South Norfolk | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of South Norfolk in the East of England | |
County | Norfolk |
Electorate | 69,837 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Wymondham, Long Stratton, Loddon |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1868 |
Member of Parliament | Ben Goldsborough (Labour Party) |
Seats | 1868–1885: Two 1885 onwards: One |
Created from | East Norfolk West Norfolk |
South Norfolk is a constituency[n 1] in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament represented by Ben Goldsborough, a member of the Labour Party, after winning the seat in the 2024 general election.
Constituency profile
This is a rural constituency to the south of Norwich with small market towns and villages.[2] Residents' health and wealth are around average for the UK.[3]
History
Following the Reform Act 1832 the historic county constituency Norfolk was for the first time split into two, two member, county divisions - East Norfolk and West Norfolk.
The Reform Act 1867 led, the following year, to the county's redistribution into three, two member, county divisions. The three divisions, from the 1868 United Kingdom general election became this one, the North and modified Western division.
The Southern division had its place of election[n 2] at Norwich. This was the same place of election as the abolished Eastern division. In 1868 the same two MPs who had sat for East Norfolk were re-elected for this constituency.
Under the provisions of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, single member constituencies became the norm and greater equalisation in electorate occurred. In Norfolk the three, two member, county divisions were changed to six single member seats. These were this constituency, a revived East Norfolk, Mid Norfolk, North Norfolk, North West Norfolk and South West Norfolk.
The Southern division was very agricultural in character.[citation needed] The largest town was Diss, which had a population of fewer than 4,000 people in 1900.
Boundaries and boundary changes
1868–1885
- The Hundreds of Walsham, Blofield, Henstead, Humbleyard, Loddon, Clavering, Diss, Deepwade, Earsham, Guiltcross, Shropham, Taverham, Forhoe, and Mitford.[4][5]
The seat was formed largely from southern parts of the abolished Eastern Division, with a small part transferred from the Western Division.
1885–1918
- The Sessional Divisions of Depwade, Diss, Earsham, Loddon and Clavering, and Swainsthorpe.[6]
The northernmost parts were transferred to the re-established Eastern Division and western parts to the new Mid Division. It bordered Mid Norfolk to the west, the borough constituency of Norwich and East Norfolk to the north, the borough of Great Yarmouth and the Suffolk constituency of Lowestoft to the east and another Suffolk division, Eye, to the south.
1918–1950
- The Urban District of Diss;
- The Rural Districts of Depwade, Forehoe, Henstead, and Wayland; and
- Part of the Rural District of Thetford.[7]
Gained southern areas of the abolished Mid Division and a small area in the east of the South-Western Division. Lost eastern areas, which comprised the Loddon and Clavering Rural District (later renamed the Loddon Rural District), to the Eastern Division.
1950–1974
- The Municipal Borough of Thetford;
- The Urban Districts of Diss and Wymondham; and
- The Rural Districts of Depwade, Loddon, and Wayland.[7]
These areas combined to produce a somewhat more urban constituency than before. Thetford was transferred from South West Norfolk and the Rural District of Loddon regained from the abolished Eastern Division. The (combined) Rural District of Forehoe and Henstead was transferred to the new constituency of Central Norfolk, but Wymondham (which had been created as a separate Urban District in 1935) was retained.
1974–1983
- The Municipal Borough of Thetford;
- The Urban Districts of Diss and Wymondham; and
- The Rural Districts of Depwade, Forehoe and Henstead, Loddon, and Wayland.[7]
Regained the Rural District of Forhoe and Henstead, including Costessey, from Central Norfolk, which was now abolished.
This was the last redistribution before a major reorganisation of local government, which amalgamated many of the smaller local authorities and which was reflected in the 1983 redistribution.
1983–1997
- District of South Norfolk.[8]
Thetford and the area comprising the former Rural District of Wayland, including Attleborough, which had been included in the District of Breckland, were transferred to the redrawn South West Norfolk constituency.
1997–2010
- District of South Norfolk, except the wards of Cringleford and Colney, and New Costessey.[9]
The two excluded wards were transferred to Norwich South.
2010–2024
- District of South Norfolk wards of Beck Vale, Bressingham and Burston, Brooke, Bunwell, Chedgrave and Thurton, Cringleford, Dickleburgh, Diss, Ditchingham and Broome, Earsham, Easton, Forncett, Gillingham, Harleston, Hempnall, Hethersett, Loddon, Mulbarton, Newton Flotman, Old Costessey, Poringland with the Framinghams, Rockland, Roydon, Scole, Stoke Holy Cross, Stratton, Tasburgh, and Thurlton.[10]
Cringleford and Colney (but not New Costessey) were transferred back from Norwich South. Seven District of South Norfolk wards, including Wymondham and surrounding areas, were transferred to Mid Norfolk.
