The

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

is divided into 9

parliamentary constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

- 2

borough constituencies In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called "constituenc ...

and 7

county constituencies In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called " constitue ...

Constituencies

2010 boundary changes

In the Fifth Review the

Boundary Commission for England The boundary commissions in the United Kingdom are non-departmental public bodies responsible for determining the boundaries of constituencies for elections to the House of Commons. There are four boundary commissions: * Boundary Commission for ...

recommended that Norfolk's representation be increased to 9 MPs, with the creation of the constituency of

Broadland Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. The population of the local authority district taken at the 2011 Census was 124,646. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew. In 2013, Broadland w ...

, 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 Wymondham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, south-west of Norwich off the A11 road to London. The River Tiffey runs through. The parish, one of Norfolk's largest, includes rural areas to ...

, 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.

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

formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. Final proposals will be published by 1 July 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.

would be renamed Broadland and Fakenham. The following constituencies are proposed: Containing electoral wards from Breckland * Mid Norfolk (part) *

South West Norfolk South West Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Liz Truss, a Conservative, who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022. Constituency profile This is ...

(part) Containing electoral wards from

* Broadland and Fakenham (part) * Norwich North (part) Containing electoral wards in Great Yarmouth * Great Yarmouth Containing electoral wards in King's Lynn and West Norfolk *

North West Norfolk North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

* South West Norfolk (part) Containing electoral wards in North Norfolk * Broadland and Fakenham (part) * North Norfolk Containing electoral wards in

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

* Norwich North (part) *

Norwich South Norwich South is a constituency in Norfolk represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, since 2015 by Clive Lewis, of the Labour Party. History The constituency was created by the Representation of the Peopl ...

(part) Containing electoral wards in

South Norfolk South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton. The population of the Local Authority District was 124,012 as taken at the 2011 Census. History The district was formed on 1 April 19 ...

* Mid Norfolk (part) * Norwich South (part) *

* Waveney Valley (parts also in East Suffolk and

Mid Suffolk Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Needham Market until late 2017, and is currently sharing offices with the Suffolk County Council in Ipswich. The largest town of Mid Suffolk is Stowmarket. ...

)

Results history

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

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:

Percentage votes

¹Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966 ²1950-1979 -

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance * Included in Other

Seats

¹Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966 ²1950-1979 -

; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1950Results.svg, 1950 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1951Results.svg, 1951 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1955Results.svg, 1955 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1955Results.svg, 1959 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1964Results.svg, 1964 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1966Results.svg, 1966 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1970Results.svg, 1970 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1979Results.svg, 1974 Feb File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1979Results.svg, 1974 Oct File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1979Results.svg, 1979 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1983Results.svg, 1983 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1992Results.svg, 1987 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1992Results.svg, 1992 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency1997Results.svg, 1997 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg, 2001 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg, 2005 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg, 2010 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency2015Results.svg, 2015 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency2015Results.svg, 2017 File:NorfolkParliamentaryConstituency2019Results.svg, 2019

Timeline

Green represents former constituencies, pink represents current ones.

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

1918 to 1950

1950 to 1983

1983 to present

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Parliamentary Constituencies In Norfolk

Parliamentary constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...