Norwich South | |
---|---|
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Norfolk |
Electorate | 73,569 (December 2010) [1] |
Major settlements | Norwich |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | Clive Lewis (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Norwich |
Norwich South is a constituency in Norfolk represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, [n 1] since 2015 by Clive Lewis, of the Labour Party. [n 2]
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election, when the two-seat Norwich constituency was divided into Norwich North and Norwich South. The Labour MP for this seat from 1997 to 2010 was Charles Clarke who served in the cabinet for five years from 2001 to 2006, first as Minister without Portfolio, then as Secretary of State for Education and Skills and latterly as Home Secretary.
Norwich South was Labour's safest seat in Norfolk until 2005. Although it was lost to the Conservatives in 1983, it was regained by Labour in 1987 and was the only Labour seat in Norfolk until 1997. In 2005 the Labour majority was cut by over 5000, leaving Norwich North as the safest Labour seat in the county.
At the 2010 election, the seat was considered a three-way marginal between the incumbent Labour party, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. The seat was also targeted by the Green Party. The Liberal Democrats won the seat, with the lowest percentage share of the vote in a constituency in the 2010 election. The loss was considered an embarrassment for the Labour Party as it was the seat of a former Home Secretary.
In the 2015 election, Norwich South was one of the Green Party's target seats, and due to the tiny majority of just 310 votes for the Liberal Democrat Simon Wright over Labour in the previous election, it was a key Labour target. In the event, Wright came fourth with under half his 2010 vote, behind the Greens, Conservatives and Labour, whose left-wing candidate Clive Lewis won the seat with a 10.6% swing from the Liberal Democrats to Labour. The Green Party share of the vote actually fell by 1% compared to 2010, with the Conservative vote slightly increasing.
In the 2017 election, UKIP did not contest the seat but endorsed the Conservatives. [2] Clive Lewis increased Labour's vote share by 22 percentage points to win 31,311 votes (61.0%), the most votes any party has ever won in the constituency. This happened despite the Conservative share of the vote also increasing by 7.1%. The swing was entirely from the Liberal Democrats (who had held the seat from 2010 to 2015) whose vote fell to 5.5%, and the Green Party (who had made the seat a top target in 2015) who dropped to 2.9%, their worst result in Norwich South since 1997.
Although Lewis's share of the vote fell in the 2019 election, he still held the seat with a comfortable majority of 24.7%.
Further to the Second Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies a redistribution of seats was enacted in 1970. However, in the case of the two Norwich constituencies, this was superseded before the February 1974 general election by the Parliamentary Constituencies (Norwich) Order 1973 which followed on from a revision of the County Borough of Norwich wards in 1971, resulting in a realignment of the boundary with Norwich North.
Extended northwards, gaining southern parts of Norwich North.
The two District of South Norfolk wards were transferred from the constituency of South Norfolk.
The villages of Cringleford and Colney were returned to South Norfolk. In Norwich, the part of the Crome ward around Morse Road became part of Norwich North, while the area around Mousehold Street in Thorpe Hamlet moved to Norwich South.
Following their review of parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk that concluded in 2007 and came into effect for the 2010 general election, the Boundary Commission for England created a slightly modified Norwich South constituency. The changes were necessary to re-align the constituency boundaries with the new local government ward boundaries introduced in South Norfolk and Norwich in 2003 and 2004 respectively and to take account of Norfolk being awarded an additional, ninth constituency by the Boundary Commission.
