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Coordinates: 52°53′N 1°10′E / 52.89°N 1.17°E / 52.89; 1.17
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North Norfolk
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of North Norfolk in Norfolk
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Location of Norfolk within England
CountyNorfolk
Electorate68,277 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created1868
Member of ParliamentNorman Lamb (Liberal Democrats)
Seatsone (two 1868-1885)

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 (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Formerly a safe seat for the Conservatives, it has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb since 2001. This marked the first time that a Liberal aligned candidate had won a seat in Norfolk since 1929. This was to be followed by the election of Simon Wright in Norwich South in 2010. While Wright's success was short-lived (he was defeated in 2015), Lamb has retained his seat, which is after the 2015 election was one of only two Liberal Democrat seats in southern England, and one of only eight in the whole UK. In the 2017 election, in which the Liberal Democrats lost five of their nine seats, North Norfolk was one of the four held. Although the seat had been Labour for 25 years since World War II, Labour have slumped to a distant third in recent years, and came fourth in 2015, and last in a narrower field of three candidates in 2017.

North Norfolk was described by the Earl of Leicester as "the one constituency in England where, in 1964, it was so feudal that it had to be explained to the electors that the ballot was secret."[2]

Boundaries

1885-1918: The Sessional Divisions of Eynsford, Holt, North Erpingham, and North Greenhoe, and part of the Sessional Division of South Erpingham.

1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Cromer, Sheringham, and Wells-next-the-Sea, and the Rural Districts of Aylsham, Erpingham, and Walsingham.

1950-1974: The Urban Districts of Cromer, North Walsham, Sheringham, and Wells-next-the-Sea, and the Rural Districts of Erpingham, Smallburgh, and Walsingham.

1974-1983: The Urban Districts of Cromer, North Walsham, and Sheringham, and the Rural Districts of Erpingham, St Faith's and Aylsham, and Smallburgh.

1983-2010: The District of North Norfolk.

2010-present: The District of North Norfolk wards of Briston, Chaucer, Corpusty, Cromer Town, Erpingham, Gaunt, Glaven Valley, Happisburgh, High Heath, Holt, Hoveton, Mundesley, North Walsham East, North Walsham North, North Walsham West, Poppyland, Priory, Roughton, St Benet, Scottow, Sheringham North, Sheringham South, Stalham and Sutton, Suffield Park, The Runtons, Waterside, Waxham, and Worstead.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1868–1885

Election 1st Member[3] 1st Party 2nd Member[3] 2nd Party
1868 constituency created
1868 Frederick Walpole style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative Sir Edmund Lacon rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
1876 by-election James Duff style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
1879 by-election Edward Birkbeck style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
1885 reduced to one member

