North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

North Norfolk
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of North Norfolk in Norfolk.
Outline map
Location of Norfolk within England.
County Norfolk
Electorate 68,277 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1868
Member of parliament Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat)
Number of members one (two 1868-1885)
Created from West Norfolk
East Norfolk
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency East of England

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 seat held by the Conservatives from 1970 to 2001, 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 held by Labour for the 25 years following 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

1868-1885: The Hundreds of East Flegg, West Flegg, Happing, Tunstead, Erpingham (North), Erpingham (South), Eynsford, Holt and North Greenhoe.[3]

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

Election1st Member[4]1st Party2nd Member[4]2nd Party
1868 constituency created
1868 Frederick Walpole Conservative Sir Edmund Lacon Conservative
1876 by-election James Duff Conservative
1879 by-election Edward Birkbeck Conservative
1885 reduced to one member

MPs since 1885

ElectionMember[4]Party
1885Herbert Cozens-HardyLiberal
1899 by-electionWilliam Brampton GurdonLiberal
Jan 1910Noel BuxtonLiberal
1918 Douglas King Coalition Independent
1920 Coalition Conservative
1922Noel BuxtonLabour
1930 by-electionLady Noel-BuxtonLabour
1931Thomas CookConservative
1945Edwin GoochLabour
1964Bert HazellLabour
1970Ralph HowellConservative
1997David PriorConservative
2001Norman LambLiberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: North Norfolk[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing -0.8
General Election 2015: North Norfolk[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing -7.6
General Election 2010: North Norfolk[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: North Norfolk[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing +8.5
General Election 2001: North Norfolk[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat gain from Conservative Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: North Norfolk[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Prior 21,456 36.5 -11.8
Liberal Democrat 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[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ralph Howell 28,810 48.3 -5.0
Liberal Democrat 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[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ralph Howell 28,822 53.3 -0.7
SDP–Liberal 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[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ralph Howell 26,230 54.0 -2.9
SDP–Liberal 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[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Edwin Gooch 19,784 50.85
Conservative and National Liberal Frank Henry Easton 19,126 49.15
Majority 658 1.69
Turnout 79.81
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: North Norfolk[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Edwin Gooch 20,899 51.53
National Liberal and Conservative William Scarlett Jameson 19,657 48.47
Majority 1,242 3.06
Turnout 81.64
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1951: North Norfolk[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Edwin Gooch 21,067 50.33
Conservative and National Liberal Douglas M Reid 20,788 49.67
Majority 279 0.67
Turnout 83.66
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1950: North Norfolk[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Edwin Gooch 19,790 47.99
Conservative and 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 [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Noel Buxton 14,544 47.5 −1.2
Unionist Thomas Cook 12,661 41.3 +0.8
Liberal Zelia Hoffman 3,407 11.1 +0.4
Majority 1,883 6.2 −2.0
Turnout 30,612 77.9 +0.8
Registered electors 39,272
Labour hold Swing −1.0
General Election 1924: Norfolk North [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Noel Buxton 11,978 48.7 −8.9
Unionist Thomas Cook 9,974 40.6 −1.8
Liberal Maurice Alexander 2,637 10.7 N/A
Majority 2,004 8.1 −7.1
Turnout 24,589 77.1 +8.8
Registered electors 31,913
Labour hold Swing −3.6
General Election 1923: Norfolk North [20]
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 21,300 68.3 −6.9
Registered electors 31,205
Labour hold Swing +5.4
General Election 1922: Norfolk North [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Noel Buxton 12,004 52.2 N/A
Unionist Roger Bowan Crewdson 10,975 47.8 N/A
Majority 1,029 4.4 N/A
Turnout 22,979 75.2 +14.4
Registered electors 30,556
Labour gain from Independent Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Norfolk North [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
C Independent Unionist Douglas King* 9,274 50.6 +3.8
Liberal Noel Buxton 9,061 49.4 −3.8
Majority 213 1.2 N/A
Turnout 18,335 60.8 −25.9
Registered electors 30,179
Independent Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +3.8
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

* King was named a Unionist candidate in the official list of Coalition Government endorsements, but he wrote to The Times stating he had left the party before the election and should be classed as an independent. He later rejoined the party.

