1992 Norwich City Council election

UK local election

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'The 1992 Norwich City Council election' took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of 48 seats (one-third) were up for election, with one additional seat up due to the UK parliamentary by-elections in Henderson ward.

Results summary

1992 Norwich City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	13	2	76.5	23	36	75.0	18,763	47.8	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	17.6	6	9	18.8	9,254	23.6	-4.8
	Conservative	1	0	5.9	2	3	6.3	10,505	26.8	+6.4
	Green	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	712	1.8	-2.3

Ward results

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Ferris	1,287	58.4	−0.2
	Conservative	J. Knight	617	28.0	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	N. Lubbock	243	11.0	−9.2
	Green	J. White	55	2.5	N/A
Majority			670	30.4	−3.2
Turnout			2,202	29.6	−9.9
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Catton Grove

Catton Grove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Cox	959	51.3	+1.2
	Conservative	M. Slattery	666	35.6	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Richardson	174	9.3	−8.3
	Green	A. Darley	70	3.7	N/A
Majority			293	15.7	—
Turnout			2,065	30.3	−8.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Coslany

Coslany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Watson	1,367	55.8	+0.9
	Conservative	E. Horth	737	30.1	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	H. Tidman	266	10.8	−9.9
	Green	L. Moore	82	3.3	−1.5
Majority			630	25.7	−8.5
Turnout			2,452	39.9	−4.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

Crome

Crome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Waters	1,146	51.8	−6.1
	Conservative	C. Cushing	823	37.2	+18.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Williment	242	10.9	−12.0
Majority			323	14.6	−20.3
Turnout			2,211	39.0	−3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	12.1

Eaton

Eaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Cooper	1,954	57.8	+3.0
	Labour	J. Clissold	866	25.8	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Oakley	558	16.5	−2.7
Majority			1,088	32.0	−0.5
Turnout			3,378	51.8	−5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Heigham

Heigham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Morrey	1,100	49.8	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Dunthorne	783	35.4	+3.9
	Conservative	V. Rayna	326	14.8	−0.3
Majority			317	32.2	−1.1
Turnout			2,209	38.5	−4.0
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Henderson

Henderson (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sillett	984	51.3	−1.8
	Labour	A. Jones	934
	Conservative	P. Munday	393	20.5	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	L. Dunthorne	271	14.1	−1.7
	Green	J. Yarrow	270	14.1	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Holloway	219
Turnout				31.2	−13.0
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Lakenham

Lakenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Brown	1,229	57.7	±0.0
	Conservative	C. Barry	651	30.6	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Robinson	249	11.7	−4.1
Majority			578	27.1	−9.8
Turnout			2,129	36.7	−7.5
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

Mancroft

Mancroft
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Gee	1,205	50.2	−0.3
	Conservative	R. Essex	943	39.3	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats	C. Risebrook	252	10.5	−6.7
Majority			262	10.9	−11.9
Turnout			2,400	37.8	−2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	6.0

Mile Cross

Mile Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Betts	937	65.8	−3.6
	Conservative	D. Roberts	357	25.1	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Heaviside	98	6.9	−5.6
	Green	D. Mackellar	33	2.3	−1.2
Majority			580	40.7	−14.1
Turnout			1,425	25.5	−12.3
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

Mousehold

Mousehold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Machin	1,252	61.7	+2.1
	Conservative	I. Evans	540	26.6	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Denington	237	11.7	−4.5
Majority			712	35.1	−6.3
Turnout			2,029	33.1	−4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	3.1

Nelson

Nelson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. De Findlow	1,246	43.6	+0.2
	Labour	W. Chapman	1,073	37.5	−2.3
	Conservative	E. Martin	339	11.9	+0.4
	Green	D. Carlo	202	7.1	+1.8
Majority			173	6.0	+2.4
Turnout			2,860	57.0	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	1.3

St. Stephen

St. Stephen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Swainson	1,306	47.5	−6.6
	Conservative	A. Daws	861	31.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	A. Leeder	582	21.2	−15.4
Majority			445	16.2	−1.3
Turnout			2,749	39.8	−7.2
	Labour hold		Swing	19.0

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Benwell	1,321	56.1	−3.8
	Labour	M. Pendred	642	27.2	+4.6
	Conservative	J. Rush	393	16.7	+4.8
Majority			679	28.8	−8.5
Turnout			2,356	39.8	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.2

Town Close

Town Close
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Thomas	1,606	48.7	−8.7
	Labour	B. Smith	1,202	36.5	+5.6
	Conservative	S. Collier	487	14.8	+5.0
Majority			404	12.3	−13.8
Turnout			3,295	58.7	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	7.2

University

University
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Harris	1,274	49.0	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	T. Davie	907	34.9	−12.6
	Conservative	C. Page	418	16.1	+5.4
Majority			367	14.1	—
Turnout			2,599	51.7	−5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	11.5

References

"Norwich City Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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