The county of Norfolk is divided into 9 parliamentary constituencies - 2 borough constituencies and 7 county constituencies.

Constituencies

Further information: 2019 United Kingdom general election

  Conservative †   Labour ‡   Liberal Democrat ¤

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate[1] Majority[2][nb 2] Member of Parliament[2] Nearest opposition[2] Map
Broadland CC 78,151 21,861   Jerome Mayhew †   Jess Barnard ‡
Great Yarmouth CC 71,957 17,663   Brandon Lewis †   Mike Smith-Clare ‡
Mid Norfolk CC 82,203 22,594   George Freeman †   Adrian Heald ‡
North Norfolk CC 70,729 14,395   Duncan Baker †   Karen Ward ¤
North West Norfolk CC 72,080 19,922   James Wild †   Jo Rust ‡
Norwich North BC 67,172 4,738   Chloe Smith †   Karen Davis ‡
Norwich South BC 77,845 12,760   Clive Lewis ‡   Mike Spencer †
South Norfolk CC 86,214 21,275   Richard Bacon †   Beth Jones ‡
South West Norfolk CC 78,455 26,195   Liz Truss †   Emily Blake ‡

2010 boundary changes

In the Fifth Review the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Norfolk's representation be increased to 9 MPs, with the creation of the constituency of Broadland, based on the District of Broadland wards which had previously comprised a majority of Mid Norfolk, as well as Drayton and Taversham, transferred back from Norwich North. It also included Fakenham and surrounding areas, transferred once again from North Norfolk. Mid Norfolk now comprised the District of Breckland wards in the previous version of the constituency with additional wards, including Watton and Attleborough, transferred from South West Norfolk. Six District of South Norfolk wards, including Wymondham, were transferred from the constituency of South Norfolk. Cringleford and Colney (but not New Costessey) were transferred back from Norwich South to South Norfolk and a small area in the south-west of the constituency of North West Norfolk was transferred to South West Norfolk.

Former name Boundaries 1997–2010 Current name Boundaries 2010–present
  1. Great Yarmouth CC
  2. Mid Norfolk CC
  3. North Norfolk CC
  4. North West Norfolk CC
  5. Norwich North BC
  6. Norwich South BC
  7. South Norfolk CC
  8. South West Norfolk CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk
  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

Proposed 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

The following constituencies are 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[6]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Norfolk in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2017 Seats Change from 2017
Conservative 268,165 57.6% Increase4.9% 8 Increase1
Labour 120,780 25.9% Decrease7.5% 1 0
Liberal Democrats 57,966 12.4% Increase2.4% 0 Decrease1
Greens 11,812 2.5% Increase0.9% 0 0
Brexit 3,395 0.7% new 0 0
Others 3,840 0.9% Decrease1.4% 0 0
Total 465,958 100.0 9

Percentage votes

Election year 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019
Conservative1 44.2 50.4 50.5 50.6 47.8 47.7 51.4 42.7 43.3 50.9 49.7 51.0 49.2 36.7 41.6 39.9 43.1 44.9 52.7 57.6
Labour 46.9 49.6 49.5 47.3 46.8 51.0 43.6 35.3 38.9 35.7 22.0 22.9 31.2 39.9 35.5 30.0 19.0 22.7 33.4 25.9
Liberal Democrat2 8.8 - - 2.1 5.3 1.3 4.8 21.7 17.7 12.8 27.9 25.8 18.6 18.2 19.6 25.4 27.8 10.3 10.0 12.4
Green Party - - - - - - - - - - - * * * * * 3.2 5.1 1.6 2.5
UKIP - - - - - - - - - - - - - * * * 4.6 17.0 2.3 *
Brexit Party - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.7
Other - - - - 0.1 - 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 1.0 5.1 3.3 4.7 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.8

1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966

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

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019
Conservative1 3 6 5 5 4 3 7 5 5 5 8 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 8
Labour 5 2 3 3 4 5 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4 3 3 0 1 1 1
Liberal Democrat2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0
Total 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9

1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966

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

Maps

1885-1910

1918-1945

1950-1979

1983-present

Timeline

Green represents former constituencies, pink represents current ones.

Constituency 1295-1298 1298-1529 1529-1558 1558-1832 1832-1867 1867-1885 1885-1918 1918-1950 1950-1974 1974-1983 1983-2010 2010–present
Broadland 2010–present
Castle Rising 1558-1832
Central Norfolk 1950-1974
East Norfolk 1832-1867 1885-1950
Great Yarmouth 1295-1867 1885–present
King's Lynn 1298-1974
Mid Norfolk 1885-1918 1983–present
Norfolk 1295-1832
North Norfolk 1867–present
North West Norfolk 1885-1918 1974–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

Constituency 1885 86 1886 86 1892 93 95 1895 98 99 1900 04 1906 06 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 12 15 18
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

Constituency 1918 20 1922 1923 1924 26 1929 30 31 1931 1935 39 41 43 1945
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

Constituency 1950 1951 55 1955 59 1959 62 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 81
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

Constituency 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 09 2010 2015 2017 2019
Broadland Simpson Mayhew
Mid Norfolk Ryder Simpson Freeman
South Norfolk MacGregor Bacon
South West Norfolk Hawkins Shephard Fraser Truss
North Norfolk Howell Prior Lamb Baker
North West Norfolk Bellingham Turner Bellingham Wild
Great Yarmouth Carttiss Wright B. Lewis
Norwich North Thompson Gibson Smith
Norwich South Powley Garrett Clarke Wright C. Lewis

See also

Notes

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

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. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Parliamentary constituency changes affect Norfolk/Suffolk border". BBC News. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". paras 263-293. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  6. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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