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South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

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South West Norfolk
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of South West Norfolk in the East of England
CountyNorfolk
Electorate72,496 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsDownham Market, Swaffham and Thetford
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentTerry Jermy (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromSouth Norfolk and West Norfolk

South West Norfolk is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Terry Jermy of the Labour Party. It was previously represented by Liz Truss of the Conservative Party (the shortest-serving UK Prime Minister in British history; serving as head of government for 49 days in 2022) between 2010 and 2024.

Constituency profile

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This is a rural constituency which retains a significant agricultural and food-production sector.[2] The population is largely white and predominantly homeowners, with incomes and house prices slightly below the UK average.[3] Electoral Calculus describes this as a "Strong Right" seat characterised by socially conservative values and strong support for Brexit.

History

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Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three two-member county divisions of Norfolk were replaced with six single-member divisions, including the newly created South-Western Division of Norfolk, largely formed from southern parts of the abolished Western Division, including Thetford. From the 1950 general election onwards, it has been formally known as the county constituency of South West Norfolk.

South West Norfolk had been held solidly by Conservatives from 1964 to 2024, but for twenty years prior; it had been ultra-marginal. Labour first held it briefly from 1929 to 1931, and Sidney Dye of the Labour Party gained it in 1945 with a narrow majority of 53 votes. Dye retained the seat at the 1950 general election with an increased, but nevertheless, small majority of 260 votes. He lost it to Denys Bullard of the Conservatives in 1951 by 442 votes and regained the seat from Bullard in 1955 with a small majority of 193 votes. Dye died at the end of 1958, and at the by-election, the Labour Party candidate Albert Hilton retained the seat with an increased majority of 1,354 votes. At the 1959 general election that soon followed, Hilton's safe majority was drastically reduced to a thin margin of 78 votes.[4]

Although Labour had held the seat at two general elections, despite two consecutive overall Conservative victories; the Conservatives won the seat at the 1964 general election, which was a Labour victory nationwide, and the party returned to government after 13 years in opposition. Paul Hawkins, then Gillian Shephard held the seat. Shephard's majority was slashed at the 1997 general election, in what would be the worst defeat nationwide for the Conservative Party in 91 years, before recovering at the 2001 general election. Both occasions resulted in an overall Labour victory.[4]

Shephard decided not to run again in 2005 and was elevated to a peerage. The Conservative Party selected Christopher Fraser, former MP for Mid Dorset and Poole North and he was elected with a comfortable majority of over 10,000 votes.

On 28 May 2009, Fraser announced that he would be standing down at the 2010 general election citing family reasons.[5] This was after his expenses claims were highlighted in The Daily Telegraph; according to the newspaper, Fraser claimed £1,800 in public money for buying 215 trees and marking out the boundary of his second home in the constituency.[6]

Liz Truss was elected to succeed Fraser at the 2010 general election, which saw the Conservatives return to government. Truss served as a Cabinet minister under various Conservative prime ministers since 2014, serving as Environment Secretary between 2014 and 2016 under the leadership of David Cameron, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor between 2016 and 2017 under the leadership of Theresa May, and Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade between 2019 and 2021 under the leadership of Boris Johnson; before she was promoted to serve as Foreign Secretary in 2021. In 2022, Truss won the 2022 Conservative leadership election and was subsequently appointed Prime Minister on 6 September. Truss resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 25 October 2022.[7] Truss lost her seat to Terry Jermy of the Labour Party at the 2024 general election, a landslide victory for Labour nationally.[8] Her defeat was described by The Spectator as a "Portillo moment".[9]

Boundaries and boundary changes

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1885–1918

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  • The part of the Municipal Borough of Thetford in the county of Norfolk; and
  • The Sessional Divisions of Clackclose, Grimshoe, South Greenhoe, and Wayland.[10]

Formed from southern parts of the abolished Western Division of Norfolk.

1918–1950

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The seat gained northern areas of the abolished Mid Division of Norfolk, including East Dereham, and a small area in the south of the Northern Division. Transferred a small area in the east to the Southern Division.

1950–1983

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  • The Urban Districts of Downham Market, East Dereham, and Swaffham; and
  • The Rural Districts of Downham, Mitford and Launditch, and Swaffham.[11]

Thetford transferred to South Norfolk. Minor changes to boundary with King's Lynn to align with boundaries of local authorities.

