South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

South Norfolk
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of South Norfolk in Norfolk.
Location of Norfolk within England.
County	Norfolk
Electorate	77,316 (December 2010)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1868
Member of parliament	Richard Bacon (Conservative)
Number of members	One (Two 1868-1885)
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East of England

South Norfolk is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Richard Bacon, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

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 United Kingdom general election, 1868 became this one, the North and modified Western division.

The Southern division had its place of election^{[n 3]} 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 before its end were re-elected from 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.

In the 1885 redistribution this constituency consisted of the Sessional Divisions of Depwade, Diss, Earsham, Loddon and Clavering, and Swainsthorpe. 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.

The Southern division was very agricultural in character. The largest town was Diss, which had a population of fewer than 4,000 people in 1900.

From the Representation of the People Act 1918, the constituency comprised the local government divisions:

1918-1950: The Urban District of Diss, the Rural Districts of Depwade, Forehoe, Henstead, and Wayland, and part of the Rural District of Thetford.

1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Thetford, the Urban Districts of Diss and Wymondham, and the Rural Districts of Depwade, Loddon, and Wayland. These areas combined to produce a somewhat more urban constituency than before.

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. This was the last redistribution before a major reorganisation of local government, which amalgamated many of the smaller local authorities.

1983-1997: A further reduction of area in the 1983 redistribution meant that the seat now consisted of the entire District of South Norfolk. The other part of the old seat (Thetford and Wayland) was transferred to the redrawn Norfolk South West constituency.

1997-2010: Continuing population growth led to another reduction in the constituency's territory. It comprised the District of South Norfolk except the wards of Cringleford and Colney, and New Costessey (which were now in Norwich South).

2010-present: The Boundary Commission for England reduced the wide part of the District of South Norfolk comprising the constituency: eight wards became part of other seats. The seat now has electoral wards:

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.^[2]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1868 – 1885 (two seats)

Election	1st Member^[3]		1st Party		2nd Party
1868		Clare Sewell Read	Conservative	Edward Howes	Conservative
1871		Clare Sewell Read	Conservative	Sir Robert Jacob Buxton, Bt	Conservative
1880		Robert Thornhagh Gurdon	Liberal	Sir Robert Jacob Buxton, Bt	Conservative
1885	representation reduced to one member

MPs since 1885 (one seat)

William Cozens-Hardy

	Member^[3]	Party	Notes
1885	Francis Taylor	Liberal
1886	Francis Taylor	Liberal Unionist
1898 by-election	Arthur Soames	Liberal
1918	William Cozens-Hardy ^a	Liberal
1919	William Cozens-Hardy ^a	Coalition Liberal
1920 by-election	George Edwards	Labour
1922	Thomas Hay	Conservative
1923	George Edwards	Labour
1924	James Christie	Conservative
1945	Christopher Mayhew	Labour
1950	Peter Baker ^b	Conservative	Expelled from Parliament 1954
1955 by-election	John Hill	Conservative
Feb 1974	John MacGregor	Conservative	Later Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market; Cabinet Minister 1985-1994
2001	Richard Bacon	Conservative

Notes:-

^a Cozens-Hardy stood at the United Kingdom general election, 1918 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 2010s

General Election 2015: South Norfolk^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Bacon	30,995	54.3	+4.9
	Labour	Deborah Sacks^[6]	10,502	18.4	+5.2
	UKIP	Barry Cameron^[7]	7,847	13.7	+9.5
	Liberal Democrat	Jacky Howe^[8]	4,689	8.2	-21.2
	Green	Catherine Rowett^[9]	3,090	5.4	+3.6
Majority			20,493	35.9
Turnout			57,123	72.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2010: South Norfolk^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Bacon	27,133	49.3	+4.6
	Liberal Democrat	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	+2.0
	Green	Jo Willcott	1,000	1.8	+1.8
Majority			10,940	19.9
Turnout			54,993	72.2	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.3

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Bacon	26,399	44.8	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat	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
Turnout			58,974	68.7	+1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

General Election 2001: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Bacon	23,589	42.2	+2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Anne Lee	16,696	29.9	+1.6
	Labour	Mark Wells	13,719	24.5	-1.5
	Green	Stephanie Ross-Wagenknect	1,069	1.9	+1.1
	UKIP	Joe Neal	856	1.5	+0.9
Majority			6,893	12.3
Turnout			55,929	67.6	-10.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John MacGregor	24,935	40.2	-12.4
	Liberal Democrat	Barbara Hacker	17,557	28.3	+1.3
	Labour	Jane Ross	16,188	26.1	+8.0
	Referendum	Patricia Bateson	2,533	4.1	+4.1
	Green	Stephanie Ross-Wagenknecht	484	0.8	-0.2
	UKIP	Anthony Boddy	400	0.6	+0.6
Majority			7,378	11.9	-13.7
Turnout			79,239	78.37	-5.62
	Conservative hold		Swing	-6.8

