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The 1996 Norwich City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 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 three additional seats up due to by-elections in Coslany, St. Stephen and Thorpe Hamlet wards.

1996 Norwich City Council election[1]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	14		73.7	23	37	77.1	20,131	53.3	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats	5	1	26.3	6	11	22.9	10,916	28.9	+2.4
	Conservative	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	5,681	15.0	+0.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	870	2.3	+0.9
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	186	0.5	+0.2

Bowthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Ferris	1,399	69.4	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	N. Lubbock	272	13.5	−0.2
	Conservative	M. Gant	234	11.6	−0.8
	Green	S. Pollard	112	5.6	+2.1
Majority			1,127	55.9	−0.7
Turnout			2,017	24.3	−6.0
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Catton Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Morrey	885	63.0	−1.0
	Conservative	M. Wilkinson	299	21.3	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. Richardson	220	15.7	+0.5
Majority			586	41.7	−3.9
Turnout			1,334	25.7	−5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Crome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Waters	1,170	60.0	−5.5
	Conservative	J. Fisher	462	23.7	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	E. Maxfield	318	16.3	−1.9
Majority			708	36.3	−11.0
Turnout			1,950	35.5	−4.6
	Labour hold		Swing	6.5

Eaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Aalders-Dunthorne	1,527	44.6	+3.6
	Conservative	J. Virgo	1,135	33.1	+0.1
	Labour	C. Slorach	764	22.3	−3.7
Majority			392	11.4	+3.4
Turnout			3,426	52.6	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.8

Heigham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Morrey	1,166	68.7	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	N. Park	338	19.9	−2.5
	Conservative	V. Rayna	193	11.4	+2.2
Majority			828	48.8	+2.7
Turnout			1,697	30.4	−8.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Henderson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sillett	1,069	64.1	−8.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Meacock	283	17.0	+4.7
	Green	J. Button	165	9.9	+3.4
	Conservative	S. Collier	150	9.0	+0.6
Majority			786	47.2	−13.3
Turnout			1,667	28.9	−3.5
	Labour hold		Swing	6.7

Lakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Brown	1,266	67.8	−0.1
	Conservative	M. Dewings	302	16.2	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	B. Banks	299	16.0	−0.3
Majority			964	51.6	±0.0
Turnout			1,867	33.7	−3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

Mancroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lay	1,130	57.4	−7.4
	Conservative	J. Knight	406	20.6	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Risebrook	266	13.5	−1.1
	Green	A. St. John Holmes	165	8.4	N/A
Majority			724	36.8	−7.4
Turnout			1,967	31.1	−4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	3.7

Mile Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Betts	982	79.1	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hicketts	160	12.9	±0.0
	Conservative	J. Fisher	99	8.0	−0.7
Majority			822	66.2	+0.8
Turnout			1,241	23.6	−7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Mousehold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Sanderson	1,113	65.8	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lloyd	278	16.4	+3.4
	Conservative	E. Kirton	205	12.1	−1.3
	Green	L. Moore	96	5.7	+1.3
Majority			835	49.3	−6.6
Turnout			1,692	28.1	−4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Pardey	1,253	48.2	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Munday	900	34.6	−6.4
	Independent	C. Davis	161	6.2	N/A
	Conservative	G. Drake	160	6.2	+0.4
	Green	K. McNulty	125	4.8	+1.2
Majority			353	13.6	+5.5
Turnout			2,599	50.5	−3.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	2.8

Town Close

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Thomas	1,530	53.2	+5.7
	Labour	W. Carpenter	1,112	38.7	−4.8
	Conservative	J. Wyatt	207	7.2	−0.6
	Independent	D. Mills	25	0.9	N/A
Majority			418	14.5	+10.5
Turnout			2,874	52.4	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.3

University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hume	1,372	50.6	+5.6
	Labour	P. Harris	1,156	42.7	−5.2
	Conservative	C. Page	182	6.7	−0.4
Majority			216	7.9	N/A
Turnout			2,710	48.0	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	5.4