Before (end of 2011) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Other 15 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Conservative 2
After (end of 2012) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Other 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bowthorpe1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| Stephen Button | Labour | 1,268 ✓ |
| Stuart Taylor | Conservative | 585 |
| Jean Bishop | Green | 350 |
| Haydn Perrett | Liberal Democrats | 117 |
Catton Grove2 seats
| Gail Paula Harris | Labour | 1,036 ✓ |
| Mike Stonard | Labour | 978 ✓ |
| Evelyn Collishaw | Conservative | 703 |
| Paul Holmes | Conservative | 629 |
| Judith Marianne Ford | Green | 331 |
| Tony Arthur Park | Green | 312 |
| Leigh Tooke | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
| Alexander Findlow | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
Crome1 seat
| David Charles Bradford | Labour | 1,272 ✓ |
| Jessica Lancod-Frost | Conservative | 388 |
| Christine Patricia Way | Green | 273 |
| James Cross | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| Judith Lubbock | Liberal Democrats | 1,820 ✓ |
| Antony Daniel Little | Conservative | 947 |
| Geraldine Waring | Labour | 677 |
| Susan Curran | Green | 379 |
Lakenham1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Patrick John Paul Manning | Labour | 1,149 ✓ |
| Angus David Fairbairn | Liberal Democrats | 658 |
| Nicholas Bishop | Green | 361 |
| Steve Emmens | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 215 |
| Mathew Morris | Conservative | 135 |
Mancroft1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| Lucy Howard | Green | 1,077 ✓ |
| Marion Maxwell | Labour | 943 |
| Oliver Watson | Conservative | 288 |
| Simon Nobbs | Liberal Democrats | 207 |
Mile Cross1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| Deborah Gihawi | Labour | 1,019 ✓ |
| Rick Edwards | Green | 409 |
| Oscar Pinnington | Conservative | 297 |
| Ian Robert Williams | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
Nelson1 seat
| David Rogers | Green | 1,644 ✓ |
| Stuart Goodman | Labour | 697 |
| Kate Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
Sewell1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Kevin Barker | Labour | 990 ✓ |
| Howard Jago | Green | 700 |
| Adrian Barton | Conservative | 332 |
| Chris Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
Thorpe Hamlet1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Ben Price | Green | 1,111 ✓ |
| Tony Waring | Labour | 793 |
| Stefan Rose | Conservative | 437 |
| Jeremy Nigel Hooke | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
Town Close1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Phil Neale | Green | 1,333 ✓ |
| John Sailing | Labour | 818 |
| Guy Christopher James Owen | Conservative | 481 |
| Mark Johnston | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
University1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| Brenda Arthur | Labour | 1,153 ✓ |
| Robert Laird | Green | 493 |
| Tom Cannon | Conservative | 247 |
| Andrew Wright | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Wensum2 seats
| Neil Blunt | Green | 1,386 ✓ |
| Caroline Brimblecombe | Green | 1,276 ✓ |
| Vaughan Thomas | Labour | 1,039 |
| Samuel Earl | Labour | 1,012 |
| Hayleigh Gascoigne | Conservative | 196 |
| Simon Harrison | Conservative | 189 |
| Jess Hallybone | Liberal Democrats | 91 |
| Helen Whitworth | Liberal Democrats | 78 |