North West Norfolk | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Norfolk |
Electorate | 73,269 (December 2010) [1] |
Major settlements | Kings Lynn and Hunstanton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of Parliament | James Wild (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | King's Lynn |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | North Norfolk and West Norfolk |
Replaced by | King's Lynn |
North West Norfolk is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by James Wild, 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 North-Western Division of Norfolk, largely formed from northern parts of the abolished Western Division. It was abolished at the next redistribution of seats under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act 1918, when it was largely absorbed by the expanded constituency of King's Lynn. It was re-established for the February 1974 general election, replacing the abolished King's Lynn constituency.
The present constituency includes two former Parliamentary Boroughs, those of Castle Rising, which was abolished as a 'rotten borough' in 1832, and King's Lynn, abolished in 1918.
The first MP in the re-established constituency was Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler, who had gained King's Lynn, largely a bellwether seat, from one of Harold Wilson's government colleagues in the Labour Party. He therefore effectively held the seat in the two 1974 elections, and in 1979; however, by March 1981, he became distanced from the Conservatives and defected to the newly formed Social Democratic Party shortly before the 1983 Conservative landslide, in which Brocklebank-Fowler lost his seat to the replacement Conservative candidate Henry Bellingham.
Bellingham increased his precarious lead over Brocklebank-Fowler at the 1987 general election. Therefore, at the following election, Brocklebank-Fowler chose to contest another seat [n 3] and Labour's candidate regained second place in this constituency, almost doubling their share of the vote. Labour gained the seat at the 1997 general election; however, Bellingham regained the seat at the 2001 general election and subsequently increased his majority in both 2005 and 2010.
The 2010 election saw political party infighting when the Labour candidate for North West Norfolk, Manish Sood [n 4] [2] stated in an interview with the local newspaper Lynn News that Gordon Brown was
"the worst prime minister we have had in this country."
This gained national attention and resulted in Labour disowning their candidate. Sood did not attend the count and stated he would watch it from his home in Leicester. [3] He ended up finishing third, behind Bellingham and the Liberal Democrat candidate William Summers, whose party received their best ever result in the constituency, [4] with an 18.3% swing from Labour to the others. [5] [6] [7] Labour's share of the vote fell from a winning 43.8% in the 1997 election to just 13.3% in 2010, marking the steepest decline from the start to end of the thirteen years of Labour government.
Bellingham's majority fell slightly in 2015, but he retained the seat in the 2017 general election with 60% of the vote, having been knighted in the New Year's honours list of 2016. He did not stand at the 2019 election and was succeeded as the Conservative candidate by James Wild who won the seat with a record majority of 42.7%.
Norfolk North West constituency covers an extensive hinterland in the far corner of East Anglia - remote from London, but close to Lincolnshire and the East Midlands, with which the area shares more economic links.
A minority of King's Lynn contain severe poverty marked by unemployment, [8] social housing dependency and social problems - within relatively affluent East Anglia, only Jaywick and Great Yarmouth from 2001 to 2004 scored higher in deprivation indices. Contrasted with this is the bulk of the area: the tourist resort Hunstanton, retail, military, public sector and commercial activity of Kings Lynn and the royal estate at Sandringham, along with many small villages and more than 50% undulating cultivated farmland — incomes and types of dwelling are close to the national average.
As King's Lynn formed a separate Parliamentary Borough, only non-resident freeholders of the Borough were entitled to vote in this constituency.
On abolition, the bulk of the Division was amalgamated with the abolished Parliamentary Borough of King's Lynn to form the new King's Lynn Division of Norfolk. Eastern areas, including Fakenham, were transferred to the Northern Division.
The re-established constituency was formed from the abolished constituency of King's Lynn with the addition of Wells-next-the-Sea and the Rural District of Walsingham, which included Fakenham, transferred from North Norfolk. (This area is currently in the constituencies of North Norfolk and Broadland.)
Wells-next-the-Sea and areas comprising the former Rural District of Walsingham, including Fakenham, were transferred back to North Norfolk. Minor realignment of the boundary with South West Norfolk.
Small area transferred to South West Norfolk.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following wards of the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk (as they existed on 1st December 2020):
Bircham with Rudhams; Brancaster; Burnham Market & Docking; Clenchwarton; Dersingham; Fairstead; Gayton & Grimston; Gaywood Chase; Gaywood Clock; Gaywood North Bank; Heacham; Hunstanton; Massingham with Castle Acre; North Lynn; St. Margaret’s with St. Nicholas; Snettisham; South & West Lynn; Springwood; Terrington; The Woottons; Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole; West Winch. [14]
Minor net gain from South West Norfolk following changes to local authority ward boundaries.
