Elections to Norwich City Council were held on 2 May 2019. Following boundary changes, all 39 seats were put up for election, with three councillors being elected per ward using the block vote system.^[1] The election saw the Green Party reclaim five seats from the Labour Party, while losing one to Labour in Town Close. The Labour Party retained its majority on the council.

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2019 Norwich City Council Election

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All 39 seats to Norwich City Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Green Liberal Democrats Last election 31 seats 5 seats 3 seats Seats won 27 9 3 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 14,035 11,245 5,468 Percentage 38.0% 30.4% 14.8% Swing 11.2pp 11.0pp 3.3pp
Map showing the 2019 local election results in Norwich.
Council control before election Labour Party (UK) Council control after election Labour Party (UK)

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In the 2018 election, the Labour Party achieved its best result in the city since the 1990s, winning 49% of the vote and 12 of 13 seats up for election, with the Greens dropping to their worst percentage result since 2004 (19%) and losing all 5 seats they were defending. This followed a similar victory for Labour within Norwich in the 2017 Norfolk County Council election and the 2017 re-election of Norwich South Labour MP Clive Lewis with 61% of the vote. As a result of the 2018 election, Labour held 31 of the 39 seats - 79.5% of the total.

In late 2017, the Local Government Boundary Commission began a review of the Norwich City Council boundaries.^[2]

All councillors had to seek reelection in the 2019 Norwich City Council election, on changed boundaries, rather than the usual third of each ward.