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 contents of the constituency will be unchanged, but there will be minor changes to the boundaries following modifications to local authority ward boundaries. The area of Costessey around Richmond Road will be transferred to Norwich South, and the area of Crome (formerly Thorpe Hamlet) ward around Mousehold Street will be transferred back to Norwich North. [8] There had been an earlier proposal to transfer the whole of the Old Costessey ward over to the Norwich South constituency and move Thorpe Hamlet into Norwich North in the Boundary Commission draft recommendations, but that has been scrapped, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. [9] (A proposal in the 2018 previous boundary review to move Cringleford and Old Costessey into Norwich South and Wensum ward into Norwich North was also scrapped).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Lewis [11] | ||||
Green | Jamie Osborn [12] | ||||
Conservative | David Simister-Thomas [13] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Lewis | 27,766 | 53.7 | ―7.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Spencer | 15,006 | 29.0 | ―1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Wright | 4,776 | 9.2 | +3.7 | |
Green | Catherine Rowett | 2,469 | 4.8 | +1.9 | |
Brexit Party | Sandy Gilchrist | 1,656 | 3.2 | New | |
Majority | 12,760 | 24.7 | ―5.7 | ||
Turnout | 51,673 | 66.4 | ―2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Lewis | 31,311 | 61.0 | +21.7 | |
Conservative | Lana Hempsall | 15,715 | 30.6 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Wright | 2,841 | 5.5 | −8.1 | |
Green | Richard Bearman | 1,492 | 2.9 | −11.0 | |
Majority | 15,596 | 30.4 | +14.6 | ||
Turnout | 51,359 | 69.2 | +4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Lewis | 19,033 | 39.3 | +10.6 | |
Conservative | Lisa Townsend | 11,379 | 23.5 | +0.6 | |
Green | Lesley Grahame | 6,749 | 13.9 | −1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Wright | 6,607 | 13.6 | −15.8 | |
UKIP | Steve Emmens | 4,539 | 9.4 | +7.0 | |
Class War | David Peel | 96 | 0.2 | New | |
Independent | Cengiz Ceker | 60 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 7,654 | 15.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,463 | 64.7 | +0.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +5.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Simon Wright | 13,960 | 29.4 | -0.6 | |
Labour | Charles Clarke | 13,650 | 28.7 | -8.7 | |
Conservative | Antony Little | 10,902 | 22.9 | +1.1 | |
Green | Adrian Ramsay | 7,095 | 14.9 | +7.5 | |
UKIP | Stephen Emmens | 1,145 | 2.4 | +0.9 | |
BNP | Len Heather | 697 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Workers Revolutionary | Gabriel Polley | 102 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 310 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,551 | 64.6 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
*NB boundary changes occurred between 2005 and 2010.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Clarke | 15,904 | 37.7 | −7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne | 12,251 | 29.0 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Antony Little | 9,567 | 22.7 | −2.1 | |
Green | Adrian Ramsay | 3,101 | 7.4 | +4.0 | |
UKIP | Vandra Ahlstrom | 597 | 1.4 | +0.3 | |
English Democrat | Christine Constable | 466 | 1.1 | New | |
Legalise Cannabis | Don Barnard | 219 | 0.5 | −1.0 | |
Workers Revolutionary | Roger Blackwell | 85 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 3,653 | 8.7 | -12.0 | ||
Turnout | 42,190 | 65.0 | +5.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Clarke | 19,367 | 45.5 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | Andrew French | 10,551 | 24.8 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne | 9,640 | 22.6 | +4.0 | |
Green | Adrian Holmes | 1,434 | 3.4 | +2.0 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Alun Buffrey | 620 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
Socialist Alliance | Edward Manningham | 507 | 1.2 | New | |
UKIP | Tarquin Mills | 473 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 8,816 | 20.7 | -7.3 | ||
Turnout | 42,592 | 59.8 | −12.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Clarke | 26,267 | 51.7 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Bashir Khanbhai | 12,028 | 23.7 | −12.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne | 9,457 | 18.6 | +5.7 | |
Referendum | David Holdsworth | 1,464 | 2.9 | New | |
Legalise Cannabis | Howard Marks | 765 | 1.5 | New | |
Green | Adrian Holmes | 736 | 1.4 | −0.2 | |
Natural Law | Bryan Parsons | 84 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 14,239 | 28.0 | +15.9 | ||
Turnout | 50,801 | 72.6 | −8.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Garrett | 24,965 | 48.7 | +10.8 | |
Conservative | David Baxter | 18,784 | 36.6 | −0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Thomas | 6,609 | 12.9 | −12.0 | |
Green | Adrian Holmes | 803 | 1.6 | New | |
Natural Law | Bryan Parsons | 104 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 6,181 | 12.1 | +11.5 | ||
Turnout | 51,265 | 80.6 | 0.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Garrett | 19,666 | 37.9 | +2.6 | |
Conservative | John Powley | 19,330 | 37.3 | −1.5 | |
SDP | Charles Hardie | 12,896 | 24.9 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 336 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,892 | 80.6 | +4.2 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Powley | 18,998 | 38.8 | −2.8 | |
Labour | John Garrett | 17,286 | 35.3 | −9.6 | |
SDP | Charles Hardie | 11,968 | 24.5 | New | |
Ecology | Anthony D. Carter | 468 | 1.0 | New | |
National Front | Peter C. Williams | 145 | 0.3 | −0.4 | |
Independent | Jon C. Ward | 91 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,712 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,956 | 76.4 | −3.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Garrett | 16,240 | 44.9 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | I. Coutts | 15,042 | 41.6 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | P. Mackintosh | 4,618 | 12.8 | −2.6 | |
