How the council works
Norwich City Council is a district council. It has responsibility for providing a number of services including local planning, housing, benefits, environmental health, electoral registration and waste and recycling collections.
Political make-up
The city council has a total of 39 councillors – 13 electoral wards across the city with three councillors in each.
The current political make-up is:
- Labour 19 seats
- Green Party 13 seats
- Independent Norwich Group 4 seats
- Liberal Democrats 3 seats
Labour is the largest party, but has no overall control.
