Mid Norfolk | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Mid Norfolk in the East of England | |
County | Norfolk |
Electorate | 71,060 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | Dereham, Attleborough, Watton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | George Freeman (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Norfolk North, Norfolk South West and Yarmouth [2] |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | North Norfolk, South Norfolk and West Norfolk |
Replaced by | South Norfolk and South West Norfolk |
Mid Norfolk is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by George Freeman, a Conservative. [n 2]
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three two-member county divisions of Norfolk were replaced with six single-member divisions, including the newly created Mid Division of Norfolk. It was abolished at the next redistribution of seats under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act 1918, when it was absorbed by neighbouring constituencies.
The seat was re-established as a County Constituency for the 1983 general election, since which it has only elected and been served by a Conservative MP.
The Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 2010 general election created a new constituency, Broadland, based on the local government district of the same name, which was formed from the majority of the Mid Norfolk seat, together with parts of North Norfolk. The Mid Norfolk seat was retained with substantially altered boundaries, gaining parts of South Norfolk and South West Norfolk in compensation (see below). The former MP for Mid Norfolk, Keith Simpson, was selected to contest the newly created Broadland constituency. [3]
The constituency was created from parts of the Southern Division of Norfolk and parts of the abolished Eastern Division. The main settlements were East Dereham and Attleborough.
On abolition, southern areas, including Wymondham, were returned to the Southern Division and northern areas, including East Dereham, were transferred to the South-Western Division.
Eastern areas were transferred from Yarmouth, central areas (including Aylsham) from North Norfolk and western areas (including East Dereham) from South West Norfolk.
The District of Broadland wards of Drayton and Taverham were transferred to Norwich North.
Significant changes. The District of Broadland areas, which had comprised the majority of the constituency, were now included in the new constituency of Broadland. The District of Breckland areas were retained from the 1997-2010 contents, with further parts, including Watton and Attleborough, transferred from South West Norfolk. The District of South Norfolk wards, which incorporated the town of Wymondham, were transferred from the constituency of South Norfolk.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the Mid Norfolk constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The town of Wymondham was transferred back to South Norfolk. Other minor changes due to the revision of local authority ward boundaries.
North Norfolk, South Norfolk and West Norfolk prior to 1885
Election | Member [9] | Party | Notes | |
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1885 | Robert Gurdon | Liberal | Gurdon was elected as a Liberal, but joined the Liberal Unionists when the party split | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | |||
1892 | Clement Higgins | Liberal | Higgins was elected as a Liberal, but later joined the Liberal Unionists. He resigned his seat in 1895 | |
1895 | Liberal Unionist | |||
1895 by-election | Robert Gurdon | Liberal Unionist | later Baron Cranworth | |
1895 | Frederick Wilson | Liberal | ||
1906 | John Wodehouse, Lord Wodehouse | Liberal | later 3rd Earl of Kimberley | |
1910 (Jan) | William Boyle | Liberal Unionist | ||
1918 by-election | Neville Jodrell | Conservative | Later MP for King's Lynn | |
1918 | Constituency abolished, but re-established 1983 |
Norfolk North, Norfolk South West and Yarmouth prior to 1983
Election | Member [9] | Party | |
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1983 | Richard Ryder | Conservative | |
1997 | Keith Simpson | Conservative | |
2010 | George Freeman | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Freeman | 16,770 | 36.5 | −27.9 | |
Labour | Michael Rosen [n 3] | 13,716 | 29.9 | +7.0 | |
Reform UK | Kabeer Kher | 9,427 | 20.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Howard | 3,126 | 6.8 | −3.6 | |
Green | Ash Haynes | 2,858 | 6.2 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 3,054 | 6.7 | −34.8 | ||
Turnout | 45,897 | 61.0 | −8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 75,238 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −17.5 |
2019 notional result [11] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 31,639 | 64.4 | |
Labour | 11,251 | 22.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5,127 | 10.4 | |
Others | 939 | 1.9 | |
Green | 154 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 49,110 | 69.1 | |
Electorate | 71,060 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Freeman | 35,051 | 62.4 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Adrian Heald | 12,457 | 22.2 | −7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steff Aquarone | 7,739 | 13.8 | +8.7 | |
Independent | P O'Gorman | 939 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 22,594 | 40.2 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 56,186 | 68.5 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Freeman | 32,828 | 59.0 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Sarah Simpson | 16,742 | 30.1 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fionna Tod | 2,848 | 5.1 | −1.2 | |
UKIP | Tracy Knowles | 2,092 | 3.8 | −15.2 | |
Green | Hannah Lester | 1,158 | 2.1 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 16,086 | 28.9 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 55,668 | 69.6 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Freeman [15] | 27,206 | 52.1 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Anna Coke [16] | 9,930 | 19.0 | +13.5 | |
Labour | Harry Clarke | 9,585 | 18.4 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Speed [17] | 3,300 | 6.3 | −15.9 | |
