The University Ward, which covers the University of East Anglia, has been won by the Green Party in local elections.

Norfolk County Councillor Niall Adams won by 650 votes following a 50 per cent voter turn out on the campus.

Meanwhile Norwich City Councillor, Tammy Searle, was elected following a total of 1,384 votes in the area.

The administration was previously Labour run, with no overall control ahead of the 2026 local elections.

Students cast votes on campus

Thursday 7 May 11:38PM

Students at the University of East Anglia have voted at an on-campus polling station for the local elections.

The point, set up in The Hive, saw dozens of students cast ballots between 7AM and 10PM in a bid to elect a University Ward councillor.

The elections, which took place across the country, will dictate which political parties run local services such as schools and bin collection.

UEA, which sits within the University Ward division, has been held by Labour since 2004.

The five candidates running for election in the ward are:

Matthew Ainsley for the Labour Party

Jenny Ashburn for Reform UK

Tammy Searle for the Green Party

Patricia Marie Menaul for the Conservative Party

James Andrew Hawketts for the Liberal Democrats

Results for the Norwich City Council elections are expected to be announced at 2:30PM on 8 May, with Norfolk County Council following at 5:30PM.

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