Jump to content

1995 Norwich City Council 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[1]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 13 Increase 1 81.3 24 37 77.1 21,561 57.2 +1.8
  Liberal Democrats 3 Steady 18.8 7 10 20.8 10,002 26.5 -3.7
  Conservative 0 Decrease 1 0.0 1 1 2.1 5,424 14.4 +1.1
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 521 1.4 +0.3
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 131 0.3 N/A
  Natural Law 0 Steady 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 Increase0.8

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 Decrease4.7

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 Decrease0.6

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 Decrease1.6

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 Increase0.6

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 Increase20.5

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 Increase4.9

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 Increase0.9

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 Increase0.3

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 Increase0.7

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 Increase5.8

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 Increase7.0

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 Increase0.3

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 Decrease3.4

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 Decrease2.5

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 Increase1.2

References

  1. ^ "Norwich City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.Wik.ipedia.Pro.org/w/index.php?title=1995_Norwich_City_Council_election&oldid=1225186534"

See what we do next...

OR

By submitting your email or phone number, you're giving mschf permission to send you email and/or recurring marketing texts. Data rates may apply. Text stop to cancel, help for help.

Success: You're subscribed now !