Current
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of South Norfolk wards of: Brooke; Central Wymondham; Cringleford; Easton; Forncett; Hempnall; Hethersett; Loddon & Chedgrave; Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross; Newton Flotman; North Wymondham; Old Costessey; Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse; Rockland; South Wymondham; Stratton; Thurlton.[11]
The seat was subject to major changes, with areas to the north of the River Waveney, which forms the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk - including the towns of Diss and Harleston - forming part of the newly created, cross-county boundary, constituency of Waveney Valley. As part compensation, the town of Wymondham was regained from Mid Norfolk. Other minor changes due to ward boundary revisions.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1868 – 1885 (two seats)
Election | 1st Member[12] | 1st Party | 2nd Member[12] | 2nd Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1868 | Clare Sewell Read | Conservative | Edward Howes | Conservative | ||
1871 | Sir Robert Buxton, Bt | Conservative | ||||
1880 | Robert Gurdon | Liberal | ||||
1885 | representation reduced to one member |
MPs since 1885 (one seat)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Arthur_Soames.jpg/120px-Arthur_Soames.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/William_Cozens-Hardy.jpg/120px-William_Cozens-Hardy.jpg)
Notes:-
- a Cozens-Hardy stood at the 1918 United Kingdom general election as a Liberal without the Coalition "coupon", but he took the Coalition Liberal whip when Parliament assembled in 1919.
- b Baker was expelled from the House of Commons in 1954 after being convicted of fraud, forgery and uttering and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ben Goldsborough | 17,353 | 35.0 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Poppy Simister-Thomas | 14,527 | 29.3 | −27.2 | |
Reform UK | Chris Harrison | 7,583 | 15.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown | 5,746 | 11.6 | −5.4 | |
Green | Catherine Rowett | 3,987 | 8.0 | +4.8 | |
Independent | Paco Davila | 254 | 0.5 | N/A | |
SDP | Jason Maguire | 129 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,826 | 5.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,579 | 66.9 | –7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 74,135 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result[14] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 29,298 | 56.5 | |
Labour | 12,123 | 23.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8,799 | 17.0 | |
Green | 1,637 | 3.2 | |
Turnout | 51,857 | 74.3 | |
Electorate | 69,837 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Bacon | 36,258 | 58.0 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Beth Jones | 14,983 | 24.0 | −6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown | 8,744 | 14.0 | +5.7 | |
Green | Ben Price | 2,499 | 4.0 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 21,275 | 34.0 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 62,484 | 72.5 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Bacon | 35,580 | 58.2 | +3.9 | |
Labour | Danielle Glavin | 18,902 | 30.9 | +12.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown | 5,074 | 8.3 | +0.1 | |
Green | Catherine Rowett | 1,555 | 2.5 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 16,678 | 27.3 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 61,111 | 73.6 | +1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Bacon | 30,995 | 54.3 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Deborah Sacks[19] | 10,502 | 18.4 | +5.2 | |
UKIP | Barry Cameron[20] | 7,847 | 13.7 | +9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacky Howe[19] | 4,689 | 8.2 | −21.2 | |
Green | Catherine Rowett[21] | 3,090 | 5.4 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 20,493 | 35.9 | +16.0 | ||
Turnout | 57,123 | 72.4 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Bacon | 27,133 | 49.3 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacky Howe | 16,193 | 29.4 | −0.4 | |
Labour | Mick Castle | 7,252 | 13.2 | −9.3 | |
UKIP | Evan Heasley | 2,329 | 4.2 | +1.4 | |
BNP | Helen Mitchell | 1,086 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Green | Jo Willcott | 1,000 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,940 | 19.9 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 54,993 | 72.2 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Bacon | 26,399 | 44.8 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Mack | 17,617 | 29.9 | 0.0 | |
Labour | John Morgan | 13,262 | 22.5 | −2.0 | |
UKIP | Philip Tye | 1,696 | 2.9 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 8,782 | 14.9 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 58,974 | 68.7 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Bacon | 23,589 | 42.2 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Lee | 16,696 | 29.9 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Mark Wells | 13,719 | 24.5 | −1.6 | |
Green | Stephanie Ross-Wagenknect | 1,069 | 1.9 | +1.1 | |
UKIP | Joe Neal | 856 | 1.5 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 6,893 | 12.3 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 55,929 | 67.6 | −10.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John MacGregor | 24,935 | 40.2 | −12.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Hacker | 17,557 | 28.3 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Jane Ross | 16,188 | 26.1 | +8.0 | |
Referendum | Patricia Bateson | 2,533 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Green | Stephanie Ross-Wagenknecht | 484 | 0.8 | −0.2 | |
UKIP | Anthony Boddy | 400 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,378 | 11.9 | −13.7 | ||
Turnout | 79,239 | 78.4 | −5.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John MacGregor | 36,081 | 52.6 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler | 18,516 | 27.0 | −6.9 | |
Labour | CJ Needle | 12,422 | 18.1 | +5.4 | |
