title: 1992 Norwich City Council election
text: # 1992 Norwich City Council election
  
  'The 1992 Norwich City Council election' took place on 7 May 1992 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 the UK parliamentary by-elections in Henderson ward.
  
  ## Results summary
  
  1992 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 | 13 | 2 | 76.5 | 23 | 36 | 75.0 | 18,763 | 47.8 | +0.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 17.6 | 6 | 9 | 18.8 | 9,254 | 23.6 | -4.8 |
  | | Conservative | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 10,505 | 26.8 | +6.4 |
  | | Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 712 | 1.8 | -2.3 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Bowthorpe
  
  Bowthorpe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | B. Ferris | 1,287 | 58.4 | -0.2 |
  | | Conservative | J. Knight | 617 | 28.0 | +4.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | N. Lubbock | 243 | 11.0 | -9.2 |
  | | Green | J. White | 55 | 2.5 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 30.4 | -3.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,202 | 29.6 | -9.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
  
  ### Catton Grove
  
  Catton Grove :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | G. Cox | 959 | 51.3 | +1.2 |
  | | Conservative | M. Slattery | 666 | 35.6 | +3.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Richardson | 174 | 9.3 | -8.3 |
  | | Green | A. Darley | 70 | 3.7 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 15.7 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,065 | 30.3 | -8.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |
  
  ### Coslany
  
  Coslany :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P. Watson | 1,367 | 55.8 | +0.9 |
  | | Conservative | E. Horth | 737 | 30.1 | +10.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | H. Tidman | 266 | 10.8 | -9.9 |
  | | Green | L. Moore | 82 | 3.3 | -1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 25.7 | -8.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,452 | 39.9 | -4.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 | |
  
  ### Crome
  
  Crome :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A. Waters | 1,146 | 51.8 | -6.1 |
  | | Conservative | C. Cushing | 823 | 37.2 | +18.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Williment | 242 | 10.9 | -12.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 14.6 | -20.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,211 | 39.0 | -3.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.1 | |
  
  ### Eaton
  
  Eaton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | L. Cooper | 1,954 | 57.8 | +3.0 |
  | | Labour | J. Clissold | 866 | 25.8 | +3.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Oakley | 558 | 16.5 | -2.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,088 | 32.0 | -0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,378 | 51.8 | -5.5 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3 | |
  
  ### Heigham
  
  Heigham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | C. Morrey | 1,100 | 49.8 | +0.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Dunthorne | 783 | 35.4 | +3.9 |
  | | Conservative | V. Rayna | 326 | 14.8 | -0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | 32.2 | -1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,209 | 38.5 | -4.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 | |
  
  ### Henderson
  
  Henderson (2 seats due to by-election) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Sillett | 984 | 51.3 | -1.8 |
  | | Labour | A. Jones | 934 | | |
  | | Conservative | P. Munday | 393 | 20.5 | -0.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | L. Dunthorne | 271 | 14.1 | -1.7 |
  | | Green | J. Yarrow | 270 | 14.1 | +2.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Holloway | 219 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.2 | -13.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Lakenham
  
  Lakenham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K. Brown | 1,229 | 57.7 | ±0.0 |
  | | Conservative | C. Barry | 651 | 30.6 | +9.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Robinson | 249 | 11.7 | -4.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | 27.1 | -9.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,129 | 36.7 | -7.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 | |
  
  ### Mancroft
  
  Mancroft :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | G. Gee | 1,205 | 50.2 | -0.3 |
  | | Conservative | R. Essex | 943 | 39.3 | +11.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Risebrook | 252 | 10.5 | -6.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 10.9 | -11.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,400 | 37.8 | -2.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.0 | |
  
  ### Mile Cross
  
  Mile Cross :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | S. Betts | 937 | 65.8 | -3.6 |
  | | Conservative | D. Roberts | 357 | 25.1 | +10.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Heaviside | 98 | 6.9 | -5.6 |
  | | Green | D. Mackellar | 33 | 2.3 | -1.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 40.7 | -14.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | 25.5 | -12.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 | |
  
  ### Mousehold
  
  Mousehold :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D. Machin | 1,252 | 61.7 | +2.1 |
  | | Conservative | I. Evans | 540 | 26.6 | +8.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. Denington | 237 | 11.7 | -4.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 712 | 35.1 | -6.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,029 | 33.1 | -4.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |
  
  ### Nelson
  
  Nelson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. De Findlow | 1,246 | 43.6 | +0.2 |
  | | Labour | W. Chapman | 1,073 | 37.5 | -2.3 |
  | | Conservative | E. Martin | 339 | 11.9 | +0.4 |
  | | Green | D. Carlo | 202 | 7.1 | +1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 6.0 | +2.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,860 | 57.0 | -1.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 1.3 | |
  
  ### St. Stephen
  
  St. Stephen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Swainson | 1,306 | 47.5 | -6.6 |
  | | Conservative | A. Daws | 861 | 31.3 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Leeder | 582 | 21.2 | -15.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 445 | 16.2 | -1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,749 | 39.8 | -7.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.0 | |
  
  ### Thorpe Hamlet
  
  Thorpe Hamlet :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Benwell | 1,321 | 56.1 | -3.8 |
  | | Labour | M. Pendred | 642 | 27.2 | +4.6 |
  | | Conservative | J. Rush | 393 | 16.7 | +4.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 | 28.8 | -8.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,356 | 39.8 | -6.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.2 | |
  
  ### Town Close
  
  Town Close :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Thomas | 1,606 | 48.7 | -8.7 |
  | | Labour | B. Smith | 1,202 | 36.5 | +5.6 |
  | | Conservative | S. Collier | 487 | 14.8 | +5.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 12.3 | -13.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,295 | 58.7 | -3.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 7.2 | |
  
  ### University
  
  University :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P. Harris | 1,274 | 49.0 | +10.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | T. Davie | 907 | 34.9 | -12.6 |
  | | Conservative | C. Page | 418 | 16.1 | +5.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 14.1 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,599 | 51.7 | -5.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.5 | |
  