List of parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk

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The county of Norfolk in relation to England

The county of Norfolk is divided into 10 parliamentary constituencies - 2 borough constituencies and 8 county constituencies. [nb 1]

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Constituencies

   Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrat ¤   Reform UK ±   Green ¥

Constituency [nb 2] Electorate [1] Majority [2] [nb 3] Member of Parliament [2] Nearest opposition [2] Map
Broadland and Fakenham CC 76,863719  Jerome Mayhew Iain Simpson ‡
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Great Yarmouth CC 73,3171,426  Rupert Lowe ± Keir Cozens ‡
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Mid Norfolk CC 75,2383,054  George Freeman Michael Rosen ‡
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North Norfolk CC 71,4382,585  Steffan Aquarone ¤  Duncan Baker
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North West Norfolk CC 74,4154,954  James Wild Tim Leaver ‡
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Norwich North BC 73,71710,850  Alice Macdonald Charlotte Salomon †
Norwich North Constituency 2023.svg
Norwich South BC 76,29613,239  Clive Lewis Jamie Osborn ¥
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South Norfolk CC 74,0062,826  Ben Goldsborough Poppy Simister-Thomas †
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South West Norfolk CC 74,724630  Terry Jermy  Liz Truss
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Waveney Valley CC [nb 1] 73,0565,593  Adrian Ramsay ¥ Richard Rout †
Waveney Valley Constituency 2023 in Norfolk.svg

2024 boundary changes

For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Norfolk with Suffolk as a sub-region of the East of England region, with the creation of the cross-county boundary constituency of Waveney Valley, which incorporated areas transferred from South Norfolk to the north of the River Waveney, including the towns of Diss and Harleston. To compensate South Norfolk, Wymondham was transferred in from Mid Norfolk.

Apart from changes to align with new ward boundaries, the only other adjustment was to move Drayton from Broadland (renamed Broadland and Fakenham) to Norwich North. [3] [4]

Former nameBoundaries 2010-2024Current nameBoundaries 2024–present
  1. Broadland CC
  2. Great Yarmouth CC
  3. Mid Norfolk CC
  4. North Norfolk CC
  5. North West Norfolk CC
  6. Norwich North BC
  7. Norwich South BC
  8. South Norfolk CC
  9. South West Norfolk CC
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  1. Broadland and Fakenham CC
  2. Great Yarmouth CC
  3. Mid Norfolk CC
  4. North Norfolk CC
  5. North West Norfolk CC
  6. Norwich North BC
  7. Norwich South BC
  8. South Norfolk CC
  9. South West Norfolk CC
  10. Waveney Valley CC [nb 1]
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Results history

2024

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Norfolk in the 2024 general election were as follows: [nb 4] [2]

PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019
Conservative 132,49428.70%Decrease2.svg28.9%3Decrease2.svg5
Labour 132,39828.68%Increase2.svg2.8%4Increase2.svg3
Reform 86,48218.7%Increase2.svg18.0%1Increase2.svg1
Liberal Democrats 50,96211.0%Decrease2.svg1.4%1Increase2.svg1
Greens 50,24910.9%Increase2.svg8.41Increase2.svg1
Others8,9991.9%Increase2.svg1.0%00
Total461,584100.010

Percentage votes

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [5]

Election year19501951195519591964196619701974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Conservative 144.250.450.550.647.847.751.442.743.350.949.751.049.236.741.639.943.144.952.757.628.7
Labour 46.949.649.547.346.851.043.635.338.935.722.022.931.239.935.530.019.022.733.425.928.7
Reform 2-------------------0.718.7
Liberal Democrat 38.8--2.15.31.34.821.717.712.827.925.818.618.219.625.427.810.310.012.411.0
Green Party -----------*****3.25.11.62.510.9
UKIP -------------***4.617.02.3**
Other----0.1-0.20.30.10.60.30.21.05.13.34.72.30.10.10.81.9

1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966

2As the Brexit Party in 2019

31950-1979 - Liberal; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year19501951195519591964196619701974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Labour 523345122201143301114
Conservative 1365543755587744477783
Reform --------------------1
Liberal Democrat 2000000000000001121101
Greens -----------0000000001
Total8888888777888888999910

1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966

21950-1979 - Liberal; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885-1910

1918-1945

1950-1979

1983-2019

2024-present

Timeline

Green represents former constituencies, pink represents current ones.

