Broadland and Fakenham (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] |
| Major settlements | Acle, Brundall, Cantley, Reedham, Reepham, Salhouse, Walsingham, Wroxham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Jerome Mayhew (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Mid Norfolk, North Norfolk and Norwich North |
Broadland is a Norfolk constituency,[n 1] which has been represented in parliament since the 2019 general election by Jerome Mayhew, a Conservative.[n 2]
History
The Boundary Commission for England created the Broadland constituency as the successor seat to Mid Norfolk, which was relocated. It comprised the majority of Mid Norfolk, together with 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.[3]
The new seat includes the District of Broadland wards which had previously comprised a majority of the Mid Norfolk constituency, as well as Drayton and Taversham, transferred back from Norwich North. The six District of North Norfolk wards, including the town of Fakenham, were transferred from the constituency of North Norfolk.
The constituency stretches from near Great Yarmouth in the east to the north west of the county. Among attractions within the seat's boundaries are the steam and fairground collection at Thursford and the Anglican shrine at Walsingham; both were in the North Norfolk constituency until 2010.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2010 | Keith Simpson | Conservative |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2019 | Jerome Mayhew | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jerome Mayhew | 33,934 | 59.6 |  1.7
| |
| Labour | Jess Barnard | 12,073 | 21.2 |  8.4
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Goodwin | 9,195 | 16.1 | 8.2
| |
| Green | Andrew Boswell | 1,412 | 2.5 | 0.8
| |
| The Universal Good Party | Simon Rous | 363 | 0.6 | 0.6
| |
| Majority | 21,861 | 38.4 | 10.1
| ||
| Turnout | 56,977 | 72.9 | 0.5
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Simpson | 32,406 | 57.9 | 7.4
| |
| Labour | Iain Simpson | 16,590 | 29.6 | 10.9
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Riley | 4,449 | 7.9 | 1.8
| |
| UKIP | David Moreland | 1,594 | 2.8 | 13.9
| |
| Green | Andrew Boswell | 932 | 1.7 | 2.6
| |
| Majority | 15,816 | 28.3 | 3.4
| ||
| Turnout | 55,971 | 72.4 | 1.3
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Simpson | 26,808 | 50.5 | 4.3
| |
| Labour | Chris Jones[8] | 9,970 | 18.8 | 4.9
| |
| UKIP | Stuart Agnew[8] | 8,881 | 16.7 | 12.2
| |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | 0.3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Simpson* | 24,338 | 46.2 | 2.8
| |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 52,676 | 72.0 | 7.6
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| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
- * Served in the 2005–2010 Parliament as MP for Mid Norfolk
See also
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.
- References
- ^ "Broadland: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
- ^ "Broadland Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Broadland parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b "UK ELECTION RESULTS: BROADLAND 2015".
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Broadland". news.bbc.co.uk.
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Broadland — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.