List of parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk explained

The county of Norfolkis divided into 9 parliamentary constituencies- 2 borough constituenciesand 7 county constituencies.

Constituencies

Constituency[1] Electorate[2] Majority[3] [4] Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionMap
Broadland and Fakenham CC72,907719 Jerome Mayhew † Iain Simpson ‡
Great Yarmouth CC70,0771,426 Rupert Lowe ± Keir Cozens ‡
Mid Norfolk CC71,0603,054 George Freeman † Michael Rosen ‡
North Norfolk CC70,7192,585 Steffan Aquarone ¤ Duncan Baker †
North West Norfolk CC75,2004,954 James Wild † Tim Leaver ‡
Norwich North BC71,44110,850 Alice Macdonald ‡ Charlotte Salomon †
Norwich South BC73,30113,239 Clive Lewis ‡ Jamie Osborn ¥
South Norfolk CC69,8372,826 Ben Goldsborough ‡ Poppy Simister-Thomas †
South West Norfolk CC72,496630 Terry Jermy ‡ Liz Truss †
Waveney Valley CC[5] 70,5405,593 Adrian Ramsay ¥ Richard Rout †

2024 boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[6] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that Norfolk be combined with Suffolk as a sub-region of the Eastern Region, with the creation of the cross-county boundary constituency of Waveney Valley. Broadland would be renamed Broadland and Fakenham.[7] [8]

The following constituencies were proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Breckland

Containing electoral wards from Broadland

Containing electoral wards in Great Yarmouth

Containing electoral wards in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Containing electoral wards in North Norfolk

Containing electoral wards in Norwich

Containing electoral wards in South Norfolk

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[9]

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:[10]

PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019
Conservative132,49428.70%28.9%35
Labour132,39828.68%2.8%43
Reform86,48218.7%18.0%11
Liberal Democrats50,96211.0%1.4%11
Greens50,24910.9%8.411
Others8,9991.9%1.0%00
Total461,584100.010

Percentage votes

Election year19501951195519591964196619701974(Feb)1974(Oct)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Conservative144.250.450.550.647.847.751.442.743.350.949.751.049.236.741.639.943.144.952.757.628.7
Labour46.949.649.547.346.851.043.635.338.935.722.022.931.239.935.530.019.022.733.425.928.7
Reform2-------------------0.718.7
Liberal Democrat38.8--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
Labour523345122201143301114
Conservative1365543755587744477783
Reform--------------------1
Liberal Democrat2000000000000001121101
Greens-----------0000000001
Total8888888777888888999910
1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966

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

Maps

2024-present

Timeline

Green represents former constituencies, pink represents current ones.

Constituency1295-12981298-15291529-15581558-18321832-18671867-18851885-19181918-19501950-19741974-19831983-20102010–present
Broadland2010–present
Castle Rising1558-1832
Central Norfolk1950-1974
East Norfolk1832-18671885-1950
Great Yarmouth1295-18671885–present
King's Lynn1298-1974
Mid Norfolk1885-19181983–present
Norfolk1295-1832
North Norfolk1867–present
North West Norfolk1885-19181974–present
Norwich1298-1950
Norwich North1950–present
Norwich South1950–present
South Norfolk1867–present
South West Norfolk1885–present
Thetford1529-1867
West Norfolk1832-1885

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

Constituency1885861886861892939518959899190004190606Jan 1910Dec 1910121518
Great YarmouthTylerMoorsomColombFell
King's LynnBourkeJarvisBowlesBellairs→BowlesIngleby
Norfolk EastBirkbeckPrice
Norfolk MidR. Gurdon→Higgins→R. GurdonWilsonWodehouseBoyle→Jodrell
Norfolk NorthCozens-HardyW. GurdonBuxton
Norfolk North WestArchCavendish-BentinckArchWhiteHemmerde
Norfolk SouthTaylor→Soames
Norfolk South WestTyssen-AmherstHareWinfrey
Norwich (Two members)ColmanBullardTillettLowYoung
BullardHoareRoberts

1918 to 1950

Constituency1918201922192319242619293031193119353941431945
Great YarmouthFellHarbordMeyerHarbord→JewsonKinghorn
King's LynnJodrellWoodwarkRocheMaxwellRocheWise
Norfolk EastFalconSeelyNevilleLygon→Medlicott
Norfolk NorthKing→BuxtonNoel-BuxtonCookGooch
Norfolk SouthCozens-HardyEdwardsHayEdwardsChristieMayhew
Norfolk South WestWinfreybgcolor=→McLeanTaylorMcLeande ChairDye
Norwich (Two members)Young→Jewsonbgcolor=Young→Shakespeare→Paton
Roberts→SmithFairfaxSmithHartlandStraussNoel-Buxton

1950 to 1983

Constituency1950195155195559195962196419661970Feb 1974Oct 1974197981
Great YarmouthKinghornFellGrayFell
King's Lynn / North West Norfolk (1974)WiseScott-MillerBullardPageBrocklebank-Fowler→
Norfolk CentralMedlicottCollardGilmour→
Norfolk NorthGoochHazellHowell
Norfolk SouthBakerHillMacGregor
Norfolk South WestDyeBullardDyeHiltonHawkins
Norwich NorthPatonWallaceEnnals
Norwich SouthStraussRipponNorwoodStuttafordGarrett

1983 to present

Constituency1983198719921997200120050920102015201720192024
Broadland / Broadland & Fakenham ('24)SimpsonMayhew
Great YarmouthCarttissWrightB. LewisLowe
Mid NorfolkRyderSimpsonFreeman
North NorfolkHowellPriorLambBakerAquarone
North West NorfolkBellinghamTurnerBellinghamWild
Norwich NorthThompsonGibsonSmithMacdonald
Norwich SouthPowleyGarrettClarkeWrightC. Lewis
South NorfolkMacGregorBaconGoldsborough
South West NorfolkHawkinsShephardFraserTrussJermy

See also

Notes and References

  1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. Baker. Carl. Uberoi. Elise. Cracknell. Richard. 2020-01-28. General Election 2019: full results and analysis. en-GB.
  3. Web site: Constituencies A-Z - Election 2014. BBC News. en-GB. 2024-07-08.
  4. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  5. Cross-County constituency with Suffolk
  6. Web site: 2023 Review Boundary Commission for England. 2021-10-09. boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
  7. News: 2022-11-08 . Parliamentary constituency changes affect Norfolk/Suffolk border . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-12.
  8. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report Boundary Commission for England . 2023-07-09 . paras 263-293.
  9. Watson. Christopher. Uberoi. Elise. Loft. Philip. 2020-04-17. General election results from 1918 to 2019. en-GB.
  10. 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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