Norwich City Council election, 2011

Norwich City Council election, 2011

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13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Norwich City Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Green Liberal Democrat Seats won 7 (For a total of 18) 5 (For a total of 15) 1 (For a total of 4) Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 14,990 11,388 5,101 Percentage 36.8% 28.0% 12.5% Swing 2.2% 0.9% 4.6%
Map showing the 2011 local election results in Norwich.
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The 2011 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election. This was on the same day as other local elections and the nationwide referendum on the Alternative Vote.

Labour gained Bowthorpe and Catton Grove from the Conservatives, while the Greens seized Thorpe Hamlet from the Liberal Democrats.

In the affluent south west of the city, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had fought very hard to win Eaton following the decision of sitting Liberal Democrat Councillor, Ros Wright (wife of Norwich South MP Simon Wright), to stand down. The Liberal Democrats held on with Caroline Ackroyd securing a majority of 129, although there was a 4.9% swing to the Conservative candidate Chris Groves. Turnout was once again the highest in the city at 58.6%.

After the election, the new makeup of the City Council was:

Turnout across the city was 40.2%, with the AV Referendum being seen as partly responsible for the marked rise.

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

After the election, the composition of the council was: