1995 Norwich City Council election

1995 UK local government election

The 1995 Norwich City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 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.

Results summary

1995 Norwich City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	13	1	81.3	24	37	77.1	21,561	57.2	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	3		18.8	7	10	20.8	10,002	26.5	-3.7
	Conservative	0	1	0.0	1	1	2.1	5,424	14.4	+1.1
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	521	1.4	+0.3
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	131	0.3	N/A
	Natural Law	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	47	0.1	New

Ward results

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Borrett	1,740	70.3	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	N. Lubbock	340	13.7	−1.4
	Conservative	H. Collins	307	12.4	+1.0
	Green	S. Pollard	87	3.5	+0.2
Majority			1,400	56.6	+1.5
Turnout			2,474	30.3	−5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	0.8

Catton Grove

Catton Grove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hook	1,101	64.0	−4.8
	Conservative	M. Wilkinson	316	18.4	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Moore	262	15.2	−2.2
	Green	B. Brodskis	42	2.4	N/A
Majority			785	45.6	−5.8
Turnout			1,721	30.7	−2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	4.7

Coslany

Coslany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Watson	1,518	64.8	−1.4
	Conservative	E. Horth	363	15.5	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	I. Williams	362	15.5	+1.1
	Green	A. Holmes	82	3.5	−0.1
	Natural Law	J. Crampton	17	0.7	N/A
Majority			1,155	49.3	−1.0
Turnout			2,342	39.0	−0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.6

Crome

Crome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Simpson	1,452	65.5	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Martins	404	18.2	±0.0
	Conservative	E. Collishaw	360	16.2	+3.0
Majority			1,048	47.3	−3.1
Turnout			2,216	40.1	−1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	1.6

Eaton

Eaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lubbock	1,514	41.0	+0.9
	Conservative	J. Virgo	1,218	33.0	−0.3
	Labour	P. Cross	962	26.0	−0.6
Majority			296	8.0	+1.2
Turnout			3,694	56.9	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	0.6

Heigham

Heigham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Semmens	1,500	68.5	+18.1
	Liberal Democrats	N. Park	490	22.4	−22.8
	Conservative	V. Rayna	201	9.2	+4.8
Majority			1,010	46.1	+40.9
Turnout			2,191	39.1	−10.5
	Labour hold		Swing	20.5

Henderson

Henderson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Panting	1,359	72.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Munday	229	12.3	−8.4
	Conservative	S. Collier	157	8.4	+0.5
	Green	J. Button	122	6.5	N/A
Majority			1,130	60.5	+9.8
Turnout			1,867	32.4	−2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

Lakenham

Lakenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Brown	1,423	67.9	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	B. Banks	341	16.3	−1.5
	Conservative	E. Cooper	333	15.9	+1.2
Majority			1,082	51.6	—
Turnout			2,097	37.5	+1.1
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9

Mancroft

Mancroft
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Burgess	1,461	64.8	+2.7
	Conservative	J. Knight	464	20.6	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. Risebrook	329	14.6	−0.8
Majority			997	44.2	+0.6
Turnout			2,254	35.6	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

Mile Cross

Mile Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bunker	1,301	78.3	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hicketts	215	12.9	−0.6
	Conservative	M. Windscheffel	145	8.7	−0.3
Majority			1,086	65.4	+1.5
Turnout			1,661	30.6	−1.7
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Mousehold

Mousehold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Gordon	1,385	69.3	+16.8
	Conservative	I. Evans	267	13.4	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	E. Maxfield	259	13.0	−22.9
	Green	L. Moore	88	4.4	+1.0
Majority			1,118	55.9	+39.2
Turnout			1,999	32.5	−6.0
	Labour hold		Swing	5.8

Nelson

Nelson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Morphew	1,374	49.1	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. High	1,148	41.0	−8.4
	Conservative	G. Drake	162	5.8	−0.1
	Green	S. Pennington	100	3.6	N/A
	Natural Law	B. Parsons	13	0.5	N/A
Majority			226	8.1	—
Turnout			2,797	53.6	−2.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	7.0

St. Stephen

St. Stephen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Round	1,484	63.0	+0.1
	Conservative	M. Dean	473	20.1	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Verran	267	11.3	−5.2
	Independent	J. Phillips	131	5.6	N/A
Majority			1,011	42.9	+0.6
Turnout			2,355	43.6	−2.1
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Wood	1,139	51.7	−1.2
	Labour	J. Lay	842	38.2	+5.5
	Conservative	S. Butler	222	10.1	−6.4
Majority			297	13.5	−6.7
Turnout			2,203	37.7	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.4

Town Close

Town Close
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Wood	1,458	47.5	−2.4
	Labour	M. Taskis	1,335	43.5	+2.5
	Conservative	J. Wyatt	240	7.8	−1.4
	Natural Law	D. Milis	34	1.1	N/A
Majority			123	4.0	−4.9
Turnout			3,067	55.3	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.5

University

University
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cains	1,324	47.9	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hume	1,245	45.0	±0.0
	Conservative	C. Page	196	7.1	−2.3
Majority			79	2.9	+2.3
Turnout			2,765	50.1	−3.5
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

References

"Norwich City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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