1999 Norwich City Council election

The 1999 Norwich City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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, with an additional seat up in Coslany ward due to a by-election.

Results summary

1999 Norwich City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	11	2	64.7	22	33	68.8	11,206	39.3	-4.7
	Liberal Democrats	6	2	35.3	9	15	31.3	10,665	37.4	+0.1
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	5,489	19.3	+1.9
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	756	2.7	+2.3
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	344	1.2	+1.0
	Natural Law	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	21	0.1	New

Ward results

Bowthorpe

Bowthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Borrett	890	57.8	-5.0
	Liberal Democrats	N. Lubbock	375	24.4	+3.2
	Conservative	G. Drake	274	17.8	+1.8
Majority			515	33.4	-8.2
Turnout			1,539	18.3	-0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

Catton Grove

Catton Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Smith	565	50.4	-0.7
	Conservative	P. Kearney	276	24.6	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. Richardson	200	17.8	-2.3
	Green	B. Matthews	42	3.7	N/A
	Independent	D. Tungate	38	3.4	-2.7
Majority			289	25.8	—
Turnout			1,121	21.1	-13.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.3

Coslany

Coslany (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Watson	780	46.0	-12.9
	Labour	R. Britt	746
	Conservative	E. Collishaw	746	24.1	+3.1
	Conservative	E. Horth	398
	Liberal Democrats	P. Kendrick	253	14.9	-5.3
	Liberal Democrats	T. Wells	247
	Green	A. Holmes	172	10.1	N/A
	Independent	M. Pryce	83	4.9	N/A
Turnout				28.8	+4.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Crome

Crome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Simpson	767	49.1	-10.8
	Conservative	I. Lovewell	483	30.9	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	N. Langham	313	20.0	+1.9
Majority			284	18.2	-19.8
Turnout			1,563	29.1	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	9.9

Eaton

Eaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lubbock	1,904	55.4	+6.6
	Conservative	J. Virgo	1,169	34.0	-5.2
	Labour	C. Knapp	361	10.5	-1.5
Majority			735	21.4	+11.9
Turnout			3,434	53.7	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.9

Heigham

Heigham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Verran	827	48.6	+16.4
	Labour	C. Semmens	660	38.8	-11.8
	Conservative	B. Wells	129	7.6	-1.5
	Green	I. Harris	84	4.9	-3.3
Majority			167	9.8	N/A
Turnout			1,700	30.7	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	14.1

Henderson

Henderson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cummins	620	54.0	-8.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Meacock	221	19.2	-6.4
	Green	M. Valentine	158	13.8	N/A
	Conservative	V. Hopes	150	13.1	+1.1
Majority			399	34.8	-2.0
Turnout			1,149	20.4	±0.0
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Lakenham

Lakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Pearmain	724	49.0	-7.8
	Liberal Democrats	L. Harper	391	26.5	-0.5
	Conservative	R. Wells	297	20.1	+4.0
	Independent	J. Crome	65	4.4	N/A
Majority			333	22.5	-7.3
Turnout			1,477	27.9	+1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	3.7

Mancroft

Mancroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Burgess	716	43.9	-11.5
	Conservative	J. Knight	445	27.3	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	C. Risebrook	331	20.3	-1.3
	Green	T. Tigger	77	4.7	N/A
	Independent	J. Girling	63	3.9	N/A
Majority			271	16.6	-15.8
Turnout			1,632	25.6	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	7.9

Mile Cross

Mile Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bunker	543	59.0	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	I. Kendrick	197	21.4	+9.1
	Conservative	G. Smith	180	19.6	+7.3
Majority			346	37.6	+5.2
Turnout			920	17.7	±0.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9

Mousehold

Mousehold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Gordon	620	45.6	-17.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Young	465	34.2	+13.6
	Conservative	J. Fisher	199	14.6	-1.5
	Green	L. Moore	75	5.5	N/A
Majority			155	11.4	-31.4
Turnout			1,359	22.6	+1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	15.7

Nelson

Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. McAlenan	1,217	55.9	+2.6
	Labour	S. Morphew	846	38.8	-0.5
	Conservative	S. Turner	115	5.3	-2.1
Majority			371	17.1	+3.1
Turnout			2,178	39.5	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	1.6

St. Stephen

St. Stephen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Round	819	46.2	-2.5
	Conservative	G. Williams	453	25.6	-7.6
	Liberal Democrats	C. Southgate	346	19.5	+1.3
	Green	N. Bartlett	86	4.9	N/A
	Independent	T. Smith	53	3.0	N/A
	Independent	T. Day	15	0.8	N/A
Majority			366	20.7	+5.2
Turnout			1,772	32.7	-1.7
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

Thorpe Hamlet

Thorpe Hamlet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Turner	878	58.6	+7.7
	Labour	R. Taylor	463	30.9	-8.7
	Conservative	M. Dewings	157	10.5	+1.0
Majority			415	27.7	+12.2
Turnout			1,498	26.4	-5.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.2

Town Close

Town Close

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Wood	1,277	62.4	+2.8
	Labour	M. Taskis	504	24.6	-6.0
	Conservative	J. Wyatt	216	10.6	+0.8
	Independent	J. Coats	27	1.3	N/A
	Natural Law	D. Mills	21	1.0	N/A
Majority			773	37.8	+8.8
Turnout			2,045	36.8	-2.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.4

University

University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Williams	1,223	61.0	-2.6
	Labour	I. Woodall	582	29.0	+0.3
	Conservative	C. Page	139	6.9	-0.7
	Green	V. Bartlett	62	3.1	N/A
Majority			641	32.0	—
Turnout			2,006	36.8	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.5