2012 Norwich City Council election

Elections to Norwich City Council took place on 3 May 2012, the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.[1] Fifteen out of thirty-nine council seats were up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council from No Overall Control.

3 May 2012

15 of 39 seats to Norwich City Council
20 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Green	Liberal Democrats
Seats before	18	15	4
Seats won	8	6	1
Seats after	21	15	3
Seat change	3		1
Popular vote	12,854	9,847	4,215
Percentage	39.7%	30.4%	13.0%
Swing	14.8%	1.4%	6.7%

Map showing the 2012 local election results in Norwich.

Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

The Green Party held firm, while the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives suffered losses.

The Liberal Democrats lost their last seat in Lakenham to Labour, meaning that they now only held seats in the affluent Eaton ward. Former Liberal Democrat Group leader, Judith Lubbock held Eaton convincingly.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Labour 21 (+3)
Green 15 (no change)
Liberal Democrat 3 (-1)
Conservative 0 (-2)

All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2008 election, the last time these seats were contested.

Election result

Norwich City Council Election, 2012[2]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8	3	0	+3	53.3	39.7	12,854	+14.8
	Green	6	−	−	−	40.0	30.3	9,847	+1.4
	Conservative	0	0	2	-2	−	16.3	5,285	-6.7
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	1	-1	6.7	13.0	4,215	-8.4
	UKIP	0	−	−	−	−	0.7	215	±0.0
Total		15	Turnout				31.7%	32,416

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
18	15	4	2
Labour	Green	Lib Dem	Con

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
21	15	3
Labour	Green	Lib Dem

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References

"Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/279/

Council elections in Norfolk
Norfolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Breckland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Broadland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019
Great Yarmouth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016 2018 2019
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
North Norfolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Norwich City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
South Norfolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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