← Norwich (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Norwich 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 21,981 | 44.0% | 11 | 78.6% | 7 | 50.0% | +4 |
| Reform UK | 10,324 | 20.7% | 2 | 14.3% | 3 | 21.4% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 10,145 | 20.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 21.4% | -3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,415 | 8.8% | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 7.1% | 0 |
| Conservative Party | 2,979 | 6.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| British Democratic Party | 77 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Communist Party of Britain | 45 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 49,966 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Catton Grove · 1 seat · won at 30.5% · −19.5 pts below quota
- Crome · 1 seat · won at 33.9% · −16.1 pts below quota
- Bowthorpe · 1 seat · won at 34.6% · −15.4 pts below quota
- Lakenham · 1 seat · won at 39.2% · −10.8 pts below quota
- University · 1 seat · won at 43.0% · −7.0 pts below quota
- Thorpe Hamlet · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · −6.9 pts below quota
- Town Close · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · −4.2 pts below quota
- Eaton · 1 seat · won at 45.9% · −4.1 pts below quota
- Mile Cross · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
- Mancroft · 1 seat · won at 58.3% · above quota
- Sewell · 1 seat · won at 63.4% · above quota
- Nelson · 1 seat · won at 65.7% · above quota
- Wensum · 2 seats · won at 49.5% · above quota
Race results
Catton Grove · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 30.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −19.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,177
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Conroy | Reform UK | 969 | 30.5% | −19.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tony Arthur Park | Green Party | 910 | 28.6% | — | |
| 3 | George Andrew Heaney | Labour Party | 857 | 27.0% | — | |
| 4 | Samuel Walker | Conservative Party | 273 | 8.6% | — | |
| 5 | Nigel Clifford Lubbock | Liberal Democrats | 168 | 5.3% | — |
Crome · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,367
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Day | Reform UK | 1,143 | 33.9% | −16.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Claire Tamar Kidman | Labour Party | 968 | 28.7% | — | |
| 3 | Richard Alan Edwards | Green Party | 735 | 21.8% | — | |
| 4 | Tod James | Conservative Party | 285 | 8.5% | — | |
| 5 | Philip Jimenez | Liberal Democrats | 159 | 4.7% | — | |
| 6 | Kai Andrew Stephens | British Democratic Party | 77 | 2.3% | — |
Bowthorpe · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,831
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amber Smith | Green Party | 980 | 34.6% | −15.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nick Taylor | Reform UK | 898 | 31.7% | — | |
| 3 | Mike Sands | Labour Party | 673 | 23.8% | — | |
| 4 | Rebeka Jones | Conservative Party | 170 | 6.0% | — | |
| 5 | Neil Hardman | Liberal Democrats | 110 | 3.9% | — |
Lakenham · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,330
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashlee David Jones | Green Party | 1,304 | 39.2% | −10.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Eminson | Reform UK | 840 | 25.2% | — | |
| 3 | Gurpreet Padda | Labour Party | 826 | 24.8% | — | |
| 4 | Robert Hammond | Conservative Party | 202 | 6.1% | — | |
| 5 | Carol Denise Chilton | Liberal Democrats | 158 | 4.7% | — |
University · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,221
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tammy Searle | Green Party | 1,384 | 43.0% | −7.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jenny Ashburn | Reform UK | 672 | 20.9% | — | |
| 3 | Matthew Ainsley | Labour Party | 578 | 17.9% | — | |
| 4 | James Andrew Hawketts | Liberal Democrats | 455 | 14.1% | — | |
| 5 | Patricia Marie Menaul | Conservative Party | 132 | 4.1% | — |
Thorpe Hamlet · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,759
