List of Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk
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The county
of Norfolk
is divided into 9 Parliamentary constituencies
- 2 Borough constituencies
and 7 County constituencies.
The Boundary Commission for England has recommended that the county should in future be
divided into 9 constituencies.
These changes are expected to be implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of subdivisions of England used for the purposes of local government outside Greater London. As originally constituted, the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties each consisted of multiple districts, had a county council and...
of 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...
is divided into 9 Parliamentary constituencies
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
- 2 Borough constituencies
and 7 County constituencies.
Constituencies
ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency. | Electorate | MajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival. | Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
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Broadland CC Broadland (UK Parliament constituency) Broadland is a county 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.... |
71,241 | 7,292 | Keith Simpson Keith Simpson Keith Robert Simpson is a British politician and military historian. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament for Broadland since the 2010 general election, having previously served as the MP for Mid Norfolk from 1997 to 2010... |
Daniel Roper | |||
Great Yarmouth CC Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Great Yarmouth is a 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.... |
69,086 | 4,276 | Brandon Lewis Brandon Lewis Brandon Kenneth Lewis is the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth. He was elected at the 2010 general election.-Early life:Brandon Lewis was born on 20 June 1971 in Harold Wood, and educated at Forest School... |
Tony Wright Anthony David Wright Anthony David Wright is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth from 1997 until losing his seat at the 2010 election.-Early life:... |
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Mid Norfolk CC | 68,328 | 13,856 | George Freeman George Freeman George Freeman is a Canadian comic book penciller, inker, and colorist.Freeman's comic book illustrating career began with Richard Comely's independent Canadian publication, Captain Canuck. He made the move to the majors and subsequently worked on several superhero comics, such as Green Lantern,... |
David Newman | |||
North Norfolk CC 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.... |
66,811 | 11,626 | Norman Lamb Norman Lamb Norman Peter Lamb is a British Liberal Democrat politician, and Chief Parliamentary and Political Adviser and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg.He is the Member of Parliament for North Norfolk.... |
Trevor Ivory | |||
North West Norfolk CC | 71,144 | 14,810 | Henry Bellingham Henry Bellingham Henry Campbell Bellingham is a British Conservative politician. He was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 14 May 2010. In parliament, he represents the constituency of North West Norfolk.-Early life:... |
William Summers | |||
Norwich North BC | 64,506 | 3,901 | Chloe Smith Chloe Smith Chloe Rebecca Smith is a British politician and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Norwich North. She was elected to the seat in a by-election on 23 July 2009 following the resignation of Labour MP Ian Gibson after the MPs' expenses scandal.-Early life:Born in Ashford, Kent, she was aged 3... |
John Cook | |||
Norwich South BC | 68,763 | 310 | Simon Wright Simon Wright Simon Wright is an English drummer best known for his stints with rock n' roll bands AC/DC and Dio. He first started playing drums at the age of 13 and cites Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge and John Bonham as his greatest influences... |
Charles Clarke Charles Clarke Charles Rodway Clarke is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Norwich South from 1997 until 2010, and served as Home Secretary from December 2004 until May 2006.-Early life:... |
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South Norfolk CC South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) South Norfolk is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1868 until 1885 it returned two members but thereafter elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
69,691 | 10,940 | Richard Bacon Richard Bacon (politician) Richard Michael Bacon is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for the South Norfolk constituency.-Early life:... |
Jacky Howe | |||
South West Norfolk CC | 67,666 | 13,140 | Elizabeth Truss Elizabeth Truss Elizabeth Mary Truss , also known as Liz Truss, is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk since the 2010 general election.-Early life:... |
Stephen Gordon | |||
Boundary changes
Name | Great Yarmouth CC Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Great Yarmouth is a 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.... 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.... South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) South Norfolk is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1868 until 1885 it returned two members but thereafter elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
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The Boundary Commission for England has recommended that the county should in future be
divided into 9 constituencies.
These changes are expected to be implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.
Proposed name | Broadland CC Broadland (UK Parliament constituency) Broadland is a county 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.... Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Great Yarmouth is a 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.... 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.... South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) South Norfolk is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1868 until 1885 it returned two members but thereafter elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
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