Norwich local elections
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One third of Norwich
District
Council in Norfolk
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 39 councillor
s have been elected from 13 wards
.
Norwich Council election, 1999
Norwich Council election, 2000
Norwich Council election, 2002
Norwich Council election, 2003
Norwich Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 9)
Norwich Council election, 2006
Norwich Council election, 2007
Norwich Council election, 2008
Norwich Council election, 2011
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
District
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
Council in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 39 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 13 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1973 - 2002 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2002 - 2004 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2004 - present |
Council elections
Norwich Council election, 1998Norwich Council election, 1999
Norwich Council election, 2000
Norwich Council election, 2002
Norwich Council election, 2003
Norwich Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 9)
Norwich Council election, 2006
Norwich Council election, 2007
Norwich Council election, 2008
Norwich Council election, 2011
Norwich Council election, 2011
Elections to Norwich City Council will take place on Thursday 5 May 2011.There will be 13 seats up for election, one third of the council. The last election left the council with no overall control.-Election result:-Ward results:...