General Election 1992: South Norfolk^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John MacGregor	36,081	52.6	-0.8
	Liberal Democrat	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	+1.0
	Natural Law	N Clark	320	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	R Peacock	304	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Conservative	R Watkins	232	0.3	+0.3
Majority			17,565	25.6	+6.0
Turnout			68,577	83.99	-3.03
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.0

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John MacGregor	33,912	53.4	-0.8
	Liberal	RAP Carden	21,494	33.9	+1.1
	Labour	L Addison	8,047	12.7	-0.3
Majority			12,418	19.6	-1.8
Turnout			63,453	80.96	+3.75
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.9

General Election 1983: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John MacGregor	30,747	54.2	-0.3
	Liberal	RA Carden	18,612	32.8	+17.5
	Labour	HA Holzer	7,408	13.0	-17.2
Majority			12,135	21.4	+9.4
Turnout			56,767	77.21	-1.94
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.7

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: South Norfolk
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	24.2	+11.5
Turnout			78,537	78.35	+2.15
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.8

General Election October 1974: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John MacGregor	31,478	45.5	+1.2
	Labour	H 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	-2.1
Turnout			69195	76.20	-6.59
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.0

General Election February 1974: South Norfolk
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
Majority			11,019	14.8
Turnout			74,551	82.79
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1970: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Edward Bernard Hill	22,614	51.9
	Labour	C Shaw	17,172	39.4
	Liberal	Basil E Goldstone	3,811	8.7
Majority			5,442	12.5
Turnout			43,597	78.50
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Edward Bernard Hill	16,968	44.78
	Labour	GBL Bennett	16,849	44.46
	Liberal	RL Crouch	4,079	10.76
Majority			119	0.31
Turnout				81.40
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1964: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Edward Bernard Hill	17,178	46.42
	Labour	FR Thompson	15,012	40.56
	Liberal	BHP Turner	4,819	13.02
Majority			2,166	5.85
Turnout				82.66
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hill	19,275	53.8	+1.7
	Labour	J.M. Stewart	16,542	46.2	−1.7
Majority			2,733	7.6	+3.5
Turnout			35,817	82.4	+0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.7

General election May 1955: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hill	18,690	52.1	+0.6
	Labour	J.M. Stewart	17,215	47.9	−0.6
Majority			1,475	4.11	+1.2
Turnout			35,905	81.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.6

South Norfolk by-election January 1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hill	15,119	51.5	−3.0
	Labour	J.M. Stewart	14,254	48.5	+3.0
Majority			865	2.9	−6.1
Turnout			29,373
	Conservative hold		Swing	−3.0

General election 1951: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Arthur David Baker	19,610	54.5	+4.0
	Labour	L. 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

General election 1950: South Norfolk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Arthur David Baker	18,143	50.5	+18.0
	Labour	Christopher Paget Mayhew	15,714	43.7	−6.6
	Liberal	George Q Bryant	2,097	5.8	N/A
Majority			2,439	6.8	N/A
Turnout			35,954	83.6	+24.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+12.3

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Norfolk Southern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Mayhew	16,825	50.30
	Conservative	JS Allen	10,862	32.47
	Independent Conservative	JH Wilson	5,761	17.22
Majority			5,963	17.83
Turnout				69.03
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1935: Norfolk Southern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Archibald Christie	18,420	57.87
	Labour	CG Clark	13,409	42.13
Majority			5,011	15.74
Turnout				73.52
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1931: Norfolk Southern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Archibald Christie	21,195	65.53
	Labour	EG Gooch	11,148	34.47
Majority			10,047	31.06
Turnout				77.84
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Norfolk South ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	James Archibald 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				76.0
	Unionist hold		Swing	-1.7

General Election 1923: Norfolk South ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Edwards	11,682	51.9
	Unionist	Thomas William Hay	10,821	48.1
Majority			861	3.8
Turnout				68.3
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing

South Norfolk by-election, 1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Edwards	8,594	45.7	+10.0
	Coalition Liberal	James Henley Batty	6,476	34.5	−29.8
	Liberal	Charles Henry Roberts	3,718	19.8	N/A
Majority			2,118	11.2	−17.4
Turnout			18,788	58.5
	Labour gain from Coalition Liberal		Swing

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ 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. However from 1868-85 the constituency elected two members (see history)
↑ 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)

References

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England
1 2 3 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000941
↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/norfolk-south-2015.html
↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/norfolksouth/
↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/norfolk-south-2015.html
↑ https://twitter.com/catherinerowett
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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Labour (4)	Cambridge Luton North Luton South Norwich South

Liberal Democrats (1)	North Norfolk

UK Independence Party (1)	Clacton

East of England European constituency: Conservative (3) Labour (1) UKIP (3)

Coordinates: 52°30′N 1°24′E / 52.5°N 1.4°E / 52.5; 1.4

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