Broadland (UK Parliament constituency)

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Broadland
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Broadland in Norfolk
EnglandNorfolk.svg
Location of Norfolk within England
County Norfolk
Population95,188 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 73,066 (December 2010) [2]
Major settlements Aylsham, Fakenham, Taverham
Current constituency
Created 2010
Member of Parliament Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Mid Norfolk, North Norfolk and Norwich North

Broadland is a Norfolk constituency, [n 1] which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2019 general election by Jerome Mayhew, a Conservative. [n 2]

Contents

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency will only be subject to minor boundary changes, but is to be renamed Broadland and Fakenham - to be first contested at the next general election. [3]

Constituency profile

The constituency stretches from near Great Yarmouth in the east to the north west of the county. Among attractions within the seat's boundaries are the steam and fairground collection at Thursford and the Anglican shrine at Walsingham; both were in the North Norfolk constituency until 2010.

The name is taken from the local government area Broadland though its boundary does not match that of the district council nor is it coterminous with the Norfolk Broads (waterways and surrounding protected land).

History

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies coming into effect for the 2010 general election, the Boundary Commission for England created the Broadland constituency as the successor seat to Mid Norfolk, which was relocated. It comprised the majority of Mid Norfolk, together with parts of North Norfolk and Norwich North.

Since its creation, the seat has been held by the Conservative Party with comfortable majorities.

Boundaries

Broadland (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries

Current

The new seat includes the District of Broadland wards which had previously comprised a majority of the Mid Norfolk constituency, as well as Drayton and Taverham, transferred back from Norwich North. The six District of North Norfolk wards, including the town of Fakenham, were transferred from the constituency of North Norfolk.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the Broadland and Fakenham constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be (as they existed on 1st December 2020):

Minor losses, including the transfer of Drayton back to Norwich North.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [6] Party
2010 Keith Simpson Conservative
2019 Jerome Mayhew Conservative

Elections

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Broadland election results

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Broadland and Fakenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jerome Mayhew [7]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Broadland [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jerome Mayhew 33,934 59.6 Increase2.svg 1.7
Labour Jess Barnard12,07321.2Decrease2.svg 8.4
Liberal Democrats Ben Goodwin9,19516.1Increase2.svg 8.2
Green Andrew Boswell1,4122.5Increase2.svg 0.8
The Universal Good PartySimon Rous3630.6New
Majority21,86138.4Increase2.svg 10.1
Turnout 56,97772.9Increase2.svg 0.5
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 5.1
General election 2017: Broadland [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Simpson 32,406 57.9 Increase2.svg 7.4
Labour Iain Simpson16,59029.6Increase2.svg 10.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Riley4,4497.9Decrease2.svg 1.9
UKIP David Moreland1,5942.8Decrease2.svg 13.9
Green Andrew Boswell9321.7Decrease2.svg 2.5
Majority15,81628.3Decrease2.svg 3.4
Turnout 55,97172.4Increase2.svg 1.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.7
General election 2015: Broadland [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Simpson 26,808 50.5 Increase2.svg 4.3
Labour Chris Jones [11] 9,97018.8Increase2.svg 5.0
UKIP Stuart Agnew [11] 8,88116.7Increase2.svg 12.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Riley5,1789.8Decrease2.svg 22.6
Green Andrew Boswell2,2524.2Increase2.svg 2.8
Majority16,83831.7Increase2.svg 17.9
Turnout 53,09871.1Decrease2.svg 0.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 0.3
General election 2010: Broadland [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Simpson* 24,338 46.2 Increase2.svg 2.8
Liberal Democrats Daniel Roper17,04632.4Increase2.svg 2.9
Labour Allyson Barron7,28713.8Decrease2.svg 9.8
UKIP Stuart Agnew 2,3824.5Increase2.svg 1.1
BNP Edith Crowther8711.7New
Green Susan Curran7521.4New
Majority7,29213.8Decrease2.svg 0.1
Turnout 52,67672.0Increase2.svg 7.6
Conservative win (new seat)
*Served in the 2005–2010 Parliament as MP for Mid Norfolk

See also

Notes

  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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