While the majority of the county painted itself blue in today's local elections, Labour found success in Norwich as they held onto their existing seats - and gained new ones.
Speaking before the results came in, Labour group leader George Nobbs said he was not focussing on the national picture, where the Tories were making sweeping gains.
MORE: For more election news click here'I'm looking at it locally and what county councillors do is so important to everybody.
'The local election result would probably be different if the general election had not been called in the middle. But from what we can see in Norwich Labour is doing extremely well.'
Labour kept their seats in Bowthorpe, Catton Grove, Crome, Lakenham, Sewell, University, Town Close, and Mile Cross.
But they took seats off the Green Party in Mancroft, Nelson, Thorpe Hamlet, and Wensum.
Eaton was a Liberal Democrat hold.
MORE: Lib Dems cling on against Tory 'tide' in BroadlandIn University ward Blur drummer David Rowntree took a victory for Labour, after campaigning to get the street lights in the area turned back on.
He said: 'I stood on the strength of trying to get the street lights turned back on. They have turned the street lights off across the city, especially in the University ward where a lot of students live and a lot of people who work in the hospital live.
'I think it is ridiculous to turn the street lights off - it is unsafe and it doesn't save money.'
Richard Bearman, former leader of the Green Party county councillors who lost his seat in Mancroft, also pointed to the general election. But he said this was the reason his party had suffered such a blow.
MORE: Local Election 2017: Norfolk County Council (Great Yarmouth) results round-up'We're very disappointed, we've now got no County Council representation,' he said.
'It's got to be to do with the announcement of the general election, all the results have been distorted.'
He said although voters knew what they were voting for, it had got mixed in with national issues.
He also said there were issues with the voting system.
MORE: Latest election results in Norfolk and Suffolk county council elections'With first-past-the-post smaller parties like the Greens are squeezed out. We need a proportional representation system.'
He added: 'We were putting forward different ideas, things like renewable energy, extra bicycle parking, and fighting against the NDR.'
Full Norwich results
Bowthorpe (LAB HOLD)
Henry NEWTON (C) 710
Michelle NEWTON (UKIP) 170
Mike SANDS (pictured) (L) 1175
Silvia SCHMIDTOVA (LD) 124
Nannette YOUSSEF (G) 170
Maj: 465
Turnout: 2352 (29pc)
Catton Grove (LAB HOLD)
Daniel ELMER (C) 955
Michelle HO (IND) 70
Steve MORPHEW (L) 1194
Tony PARK (G) 169
Leigh TOOKE (LD) 114
Maj: 239
Turnout: 2506 (31.2pc)
Crome (LAB HOLD)
Jonathan EMSELL (C) 743
Judith FORD (G) 147
Ian LEACH (LD) 93
George NOBBS (L) 1151
Ann WILLIAMS (UKIP) 171
Maj: 408
Turnout: 2308 (31.8pc)
Eaton (LIB DEM HOLD)
George CULLINGWORTH (UKIP) 73
William ROBB (C) 1107
Jane SAUNDERS (G) 244
Ian STUTELY (L) 683
Brian WATKINS (LD) 1833
Maj: 726
Turnout: 3942 (53.8pc)
Lakenham (LAB HOLD)
Brenda JONES (L) 1249
Emily CUTLER (LD) 277
Tom SHERMAN (C) 467
Eric MASTERS (UKIP) 240
Paul NEALE (G) 250
Maj: 782
Turnout: 2486 (34.9pc)
Mancroft (LAB GAIN)
Paddy BALL (UKIP) 130
Gordon DEAN (LD) 201
Danny DOUGLAS (L) 1355
Samantha ENGLAND (C) 522
Martin SCHMIERER (G) 704
Maj: 651
Turnout: 2924 (36pc)
Mile Cross (LAB HOLD)
Deborah GIHAWI (IND) 95
Alex JACKSON-DENNIS (C) 545
David ROWELL (UKIP) 162
Chrissie RUMSBY (L) 998
Lisa SHAW (G) 206
Magdalena SIWIEC (LD) 131
Maj: 544
Turnout: 2050 (26.6pc)
Nelson (LAB GAIN)
Jess BARNARD (L) 1735
David FAIRBAIRN (LD) 279
Tim JONES (G) 1372
William RICHARDSON (C) 258
John YOULES (UKIP) 27
Maj: 363
Turnout: 3675 (54.2pc)
Sewell (LAB HOLD)
Julie BROCIEK-COULTON (L) 1591
Ian CHAPMAN (G) 300
Robin SEAR (C) 466
Alice THOMSON (LD) 197
Glenn TINGLE (UKIP) 118
Maj: 1125
Turnout: 2676 (34.5pc)
Town Close (LAB HOLD)
James ANTHONY (LD) 347
Mary CHACKSFIELD (C) 908
Emma CORLETT (L) 2026
Phil DI PALMA (G) 542
Anthea RULE (UKIP) 82
Maj: 1118
Turnout: 3941 (46.9pc)
Thorpe Hamlet (LAB GAIN)
Stephen BARBER (C) 763
Lesley GRAHAME (G) 1100
Chris JONES (L) 1175
Nick LANSDELL (UKIP) 95
Sarah TUSTIN (LD) 224
Maj: 75
Turnout: 3366 (37.7pc)
University (LAB HOLD)
Toby BENNETT (LD) 126
Rob LOWE (UKIP) 109
Lewis MARTIN (G) 257
David ROWNTREE (L) 1173
Gary WALSH (C) 330
Maj: 843
Turnout: 1997 (36.8pc)
Wensum (LAB GAIN)
Steven BRADLEY (UKIP) 176
Kim CLIPSHAM (L) 1323
Richard EDWARDS (G) 612
David KING (C) 455
Jack SPOOR (LD) 115
Maj: 711
Turnout: 2686 (33.4pc)
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