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1994 Norwich City Council election

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The 1994 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 1994 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 one additional seat up due to a by-election in Lakenham ward.

Results summary

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1994 Norwich City Council election[1]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 13 Steady 76.5 23 36 75.0 23,466 55.4 +7.6
  Liberal Democrats 4 Increase 1 23.5 6 10 20.8 12,794 30.2 +6.6
  Conservative 0 Decrease 1 0.0 1 2 4.2 5,657 13.3 -13.5
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 474 1.1 -0.7

Ward results

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Bowthorpe

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Bowthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Underwood 1,863 70.2 +11.8
Liberal Democrats N. Lubbock 401 15.1 +4.1
Conservative H. Collins 302 11.4 −16.6
Green S. Pollard 88 3.3 +0.8
Majority 1,462 55.1 +24.7
Turnout 2,654 35.3 5.7
Labour hold Swing Increase3.9

Catton Grove

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Catton Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Quinn 1,419 68.8 +17.5
Liberal Democrats A. Moore 358 17.4 +8.1
Conservative P. Kearney 286 13.9 −21.7
Majority 1,061 51.4 +35.7
Turnout 2,063 33.2 +2.9
Labour hold Swing Increase4.7

Coslany

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Coslany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Curran 1,583 66.2 +10.4
Conservative E. Horth 379 15.8 −14.3
Liberal Democrats L. Maxfield 344 14.4 +3.5
Green A. Holmes 86 3.6 +0.3
Majority 1,204 50.4 24.6
Turnout 2,394 39.4 −0.5
Labour hold Swing Increase12.4

Crome

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Crome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Bradford 1,584 68.6 +16.8
Liberal Democrats D. Mackellar 420 18.2 +7.3
Conservative M. Windscheffel 305 13.2 −24.0
Majority 1,164 50.4 +35.8
Turnout 2,309 41.3 +2.3
Labour hold Swing Increase9.5

Eaton

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Eaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats I. Couzens 1,423 40.1 +23.6
Conservative W. Knight 1,181 33.3 −24.5
Labour A. Dawson 942 26.6 +0.8
Majority 242 6.8 N/A
Turnout 3,546 54.7 +2.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase24.1

Heigham

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Heigham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Durrant 1,429 50.4 +0.6
Liberal Democrats A. Dunthorne 1,282 45.2 +9.8
Conservative M. Gant 125 4.4 −10.4
Majority 147 5.2 −27.0
Turnout 2,836 49.6 +11.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease4.6

Henderson

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Henderson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Jones 1,414 71.4 +20.1
Liberal Democrats E. Maxfield 410 20.7 +6.6
Conservative A. Hillard 156 7.9 −12.6
Majority 1,004 50.7
Turnout 1,980 34.9 +3.7
Labour hold Swing Increase6.8

Lakenham

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Lakenham (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Clare 1,419 67.6 +9.9
Labour A. Brown 1,408
Liberal Democrats Y. Barnes 373 17.8 +7.3
Liberal Democrats D. Elgood 320
Conservative E. Cooper 308 14.7 −15.9
Conservative G. Drake 299
Turnout 36.4
Labour hold
Labour hold

Mancroft

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Mancroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Fullman 1,509 62.1 +11.9
Conservative J. Knight 450 18.5 −20.8
Liberal Democrats C. Risebrook 375 15.4 +4.9
Green K. Greenwood 95 3.9 N/A
Majority 1,059 43.6 +32.7
Turnout 2,429 37.5 −0.3
Labour hold Swing Increase24.0

Mile Cross

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Mile Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Fry 1,408 77.4 +11.6
Liberal Democrats J. Wilkes 246 13.5 +6.6
Conservative L. Quayle 164 9.0 −16.1
Majority 1,162 63.9 +23.2
Turnout 1,818 32.3 +6.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.5

Mousehold

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Mousehold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Williams 1,261 52.5 −9.2
Liberal Democrats C. Freestone 861 35.9 +24.2
Conservative I. Evans 196 8.2 −18.4
Green L. Moore 82 3.4 N/A
Majority 400 16.7 −18.4
Turnout 2,400 38.5 +5.4
Labour hold Swing Increase16.7

Nelson

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Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats L. Jennings 1,384 49.4 +5.8
Labour M. Pendred 1,220 43.6 +6.1
Conservative A. Radford 196 7.0 −4.9
Majority 164 5.8 −0.2
Turnout 2,800 55.6 −1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease0.2

St. Stephen

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St. Stephen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Wright 1,578 62.9 +15.4
Conservative A. Mann 516 20.6 −10.7
Liberal Democrats A. Dann 414 16.5 −4.7
Majority 1,062 42.3 +26.1
Turnout 2,508 45.7 +5.9
Labour hold Swing Increase13.1

Thorpe Hamlet

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Thorpe Hamlet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Anthony 1,285 52.9 −3.2
Labour D. Joseph 794 32.7 +5.5
Conservative M. Dean 229 9.4 −7.3
Green K. Stubbs 123 5.1 N/A
Majority 491 20.2 −8.6
Turnout 2,431 41.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease4.4

Town Close

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Town Close
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats T. Stickle 1,574 49.9 +1.2
Labour B. Smith 1,292 41.0 +4.5
Conservative S. Collier 289 9.2 −5.6
Majority 282 8.9 −3.4
Turnout 3,155 56.7 −2.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease1.7

University

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University
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Stock 1,343 45.6 −3.4
Liberal Democrats S. Fearnley 1,324 45.0 +10.1
Conservative W. Spencer 276 9.4 −6.7
Majority 19 0.6 −13.5
Turnout 2,943 53.6 +1.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease6.8

References

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  1. ^ "Norwich City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 16 July 2021.