National Front | Andrew Fountaine | 264 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 1,198 | 3.3 | -6.3 | ||
Turnout | 36,164 | 80.2 | +1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Garrett | 16,590 | 47.1 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | M. Tomison | 13,185 | 37.5 | −2.0 | |
Liberal | P.G. Smith | 5,429 | 15.4 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 3,405 | 9.6 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 35,204 | 78.5 | −5.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Garrett | 15,393 | 41.3 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Thomas Stuttaford | 14,741 | 39.5 | −7.5 | |
Liberal | L. Parker | 7,183 | 19.3 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 652 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,317 | 84.0 | +5.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Stuttaford | 17,067 | 47.0 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Conrad Ascher | 16,241 | 44.7 | −10.1 | |
Liberal | Lesley Parker | 3,031 | 8.3 | New | |
Majority | 826 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36,339 | 78.2 | −5.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Norwood | 19,163 | 54.8 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Anthony Gurney | 15,808 | 45.2 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 3,355 | 9.6 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 34,971 | 83.2 | +0.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Norwood | 17,973 | 50.9 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 17,362 | 49.1 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 611 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,335 | 82.7 | +0.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 19,128 | 53.1 | +0.6 | |
Labour | George Wallace | 16,884 | 46.9 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 2,244 | 6.2 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,012 | 82.2 | +3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 18,659 | 52.5 | 0.0 | |
Labour | Mabel Tylecote | 16,901 | 47.5 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 1,758 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 35,560 | 78.3 | −6.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Strauss | 19,082 | 52.5 | −0.8 | |
Labour | Mabel Tylecote | 17,234 | 47.5 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 1,848 | 5.0 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 36,316 | 84.3 | −0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Strauss | 18,693 | 53.3 | ||
Labour | Mabel Tylecote | 16,368 | 46.7 | ||
Majority | 2,325 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 35,061 | 85.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
North Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Duncan Baker, a Conservative.
Aldridge-Brownhills is a constituency in the West Midlands, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Wendy Morton, a Conservative.
Norwich North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2009 by Conservative Chloe Smith.
South West Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Liz Truss of the Conservative Party, who briefly served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022.
Brighton Kemptown is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Lloyd Russell-Moyle, a Labour Co-op MP. The seat is often referred to as Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven by local political parties, and will formally adopt that name following the next general election, thanks to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
North West Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by James Wild, a Conservative.
Staffordshire Moorlands is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Karen Bradley, a Conservative who served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport between 2016 and 2018, before she became Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2018 to 2019. 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. This seat has seen a swing to the Conservatives at the past four elections.
Luton North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Sarah Owen, of the Labour Party.
Luton South is a constituency in Bedfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Rachel Hopkins, a member of the Labour Party.
South Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Richard Bacon, a Conservative.
Rochford and Southend East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Sir James Duddridge, a Conservative.
Waveney is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Peter Aldous, a Conservative. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Bristol North West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Darren Jones of the Labour Party.
Tottenham is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2000 by David Lammy of the Labour Party. Lammy has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since 2021 in the Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer, in which he previously served as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor from 2020 to 2021. Tottenham was re-created as a parliamentary constituency in 1950, having previously existed from 1885 to 1918.
Hayes and Harlington is a constituency in the west of London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by John McDonnell of the Labour Party, who also served as the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2015 to 2020.
The Norfolk County Council election took place on 4 June 2009, coinciding with local elections for all county councils in England.
The 2011 Norwich City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election. This was on the same day as other local elections and the nationwide referendum on the Alternative Vote.
Council elections for the Norwich City Council were held on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections. The elections were moved from earlier on in May to coincide with the East of England 2014 European Parliament election.