1994 Norwich City Council election

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

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

Ward results

Bowthorpe

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	3.9

Catton Grove

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	4.7

Coslany

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	12.4

Crome

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	9.5

Eaton

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	24.1

Heigham

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	4.6

Henderson

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	6.8

Lakenham

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

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	24.0

Mile Cross

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	2.5

Mousehold

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	16.7

Nelson

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	0.2

St. Stephen

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	13.1

Thorpe Hamlet

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	4.4

Town Close

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	1.7

University

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	6.8

References

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