Green | Simeon Jackson [18] | 2,191 | 4.2 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 17,276 | 33.1 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 52,212 | 67.8 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Freeman | 25,123 | 49.5 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Newman | 11,267 | 22.2 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Hughes | 8,857 | 17.4 | −12.8 | |
UKIP | Toby Coke | 2,800 | 5.5 | +1.5 | |
Green | Tim Birt | 1,457 | 2.9 | New | |
BNP | Christene Kelly [20] | 1,261 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 13,856 | 27.3 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,765 | 68.4 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Simpson | 23,564 | 43.1 | −1.7 | |
Labour | Daniel Zeichner | 16,004 | 29.2 | −6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Clifford-Jackson | 12,988 | 23.7 | +9.2 | |
UKIP | Simon Fletcher | 2,178 | 4.0 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 7,560 | 13.8 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 54,734 | 67.0 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Simpson | 23,519 | 44.8 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Daniel Zeichner | 18,957 | 36.1 | −1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Clifford-Jackson | 7,621 | 14.5 | −0.5 | |
UKIP | Stuart Agnew | 1,333 | 2.5 | New | |
Green | Peter Reeve | 1,118 | 2.1 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 4,562 | 8.7 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 52,548 | 68.1 | −8.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Simpson | 22,739 | 39.6 | −14.7 | |
Labour | Daniel Zeichner | 21,403 | 37.3 | +11.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Frary | 8,617 | 15.0 | −4.9 | |
Referendum | Nigel Holder | 3,229 | 5.6 | New | |
Green | Tony Park | 1,254 | 2.1 | New | |
Natural Law | Bruce Parker | 215 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 1,336 | 2.3 | −26.6 | ||
Turnout | 57,457 | 76.3 | −5.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −13.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Ryder | 35,620 | 54.3 | −2.4 | |
Labour | Michael Castle | 16,672 | 25.4 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Gleed | 13,072 | 19.9 | −5.6 | |
Natural Law | Coral Waite | 226 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 18,948 | 28.9 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 65,590 | 81.5 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Ryder | 32,758 | 56.7 | +0.8 | |
SDP | Gavin Graham | 14,750 | 25.5 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Keith Luckey | 10,272 | 17.8 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 18,008 | 31.2 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 57,600 | 78.2 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Ryder | 29,032 | 55.9 | ||
SDP | David Cargill | 13,517 | 26.0 | ||
Labour | Leslie Potter | 8,950 | 17.2 | ||
Independent | Mona McNee | 405 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 15,515 | 29.9 | |||
Turnout | 51,904 | 75.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Neville Jodrell | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | William Lewis Boyle | 4,345 | 50.2 | −2.4 | |
Liberal | William Richard Lester | 4,308 | 49.8 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 37 | 0.4 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,653 | 86.7 | −3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,984 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Lewis Boyle | 4,724 | 52.6 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | William Richard Lester | 4,265 | 47.4 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 459 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,989 | 90.0 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,984 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Wodehouse | 4,197 | 50.2 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Lewis Boyle | 4,170 | 49.8 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 27 | 0.4 | −7.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,367 | 88.2 | +7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,490 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Frederick William Wilson | 3,996 | 53.9 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Lewis Boyle | 3,422 | 46.1 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 574 | 7.8 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,418 | 80.4 | −6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,226 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick William Wilson | 4,220 | 50.8 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Robert Gurdon | 4,086 | 49.2 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 134 | 1.6 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,306 | 87.3 | −1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,509 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | Robert Gurdon | 4,112 | 51.3 | +4.4 | |
Liberal | Frederick William Wilson | 3,904 | 48.7 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 208 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,016 | 84.3 | −4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,509 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Higgins | 4,069 | 53.1 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Unionist | Robert Gurdon | 3,599 | 46.9 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 470 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,668 | 89.2 | +32.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,601 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Robert Gurdon | 3,032 | 53.6 | +18.3 | |
Liberal | James Toller [32] | 2,625 | 46.4 | −18.3 | |
Majority | 407 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,657 | 56.6 | −24.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,992 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Gurdon | 5,275 | 64.7 | ||
Conservative | Ailwyn Fellowes | 2,872 | 35.3 | ||
Majority | 2,403 | 29.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,147 | 81.5 | |||
Registered electors | 9,992 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |