2026 Norwich City Council election
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The 2026 Norwich City Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Norwich City Council in Norfolk, England.[2] This will be on the same day as other local elections.
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 19 | Labour | 19 | ||
| Green | 15 | Green | 16 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 3 | ||
| Independent | 2 | Independent | 1 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- March 2025: Gillian Francis (Green), Jamie Osborn (Green), Peter Prinsley (Labour) resign – by-elections held May 2025[3][4][5]
- May 2025: Jenny Knight (Green), Richard Lawes (Labour) and Ian Stutely (Green) win by-elections[6][7][8]
- October 2025: Cate Oliver (Independent, elected as Labour) joins Greens[9]
Election result
| 2026 Norwich City Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 12 | |||||||||
| Green | 11 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | |||||||||
| Independent | 1 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 0 | |||||||||
| Reform | 0 | |||||||||
| Communist | 0 | |||||||||
| British Democrats | 0 | |||||||||
