Before (end of 2020) (39 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 27 · Green 9 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 2021) (39 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 26 · Green 9 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Bowthorpe1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Sue Sands | Labour | 1,173 ✓ |
| Joshua Lowe | Conservative | 662 |
| Watson J. | Independent | 294 |
| Sean Timothy Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
Catton Grove1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Mike Stonard | Labour | 1,253 ✓ |
| Gillespie J.R. | Conservative | 941 |
| Park T.A. | Green | 346 |
| Nigel Clifford Lubbock | Liberal Democrats | 99 |
Crome1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| A.C. Giles | Labour | 1,217 ✓ |
| Steve Barber | Conservative | 1,065 |
| Ford J.M. | Green | 358 |
| Samuel Neal | Liberal Democrats | 88 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 56.2%
| Wright J.W. | Liberal Democrats | 1,963 ✓ |
| Chris Smith | Labour | 1,004 |
| John Ward | Conservative | 1,004 |
| Saunders J.I. | Green | 463 |
Lakenham1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| Everett R.C. | Labour | 1,325 ✓ |
| Robert Hammond | Conservative | 778 |
| Sabine Virani | Green | 435 |
| Paul Davies | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
Mancroft1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Martin Schmierer | Green | 1,538 ✓ |
| Jo Smith | Labour | 847 |
| Craig Harvey | Conservative | 379 |
| Wright A.W. | Liberal Democrats | 62 |
Mile Cross1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| Thomas V. | Labour | 1,124 ✓ |
| Masters E.P.A. | Conservative | 593 |
| Fiona Dowson | Green | 362 |
| Ian Williams | Liberal Democrats | 100 |
Nelson1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| Lucy Galvin | Green | 2,434 ✓ |
| Groves L. | Labour | 1,647 |
| L. Madden | Liberal Democrats | 1,097 ✓ |
| D. Cairns | Conservative | 791 |
| G.J. Hancock | Labour | 495 |
| Iain Gwynn | Conservative | 352 |
| D.S. Robinson | Green | 143 |
| Watson E. | Liberal Democrats | 114 |
Sewell1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Champion G.C. | Green | 1,154 ✓ |
| McCartney-Gray L.E. | Labour | 995 |
| Simon Jones | Conservative | 316 |
| Helen Bernadette Arundell | Liberal Democrats | 39 |
| Evelyn Collishaw | Conservative | 0 |
Thorpe Hamlet1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| Ash Haynes | Green | 1,281 ✓ |
| Kidman C.T. | Labour | 1,055 |
| Simon Jones | Conservative | 588 |
| Hooke J. | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
| Smith A. | Independent | 51 |
Town Close1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| Stutely I.C. | Labour | 1,942 ✓ |
| Mary Josephine Chacksfield | Conservative | 792 |
| Nick Caistor | Green | 775 |
| Hamilton J. | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
University1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Emma Hampton | Labour | 1,315 ✓ |
| Tom Holloway | Green | 506 |
| Henry James Charles Lynn | Conservative | 483 |
| Carol Denise Chilton | Liberal Democrats | 142 |
Wensum1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Peek M.A. | Labour | 1,349 ✓ |
| Calvert L.J. | Green | 808 |
| David King | Conservative | 606 |
| Gordon Richard Dean | Liberal Democrats | 99 |