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Norwich 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

13 ward races
13 seats
5 elected below the proportional quota
38.5% 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party14,58840.2%646.2%646.2%0
Green Party11,60032.0%646.2%538.5%+1
Liberal Democrats3,97411.0%17.7%17.7%0
Conservative and Unionist Party3,75410.3%00.0%17.7%-1
Independent1,5984.4%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK6551.8%00.0%00.0%0
Communist Party of Britain1220.3%00.0%00.0%0
Total36,291100.0%13100.0%13100.0%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.

Race results

Town Close · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,546

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Smith, C.Labour Party1,48141.8%Elected
2Stutely, I.Independent1,43240.4%
3Chacksfield, M.Conservative and Unionist Party44512.5%
4Fairbairn, D.Liberal Democrats1885.3%

Electorate 8,164 · Ballots cast 3,546 · EC ward code E05012911 · Back to ward index

Mile Cross · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,378

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Caine, C.Green Party1,01642.7%Elected
2Haywood, J.Labour Party94839.9%
3Bailey, S.Reform UK1536.4%
4Szabo, E.Conservative and Unionist Party1456.1%
5Hardman, N.Liberal Democrats743.1%
6Watson, M.Independent421.8%

Electorate 7,904 · Ballots cast 2,378 · EC ward code E05012907 · Back to ward index

Thorpe Hamlet · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,883

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Haynes, A.Green Party1,28844.7%Elected
2Overhill, J.Labour Party1,14239.6%
3Burt, A.Conservative and Unionist Party33211.5%
4Hooke, J.Liberal Democrats1214.2%

Electorate 8,042 · Ballots cast 2,883 · EC ward code E05012910 · Back to ward index

University · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,506

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hampton, E.Labour Party1,21248.4%Elected
2Hawketts, J.Liberal Democrats63725.4%
3Gough, S.Green Party48719.4%
4Butler, C.Conservative and Unionist Party1706.8%

Electorate 9,116 · Ballots cast 2,506 · EC ward code E05012912 · Back to ward index

Wensum · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,832

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bolton, T.Green Party1,39549.3%Elected
2Peek, M.Labour Party1,06037.4%
3Ward, J.Conservative and Unionist Party1585.6%
4Masters, E.Reform UK1374.8%
5Dean, G.Liberal Democrats822.9%

Electorate 8,529 · Ballots cast 2,832 · EC ward code E05012913 · Back to ward index

Eaton · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.0 pts Valid ballots 3,901

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wright, J.Liberal Democrats2,02752.0%Elected
2Heaney, G.Labour Party86022.0%
3Saunders, J.Green Party51813.3%
4Gwynn, I.Conservative and Unionist Party49612.7%

Electorate 7,950 · Ballots cast 3,901 · EC ward code E05012904 · Back to ward index

Crome · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.3 pts Valid ballots 2,365

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Giles, A.Labour Party1,26053.3%Elected
2James, T.Conservative and Unionist Party39616.7%
3Killbery, J.Green Party34414.5%
4Taylor, N.Reform UK26011.0%
5Lubbock, N.Liberal Democrats1054.4%

Electorate 8,324 · Ballots cast 2,365 · EC ward code E05012903 · Back to ward index

Catton Grove · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.5 pts Valid ballots 2,200

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Stonard, M.Labour Party1,17853.5%Elected
2Jones, S.Conservative and Unionist Party47021.4%
3Park, T.Green Party42319.2%
4Williams, I.Liberal Democrats1295.9%

Electorate 8,009 · Ballots cast 2,200 · EC ward code E05012902 · Back to ward index

Nelson · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.0 pts Valid ballots 3,871

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Galvin, L.Green Party2,20557.0%Elected
2Howard, M.Labour Party1,26032.5%
3Fisher, J.Conservative and Unionist Party1594.1%
4Jimenez, P.Liberal Democrats1253.2%
5Clarke, B.Communist Party of Britain1223.2%

Electorate 8,322 · Ballots cast 3,871 · EC ward code E05012908 · Back to ward index

Lakenham · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.2 pts Valid ballots 2,462

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Harper, C.Labour Party1,43358.2%Elected
2Folan, E.Green Party45218.4%
3Hammond, R.Conservative and Unionist Party30212.3%
4Chilton, C.Liberal Democrats1516.1%
5Aldous, N.Independent1245.0%

Electorate 7,873 · Ballots cast 2,462 · EC ward code E05012905 · Back to ward index

Sewell · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.4 pts Valid ballots 2,853

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Champion, G.Green Party1,66758.4%Elected
2Guille, P.Labour Party87830.8%
3Dimitrov, G.Conservative and Unionist Party1284.5%
4Hicks, C.Reform UK1053.7%
5Arundell, H.Liberal Democrats752.6%

Electorate 7,799 · Ballots cast 2,853 · EC ward code E05012909 · Back to ward index

Mancroft · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.8 pts Valid ballots 2,553

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Schmierer, M.Green Party1,57961.8%Elected
2McLaren, S.Labour Party67526.4%
3Fisher, J.Conservative and Unionist Party2118.3%
4Wright, A.Liberal Democrats883.4%

Electorate 7,904 · Ballots cast 2,553 · EC ward code E05012906 · Back to ward index

Bowthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.9 pts Valid ballots 1,941

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sands, S.Labour Party1,20161.9%Elected
2Jones, R.Conservative and Unionist Party34217.6%
3Springate-Baginski, O.Green Party22611.6%
4Bennett, S.Liberal Democrats1728.9%

Electorate 7,096 · Ballots cast 1,941 · EC ward code E05012901 · Back to ward index