Green | S Ross-Wagenknecht | 702 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Natural Law | N Clark | 320 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Independent | R Peacock | 304 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Independent Conservative | R Watkins | 232 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,565 | 25.6 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 68,577 | 84.0 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John MacGregor | 33,912 | 53.4 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | Richard Carden | 21,494 | 33.9 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Lloyd Addison | 8,047 | 12.7 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 12,418 | 19.5 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 63,453 | 81.0 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John MacGregor | 30,747 | 54.2 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | Richard Carden | 18,612 | 32.8 | +17.5 | |
Labour | Alan Holzer | 7,408 | 13.0 | −17.2 | |
Majority | 12,135 | 21.4 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 56,767 | 77.2 | −1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John MacGregor | 42,792 | 54.5 | +9.0 | |
Labour | PJ Davies | 23,755 | 30.2 | −2.6 | |
Liberal | J Bristol | 11,990 | 15.3 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 19,037 | 24.3 | +11.6 | ||
Turnout | 78,537 | 78.4 | +2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John MacGregor | 31,478 | 45.5 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Hugh Gray | 22,713 | 32.8 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | M Scott | 14,687 | 21.2 | −4.4 | |
United Democratic Party | CC Fairhead | 317 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 8,765 | 12.7 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 69195 | 76.20 | −6.59 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John MacGregor | 33,059 | 44.3 | ||
Labour | RJ Truman | 22,040 | 29.6 | ||
Liberal | M Scott | 19,115 | 25.6 | ||
Independent Progressive | CC Fairhead | 337 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,019 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 74,551 | 82.79 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hill | 22,614 | 51.9 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Cyril Shaw | 17,172 | 39.4 | −5.1 | |
Liberal | Basil Goldstone | 3,811 | 8.7 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 5,442 | 12.5 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 43,597 | 78.50 | −2.90 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hill | 16,968 | 44.78 | ||
Labour | Geoffrey B L Bennett | 16,849 | 44.46 | ||
Liberal | Robert L Crouch | 4,079 | 10.76 | ||
Majority | 119 | 0.32 | |||
Turnout | 37,896 | 81.40 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hill | 17,178 | 46.42 | ||
Labour | Frank R Thompson | 15,012 | 40.56 | ||
Liberal | Barry HP Turner | 4,819 | 13.02 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,166 | 5.86 | |||
Turnout | 37,009 | 82.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hill | 19,275 | 53.8 | +1.7 | |
Labour | John MacLennan Stewart | 16,542 | 46.2 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 2,733 | 7.6 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,817 | 82.4 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hill | 18,690 | 52.1 | −2.4 | |
Labour | John MacLennan Stewart | 17,215 | 47.9 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 1,475 | 4.2 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 35,905 | 81.8 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hill | 15,119 | 51.5 | −3.0 | |
Labour | John MacLennan Stewart | 14,254 | 48.5 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 865 | 3.0 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 29,373 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Baker | 19,610 | 54.5 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Lynton Scutts | 16,371 | 45.5 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 3,239 | 9.0 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 35,981 | 82.4 | −1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Baker | 18,143 | 50.5 | +18.0 | |
Labour | Christopher Mayhew | 15,714 | 43.7 | −6.6 | |
Liberal | George Q Bryant | 2,097 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,429 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,954 | 83.6 | +24.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.3 |
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Mayhew | 16,825 | 50.3 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | John Sandeman Allen | 10,862 | 32.5 | −25.4 | |
Ind. Conservative | John Holt Wilson | 5,761 | 17.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,963 | 17.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,448 | 69.0 | −4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 48,451 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.8 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Christie | 18,420 | 57.9 | −7.6 | |
Labour | Colin Clark | 13,409 | 42.1 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 5,011 | 15.8 | −15.2 | ||
Turnout | 31,829 | 73.5 | −4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 43,294 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −7.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Christie | 21,195 | 65.5 | +23.5 | |
Labour | Edwin Gooch | 11,148 | 34.5 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 10,047 | 31.0 | +23.5 | ||
Turnout | 32,343 | 77.8 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 41,551 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.8 |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | James Christie | 12,978 | 42.0 | −13.5 | |
Labour | George Young | 10,686 | 34.5 | −10.0 | |
Liberal | Ieuan Watkins-Evans | 7,268 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,292 | 7.5 | −3.5 | ||
Turnout | 30,932 | 76.0 | −0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 40,701 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | James Christie | 14,189 | 55.5 | +7.4 | |
Labour | George Edwards | 11,376 | 44.5 | −7.4 | |
Majority | 2,813 | 11.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,565 | 76.5 | +8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 33,409 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +7.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Edwards | 11,682 | 51.9 | +7.5 | |
Unionist | Thomas William Hay | 10,821 | 48.1 | −7.6 | |
Majority | 861 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,503 | 68.3 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 32,937 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Thomas William Hay | 12,734 | 45.7 | N/A | |
Labour | George Edwards | 10,159 | 44.4 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 2,575 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,893 | 70.8 | +12.3 | ||
