title: 2000 Norwich City Council election
text: # 2000 Norwich City Council election
  
  The 2000 Norwich City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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.
  
  ## Results summary
  
  2000 Norwich City Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
  | | Labour | 5 | 7 | 31.3 | 21 | 26 | 54.2 | 8,322 | 30.2 | -9.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 11 | 21 | 43.8 | 11,638 | 42.3 | +4.9 |
  | | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 5,787 | 21.0 | +1.7 |
  | | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,472 | 5.3 | +2.6 |
  | | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 290 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
  | | Natural Law | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | <0.1 | -0.1 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Bowthorpe
  
  Bowthorpe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | B. Ferris | 1,009 | 38.3 | -19.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Barber | 867 | 32.9 | +8.5 |
  | | Conservative | K. Howlett | 539 | 20.5 | +2.7 |
  | | Green | S. Ronneke | 119 | 4.5 | N/A |
  | | Independent | H. Robertson | 100 | 3.8 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 5.4 | -28.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,634 | 31.0 | +12.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.0 | |
  
  ### Catton Grove
  
  Catton Grove :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | B. Morrey | 643 | 37.7 | -12.7 |
  | | Conservative | P. Kearney | 524 | 30.7 | +6.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. Kendrick | 383 | 22.5 | +4.7 |
  | | Green | B. Matthews | 78 | 4.6 | +0.9 |
  | | Independent | T. Smith | 78 | 4.6 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 7.0 | -18.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,706 | 31.8 | +10.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.4 | |
  
  ### Coslany
  
  Coslany :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. Britt | 606 | 43.0 | -3.0 |
  | | Conservative | E. Collishaw | 447 | 31.7 | +7.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Risebrook | 260 | 18.4 | +3.5 |
  | | Green | Rupert Read | 97 | 6.9 | -3.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 11.3 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,410 | 24.2 | -4.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
  
  ### Crome
  
  Crome :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | I. Lovewell | 592 | 39.7 | +8.8 |
  | | Labour | A. Waters | 588 | 39.5 | -9.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | I. Kendrick | 281 | 18.9 | -1.1 |
  | | Green | R. Boyd | 29 | 1.9 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 | -18.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,490 | 27.8 | -1.3 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 9.2 | |
  
  ### Eaton
  
  Eaton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brian Watkins | 1,861 | 58.0 | +2.6 |
  | | Conservative | Antony Little | 1,032 | 32.2 | -1.8 |
  | | Labour | C. Slorach | 258 | 8.0 | -2.5 |
  | | Green | John Peacock | 57 | 1.8 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 829 | 25.8 | +4.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,208 | 49.9 | -3.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.2 | |
  
  ### Heigham
  
  Heigham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Aalders-Dunthorne | 904 | 55.0 | +6.4 |
  | | Labour | C. Morrey | 503 | 30.6 | -8.2 |
  | | Conservative | R. Wells | 151 | 9.2 | +1.6 |
  | | Green | I. Harris | 86 | 5.2 | +0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 24.4 | +14.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,644 | 29.4 | -1.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 7.3 | |
  
  ### Henderson
  
  Henderson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D. Roper | 456 | 41.5 | -12.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | G. Dean | 250 | 22.7 | +3.5 |
  | | Conservative | C. Page | 224 | 20.4 | +7.3 |
  | | Green | M. Valentine | 170 | 15.5 | +1.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 18.7 | -16.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,100 | 19.7 | -0.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.0 | |
  
  ### Lakenham
  
  Lakenham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | H. Cooke | 796 | 48.1 | +21.6 |
  | | Labour | K. Brown | 619 | 37.4 | -11.6 |
  | | Conservative | S. Daryanani | 202 | 12.2 | -7.9 |
  | | Green | Z. Zelter | 39 | 2.4 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 10.7 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,656 | 29.9 | +2.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 16.6 | |
  
  ### Mancroft
  
  Mancroft :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | N. Ali | 716 | 39.0 | +18.7 |
  | | Labour | J. Lay | 588 | 32.1 | -11.8 |
  | | Conservative | J. Knight | 425 | 23.2 | -4.1 |
  | | Green | T. Tigger | 75 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
  | | Independent | M. Pryce | 30 | 1.6 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 7.0 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,834 | 27.9 | +2.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 15.3 | |
  
  ### Mile Cross
  
  Mile Cross :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | S. Morphew | 385 | 44.7 | -14.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | N. Langham | 280 | 32.5 | +11.1 |
  | | Conservative | G. Smith | 168 | 19.5 | -0.1 |
  | | Green | S. Land | 28 | 3.3 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 12.2 | -25.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 861 | 16.1 | -1.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.7 | |
  
  ### Mousehold
  
  Mousehold :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Richardson | 630 | 47.1 | +12.9 |
  | | Labour | C. Sanderson | 401 | 30.0 | -15.6 |
  | | Conservative | J. Fisher | 204 | 15.2 | +0.6 |
  | | Green | Adrian Holmes | 64 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
  | | Independent | T. Smith | 39 | 2.9 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 17.1 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,338 | 22.8 | +0.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 14.3 | |
  
  ### Nelson
  
  Nelson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Mitchell | 892 | 48.4 | -7.5 |
  | | Labour | B. Nierop-Reading | 601 | 32.6 | -6.2 |
  | | Green | D. Williams | 189 | 10.2 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | N. Horwood | 162 | 8.8 | +3.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 15.8 | -1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | 33.4 | -6.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 0.7 | |
  
  ### St. Stephen
  
  St. Stephen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Southgate | 861 | 41.4 | +21.9 |
  | | Labour | S. Gale | 650 | 31.3 | -14.9 |
  | | Conservative | G. Williams | 448 | 21.5 | -4.1 |
  | | Green | N. Bartlett | 78 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
  | | Independent | S. Homes | 43 | 2.1 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 10.1 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,080 | 38.1 | +5.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 18.4 | |
  
  ### Thorpe Hamlet
  
  Thorpe Hamlet :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Allison | 684 | 53.0 | -5.6 |
  | | Labour | R. Taylor | 293 | 22.7 | -8.2 |
  | | Conservative | V. Hopes | 194 | 15.0 | +4.5 |
  | | Green | I. Wagenknecht | 119 | 9.2 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 30.3 | +2.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 21.8 | -4.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
  
  ### Town Close
  
  Town Close :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Thomas | 965 | 55.9 | -6.5 |
  | | Labour | G. Colk | 383 | 22.2 | -2.4 |
  | | Conservative | I. Mackie | 292 | 16.9 | +6.3 |
  | | Green | M. Charnley | 78 | 4.5 | N/A |
  | | Natural Law | D. Mills | 9 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | 33.7 | -4.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,727 | 31.6 | -5.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
  
  ### University
  
  University :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Hume | 1,008 | 59.4 | -1.3 |
  | | Labour | K. Lay | 339 | 20.0 | -9.0 |
  | | Conservative | G. Nicholson | 183 | 10.8 | +3.9 |
  | | Green | R. Tinch | 166 | 9.8 | +6.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 39.4 | +7.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,696 | 30.6 | -6.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.9 | |
  