Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Mid Norfolk
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Mid Norfolk in Norfolk for the 2010 general election.
Outline map
Location of Norfolk within England.
County Norfolk
Electorate 75,080 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Dereham and Wymondham
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament George Freeman (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from Norfolk North, Norfolk South West and Yarmouth[2]
1885–1918
Number of members One
Type of constituency County constituency
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency East of England

Mid Norfolk is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by George Freeman, a Conservative.[n 2]

Boundaries[edit]

1885-1918: The Sessional Divisions of Forehoes, Guiltcross and Shropham, and Mitford and Launditch.

1983-1997: The District of Breckland wards of Beetley and Gressenhall, East Dereham Neatherd, East Dereham St Withburga, East Dereham Toftwood, East Dereham Town, Eynsford, Hermitage, Launditch, Mattishall, Shipworth, Springvale, Swanton Morley, Taverner, Two Rivers, Upper Wensum, and Upper Yare, and the District of Broadland wards of Acle, Aylsham, Blofield, Brundall, Burlingham, Buxton, Cawston, Coltishall, Drayton, Foulsham, Freethorpe, Great Witchingham, Hainford, Hevingham, Horsford, Plumstead, Rackheath, Reedham, Reepham, South Walsham, Spixworth, St Faiths, Taverham, and Wroxham.

1997-2010: The District of Breckland wards of Beetley and Gressenhall, East Dereham Neatherd, East Dereham St Withburga, East Dereham Toftwood, East Dereham Town, Eynsford, Hermitage, Launditch, Mattishall, Shipworth, Springvale, Swanton Morley, Taverner, Two Rivers, Upper Wensum, and Upper Yare, and the District of Broadland wards of Acle, Aylsham, Blofield, Brundall, Burlingham, Buxton, Cawston, Coltishall, Foulsham, Freethorpe, Great Witchingham, Hainford, Hevingham, Horsford, Plumstead, Rackheath, Reedham, Reepham, South Walsham, Spixworth, St Faiths, and Wroxham.

2010-present: The District of Breckland wards of All Saints, Buckenham, Burgh and Haverscroft, Dereham Central, Dereham Humbletoft, Dereham Neatherd, Dereham Toftwood, Eynsford, Haggard De Toni, Hermitage, Launditch, Necton, Queen’s, Shipdham, Springvale and Scarning, Swanton Morley, Taverner, Templar, Two Rivers, Upper Wensum, Upper Yare, Watton, and Wissey, and the District of South Norfolk wards of Abbey, Cromwells, Hingham and Deopham, Northfields, Rustens, Town, and Wicklewood.

Latest boundary review[edit]

The Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 2010 election created a new constituency, Broadland, based on the local government district of the same name, which took electoral wards from the existing North Norfolk and Mid Norfolk seats, with consequential compensatory additions to both from neighbouring constituencies.

The former MP for Mid Norfolk, Keith Simpson, was selected to contest the newly created Broadland constituency.[3]

History[edit]

Parliament first created the constituency in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, however this did not last beyond 1918 when it was absorbed by neighbouring constituencies in a redistribution.

The present creation of the constituency is the second creation, dating to 1983, since which the area has only elected and been served by a Conservative MP.

Members of Parliament[edit]

MPs 1885–1918[edit]

Election Member[4] 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[edit]

Election Member[4] Party
1983 Richard Ryder Conservative
1997 Keith Simpson Conservative
2010 George Freeman Conservative

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

General Election 2015: Mid Norfolk[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative George Freeman[6] 27,206 52.1 +2.6
UKIP Anna Coke[7] 9,930 19.0 +13.5
Labour Harry Clarke 9,585 18.4 +0.4
Liberal Democrat Paul Speed[8] 3,300 6.3 −15.9
Green Simeon Jackson[9] 2,191 4.2 +1.3
Majority 17,276 33.1 +5.8
Turnout 52,212 67.8 −0.6
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 2010: Mid Norfolk[10]
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[11] 1,261 2.5 +2.5
Majority 13,856 27.3
Turnout 50,765 68.4 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing −0.1

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General Election 2005: Mid Norfolk[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Keith Robert Simpson 23,564 43.1 −1.7
Labour Daniel Zeichner 16,004 29.2 −6.9
Liberal Democrat Vivienne Helen Clifford-Jackson 12,988 23.7 +9.2
UKIP Simon Bickham Howard 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[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Keith Robert Simpson 23,519 44.8 +5.2
Labour Daniel Zeichner 18,957 36.1 −1.2
Liberal Democrat Vivienne Helen Clifford-Jackson 7,621 14.5 −0.5
UKIP Stuart Agnew 1,333 2.5 N/A
Green Peter Henry Reeve 1,118 2.1 −0.1
Majority 4,562 8.7
Turnout 52,548 68.1 −8.2
Conservative hold Swing 3.2

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

General Election 1997: Mid Norfolk[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Keith Robert Simpson 22,739 39.6 −14.7
Labour Daniel Zeichner 21,403 37.3 +11.9
Liberal Democrat Susan Jane Frary 8,617 15.0 −4.9
Referendum Nigel Reuter Holder 3,229 5.6 N/A
Green Tony Arthur Park 1,254 2.1 N/A
Natural Law Bruce Hugh Parker 215 0.4 N/A
Majority 1,336 2.3 −26.6
Turnout 57,457 76.3 −5.2
Conservative hold Swing −13.3
General Election 1992: Mid Norfolk[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Andrew Ryder 35,620 54.3 −2.4
Labour Michael Victor Castle 16,672 25.4 +7.6
Liberal Democrat Michael John Gleed 13,072 19.9 −5.6
Natural Law Mrs Coral Rosalind 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

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

General Election 1987: Mid Norfolk[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Andrew Ryder 32,758 56.7 +0.8
Social Democratic Gavin John Elliott Graham 14,750 25.5 −0.5
Labour Keith James Luckey 10,272 17.8 +0.6
Majority 18,008 31.2
Turnout 78.2
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Mid Norfolk[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Andrew Ryder 29,032 55.9 N/A
Social Democratic David Henderson Cargill 13,517 26.0 N/A
Labour Leslie John Potter 8,950 17.2 N/A
Independent Mona Miller McNee 405 0.8 N/A
Majority 15,515 29.9 N/A
Turnout 75.3 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Mid Norfolk by-election, 1918
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Neville Paul Jodrell unopposed n/a n/a
Unionist hold Swing n/a

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;

General Election December 1910:Mid Norfolk[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist William Lewis Boyle 4,345
Liberal William Richard Lester 4,308
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Unionist hold Swing
Lester
General Election January 1910:Mid Norfolk[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist William Lewis Boyle 4,724
Liberal William Richard Lester 4,265
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

Wodehouse
General Election 1906:Mid Norfolk[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Lord Wodehouse 4,197
Liberal Unionist William Lewis Boyle 4,170
Majority 27
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1900:Mid Norfolk[21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Frederick William Wilson 3,996
Liberal Unionist William Lewis Boyle 3,422
Majority 574
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

Wilson
General Election 1895: Mid Norfolk [21][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Frederick William Wilson 4,220
Liberal Unionist Robert Thornhagh Gurdon 4,086
Majority 134
Turnout
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing
Mid Norfolk by-election, 1895 [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Robert Thornhagh Gurdon 4,112
Liberal Frederick William Wilson 3,904
Majority 208
Turnout
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General Election 1892: Mid Norfolk [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Clement Higgins 4,069
Liberal Unionist Robert Thornhagh Gurdon 3,599
Majority 470
Turnout
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General Election 1886: Mid Norfolk [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Robert Thornhagh Gurdon 3,032
Liberal J Toller 2,625
Majority 407
Turnout
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General Election 1885: Mid Norfolk [21][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Thornhagh Gurdon 5,275 n/a
Conservative Ailwyn Edward Fellowes 2,872 n/a
Majority 2,403 n/a
Turnout n/a
Liberal win (new seat)

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

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. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "'Norfolk Mid', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016. 
  3. ^ http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2006/07/broadland_selec.html
  4. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
  5. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. 
  6. ^ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/norfolk-mid-2015.html
  7. ^ "Why Anna?". Mid Norfolk UKIP. Retrieved 1 February 2015. 
  8. ^ http://www.libdems.org.uk/general_election_candidates#East of England
  9. ^ "Member of Parliament for Mid Norfolk". YourNextMP. Retrieved 1 February 2015. 
  10. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. 
  11. ^ 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/
  12. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015. 
  13. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015. 
  14. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015. 
  15. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015. 
  16. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
  17. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015. 
  18. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015. 
  19. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  20. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  21. ^ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  22. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  23. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  24. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid_Norfolk_(UK_Parliament_constituency)&oldid=739910727"