on Norwich Council. The council has 39 councillors in 13 wards. Seats by party: Green 21, Labour 12, Lib Dem 3, Reform 2, Other 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

The government withdrew its plan to reorganise councils in Norfolk on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Green (Majority)

39 seats - 20 for a majority

Reform 2Labour 12Lib Dem 3Green 21Other 1

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (14 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Green43.5%11

Labour20.6%0

Reform20.4%2

Lib Dem9.2%1

Conservative6.0%0

Other0.3%0

2026 election results for Norwich, ward by ward

Next election

6 May 2027

13 of 39 seats up, elected by thirds

Largest party

Green 21

majority of 3; 20 needed

Closest result

Catton Grove

Reform won by 59 votes over Green, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Bowthorpe

Labour hold, 1 May 2025 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

44%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourLib DemGreen

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 13 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Bowthorpe Amber Smith, Richard Lawes, Sue Sands	7 May 2026 Green 34.6% lead 2.9 pts
Catton Grove Mike Conroy, Jess Carrington, Mike Stonard	7 May 2026 Reform 30.5% lead 1.9 pts
Crome Adam Giles, Tim Day, Matthew Packer	7 May 2026 Reform 33.9% lead 5.2 pts
Eaton Judith Lubbock, James Wright, Caroline Ackroyd	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 45.9% lead 26.9 pts
Lakenham Keith Driver, Carli Harper, Ash Jones	7 May 2026 Green 39.2% lead 14.0 pts
Mancroft Amanda Fox, Martin Schmierer, Ian Stutely	7 May 2026 Green 58.3% lead 39.5 pts
Mile Cross Georgia Brumby, Jacob Huntley, Charlie Caine	7 May 2026 Green 50.1% lead 20.8 pts
Nelson Denise Carlo, Hannah Hoechner, Lucy Galvin	7 May 2026 Green 65.7% lead 46.8 pts
Sewell Gary Champion, Sophia Della Corte, Jenny Knight	7 May 2026 Green 63.4% lead 48.7 pts
Thorpe Hamlet Josh Worley-Smith, Ash Haynes, Bliss Wylie	7 May 2026 Green 43.1% lead 13.5 pts
Town Close Karen Davis, Chris Smith, Cate Oliver	7 May 2026 Green 45.8% lead 15.3 pts
University Tammy Searle, Beth Jones, Emma Hampton	7 May 2026 Green 43.0% lead 22.1 pts
Wensum Tom Butterworth, Ben Price, Toby Bolton	7 May 2026 Green 50.1% lead 26.1 pts

Bowthorpe

Amber Smith GreenRichard Lawes LabourSue Sands Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green34.6%

Reform31.7%

Labour23.8%

Conservative6.0%

Lib Dem3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Amber Smith Elected	Green	980	34.6%
Nick Taylor	Reform	898	31.7%
Mike Sands	Labour	673	23.8%
Rebeka Jones	Conservative	170	6.0%
Neil Hardman	Lib Dem	110	3.9%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Labour31.5%

Reform31.4%

Green19.6%

Conservative12.8%

Lib Dem4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Lawes Elected	Labour	689	31.5%
Nick Taylor	Reform	688	31.4%
Tony Arthur Park	Green	430	19.6%
Antony Daniel Little	Conservative	281	12.8%
Sean Timothy Bennett	Lib Dem	102	4.7%

Catton Grove

Jess Carrington LabourMike Conroy ReformMike Stonard Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform30.5%

Green28.6%

Labour27.0%

Conservative8.6%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Conroy Elected	Reform	969	30.5%
Tony Arthur Park	Green	910	28.6%
George Andrew Heaney	Labour	857	27.0%
Samuel Walker	Conservative	273	8.6%
Nigel Clifford Lubbock	Lib Dem	168	5.3%

Crome

Adam Giles LabourMatthew Packer LabourTim Day Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform33.9%

Labour28.7%

Green21.8%

Conservative8.5%

Lib Dem4.7%

British Democratic Party2.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tim Day Elected	Reform	1,143	33.9%
Claire Tamar Kidman	Labour	968	28.7%
Richard Alan Edwards	Green	735	21.8%
Tod James	Conservative	285	8.5%
Philip Jimenez	Lib Dem	159	4.7%
Kai Stephens	British Democratic Party	77	2.3%

Eaton

Caroline Ackroyd Lib DemJames Wright Lib DemJudith Lubbock Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem45.9%

Green19.0%

Reform15.3%

Labour12.0%

Conservative7.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Caroline Ackroyd Elected	Lib Dem	2,169	45.9%
Jane Isobel Saunders	Green	896	19.0%
Thomas Edward Waterhouse	Reform	723	15.3%
Bert Bremner	Labour	568	12.0%
Iain Gwynn	Conservative	367	7.8%

Lakenham

Ash Jones GreenCarli Harper LabourKeith Driver Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green39.2%

Reform25.2%

Labour24.8%

Conservative6.1%

Lib Dem4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ashlee David Jones Elected	Green	1,304	39.2%
Richard Eminson	Reform	840	25.2%
Gurpreet Padda	Labour	826	24.8%
Robert Hammond	Conservative	202	6.1%
Carol Denise Chilton	Lib Dem	158	4.7%

Mancroft

Amanda Fox GreenIan Stutely GreenMartin Schmierer Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green58.3%

Reform18.8%

Labour12.3%

Conservative5.7%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ian Clifford Stutely Elected	Green	1,784	58.3%
Mark Shaun Tucker	Reform	575	18.8%
Cavan Conan Stewart	Labour	377	12.3%
Sing On Lee	Conservative	173	5.7%
Clara Lynch	Lib Dem	150	4.9%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Green54.6%