Election | Member [15] | Party | |
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1885 | Joseph Arch | Liberal | |
1886 | Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck | Conservative | |
1892 | Joseph Arch | Liberal | |
1900 | Sir George White | Liberal | |
1912 by-election | Edward Hemmerde | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished: see King's Lynn |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Michael de Whalley [16] [ better source needed ] | ||||
Labour | Tim Leaver [17] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Wild | 30,627 | 65.7 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Joanne Rust | 10,705 | 23.0 | -9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rob Colwell | 3,625 | 7.8 | +4.9 | |
Green | Michael De Whalley | 1,645 | 3.5 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 19,922 | 42.7 | +14.5 | ||
Turnout | 46,602 | 64.7 | -3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.25 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Bellingham [20] | 29,408 | 60.2 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Joanne Rust | 15,620 | 32.0 | +9.2 | |
UKIP | Michael Stone | 1,539 | 2.9 | −14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt | 1,393 | 2.9 | −0.6 | |
Green | Michael de Whalley [21] | 851 | 1.7 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 13,788 | 28.2 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 48,811 | 67.7 | +2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Bellingham [20] | 24,727 | 52.2 | -2.0 | |
Labour | Joanne Rust | 10,779 | 22.8 | +9.5 | |
UKIP | Richard Toby Coke [20] | 8,412 | 17.8 | +13.9 | |
Green | Michael de Whalley [21] | 1,780 | 3.8 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hugh Lanham [22] | 1,673 | 3.5 | -19.7 | |
Majority | 13,948 | 29.4 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 47,597 | 65.4 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.75 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Bellingham | 25,916 | 54.2 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Summers | 11,106 | 23.2 | +8.5 | |
Labour | Manish Sood | 6,353 | 13.3 | -18.3 | |
UKIP | John Gray | 1,841 | 3.9 | +0.2 | |
BNP | David Fleming | 1,839 | 3.8 | New | |
Green | Mike de Whalley | 745 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 14,810 | 31.0 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 47,800 | 65.3 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Bellingham | 25,471 | 50.3 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Damien Welfare | 16,291 | 32.2 | -9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Higginson | 7,026 | 13.9 | +5.5 | |
UKIP | Michael Stone | 1,861 | 3.7 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 9,180 | 18.1 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 50,649 | 61.6 | -3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Bellingham | 24,846 | 48.5 | +7.0 | |
Labour | George Turner | 21,361 | 41.7 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Mack | 4,292 | 8.4 | -1.2 | |
UKIP | Ian Durrant | 704 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 3,485 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,203 | 65.1 | -9.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Turner | 25,250 | 43.8 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Henry Bellingham | 23,911 | 41.5 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Knowles | 5,513 | 9.6 | -4.2 | |
Referendum | Roger Percival | 2,923 | 5.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,339 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 57,597 | 74.7 | -6.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Bellingham | 32,554 | 52.1 | +1.5 | |
Labour | George Turner | 20,990 | 33.6 | +16.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | AM Waterman | 8,599 | 13.8 | −18.1 | |
Natural Law | SRA Pink | 330 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 11,564 | 18.5 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 62,473 | 80.7 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −7.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Bellingham | 29,393 | 50.6 | +7.1 | |
SDP | Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler | 18,568 | 31.9 | -5.7 | |
Labour | Frank Dignan | 10,184 | 17.5 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 10,825 | 18.7 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 58,145 | 78.9 | +1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Bellingham | 23,358 | 43.5 | -6.5 | |
SDP | Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler | 20,211 | 37.6 | New | |
Labour | Mike Tilbury | 10,139 | 18.9 | -20.1 | |
Majority | 3,147 | 5.9 | -6.1 | ||
Turnout | 53,708 | 77.6 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative gain from SDP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler | 33,796 | 51.01 | ||
Labour | RL Williams | 25,868 | 39.04 | ||
Liberal | M Mynott | 6,588 | 9.94 | ||
Majority | 7,928 | 11.97 | |||
Turnout | 66,252 | 79.15 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler | 27,513 | 43.99 | ||
Labour | RL Williams | 26,170 | 41.84 | ||
Liberal | RA Walker | 8,862 | 14.17 | ||
Majority | 1,343 | 2.15 | |||
Turnout | 62,545 | 78.43 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler | 27,823 | 42.35 | ||
Labour | Derek Page | 27,020 | 41.13 | ||
Liberal | RA Walker | 10,852 | 16.52 | ||
Majority | 803 | 1.22 | |||
Turnout | 65,695 | 83.07 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Hemmerde | 5,613 | 53.1 | -2.8 | |
Conservative | Neville Jodrell | 4,965 | 46.9 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 648 | 6.2 | -5.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,578 | 87.7 | +4.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George White | 5,407 | 55.9 | -0.1 | |
Conservative | Neville Jodrell | 4,264 | 44.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,143 | 11.8 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,671 | 83.3 | -2.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George White | 5,596 | 56.0 | -10.0 | |
Conservative | Neville Jodrell | 4,388 | 44.0 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 1,208 | 12.0 | -20.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,984 | 86.0 | +7.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George White | 5,772 | 66.0 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | William James Lancaster | 2,972 | 34.0 | −13.1 | |
Majority | 2,800 | 32.0 | +26.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,744 | 78.5 | +3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,140 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +13.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George White | 4,287 | 52.9 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Howell Browne Ffolkes | 3,811 | 47.1 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 476 | 5.8 | −9.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,098 | 74.9 | −1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,811 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Joseph Arch | 4,817 | 57.8 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Edward Kenrick Banbury Tighe [33] | 3,520 | 42.2 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 1,297 | 15.6 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,337 | 76.4 | −10.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,916 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Joseph Arch | 4,911 | 56.2 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Henry Cavendish-Bentinck | 3,822 | 43.8 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 1,089 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,733 | 87.2 | +9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,019 | ||||
Lib-Lab gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Cavendish-Bentinck | 4,084 | 50.1 | +4.0 | |
Lib-Lab | Joseph Arch | 4,064 | 49.9 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 20 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,148 | 78.0 | −1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,444 | ||||
Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | +4.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Joseph Arch | 4,461 | 53.9 | ||
Conservative | Henry Cavendish-Bentinck | 3,821 | 46.1 | ||
Majority | 640 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,282 | 79.3 | |||
Registered electors | 10,444 | ||||
Lib-Lab win (new seat) |
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