title: 1998 Norwich City Council election
text: # 1998 Norwich City Council election
  
  The 1998 Norwich City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 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 two additional seats up in Catton Grove and University wards due to by-elections.
  
  ## Results summary
  
  1998 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 | 12 | 2 | 66.7 | 23 | 35 | 72.9 | 12,774 | 44.0 | -9.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 7 | 13 | 27.1 | 10,837 | 37.3 | +8.4 |
  | | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,040 | 17.4 | +2.4 |
  | | Independent Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 181 | 0.6 | New |
  | | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
  | | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Bowthorpe
  
  Bowthorpe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D. Underwood | 976 | 62.8 | -6.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | N. Lubbock | 330 | 21.2 | +7.7 |
  | | Conservative | L. Bagshaw | 248 | 16.0 | +4.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 646 | 41.6 | -14.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,554 | 18.6 | -5.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.2 | |
  
  ### Catton Grove
  
  Catton Grove (2 seats due to by-election) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. Quinn | 595 | 51.1 | -11.9 |
  | | Labour | B. Smith | 486 | | |
  | | Conservative | P. Kearney | 264 | 22.7 | +1.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Richardson | 234 | 20.1 | +4.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Kendrick | 218 | | |
  | | Independent | D. Tungate | 71 | 6.1 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.8 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Coslany
  
  Coslany :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Pendred | 854 | 58.9 | -3.7 |
  | | Conservative | E. Horth | 304 | 21.0 | +4.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. Young | 293 | 20.2 | -0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 37.9 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,451 | 24.7 | -5.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 | |
  
  ### Crome
  
  Crome :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D. Bradford | 879 | 59.9 | -0.1 |
  | | Conservative | J. Fisher | 322 | 21.9 | -1.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. Kendrick | 266 | 18.1 | +1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 38.0 | +1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,467 | 27.1 | -8.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
  
  ### Eaton
  
  Eaton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | I. Couzens | 1,605 | 48.8 | +4.2 |
  | | Conservative | J. Virgo | 1,292 | 39.2 | +6.1 |
  | | Labour | C. Slorach | 395 | 12.0 | -10.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 9.6 | -1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,392 | 51.3 | -1.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.9 | |
  
  ### Heigham
  
  Heigham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Graham | 726 | 50.6 | -18.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | M. Verran | 462 | 32.2 | +12.3 |
  | | Conservative | B. Orme | 130 | 9.1 | -2.3 |
  | | Green | I. Harris | 118 | 8.2 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 18.4 | -30.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,436 | 25.9 | -4.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.2 | |
  
  ### Henderson
  
  Henderson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A. Jones | 712 | 62.4 | -1.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. Meacock | 292 | 25.6 | +8.6 |
  | | Conservative | G. Drake | 137 | 12.0 | +3.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 36.8 | -10.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,141 | 20.4 | -8.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |
  
  ### Lakenham
  
  Lakenham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K. Ratcliffe | 822 | 56.8 | -11.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Y. Barnes | 391 | 27.0 | +11.0 |
  | | Conservative | S. Collier | 233 | 16.1 | -0.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 29.8 | -21.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,446 | 26.7 | -7.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.0 | |
  
  ### Mancroft
  
  Mancroft :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D. Fullman | 845 | 55.4 | -2.0 |
  | | Conservative | J. Knight | 351 | 23.0 | +2.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Risebrook | 330 | 21.6 | +8.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 32.4 | -4.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,526 | 23.7 | -7.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |
  
  ### Mile Cross
  
  Mile Cross :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Reilly | 515 | 55.7 | -23.4 |
  | | Independent Labour | K. Wyer | 181 | 19.6 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | I. Kendrick | 114 | 12.3 | -0.6 |
  | | Conservative | G. Smith | 114 | 12.3 | +4.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 36.1 | -30.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 924 | 17.7 | -5.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 21.5 | |
  
  ### Mousehold
  
  Mousehold :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | N. Williams | 780 | 63.4 | -2.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Lloyd | 253 | 20.6 | +4.2 |
  | | Conservative | E. Collishaw | 198 | 16.1 | +4.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 42.8 | -6.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,231 | 20.8 | -7.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.3 | |
  
  ### Nelson
  
  Nelson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. Boulton | 993 | 53.3 | +18.7 |
  | | Labour | J. Verran | 732 | 39.3 | -8.9 |
  | | Conservative | J. Turner | 138 | 7.4 | +1.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 14.0 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,863 | 34.9 | -15.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.8 | |
  
  ### St. Stephen
  
  St. Stephen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Swainson | 914 | 48.7 | -6.6 |
  | | Conservative | G. Russell | 623 | 33.2 | +12.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Woolterton | 341 | 18.2 | +3.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 15.5 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,878 | 34.4 | -1.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.6 | |
  
  ### Thorpe Hamlet
  
  Thorpe Hamlet :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Edwards | 936 | 50.9 | -4.3 |
  | | Labour | A. Pearmain | 728 | 39.6 | +6.5 |
  | | Conservative | M. Dewings | 175 | 9.5 | -2.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 11.3 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,839 | 32.0 | +3.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
  
  ### Town Close
  
  Town Close :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | F. Hartley | 1,241 | 59.6 | +6.4 |
  | | Labour | J. Fowler | 637 | 30.6 | -8.1 |
  | | Conservative | J .Wyatt | 204 | 9.8 | +2.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 29.0 | +14.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,082 | 38.8 | -13.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.3 | |
  
  ### University
  
  University (2 seats up due to by-election) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Rooza | 1,313 | 63.6 | +13.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | I. Williams | 1,225 | | |
  | | Labour | A. Thorpe | 593 | 28.7 | -14.0 |
  | | Labour | S. Salih | 585 | | |
  | | Conservative | C. Page | 157 | 7.6 | +0.9 |
  | | Conservative | L. Foster | 150 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 | -11.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
  