← Norwich (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort

Norwich 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

13 ward races

13 seats

3 elected below the proportional quota

23.1% 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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 13 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	15,497	42.7%	7	53.8%	6	46.2%	+1
Green Party	11,983	33.0%	5	38.5%	5	38.5%	0
Liberal Democrats	4,410	12.2%	1	7.7%	1	7.7%	0
Conservative and Unionist Party	4,328	11.9%	0	0.0%	1	7.7%	-1
Independent	56	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	36,274	100.0%	13	100.0%	13	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

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Wensum · 1 seat · won at 45.0% · +5.0 pts below quota
Mile Cross · 1 seat · won at 47.9% · +2.1 pts below quota
Thorpe Hamlet · 1 seat · won at 48.8% · +1.2 pts below quota
University · 1 seat · won at 50.6% · above quota
Crome · 1 seat · won at 54.1% · above quota
Eaton · 1 seat · won at 54.1% · above quota
Sewell · 1 seat · won at 55.2% · above quota
Town Close · 1 seat · won at 55.3% · above quota
Catton Grove · 1 seat · won at 56.7% · above quota
Lakenham · 1 seat · won at 56.9% · above quota
Nelson · 1 seat · won at 57.3% · above quota
Bowthorpe · 1 seat · won at 60.6% · above quota
Mancroft · 1 seat · won at 61.3% · above quota

Race results

Wensum · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,900

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Calvert, L.	Green Party	1,305	45.0%	Elected
2	McCartney-Gray, L.	Labour Party	1,283	44.2%
3	Baldwin, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	232	8.0%
4	Dean, G.	Liberal Democrats	80	2.8%

Electorate 8,280 · Ballots cast 2,900 · Back to ward index

Mile Cross · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,121

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Huntley, J.	Labour Party	1,016	47.9%	Elected
2	Holloway, T.	Green Party	660	31.1%
3	Fisher, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	267	12.6%
4	Fulcher, D.	Liberal Democrats	122	5.8%
5	Hoffmann, A.	Independent	56	2.6%

Electorate 7,777 · Ballots cast 2,121 · Back to ward index

Thorpe Hamlet · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,911

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Worley, J.	Green Party	1,420	48.8%	Elected
2	Overhill, J.	Labour Party	997	34.2%
3	Saunders, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	336	11.5%
4	Hooke, J.	Liberal Democrats	158	5.4%

Electorate 7,841 · Ballots cast 2,911 · Back to ward index

University · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.6 pts Valid ballots 2,383

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones, B.	Labour Party	1,206	50.6%	Elected
2	Hawketts, J.	Liberal Democrats	512	21.5%
3	Gough, S.	Green Party	492	20.6%
4	Iqbal, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	173	7.3%

Electorate 7,766 · Ballots cast 2,383 · Back to ward index

Crome · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.1 pts Valid ballots 2,402

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Packer, M.	Labour Party	1,299	54.1%	Elected
2	Jones, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	552	23.0%
3	Killbery, J.	Green Party	399	16.6%
4	Lubbock, N.	Liberal Democrats	152	6.3%

Electorate 8,353 · Ballots cast 2,402 · Back to ward index

Eaton · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.1 pts Valid ballots 4,092

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lubbock, J.	Liberal Democrats	2,215	54.1%	Elected
2	Harper, C.	Labour Party	913	22.3%
3	Saunders, J.	Green Party	501	12.2%
4	Gwynn, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	463	11.3%

Electorate 7,855 · Ballots cast 4,092 · Back to ward index

Sewell · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.2 pts Valid ballots 3,018

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Francis, G.	Green Party	1,666	55.2%	Elected
2	Brociek-Coulton, J.	Labour Party	1,091	36.1%
3	Bailey, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	189	6.3%
4	Arundell, H.	Liberal Democrats	72	2.4%

Electorate 7,708 · Ballots cast 3,018 · Back to ward index

Town Close · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.3 pts Valid ballots 3,317

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davis, K.	Labour Party	1,835	55.3%	Elected
2	Jones, I.	Green Party	696	21.0%
3	Chacksfield, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	543	16.4%
4	Chilton, C.	Liberal Democrats	243	7.3%

Electorate 7,980 · Ballots cast 3,317 · Back to ward index

Catton Grove · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.7 pts Valid ballots 2,307

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Carrington, J.	Labour Party	1,309	56.7%	Elected
2	Potter, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	500	21.7%
3	Park, T.	Green Party	350	15.2%
4	Williams, I.	Liberal Democrats	148	6.4%

Electorate 7,939 · Ballots cast 2,307 · Back to ward index

Lakenham · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.9 pts Valid ballots 2,457

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Driver, K.	Labour Party	1,399	56.9%	Elected
2	Finbow, M.	Green Party	486	19.8%
3	Masters, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	341	13.9%
4	Wu, A.	Liberal Democrats	231	9.4%

Electorate 7,776 · Ballots cast 2,457 · Back to ward index

Nelson · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.3 pts Valid ballots 3,979

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hoechner, H.	Green Party	2,281	57.3%	Elected
2	Howard, M.	Labour Party	1,322	33.2%
3	Fisher, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	212	5.3%
4	Fairbairn, D.	Liberal Democrats	164	4.1%

Electorate 8,172 · Ballots cast 3,979 · Back to ward index

Bowthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.6 pts Valid ballots 1,954

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Prinsley, P.	Labour Party	1,185	60.6%	Elected
2	Houseago, O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	295	15.1%
3	Bennett, S.	Liberal Democrats	238	12.2%
4	Rampley, T.	Green Party	236	12.1%

Electorate 6,963 · Ballots cast 1,954 · Back to ward index

Mancroft · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.3 pts Valid ballots 2,433

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fox, A.	Green Party	1,491	61.3%	Elected
2	Haywood, J.	Labour Party	642	26.4%
3	Cornish, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	225	9.2%
4	Wright, A.	Liberal Democrats	75	3.1%

Electorate 7,519 · Ballots cast 2,433 · Back to ward index