2003 UK local government election
The 2003 Norwich City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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 Henderson ward due to a by-election.
Result summary
2003 Norwich City Council election[1] |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 4 | 58.8 | 20 | 30 | 62.5 | 13,978 | 39.0 | -5.1 |
| Labour | 5 | 4 | 29.4 | 10 | 15 | 31.3 | 11,176 | 31.2 | -2.0 |
| Green | 2 | | 11.8 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 5,689 | 15.9 | +6.5 |
| Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4,539 | 12.7 | +0.1 |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 488 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
Ward results
Bowthorpe
Bowthorpe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ronald Borrett | 1,102 | 43.6 | −5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Arundell | 617 | 24.4 | −7.1 |
| Conservative | Antony Little | 603 | 23.8 | +8.8 |
| Green | Beth Brockett | 208 | 8.2 | +3.3 |
Majority | 485 | 19.2 | +1.9 |
Turnout | 2,530 | 29.1 | +2.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |
Catton Grove
Catton Grove Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bernard Smith | 630 | 38.3 | −4.5 |
| Conservative | Colin Barker | 491 | 29.9 | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kendrick | 337 | 20.5 | −3.0 |
| Green | Janet Bearman | 186 | 11.3 | +6.3 |
Majority | 139 | 8.5 | −5.6 |
Turnout | 1,644 | 28.9 | −1.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.9 | |
Coslany
Coslany Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Watson | 846 | 42.9 | +0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Strong | 434 | 22.0 | −8.7 |
| Conservative | Ernest Horth | 331 | 16.8 | −3.1 |
| Green | Adrian Holmes | 231 | 11.7 | +3.5 |
| Independent | David Bethell | 131 | 6.6 | N/A |
Majority | 412 | 27.3 | +15.8 |
Turnout | 1,973 | 35.8 | +3.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
Crome
Crome Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alan Waters | 920 | 50.7 | −0.3 |
| Conservative | D. Lovewell | 425 | 23.4 | −1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Smith | 375 | 20.7 | −0.9 |
| Green | Fiona Dowson | 94 | 5.2 | +2.9 |
Majority | 495 | 27.3 | +1.5 |
Turnout | 1,814 | 35.8 | +0.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 | |
Eaton
Eaton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Lubbock | 2,164 | 62.9 | +0.3 |
| Conservative | Ian Mackie | 782 | 22.7 | −2.3 |
| Labour | J. Bremner | 338 | 9.8 | −0.4 |
| Green | Neville Bartlett | 159 | 4.6 | +2.4 |
Majority | 1,382 | 40.1 | +2.5 |
Turnout | 3,443 | 55.2 | +1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
Heigham
Heigham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Verran | 860 | 45.6 | −5.2 |
| Labour | Carol Morrey | 644 | 34.1 | −1.0 |
| Green | Rupert Read | 382 | 20.3 | +14.9 |
Majority | 216 | 11.5 | −4.2 |
Turnout | 1,886 | 33.7 | −2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
Henderson
Henderson (2 seats due to by-election) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Jessica Goldfinch | 1,011 | 47.5 | +6.1 |
| Green | Adrian Ramsay | 991 | | |
| Labour | H. Panting | 638 | 30.0 | −0.4 |
| Labour | John Sheridan | 473 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Bazley | 355 | 16.7 | −5.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Stairs | 305 | | |
| Conservative | C. Page | 124 | 5.8 | ±0.0 |
| Conservative | F. Leatherdale | 112 | | |
Turnout | | 35.7 | −1.3 |
| Green hold |
| Green hold |
Lakenham
Lakenham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Harper | 938 | 48.2 | −0.9 |
| Labour | Charles Sanderson | 657 | 33.7 | −4.4 |
| Conservative | Christine Munroe | 224 | 11.5 | +2.3 |
| Green | Andrew Knighton | 129 | 6.6 | +2.9 |
Majority | 281 | 14.4 | +3.4 |
Turnout | 1,948 | 36.4 | −0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 1.8 | |
Mancroft
Mancroft Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Lowe | 1,058 | 40.5 | −1.2 |
| Labour | P. Harris | 882 | 33.7 | −5.6 |
| Conservative | Trevor Ivory | 388 | 14.8 | +2.4 |
| Green | R. House | 287 | 11.0 | +4.4 |
Majority | 176 | 6.7 | +4.3 |
Turnout | 2,615 | 38.3 | +4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 2.2 | |
Mile Cross
Mile Cross Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Elvin | 802 | 49.5 | +2.3 |
| Labour | B. Simpson | 710 | 43.9 | −4.6 |
| Green | Jennifer Parkhouse | 104 | 6.4 | +2.2 |
Majority | 92 | 5.7 | — |
Turnout | 1,616 | 29.9 | −2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 3.5 | |
Mousehold
Mousehold Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Nicholas Williams | 778 | 41.3 | +2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Hopkins | 579 | 30.7 | −8.7 |
| Independent | Paul Scruton | 357 | 18.9 | +9.4 |
| Green | L. Freaney | 171 | 9.1 | +5.7 |
Majority | 199 | 10.6 | — |
Turnout | 1,885 | 30.8 | −1.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.5 | |
Nelson
Nelson Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | P. McAlenan | 1,000 | 42.7 | −9.4 |
| Green | Robert Gledhill | 835 | 35.6 | +21.2 |
| Labour | Stephen Cook | 345 | 14.7 | −12.2 |
| Conservative | Victor Hopes | 164 | 7.0 | +0.3 |
Majority | 165 | 7.0 | −18.2 |
Turnout | 2,344 | 42.4 | +4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.3 | |
St. Stephen
St. Stephen Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Wells | 1,082 | 49.1 | −2.3 |
| Labour | S. Wright | 534 | 24.2 | −5.6 |
| Green | Stephen Little | 302 | 13.7 | +7.5 |
| Conservative | Richard Wells | 287 | 13.0 | +0.5 |
Majority | 548 | 24.9 | +3.3 |
Turnout | 2,205 | 39.5 | −2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 1.7 | |
Thorpe Hamlet
Thorpe Hamlet Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Joyce Divers | 1,106 | 57.3 | −3.8 |
| Labour | Julie Westmacott | 384 | 19.9 | −2.6 |
| Conservative | M. Ivory | 233 | 12.1 | +3.4 |
| Green | R. Farrington | 206 | 10.7 | +2.9 |
Majority | 722 | 37.4 | −1.2 |
Turnout | 1,929 | 30.7 | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
Town Close
Town Close Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Wood | 1,031 | 47.3 | −13.1 |
| Labour | Keith Driver | 709 | 32.5 | +6.8 |
| Conservative | John Wyatt | 240 | 11.0 | +1.3 |
| Green | Christopher Webb | 199 | 9.1 | +4.9 |
Majority | 322 | 14.8 | −19.8 |
Turnout | 2,179 | 41.0 | +1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.0 | |
University
University Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 935 | 50.5 | −12.2 |
| Labour | Roy Blower | 586 | 31.7 | +8.0 |
| Green | Katharine Willett | 194 | 10.5 | +5.0 |
| Conservative | Dipesh Palana | 135 | 7.3 | −0.8 |
Majority | 349 | 18.9 | −20.1 |
Turnout | 1,850 | 35.0 | −0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.1 | |
References
- ^ "Norwich City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 17 July 2021.