Editing Norwich (section)

==Governance==
{{main|Norwich City Council}}
[[File:Norwich City Hall - geograph.org.uk - 24665.jpg|thumb|[[Norwich City Hall]]]]

There are two tiers of local government covering Norwich, at [[non-metropolitan district|district]] and [[non-metropolitan county|county]] level: [[Norwich City Council]] and [[Norfolk County Council]]. The city council manages services such as housing, planning, leisure and tourism, and is based at [[City Hall, Norwich|City Hall]] overlooking [[Norwich Market]] in the city centre. The county council manages services such as schools, transport, social services and libraries across [[Norfolk]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System |year=1974 |publisher=[[HMSO]] |location=London |isbn=0-11-750847-0 |page=72}}</ref> There are no [[civil parish]]es in Norwich, with the whole city being an [[unparished area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref>

===Lord mayoralty and shrievalty===
{{see also|List of Lord Mayors of Norwich}}
[[File:Norwich Guildhall from south.jpg|thumb|[[Norwich Guildhall]], the seat of local government from the early 15th century until 1938]]

The ceremonial head of the city is the [[List of Lord Mayors of Norwich|Lord Mayor]]; though now simply a ceremonial position, in the past the office carried considerable authority, with executive powers over the finances and affairs of the city council. The office of Mayor of Norwich dates from 1403 and was raised to the dignity of [[List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom|lord mayor]] in 1910 by [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]] "in view of the position occupied by that city as the chief city of East Anglia and of its close association with His Majesty".<ref name=mayor>{{Cite web |url=http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1407&pid=1014 |title=Lord Mayor of Norwich |publisher=Norwich City Council |access-date=13 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716110301/http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1407&pid=1014 |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=The King and Norwich |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=7 February 1910}}</ref> The title was regranted on local government reorganisation in 1974.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=46255|page=4400|date=4 April 1974}}</ref> From 1404 the citizens of Norwich, as a [[county corporate]], had the privilege of electing two sheriffs. Under the [[Municipal Corporations Act 1835]] this was reduced to one and became a ceremonial post. Both Lord Mayor and Sheriff are elected for a year's term of office at the council's annual meeting, but the term of office was temporarily extended to two years for the periods 2019-2021 and 2021-2023, the normal annual elections having been disrupted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]] in the years 2020-2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 May 2021 |title=Who is the new Lord Mayor of Norwich? |work=[[Eastern Daily Press]] |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/20652300.new-lord-mayor-norwich/ |access-date=13 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=mayor/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1408&pid=1014 |title=Sheriff of Norwich |publisher=Norwich County Council |access-date=13 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716110317/http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1408&pid=1014 |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref>

===Westminster===
{{see also|Norwich North (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency)}}
Since 1298 Norwich has returned two members of Parliament to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. Until [[Representation of the People Act 1948|1950]] the city was an [[Norwich (UK Parliament constituency)|undivided constituency]], returning two MPs. Since that date, the area has been two single-member constituencies: [[Norwich North (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwich North]] and [[Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwich South]].{{sfn |Youngs |1979 |p=751}} Both proved to be marginal seats in recent elections until 2010, switching between the Labour and Conservative parties.

Norwich North, which includes some rural wards of [[Broadland]] District, was held by Labour from 1950 to 1983 when it was gained by the Conservatives. Labour regained the seat in 1997, holding it until a [[2009 Norwich North by-election|by-election in 2009]]. The current MP is the Conservative, [[Chloe Smith]], who held the seat in the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 General Election]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1195/norwich-north |title=Norwich North |series=Politics |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=13 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219062728/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1195/norwich-north |archive-date=19 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Norwich South, which includes part of [[South Norfolk]] District, was held by Labour from February 1974 to 1983, when it was gained by the Conservatives. John Garrett regained the seat for Labour in 1987. [[Charles Clarke]] became Labour MP for Norwich South in 1997.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1196/norwich-south |title=Norwich South |series=Politics |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=13 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219062725/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1196/norwich-south |archive-date=19 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2010 General Election, Labour lost the seat to the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], with [[Simon Wright (politician)|Simon Wright]] becoming MP.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED07%20May%202010%2004%3A52%3A55%3A767 |title=Clarke Out as Lib Dems win Norwich South |access-date=7 May 2010 |newspaper=Eastern Daily Press}}</ref> At the 2015 General Election, [[Clive Lewis (politician)|Clive Lewis]] regained the seat for Labour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/labour_win_norwich_south_on_night_of_misery_for_lib_dems_1_4065583 |title=Labour win Norwich South on night of misery for Lib Dems |date=8 May 2015 |access-date=9 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511005649/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/labour_win_norwich_south_on_night_of_misery_for_lib_dems_1_4065583 |archive-date=11 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In both the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 General Election]] and [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 General Election]], the two incumbent 2015 MPs held their seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2017-winners-and-losers-after-results-declared-in-norfolk-and-waveney-1-5054661 |title=General Election 2017; What happened in Norfolk and Waveney? |date=9 June 2017 |publisher=Eastern Daily Press |access-date=14 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814141756/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2017-winners-and-losers-after-results-declared-in-norfolk-and-waveney-1-5054661 |archive-date=14 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>