MPs since 1885

Election Member[3] Party
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1885 Herbert Cozens-Hardy Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1899 by-election William Brampton Gurdon Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Jan 1910 Noel Buxton Liberal
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1918 Douglas King Coalition Independent
style="background-color: Template:Coalition Conservative/meta/color" | 1920 Coalition Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1922 Noel Buxton Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1930 by-election Lady Noel-Buxton Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1931 Thomas Cook Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1945 Edwin Gooch Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1964 Bert Hazell Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1970 Ralph Howell Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1997 David Prior Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | 2001 Norman Lamb Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: North Norfolk[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Lamb 25,260 48.4 +9.3
Conservative James Wild 21,748 41.7 +10.8
Labour Stephen Burke 5,180 9.9 −0.3
Majority 3,512 6.7 −1.5
Turnout 52,188 75.3 +3.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.8
General Election 2015: North Norfolk[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Lamb 19,299 39.1 −16.4
Conservative Ann Steward 15,256 30.9 −1.2
UKIP Michael Baker 8,328 16.9 +11.5
Labour Denise Burke 5,043 10.2 +4.4
Green Mike Macartney-Filgate 1,488 3.0 +2.0
Majority 4,043 8.2
Turnout 49,414 71.7 −1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.6
General Election 2010: North Norfolk[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Lamb 27,554 55.5 +2.3
Conservative Trevor Ivory 15,928 32.1 −3.9
Labour Phil Harris 2,896 5.8 −3.1
UKIP Michael Baker 2,680 5.4 +3.7
Green Andrew Boswell 508 1.0 +1.0
Independent Simon Mann 95 0.2 +0.2
Majority 11,626 23.4
Turnout 49,661 73.2 +0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: North Norfolk[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Lamb 31,515 53.4 +10.7
Conservative Iain Dale 20,909 35.5 −6.3
Labour Phil Harris 5,447 9.2 −4.1
UKIP Stuart Agnew 978 1.7 +0.6
Independent Justin Appleyard 116 0.2
Majority 10,606 18.0
Turnout 58,965 73.0 +2.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +8.5
General Election 2001: North Norfolk[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Lamb 23,978 42.7 +8.4
Conservative David Prior 23,495 41.8 +5.3
Labour Mike Gates 7,490 13.3 −11.7
Green Mike Sheridan 649 1.2
UKIP Paul Simison 608 1.1
Majority 483 0.9
Turnout 56,220 70.2 −5.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: North Norfolk[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Prior 21,456 36.5 −11.8
Liberal Democrats Norman Lamb 20,163 34.3 +7.0
Labour Michael Cullingham 14,736 25.1 +1.9
Referendum John Allen 2,458 4.2 N/A
Majority 1,293 2.2 −18.8
Turnout 58,813 76.0 −4.8
Conservative hold Swing -9.5
General Election 1992: North Norfolk[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Howell 28,810 48.3 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Norman Lamb 16,265 27.3 +2.3
Labour Michael Cullingham 13,850 23.2 +3.3
Green Angie Zelter 559 0.9 −0.8
Natural Law S Jackson 167 0.3 N/A
Majority 12,545 21.0 −7.3
Turnout 59,651 80.8 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing -3.6

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: North Norfolk[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Howell 28,822 53.3 −0.7
Alliance Neil Anthony 13,512 25.0 −1.8
Labour Anthony Earle 10,765 19.9 +0.7
Green Michael Filgate 960 1.8
Majority 15,310 28.3 +1.1
Turnout 54,059 77.5 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing +0.5
General Election 1983: North Norfolk[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Howell 26,230 54.0 −2.9
Alliance John Elworthy 13,007 26.8 +13.0
Labour Edward Barber 9,317 19.2 −9.4
Majority 13,223 27.2 −1.1
Turnout 48,554 74.6 −4.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: North Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Howell 43,952 56.9 +8.8
Labour R S Dimmick 22,126 28.6 −3.4
Liberal G R Collings 10,643 13.8 −6.1
National Front A C R Sizeland 548 0.7
Majority 21,826 28.3 +12.2
Turnout 72,269 78.7 +2.2
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 1974: North Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Howell 33,312 48.1 +0.5
Labour D M Mason 22,191 32.0 +3.4
Liberal R G Moore 13,776 19.9 −3.9
Majority 11,121 16.1 −2.9
Turnout 69,279 76.5 −6.9
Conservative hold Swing
General Election February 1974: North Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Howell 35,684 47.6 −7.7
Labour D M Mason 21,394 28.6 −16.1
Liberal R G Moore 17,853 23.8
Majority 14,290 19.0 +8.5
Turnout 74,931 83.4 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: North Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Howell 24,587 55.3
Labour Bert Hazell 19,903 44.7
Majority 4,684 10.5
Turnout 44,490 80.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: North Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bert Hazell 20,796 50.90
Conservative Ralph Howell 20,059 49.10
Majority 737 1.80
Turnout 83.19
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: North Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bert Hazell 19,370 50.1
Conservative Frank Henry Easton 19,303 49.9
Majority 53 0.14 0.7
Turnout 79.75
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: North Norfolk[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edwin Gooch 19,784 50.85
National Liberal Frank Henry Easton 19,126 49.15
Majority 658 1.69
Turnout 79.81
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: North Norfolk[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edwin Gooch 20,899 51.53
National Liberal William Scarlett Jameson 19,657 48.47
Majority 1,242 3.06
Turnout 81.64
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1951: North Norfolk[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edwin Gooch 21,067 50.33
National Liberal Douglas M Reid 20,788 49.67
Majority 279 0.67
Turnout 83.66
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1950: North Norfolk[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edwin Gooch 19,790 47.99
National Liberal Douglas M Reid 17,741 43.03
Liberal Arnold Jones 3,703 8.98
Majority 2,049 4.97
Turnout 84.31
Labour hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Norfolk Northern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edwin Gooch 17,753 58.67
Conservative Thomas Cook 12,507 41.33
Majority 5,246 17.34
Turnout 70.94
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Norfolk Northern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Cook 17,863 55.26
Labour Lucy Noel-Buxton 14,465 44.74
Majority 3,398 10.51
Turnout 78.14
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1931: Norfolk Northern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Cook 19,988 60.53
Labour Lucy Noel-Buxton 13,035 39.47
Majority 6,953 21.06
Turnout 82.27
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
North Norfolk by-election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lucy Noel-Buxton 14,821 50.3
Conservative Thomas Cook 14,642 49.7
Majority 179 0.6
Turnout 75.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Norfolk North [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Noel Buxton 14,544 47.5
Unionist Thomas Cook 12,661 41.3
Liberal Zelia Hoffman 3,407 11.1
Majority 1,883 6.2
Turnout 77.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1924: Norfolk North [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Noel Buxton 11,978 48.7
Unionist Thomas Cook 9,974 40.6
Liberal Maurice Alexander 2,637 10.7
Majority 2,004 8.1
Turnout 77.1
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1923: Norfolk North [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Noel Buxton 12,278 57.6 +5.4
Unionist Brian Smith 9,022 42.4 −5.4
Majority 3,256 15.2 +10.8
Turnout 68.3 −6.9
Labour hold Swing +5.4
General Election 1922: Norfolk North [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Noel Buxton 12,004 52.2
Unionist Roger Bowan Crewdson 10,975 47.8
Majority 1,029 4.4
Turnout 75.2
Labour gain from Unionist Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Norfolk North [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Unionist Douglas King 9,274 50.6
Liberal Noel Buxton 9,061 49.4
Majority 213 1.2
Turnout 60.8
  • endorsed by Coalition Government

General Election 1914/15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Buxton
General Election December 1910 North Norfolk[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Noel Noel-Buxton 5,187
Conservative Douglas King 4,491
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
General Election January 1910 North Norfolk[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Noel Noel-Buxton 5,189 53.0 −5.7
Conservative Douglas King 4,604 47.0 +5.7
Majority 585 6.0 −11.4
Turnout 87.7 +6.3
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906 North Norfolk[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Brampton Gurdon 5,155 58.7
Conservative F T S Rippingall 3,628 41.3
Majority 1,527 17.4
Turnout 81.4
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1900 North Norfolk[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Brampton Gurdon 4,490 56.2 −0.7
Conservative Henry Spencer Follett 3,493 43.8 +0.7
Majority 997 12.4 −1.4
Turnout 77.8 −5.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.7

Elections in the 1890s

North Norfolk by-election, 1899[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Brampton Gurdon 4,775 56.9
Conservative Kenneth Kemp 3,610 43.1
Majority 1,165 13.8
Turnout 8,385
Liberal hold Swing
Cozens-Hardy
General Election, 1895, North Norfolk[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert Cozens-Hardy 4,246 53.6
Conservative Kenneth Kemp 3,678 46.4
Majority 568 7.2
Turnout 7,924
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: North Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert Cozens-Hardy 4,084 55.1 −5.0
Conservative Ailwyn Fellowes 3,324 44.9 +5.0
Majority 760 10.2 −10.0
Turnout 7,408 76.0 −9.9
Liberal hold Swing
Hoare
General Election 1885: North Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert Cozens-Hardy 5,028 60.1
Conservative Samuel Hoare 3,342 39.9
Majority 1,686 20.2
Turnout 8,370 85.9
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1860s

General Election 1868: North Norfolk (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Walpole 2,630
Conservative Edmund Lacon 2,563
Liberal E R Wodehouse 2,235
Liberal R T Gurdon 2,078
Majority

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ Obituary of Bert Hazell in The Independent by Tam Dalyell; 22 January 2009 Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
  4. ^ "Norfolk North parliamentary constituency – Election 2017 – BBC News". BBC.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Election 2010: Norfolk North". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  13. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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  19. ^ a b c d e British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  20. ^ a b c d e f British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

Sources

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  • The Times House of Commons 1955. The Times. 1955. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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