Broadland (UK Parliament constituency)

Broadland
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Broadland in Norfolk.
Location of Norfolk within England.
County	Norfolk
Population	95,188 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	73,066 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of parliament	Keith Simpson (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Mid Norfolk, North Norfolk
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East of England

Broadland is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Keith Simpson of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

History

The Boundary Commission for England created the Broadland constituency as the successor seat to Mid Norfolk by adding parts of North Norfolk and Norwich North. The name is taken from the local government area Broadland though its boundary does not match that of the district council nor is it coterminous with the Norfolk Broads (waterways) and surrounding protected land.

Boundaries

The District of Broadland wards of Acle, Aylsham, Blofield with South Walsham, Brundall, Burlingham, Buxton, Coltishall, Drayton North, Drayton South, Eynesford, Great Witchingham, Hevingham, Horsford and Felthorpe, Marshes, Plumstead, Reepham, Spixworth with St Faiths, Taverham North, Taverham South, and Wroxham, and the District of North Norfolk wards of Astley, Lancaster North, Lancaster South, The Raynhams, Walsingham, and Wensum.

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

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3]	Party
	2010	Keith Simpson	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Broadland[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Simpson	26,808	50.5	+4.3
	Labour	Chris Jones [5]	9,970	18.8	+4.9
	UKIP	Stuart Agnew [5]	8,881	16.7	+12.2
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Riley	5,178	9.8	−22.6
	Green	Andrew Boswell	2,252	4.2	+2.8
Majority			16,838	31.7	+17.9
Turnout			53,098	71.1	−0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Broadland[6][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Simpson*	24,338	46.2	+2.8
	Liberal Democrat	Daniel Roper	17,046	32.4	+2.9
	Labour	Allyson Barron	7,287	13.8	−9.8
	UKIP	Stuart Agnew	2,382	4.5	+1.1
	BNP	Edith Crowther	871	1.7	+1.7
	Green	Susan Curran	752	1.4	+1.4
Majority			7,292	13.8
Turnout			52,676	72.0	+7.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

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

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk

Notes and references

Notes

1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

1. "Broadland: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
2. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
4. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
5. http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/broadland-2015.html
6. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. 2010 election result, BBC News, 7 May 2010

External links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Broadland — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

Coordinates: 52°43′N 1°10′E / 52.72°N 1.16°E