Reform19.1%

Labour15.7%

Conservative5.3%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ian Clifford Stutely Elected	Green	1,087	54.6%
Craig Gordon Barker	Reform	381	19.1%
George Andrew Heaney	Labour	312	15.7%
Edith Jones	Conservative	106	5.3%
Gordon Richard Dean	Lib Dem	105	5.3%

Mile Cross

Charlie Caine GreenGeorgia Brumby GreenJacob Huntley Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green50.1%

Reform29.3%

Labour12.7%

Conservative4.8%

Lib Dem3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Georgia Elizabeth Brumby Elected	Green	1,503	50.1%
Craig Gordon Barker	Reform	878	29.3%
Sevi Marshall	Labour	382	12.7%
Georgi Dimitrov	Conservative	145	4.8%
Sean Timothy Bennett	Lib Dem	90	3.0%

Nelson

Denise Carlo GreenHannah Hoechner GreenLucy Galvin Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green65.7%

Labour18.9%

Reform7.2%

Lib Dem4.0%

Conservative3.3%

Communist Party of Britain0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Denise Eileen Carlo Elected	Green	3,138	65.7%
Michael Tony Howard	Labour	901	18.9%
Richard John Edmunds	Reform	343	7.2%
Marlowe North	Lib Dem	189	4.0%
John Clarke Ward	Conservative	159	3.3%
James Nutman	Communist Party of Britain	45	0.9%

Sewell

Gary Champion GreenJenny Knight GreenSophia Della Corte Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green63.4%

Reform14.7%

Labour14.3%

Conservative3.8%

Lib Dem3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sophia Della Corte Elected	Green	2,405	63.4%
Alexander Ben Stevens	Reform	557	14.7%
Michelle Solange Gregory	Labour	542	14.3%
Christine Mackie	Conservative	146	3.8%
Helen Bernadette Arundell	Lib Dem	146	3.8%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Green54.0%

Labour22.2%

Reform15.5%

Lib Dem4.2%

Conservative3.6%

Independent0.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jenny Knight Elected	Green	1,280	54.0%
Paul Nathan Guille	Labour	525	22.2%
Valerie Brind	Reform	367	15.5%
Marlowe North	Lib Dem	99	4.2%
Simon Mark Jones	Conservative	85	3.6%
His Excellency Freeman	Independent	13	0.5%

Thorpe Hamlet

Ash Haynes GreenBliss Wylie GreenJosh Worley-Smith Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green43.1%

Labour29.6%

Reform15.7%

Conservative7.5%

Lib Dem4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bliss Wylie Elected	Green	1,622	43.1%
Jane Christine Overhill	Labour	1,112	29.6%
Stephen Bailey	Reform	590	15.7%
Simon Mark Jones	Conservative	281	7.5%
Jeremy Nigel Hooke	Lib Dem	154	4.1%

Town Close

Cate Oliver GreenChris Smith LabourKaren Davis Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green45.8%

Labour30.5%

Reform12.2%

Conservative7.2%

Lib Dem4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Cate Oliver Elected	Green	1,973	45.8%
Lisa Charlotte Alston	Labour	1,313	30.5%
Mark Broome	Reform	526	12.2%
Mary Josephine Chacksfield	Conservative	309	7.2%
David Angus Fairbairn	Lib Dem	185	4.3%

University

Beth Jones LabourEmma Hampton LabourTammy Searle Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green43.0%

Reform20.9%

Labour17.9%

Lib Dem14.1%

Conservative4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tammy Searle Elected	Green	1,384	43.0%
Jenny Ashburn	Reform	672	20.9%
Matthew Ainsley	Labour	578	17.9%
James Andrew Hawketts	Lib Dem	455	14.1%
Patricia Marie Menaul	Conservative	132	4.1%

Wensum

Ben Price GreenToby Bolton GreenTom Butterworth Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Green50.1%

Reform24.0%

Labour15.7%

Conservative5.5%

Lib Dem4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tom Butterworth Elected	Green	1,706
Ben Price Elected	Green	1,641
Joe Skipper	Reform	818
Kevin Spilling	Reform	792
Kevin Joseph Patrick Maguire	Labour	534
Maggie Wheeler	Labour	514
John Fisher	Conservative	186
Gordon Richard Dean	Lib Dem	161
Andrew Hadley	Conservative	151
Alan William Wright	Lib Dem	121

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Next election

Seats up on 6 May 2027

13 of 39 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:

Labour 6 Green 5 Lib Dem 1 Independent 1

Ward	Councillor whose term ends
Bowthorpe	Richard Lawes Labour
Catton Grove	Jess Carrington Labour
Crome	Matthew Packer Labour
Eaton	Judith Lubbock Lib Dem
Lakenham	Keith Driver Labour
Mancroft	Amanda Fox Green
Mile Cross	Jacob Huntley Labour
Nelson	Hannah Hoechner Green
Sewell	Jenny Knight Green
Thorpe Hamlet	Josh Worley-Smith Green
Town Close	Karen Davis Independent
University	Beth Jones Labour
Wensum	Ben Price Green

Term end dates from Open Council Data.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
1 May 2025	Bowthorpe	Labour hold	31.5%
1 May 2025	Mancroft	Green hold	54.6%
1 May 2025	Sewell	Green hold	54.0%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Norwich South	68%	Labour	Labour 39%
Norwich North	32%	Labour	Labour 40%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Norwich

143,919 residents in 64,446 households

Voted Leave in 2016

44% 8 below GB

Degree or higher

34% same as GB

No qualifications

17% 1 below GB

Own their home

42% 19 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

30% 13 above GB

Rent privately

27% 7 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

41% 10 above GB

Aged 65 and over

18% 4 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.