Broadland and Fakenham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Broadland and Fakenham
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Broadland and Fakenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
East of England - Broadland and Fakenham constituency.svg
Boundary of Broadland and Fakenham in the East of England
County Norfolk
Population95,188 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 72,907 (2023) [2]
Major settlements Taverham, Aylsham, Fakenham
Current constituency
Created 2010
Member of Parliament Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Mid Norfolk, North Norfolk and Norwich North

Broadland and Fakenham 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

Prior to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, coming into effect at the 2024 general election, the constituency was known as Broadland. [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 original name was 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). The constituency also includes the town of Fakenham, which is in the District of North Norfolk; the name was changed to Broadland and Fakenham to reflect this.

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 – until 2024, when the majority over the Labour Party was cut to 1.5%.

Boundaries

2010–2024

Broadland and Fakenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

The 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.

2024–present

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the Broadland and Fakenham constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 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
Broadland and Fakenham
2024 Jerome Mayhew Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Broadland and Fakenham [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jerome Mayhew 16,322 33.0 −26.1
Labour Iain Simpson15,60331.5+9.9
Reform UK Eric Masters8,85917.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Leyla Hannbeck5,52611.2−4.9
Green Jan Davis3,2036.5+4.0
Majority7191.5−36.0
Turnout 49,51365.4−7.0
Registered electors 75,730
Conservative hold Swing −18.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [9]
PartyVote %
Conservative 31,23959.1
Labour 11,41421.6
Liberal Democrats 8,48016.1
Green 1,3182.5
Others3630.7
Turnout52,81472.4
Electorate72,907
General election 2019: Broadland [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jerome Mayhew 33,934 59.6 +1.7
Labour Jess Barnard12,07321.2−8.4
Liberal Democrats Ben Goodwin9,19516.1+8.2
Green Andrew Boswell1,4122.5+0.8
The Universal Good PartySimon Rous3630.6N/A
Majority21,86138.4+10.1
Turnout 56,97772.9+0.5
Conservative hold Swing +5.1
General election 2017: Broadland [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Simpson 32,406 57.9 +7.4
Labour Iain Simpson16,59029.6+10.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Riley4,4497.9−1.9
UKIP David Moreland1,5942.8−13.9
Green Andrew Boswell9321.7−2.5
Majority15,81628.3−3.4
Turnout 55,97172.4+1.3
Conservative hold Swing −1.7
General election 2015: Broadland [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Simpson 26,808 50.5 +4.3
Labour Chris Jones [13] 9,97018.8+5.0
UKIP Stuart Agnew [13] 8,88116.7+12.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Riley5,1789.8−22.6
Green Andrew Boswell2,2524.2+2.8
Majority16,83831.7+17.9
Turnout 53,09871.1−0.9
Conservative hold Swing −0.3
General election 2010: Broadland [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Simpson* 24,338 46.2 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Daniel Roper17,04632.4+2.9
Labour Allyson Barron7,28713.8−9.8
UKIP Stuart Agnew 2,3824.5+1.1
BNP Edith Crowther8711.7N/A
Green Susan Curran7521.4N/A
Majority7,29213.8−0.1
Turnout 52,67672.0+7.6
Conservative hold Swing
*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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References

  1. ↑ "Broadland: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  6. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  7. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations – UK PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION – Election of a Member of Parliament to serve Broadland and Fakenham Constituency". Broadland and South Norfolk Councils. 7 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Broadland and Fakenham – General election results 2024". BBC News . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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  11. ↑ "Broadland parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. 1 2 "UK ELECTION RESULTS: BROADLAND 2015".
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Broadland". news.bbc.co.uk.

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