The 2007 Norwich City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats (13) were up for election.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Norwich City Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the 2007 local election results in Norwich. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editAfter the election, the new makeup of the City Council was:
- Labour 15 (-1)
- Liberal Democrat 11 (-1)
- Green 10 (+1)
- Conservative 3 (+1)
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 5 | –1 | 38.5 | 28.9 | 10,309 | ||||
Green | 4 | +1 | 30.8 | 26.8 | 9,528 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | –1 | 15.4 | 23.1 | 8,216 | ||||
Conservative | 2 | +1 | 15.4 | 20.3 | 7,238 | ||||
UKIP | 0 | ±0 | 0.9 | 327 | |||||
Turnout |
Ward results
editBowthorpe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Graham Wyatt | 975 | 38.1 | −3.6 | |
Labour | Chrissie Rumsby | 966 | 37.7 | +1.5 | |
Green | Blair Andrew Campbell | 337 | 13.2 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Francis John McInvor | 282 | 11.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.4 | −5.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,560 | 31.1 | −1.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.6 |
Catton Grove
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Evelyn Jean Collishaw | 1,003 | 42.0 | +10.7 | |
Labour | Martin Alexander Booth | 877 | 36.7 | −1.3 | |
Green | Penny Edwards | 313 | 13.1 | −1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nesar Ahmed | 194 | 8.1 | −8.4 | |
Majority | 126 | 5.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,387 | 31.3 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 |
Crome
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Waters | 1,110 | 44.4 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Kay Frances Mason | 684 | 27.4 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Irene Patricia Bowling | 402 | 16.1 | +0.9 | |
Green | Christopher Webb | 303 | 12.1 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 426 | 17.0 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,499 | 34.9 | +2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 |
Eaton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Mary Wright | 1,607 | 40.7 | −6.3 | |
Conservative | Vic Hopes | 1,303 | 33.0 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Ron Borrett | 467 | 11.8 | +0.5 | |
Green | Richard Andrew Bearman | 454 | 11.5 | +0.3 | |
UKIP | John Frederick Wilder | 117 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 304 | 7.7 | −8.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,948 | 54.8 | +2.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.5 |
Lakenham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Malcom Driver | 1,159 | 39.5 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Richard Dean | 1,060 | 36.2 | −1.0 | |
Green | Jacqui McCarney | 293 | 10.0 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Carrie Chandler | 290 | 9.9 | −2.6 | |
UKIP | Steve Emmens | 130 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 99 | 3.3 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,932 | 40.4 | +2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 |
Mancroft
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Tom Dylan | 1,027 | 39.6 | +4.5 | |
Labour | David Fullman | 687 | 26.5 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan David Oliver | 481 | 18.5 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Niki William George | 398 | 15.3 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 340 | 13.1 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,593 | 32.4 | −6.1 | ||
Green hold | Swing | 3.2 |
Mile Cross
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Morphew | 1,013 | 43.6 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Richard Nobbs | 707 | 30.4 | −4.0 | |
Conservative | David John Mackie | 305 | 13.1 | +1.5 | |
Green | Christine Patricia Way | 298 | 12.8 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 306 | 13.2 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,323 | 31.6 | +2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 |
Nelson
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Adrian Philip Ramsay | 1,899 | 61.6 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Angus Fairbairn | 518 | 16.8 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Peter Bartram | 397 | 12.9 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Andrew Chamberlin | 271 | 8.8 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 1,381 | 44.8 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,085 | 42.0 | −1.3 | ||
Green hold | Swing | 0.7 |
Sewell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Brociek-Coulton | 931 | 39.0 | +9.3 | |
Green | Penny Killingbeck | 573 | 24.0 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Tony William Landamore | 453 | 19.0 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Robert Williams | 428 | 17.9 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 358 | 15.0 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,385 | 31.9 | −0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 |
Thorpe Hamlet
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Nigel Hooke | 953 | 34.5 | −6.5 | |
Green | James Patrick Conway | 952 | 34.5 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | George Richards | 429 | 15.5 | −1.1 | |
Labour | John Holdcroft | 428 | 15.5 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 1 | <0.1 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,762 | 35.4 | +1.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.4 |
Town Close
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Stephen Ralph Little | 1,474 | 44.3 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Thomas | 734 | 22.1 | −5.8 | |
Conservative | Eileen Olive Wyatt | 620 | 18.6 | +1.0 | |
Labour | Bob Sanderson | 497 | 14.9 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 740 | 22.2 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,325 | 41.1 | −1.6 | ||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 5.2 |
University
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roy George Blower | 1,155 | 50.2 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | James William Wright | 472 | 20.5 | −10.1 | |
Green | Ruth Alexandra Makoff | 368 | 16.0 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Niall Graham Baxter | 227 | 9.9 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | Vandra Susan Ahlstrom | 80 | 3.5 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 683 | 29.7 | +18.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,302 | 33.1 | +2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.4 |
Wensum
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Rupert Jefferson Read | 1,237 | 49.1 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Ben Hathway | 622 | 24.7 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Ralph Clark | 378 | 15.0 | −5.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Anthony George Wells | 280 | 11.1 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 615 | 24.4 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,517 | 29.8 | −5.2 | ||
Green hold | Swing | 1.2 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Local Election Results 2007 - Norwich". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 3 May 2016.