Constituency1295-12981298-15291529-15581558-18321832-18671867-18851885-19181918-19501950-19741974-19831983-20102010–present
Broadland 2010–present
Castle Rising 1558-1832
Central Norfolk 1950-1974
East Norfolk 1832-18671885-1950
Great Yarmouth 1295-18671885–present
King's Lynn 1298-1974
Mid Norfolk 1885-19181983–present
Norfolk 1295-1832
North Norfolk 1867–present
North West Norfolk 1885-19181974–present
Norwich 1298-1950
Norwich North 1950–present
Norwich South 1950–present
South Norfolk 1867–present
South West Norfolk 1885–present
Thetford 1529-1867
West Norfolk 1832-1885

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal    Liberal Unionist

Constituency1885861886861892939518959899190004190606Jan 1910Dec 1910121518
Great Yarmouth Tyler Moorsom Colomb Fell
King's Lynn Bourke Jarvis Bowles Bellairs Bowles Ingleby
Norfolk East Birkbeck Price
Norfolk Mid R. Gurdon Higgins R. Gurdon Wilson Wodehouse Boyle Jodrell
Norfolk North Cozens-Hardy W. Gurdon Buxton
Norfolk North West Arch Cavendish-Bentinck Arch White Hemmerde
Norfolk South Taylor Soames
Norfolk South West Tyssen-Amherst Hare Winfrey
Norwich (Two members) Colman Bullard Tillett Low Young
Bullard Hoare Roberts

1918 to 1950

   Coalition Labour    Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative    Independent    Labour    Liberal

Constituency1918201922192319242619293031193119353941431945
Great Yarmouth Fell Harbord Meyer Harbord Jewson Kinghorn
King's Lynn Jodrell Woodwark Roche Maxwell Roche Wise
Norfolk East Falcon Seely Neville Lygon Medlicott
Norfolk North King Buxton Noel-Buxton Cook Gooch
Norfolk South Cozens-Hardy Edwards Hay Edwards Christie Mayhew
Norfolk South West Winfrey McLean Taylor McLean de Chair Dye
Norwich (Two members) Young Jewson Young Shakespeare Paton
Roberts Smith Fairfax Smith Hartland Strauss Noel-Buxton

1950 to 1983

   Conservative    Labour    National Liberal (1931-68)   Social Democratic

Constituency1950195155195559195962196419661970Feb 1974Oct 1974197981
Great Yarmouth Kinghorn Fell Gray Fell
King's Lynn / North West Norfolk (1974) Wise Scott-Miller Bullard Page Brocklebank-Fowler
Norfolk Central Medlicott Collard Gilmour
Norfolk North Gooch Hazell Howell
Norfolk South Baker Hill MacGregor
Norfolk South West Dye Bullard Dye Hilton Hawkins
Norwich North Paton Wallace Ennals
Norwich South Strauss Rippon Norwood Stuttaford Garrett

1983 to present

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Reform

Constituency1983198719921997200120050920102015201720192024
Broadland / Broadland & Fakenham ('24) Simpson Mayhew
Great Yarmouth Carttiss Wright B. Lewis Lowe
Mid Norfolk Ryder Simpson Freeman
North Norfolk Howell Prior Lamb Baker Aquarone
North West Norfolk Bellingham Turner Bellingham Wild
Norwich North Thompson Gibson Smith Macdonald
Norwich South Powley Garrett Clarke Wright C. Lewis
South Norfolk MacGregor Bacon Goldsborough
South West Norfolk Hawkins Shephard Fraser Truss Jermy

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Waveney Valley is a cross-county boundary constituency with Suffolk
  2. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  3. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  4. It should be acknowledged that as Waveney Valley is a cross-county constituency between Norfolk and Suffolk, and the results of UK elections on sub-constituency levels are not disclosed, the following vote shares include parts of the Waveney Valley constituency located in Suffolk.

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References

  1. Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2014". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. "Parliamentary constituency changes affect Norfolk/Suffolk border". BBC News. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". paras 263-293. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)