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bliss Wylie | Green Party | 1,622 | 43.1% | −6.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jane Christine Overhill | Labour Party | 1,112 | 29.6% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Bailey | Reform UK | 590 | 15.7% | — | |
| 4 | Simon Mark Jones | Conservative Party | 281 | 7.5% | — | |
| 5 | Jeremy Nigel Hooke | Liberal Democrats | 154 | 4.1% | — |
Town Close · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,306
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cate Oliver | Green Party | 1,973 | 45.8% | −4.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lisa Charlotte Alston | Labour Party | 1,313 | 30.5% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Broome | Reform UK | 526 | 12.2% | — | |
| 4 | Mary Josephine Chacksfield | Conservative Party | 309 | 7.2% | — | |
| 5 | David Angus Fairbairn | Liberal Democrats | 185 | 4.3% | — |
Eaton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,723
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Ackroyd | Liberal Democrats | 2,169 | 45.9% | −4.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jane Isobel Saunders | Green Party | 896 | 19.0% | — | |
| 3 | Thomas Edward Waterhouse | Reform UK | 723 | 15.3% | — | |
| 4 | Bert Bremner | Labour Party | 568 | 12.0% | — | |
| 5 | Iain Gwynn | Conservative Party | 367 | 7.8% | — |
Mile Cross · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,998
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Elizabeth Brumby | Green Party | 1,503 | 50.1% | +0.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Craig Gordon Barker | Reform UK | 878 | 29.3% | — | |
| 3 | Sevi Marshall | Labour Party | 382 | 12.7% | — | |
| 4 | Georgi Dimitrov | Conservative Party | 145 | 4.8% | — | |
| 5 | Sean Timothy Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 90 | 3.0% | — |
Mancroft · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,059
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Clifford Stutely | Green Party | 1,784 | 58.3% | +8.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Shaun Tucker | Reform UK | 575 | 18.8% | — | |
| 3 | Cavan Conan Stewart | Labour Party | 377 | 12.3% | — | |
| 4 | Sing On Lee | Conservative Party | 173 | 5.7% | — | |
| 5 | Clara Lynch | Liberal Democrats | 150 | 4.9% | — |
Sewell · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,796
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophia Della Corte | Green Party | 2,405 | 63.4% | +13.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alexander Ben Stevens | Reform UK | 557 | 14.7% | — | |
| 3 | Michelle Solange Gregory | Labour Party | 542 | 14.3% | — | |
| 4 | Helen Bernadette Arundell | Liberal Democrats | 146 | 3.8% | — | |
| 5 | Christine Mackie | Conservative Party | 146 | 3.8% | — |
Nelson · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,775
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denise Eileen Carlo | Green Party | 3,138 | 65.7% | +15.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Tony Howard | Labour Party | 901 | 18.9% | — | |
| 3 | Richard John Edmunds | Reform UK | 343 | 7.2% | — | |
| 4 | Marlowe North | Liberal Democrats | 189 | 4.0% | — | |
| 5 | John Clarke Ward | Conservative Party | 159 | 3.3% | — | |
| 6 | James Nutman | Communist Party of Britain | 45 | 0.9% | — |
Wensum · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 49.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,312
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Butterworth | Green Party | 1,706 | 25.8% | 51.5% | +18.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ben Price | Green Party | 1,641 | 24.8% | 49.5% | +16.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Joe Skipper | Reform UK | 818 | 12.3% | 24.7% | — | |
| 4 | Kevin Spilling | Reform UK | 792 | 12.0% | 23.9% | — | |
| 5 | Kevin Joseph Patrick Maguire | Labour Party | 534 | 8.1% | 16.1% | — | |
| 6 | Maggie Wheeler | Labour Party | 514 | 7.8% | 15.5% | — | |
| 7 | John Fisher | Conservative Party | 186 | 2.8% | 5.6% | — | |
| 8 | Gordon Richard Dean | Liberal Democrats | 161 | 2.4% | 4.9% | — | |
| 9 | Andrew Hadley | Conservative Party | 151 | 2.3% | 4.6% | — | |
| 10 | Alan William Wright | Liberal Democrats | 121 | 1.8% | 3.7% | — |