Registered electors | 32,326 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Edwards | 8,594 | 45.7 | +10.0 | |
National Liberal | James Henley Batty | 6,476 | 34.5 | −29.8 | |
Liberal | Charles Roberts | 3,718 | 19.8 | −44.5 | |
Majority | 2,118 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 18,788 | 58.5 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 32,131 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Cozens-Hardy | 11,755 | 64.3 | +4.7 | |
Labour | George Edwards | 6,536 | 35.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,219 | 28.6 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 18,291 | 55.8 | −25.5 | ||
Registered electors | 32,796 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Soames | 4,740 | 59.6 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | T.S. Timmis | 3,212 | 40.4 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 1,528 | 19.2 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,952 | 81.3 | −5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,779 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Soames | 4,781 | 56.4 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | E.R.A. Kerrison | 3,694 | 43.6 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,087 | 12.8 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,475 | 86.7 | +1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 9,779 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Soames | 4,677 | 57.1 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Edward Mann | 3,519 | 42.9 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 1,158 | 14.2 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,196 | 85.0 | +6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,643 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Soames | 3,986 | 52.8 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Edward Mann | 3,566 | 47.2 | −8.2 | |
Majority | 420 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,552 | 78.2 | −0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,654 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +8.2 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Soames | 4,626 | 58.4 | +13.8 | |
Conservative | John Sancroft Holmes[26] | 3,296 | 41.6 | −13.8 | |
Majority | 1,330 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,922 | 82.3 | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,625 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Francis Taylor | 4,281 | 55.4 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Hamer Dolbey[27] | 3,445 | 44.6 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 836 | 10.8 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,726 | 78.5 | −5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,847 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Francis Taylor | 4,288 | 54.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Arthur Kitching | 3,535 | 45.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 753 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,823 | 88.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,848 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Francis Taylor | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Taylor | 4,530 | 55.8 | +22.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Buxton | 3,588 | 44.2 | −22.5 | |
Majority | 942 | 11.6 | +11.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,118 | 80.1 | +1.5 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 10,141 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +22.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Buxton | 2,917 | 33.4 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | Robert Gurdon | 2,906 | 33.3 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | Clare Sewell Read | 2,905 | 33.3 | +2.8 | |
Turnout | 5,823 (est) | 78.6 (est) | +3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,412 | ||||
Majority | 11 | 0.1 | −3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
Majority | 1 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −1.8 |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clare Sewell Read | 3,146 | 35.5 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | Robert Buxton | 3,010 | 34.0 | −5.0 | |
Liberal | Robert Gurdon | 2,699 | 30.5 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 311 | 3.5 | −14.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,777 (est) | 75.3 (est) | +13.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,667 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Buxton | 2,868 | 53.0 | −25.6 | |
Liberal | Robert Gurdon | 2,547 | 47.0 | +25.6 | |
Majority | 321 | 6.0 | −11.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,415 | 70.2 | +8.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,719 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −25.6 |
- Caused by Howes' death.
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clare Sewell Read | 3,097 | 39.6 | ||
Conservative | Edward Howes | 3,053 | 39.0 | ||
Liberal | Henry Lombard Hudson[29] | 1,679 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 1,374 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,754 (est) | 61.7 (est) | |||
Registered electors | 7,709 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)
Notes
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ Where the hustings stood, at which nominations were made, votes cast before the introduction of multiple polling districts in county constituencies and the result was declared
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- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Norfolk+South
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Sources
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
- British Parliamentary Constituencies: A Statistical Compendium, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony Fox (Faber and Faber 1984)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1977)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press, revised edition 1977)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983)
- Social Geography of British Elections 1885-1910. by Henry Pelling (Macmillan 1967)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1979)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981)
External links
- South Norfolk UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- South Norfolk UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- South Norfolk UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK