- Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
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Mid Norfolk County constituency for the House of Commons 
Boundary of Mid Norfolk in Norfolk for the 2010 general election.
Location of Norfolk within England.County Norfolk Electorate 75,080 (December 2010)[1] Current constituency Created 1983 Member of Parliament George Freeman (Conservative) Number of members One 1885–1918 Number of members One Type of constituency County constituency Overlaps European Parliament constituency East of England Mid Norfolk is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current MP is George Freeman of the Conservative Party.
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Boundaries
Boundary review
Following a review of parliamentary representation in Norfolk, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new constituency of Broadland based on the local government region of that name.
The new Broadland seat takes electoral wards from the existing North Norfolk seat and also this Mid Norfolk seat.
The new Mid Norfolk seat comprises the Breckland council wards from the old Mid Norfolk constituency added to a number of wards from around Wymondham that were part of South Norfolk constituency and are part of South Norfolk District Council.
The former MP for Mid Norfolk, Keith Simpson, was selected to fight a newly-created Broadland constituency.[2]
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1918
Election Member [3] Party Notes 1885 Robert Gurdon Liberal Gurdon was elected as a Liberal, but joined the Liberal Unionists when the party split 1886 Liberal Unionist 1892 Clement Higgins Liberal Higgins was elected as a Liberal, but later joined the Liberal Unionists. He resigned his seat in 1895 ??? Liberal Unionist 1895 by-election Robert Gurdon Liberal Unionist later Baron Cranworth 1895 Frederick Wilson Liberal 1906 John Wodehouse, Lord Wodehouse Liberal later 3rd Earl of Kimberley 1910 (Jan) William Boyle Liberal Unionist 1918 by-election Neville Jodrell Conservative Later MP for King's Lynn 1918 Constituency abolished, but re-established 1983 MPs since 1983
Election Member [3] Party 1983 Richard Ryder Conservative 1997 Keith Simpson Conservative 2010 George Freeman Conservative Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2010: Mid Norfolk [4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Freeman 25,123 49.5 +2.9 Liberal Democrat David Newman 11,267 22.2 +3.0 Labour Elizabeth Hughes 8,857 17.4 -12.8 UKIP Richard 'Toby' Coke 2,800 5.5 +1.5 Green Tim Birt 1,457 2.9 +2.9 BNP Christene Kelly[5] 1,261 2.5 +2.5 Majority 13,856 27.3 Turnout 50,765 68.4 +2.8 Conservative hold Swing +2.9 Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: Mid Norfolk Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Keith Simpson 23,564 43.1 −1.7 Labour Daniel Zeichner 16,004 29.2 −6.9 Liberal Democrat Vivienne Clifford-Jackson 12,988 23.7 +9.2 UKIP Simon Fletcher 2,178 4.0 +1.5 Majority 7,560 13.8 Turnout 54,734 67.0 −1.1 Conservative hold Swing +2.6 General Election 2001: Mid Norfolk Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Keith Simpson 23,519 44.8 +5.2 Labour Daniel Zeichner 18,957 36.1 -1.2 Liberal Democrat Vivienne Clifford-Jackson 7,621 14.5 -0.5 UKIP Stuart Agnew 1,333 2.5 N/A Green Peter Reeve 1,118 2.1 -0.1 Majority 4,562 8.7 Turnout 52,548 68.1 -8.2 Conservative hold Swing Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1992: Mid Norfolk[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Ryder 35,620 54.3 −2.4 Labour MV Castle 16,672 25.4 +7.6 Liberal Democrat MJ Gleed 13,072 19.9 −5.6 Natural Law Mrs CR Waite 226 0.3 N/A Majority 18,948 28.9 −2.3 Turnout 65,590 81.5 +3.3 Conservative hold Swing −5.0 See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2006/07/broadland_selec.html
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
- ^ Mid Norfolk, UKPollingReport
- ^ http://bnp.org.uk/2010/03/tory-councillors-narrowly-defeated-in-attempt-to-approve-king%E2%80%99s-lynn-mosque-after-bnp-objections-dominate-hearing/
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983
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