Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) The 2016 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England.
The Labour Party increased their majority at the expense of the Green Party, capturing 4 previously Green-held seats; the Greens retained only Thorpe Hamlet ward, by a margin of 31 votes.
[2] The Labour Party achieved its best result in the city since 1998, winning 44% of the vote and 11 of 13 seats up for election, with the Greens dropping to their worst percentage result since 2005.
[3] All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2012 election, the last time these seats were contested.
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2012.