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Norwich 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

13 ward races

14 seats

10 elected below the proportional quota

71.4% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

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.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

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
Wensum · 2 seats · won at 24.8% · −8.6 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

Race results

Catton Grove · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.5 pts Valid ballots 3,177

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,177 · EC ward code local.norwich.catton-grove.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Crome · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.1 pts Valid ballots 3,367

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,367 · EC ward code local.norwich.crome.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bowthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.4 pts Valid ballots 2,831

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,831 · EC ward code local.norwich.bowthorpe.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Lakenham · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.8 pts Valid ballots 3,330

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,330 · EC ward code local.norwich.lakenham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wensum · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −8.6 pts Valid ballots 6,624

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tom Butterworth	Green Party	1,706	25.8%	−7.6 pts	Elected
2	Ben Price	Green Party	1,641	24.8%	−8.6 pts	Elected
3	Joe Skipper	Reform UK	818	12.3%	—
4	Kevin Spilling	Reform UK	792	12.0%	—
5	Kevin Joseph Patrick Maguire	Labour Party	534	8.1%	—
6	Maggie Wheeler	Labour Party	514	7.8%	—
7	John Fisher	Conservative Party	186	2.8%	—
8	Gordon Richard Dean	Liberal Democrats	161	2.4%	—
9	Andrew Hadley	Conservative Party	151	2.3%	—
10	Alan William Wright	Liberal Democrats	121	1.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 6,624 · EC ward code local.norwich.wensum.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

University · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.0 pts Valid ballots 3,221

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,221 · EC ward code local.norwich.university.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Thorpe Hamlet · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.9 pts Valid ballots 3,759

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,759 · EC ward code local.norwich.thorpe-hamlet.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Town Close · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.2 pts Valid ballots 4,306

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,306 · EC ward code local.norwich.town-close.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Eaton · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.1 pts Valid ballots 4,723

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,723 · EC ward code local.norwich.eaton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Mile Cross · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.1 pts Valid ballots 2,998

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,998 · EC ward code local.norwich.mile-cross.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Mancroft · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +8.3 pts Valid ballots 3,059

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,059 · EC ward code local.norwich.mancroft.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sewell · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +13.4 pts Valid ballots 3,796

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,796 · EC ward code local.norwich.sewell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Nelson · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +15.7 pts Valid ballots 4,775

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,775 · EC ward code local.norwich.nelson.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index