Broadland is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons

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 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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. It elects one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Following its review into parliamentary representation in Norfolk

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...

, the Boundary Commission for England created the Broadland constituency, which is the successor seat to Mid Norfolk but includes parts of North Norfolk

North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

North Norfolk is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....

 and Norwich North. The name is taken from the local government area Broadland

Broadland

Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew, which is a suburb of the City of Norwich.-History:The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of St...

 though its boundary does not match that of the district council

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 nor is it contiguous with the area known as the Norfolk Broads.

Boundaries

The new Broadland seat takes its name from the local government district, from which 20 electoral wards are taken. Six wards from North Norfolk

North Norfolk

North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Cromer. The council headquarters can be found approximately out of the town of Cromer on the Holt Road.-History:...

 council are also used in the creation of this seat.

The constituency stretches from near Yarmouth in the East to the north west of the county.

• Acle
  Acle
  Acle is a small market town on the River Bure on The Norfolk Broads in Norfolk, located halfway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. It has the only bridge across the River Bure between Wroxham and Great Yarmouth. There is a high school Acle is a small market town on the River Bure on The Norfolk...
  
  , Aylsham
  Aylsham
  Aylsham is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, about north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Sea, although it was only made navigable after 1779, allowing grain,...
  
  , Blofield with South Walsham, Brundall
  Brundall
  Brundall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located on the north bank of the River Yare opposite Surlingham Broad and about 7 miles east of the city of Norwich....
  
  , Burlingham, Buxton
  Buxton
  Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. It has the highest elevation of any market town in England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is described as "the gateway to the Peak District National Park"...
  
  , Coltishall
  Coltishall
  Coltishall is a village on the River Bure, west of Wroxham, in the English county of Norfolk, within the Norfolk Broads.Coltishall was a place of note even when the Domesday Book was compiled. For 250 years it was a centre of the malting industry...
  
  , Drayton North
  Drayton, Norfolk
  Drayton, Norfolk, is a suburban village in the county of Norfolk and district of Broadland north west of Norwich. It is situated on the A1067 road between Hellesdon and Taverham.- History :...
  
  , Drayton South, Eynesford, Great Witchingham
  Great Witchingham
  Great Witchingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk about north-west of Norwich.It covers an area of and had a population of 564 in 235 households as of the 2001 census....
  
  , Hevingham, Horsford
  Horsford
  Horsford is a village six miles north of Norwich, England. Its population has seen a steady increase since the Second World War, growing from 750 in 1945 to just under 4000 today .There are various explanations of the village name...
  
   and Felthorpe
  Felthorpe
  Felthorpe is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 710 in 287 households as of the 2001 census.For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland....
  
  , Marshes, Plumstead
  Plumstead
  Plumstead is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich. Plumstead is a multi cultural area with large Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities, in similarity to local areas such as Woolwich and Thamesmead...
  
  , Reepham, Spixworth
  Spixworth
  Spixworth is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village lies close to the B1150 road and is north of Norwich and some south of North Walsham.It covers an area of and had a population of 3,769 in 1,508 households as of the 2001 census....
  
   with St Faiths
  Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith
  Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, consisting of the former parishes of Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith...
  
  , Taverham
  Taverham
  Taverham is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, in the UK. It is approximately 5 miles north-west of the City of Norwich. Taverham sits on the River Wensum.In 2001, Taverham had a population of 10,233...
  
   North, Taverham South and Wroxham
  Wroxham
  Wroxham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish of Wroxham has an area of 6.21 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 1532 in 666 households. The village is situated within the Norfolk Broads on the south side of a loop in the middle reaches of...
  
   are taken from Broadland
  Broadland
  Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew, which is a suburb of the City of Norwich.-History:The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of St...
  
  
• Astley, Lancaster North, Lancaster South, The Raynhams, Walsingham
  Walsingham
  Walsingham is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village is famed for its religious shrines in honour of the Virgin Mary and as a major pilgrimage centre...
  
   and Wensum are taken from North Norfolk.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2010	Keith Simpson	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

Elections in the 2010s

* Served in the 2005–2010 Parliament as MP for Mid Norfolk