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[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Noel Noel-Buxton 5,187 53.6 +0.6
Conservative Douglas King 4,491 46.4 −0.6
Majority 696 7.2 +1.2
Turnout 9,678 86.7 −1.0
Registered electors 11,169
Liberal hold Swing +0.6
General Election January 1910 North Norfolk[21]
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 9,793 87.7 +6.3
Registered electors 11,169
Liberal hold Swing −5.7

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906 North Norfolk[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Brampton Gurdon 5,155 58.7 +2.5
Conservative F T S Rippingall 3,628 41.3 −2.5
Majority 1,527 17.4 +5.0
Turnout 8,783 81.4 +3.6
Registered electors 10,795
Liberal hold Swing +2.5
General Election 1900 North Norfolk[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Brampton Gurdon 4,490 56.2 +3.0
Conservative Henry Spencer Follett 3,493 43.8 −3.0
Majority 997 12.4 +6.0
Turnout 7,983 77.8 −2.7
Registered electors 10,261
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1890s

North Norfolk by-election, 1899[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Brampton Gurdon 4,775 57.0 +3.8
Conservative Kenneth Kemp 3,610 43.0 −3.8
Majority 1,165 14.0 +7.6
Turnout 8,385 83.7 +3.2
Registered electors 10,017
Liberal hold Swing +3.8
  • Caused by Cozens-Hardy's appointment as a judge in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice.
Cozens-Hardy
General Election, 1895, North Norfolk[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Herbert Cozens-Hardy 4,246 53.2 −5.0
Conservative Kenneth Kemp 3,738 46.8 +5.0
Majority 508 6.4 −10.0
Turnout 7,984 80.5 −9.5
Registered electors 9,924
Liberal hold Swing −5.0
General Election, 1892, North Norfolk[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Herbert Cozens-Hardy 4,561 58.2 +3.1
Conservative John Cator[22] 3,278 41.8 −3.1
Majority 1,283 16.4 +6.2
Turnout 7,839 90.0 +14.0
Registered electors 8,713
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: North Norfolk[21]
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
Registered electors 9,742
Liberal hold Swing −5.0
Hoare
General Election 1885: North Norfolk[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Herbert Cozens-Hardy 5,028 60.1 N/A
Conservative Samuel Hoare 3,342 39.9 N/A
Majority 1,686 20.2 N/A
Turnout 8,370 85.9 N/A
Registered electors 9,742
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A
General Election 1880: North Norfolk (2 seats)[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edward Birkbeck Unopposed
Conservative Edmund Lacon Unopposed
Registered electors 6,519
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s

By-election, 23 Jan 1879: North Norfolk (1 seat)[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edward Birkbeck 2,742 54.9 N/A
Liberal Thomas Buxton 2,252 45.1 N/A
Majority 490 9.8 N/A
Turnout 4,994 77.1 N/A
Registered electors 6,474
Conservative hold
  • Caused by Duff's death.
By-election, 24 Apr 1876: North Norfolk (1 seat)[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Duff 2,302 51.2 N/A
Liberal Thomas Buxton 2,192 48.8 N/A
Majority 110 2.4 N/A
Turnout 4,494 72.1 N/A
Registered electors 6,231
Conservative hold
  • Caused by Walpole's death.
General Election 1874: North Norfolk (2 seats)[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frederick Walpole Unopposed
Conservative Edmund Lacon Unopposed
Registered electors 6,325
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General Election 1868: North Norfolk (2 seats)[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frederick Walpole 2,630 27.7 N/A
Conservative Edmund Lacon 2,563 27.0 N/A
Liberal Edmond Wodehouse 2,235 23.5 N/A
Liberal Robert Gurdon[24] 2,078 21.9 N/A
Majority 328 3.5 N/A
Turnout 4,753 (est) 73.9 (est) N/A
Registered electors 6,432
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Obituary of Bert Hazell in The Independent by Tam Dalyell; 22 January 2009. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  4. 1 2 3 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
  5. ↑ "Norfolk North parliamentary constituency – Election 2017 – BBC News". BBC.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Election 2010: Norfolk North". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ http://tools.assembla.com/svn/grodt/uk/thc/files/marked_up/1959_marked_up.txt
  17. ↑ http://tools.assembla.com/svn/grodt/uk/thc/files/marked_up/1955_marked_up.txt
  18. ↑ http://tools.assembla.com/svn/grodt/uk/thc/files/marked_up/1951_marked_up.txt
  19. ↑ http://tools.assembla.com/svn/grodt/uk/thc/files/marked_up/1950_marked_up.txt
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  22. ↑ "Chapter 5. Personal and Political Finances". Parliamentary History. Blackwell Publishing. 31 (s2): 77–94. 11 October 2012. doi:10.1111/j.1750-0206.2012.00336.x. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  24. ↑ "To the Electors of North Norfolk". Norfolk News. 14 November 1868. p. 8. Retrieved 11 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

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  • The Times House of Commons 1955. The Times. 1955.

Coordinates: 52°53′N 1°10′E / 52.89°N 1.17°E / 52.89; 1.17

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