1983–2010

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  • The District of Breckland wards of All Saints, Besthorpe, Buckenham, Conifer, East Guiltcross, Haggard De Toni, Harling, Haverscroft, Heathlands, Mid Forest, Nar Valley, Necton, Peddars Way, Queen's, Swaffham, Templar, Thetford Abbey, Thetford Barnham Cross, Thetford Guildhall, Thetford Saxon, Watton, Wayland, Weeting, West Guiltcross, and Wissey; and
  • The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk wards of Airfield, Denton, Denver, Downham Market, Emneth, Ten Mile, Upwell Outwell and Delph, Watlington, and Wissey.[12][13]

Thetford transferred back from South Norfolk, together with areas comprising the former Rural District of Wayland, including Attleborough. North-eastern areas, including East Dereham, transferred to the re-established constituency of Mid Norfolk. Minor re-alignment of boundary with North West Norfolk.

2010–2024

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Map
Map of boundaries 2010-2024
  • The District of Breckland wards of Conifer, East Guiltcross, Harling and Heathlands, Mid Forest, Nar Valley, Swaffham, Thetford Abbey, Thetford Castle, Thetford Guildhall, Thetford Saxon, Wayland, Weeting, and West Guiltcross; and
  • The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk wards of Airfield, Denton, Downham Old Town, East Downham, Emneth with Outwell, Hilgay with Denver, Mershe Lande, North Downham, St Lawrence, South Downham, Upwell and Delph, Walton, Watlington, Wiggenhall, and Wimbotsham with Fincham Wissey.[14]

As a result of the Boundary Commission's report which came into effect for the 2010 general election, South West Norfolk gained wards from neighbouring North West Norfolk including Walpole, Tilney St Lawrence, and Wiggenhall villages. It lost to Mid Norfolk the wards of All Saints, Buckenham, Burgh and Haverscroft, Haggard De Toni, Necton, Queen's, Templar and Watton, which included the villages of Necton, Great Ellingham and Watton.

Current

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Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The District of Breckland wards of: Ashill; Bedingfeld; Forest; Guiltcross; Harling & Heathlands; Nar Valley; Swaffham; Thetford Boudica; Thetford Burrell; Thetford Castle; Thetford Priory.
  • The Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk wards of: Airfield; Denver; Downham Old Town; East Downham; Emneth & Outwell; Feltwell; Methwold; North Downham; South Downham; Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall; Upwell & Delph; Watlington; Wissey.[15]

The boundaries of the seat were redrawn as a result of modifications to ward boundaries in both local authorities, resulting in the small net loss of voters to both neighbouring constituencies of Mid Norfolk and North West Norfolk.

The constituency includes Downham Market, Swaffham, Thetford, Outwell, Upwell, and Feltwell.

Members of Parliament

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Western Division of Norfolk prior to 1885

Election[4] Member[16] Party
1885 William Tyssen-Amherst Conservative
1892 Sir Thomas Hare Conservative
1906 Richard Winfrey Liberal
1923 Alan McLean Conservative
1929 William Benjamin Taylor Labour
1931 Alan McLean Conservative
1935 Somerset de Chair Conservative
1945 Sidney Dye Labour
1951 Denys Bullard Conservative
1955 Sidney Dye Labour
1959 (b) Albert Hilton Labour
1964 Paul Hawkins Conservative
1987 Gillian Shephard Conservative
2005 Christopher Fraser Conservative
2010 Liz Truss Conservative
2024 Terry Jermy Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: South West Norfolk[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Jermy 11,847 26.7 +8.4
Conservative Liz Truss 11,217 25.3 −43.4
Reform UK Toby McKenzie 9,958 22.4 N/A
Independent James Bagge 6,282 14.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Josie Ratcliffe 2,618 5.9 −2.4
Green Pallavi Devulapalli 1,838 4.1 +1.1
Monster Raving Loony Earl Elvis of East Anglia 338 0.8 −0.9
Heritage Gary Conway 160 0.4 N/A
Communist Lorraine Douglas 77 0.2 N/A
Majority 630 1.4
Turnout 44,335 59.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +25.8


Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: South West Norfolk[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Truss 35,507 69.0 +6.2
Labour Emily Blake 9,312 18.1 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Josie Ratcliffe 4,166 8.1 +3.6
Green Pallavi Devulapalli 1,645 3.2 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Earl Elvis of Outwell 836 1.6 N/A
Majority 26,195 50.9 +15.9
Turnout 51,466 65.6 −1.7
Conservative hold Swing +8.0
General election 2017: South West Norfolk[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Truss[20] 32,894 62.8 +11.9
Labour Peter Smith[20] 14,582 27.8 +10.5
UKIP David Williams 2,575 4.9 −18.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gordon 2,365 4.5 +0.1
Majority 18,312 35.0 +7.4
Turnout 52,416 67.3 +2.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
General election 2015: South West Norfolk[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Truss 25,515 50.9 +2.6
UKIP Paul Smyth 11,654 23.3 +17.1
Labour Peter Smith 8,649 17.3 −1.3
Liberal Democrats Rupert Moss-Eccard 2,217 4.4 −17.2
Green Sandra Walmsley 2,075 4.1 +2.4
Majority 13,861 27.6 +0.9
Turnout 50,110 65.1 −1.1
Conservative hold Swing -7.2
General election 2010: South West Norfolk[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Liz Truss 23,753 48.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gordon 10,613 21.6
Labour Peter Smith 9,119 18.6
UKIP Kay Hipsey 3,061 6.2
BNP Dennis Pearce 1,774 3.6
Green Lori Allen 830 1.7
Majority 13,140 26.7
Turnout 49,150 66.2
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: South West Norfolk[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Fraser 25,881 46.9 −5.3
Labour Charmaine Morgan 15,795 28.7 −5.8
Liberal Democrats April Pond 10,207 18.5 +7.8
UKIP Delia Hall 2,738 5.0 +2.4
Independent Kim Hayes 506 0.9 N/A
Majority 10,086 18.2 +0.5
Turnout 55,127 62.5 −0.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.3
General election 2001: South West Norfolk[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gillian Shephard 27,633 52.2 +10.2
Labour Anne Hanson 18,267 34.5 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dean 5,681 10.7 −3.2
UKIP Ian Smith 1,368 2.6 N/A
Majority 9,366 17.7 +13.5
Turnout 52,949 63.1 −10.0
Conservative hold Swing +6.7

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: South West Norfolk[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gillian Shephard 24,694 42.0 −12.6
Labour Adrian Heffernan 22,230 37.8 +10.7
Liberal Democrats David J. Bucton 8,178 13.9 −6.3
Referendum Ronnie J.B. Hoare 3,694 6.3 N/A
Majority 2,464 4.2 −23.3
Turnout 58,796 73.1 −6.2
Conservative hold Swing −11.6
General election 1992: South West Norfolk[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gillian Shephard 33,637 54.6 −3.0
Labour Mary Page 16,706 27.1 +6.1
Liberal Democrats John T. Marsh 11,237 18.2 −3.2
Majority 16,931 27.5 −8.7
Turnout 61,580 79.3 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing −4.6

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: South West Norfolk[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gillian Shephard 32,519 57.6 +1.9
Liberal Malcolm Scott 12,083 21.4 −5.3
Labour Mary Page 11,844 21.0 +3.4
Majority 20,436 36.2 +7.2
Turnout 56,446 76.0 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: South West Norfolk[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Paul Hawkins 28,632 55.7
Liberal Brian Baxter 13,722 26.7
Labour Alan Rosenberg 9,072 17.6
Majority 14,910 29.0
Turnout 51,426 73.1
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hawkins 24,767 54.8
Labour Alan Rosenberg 14,063 31.1
Liberal Brian Baxter 6,363 14.1
Majority 10,704 23.7
Turnout 45,193 78.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hawkins 19,778 47.9
Labour H Toch 14,850 36.0
Liberal Brian Baxter 6,658 16.1
Majority 4,928 11.9
Turnout 41,286 76.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hawkins 20,430 46.2
Labour H Toch 14,387 32.6
Liberal KW Nash 8,986 20.4
Independent Powellite MM McNee 380 0.9 N/A
Majority 6,043 13.4
Turnout 44,183 83.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hawkins 22,220 57.3
Labour Leslie J Potter 16,572 42.7
Majority 5,648 14.6
Turnout 38,792 80.5
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hawkins 17,880 51.1
Labour Noel Insley 17,105 48.9
Majority 775 2.2
Turnout 34,985 84.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hawkins 16,728 50.0
Labour Albert Hilton 16,605 49.2
Independent Victor Welch 427 0.8 N/A
Majority 123 0.4 N/A
Turnout 33,760 82.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Hilton 16,858 50.1
Conservative Elaine Kellett 16,780 49.9
Majority 78 0.2
Turnout 83.5
Labour hold Swing
1959 South West Norfolk by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Hilton 15,314 51.0 +0.7
Conservative Elaine Kellett 13,960 46.4 −3.27
Independent Nationalist Andrew Fountaine 785 2.6 N/A
Majority 1,354 4.51 +3.9
Turnout 30,059
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sidney Dye 16,781 50.3
Conservative Denys Bullard 16,588 49.7
Majority 193 0.6
Turnout 82.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1951: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denys Bullard 16,970 50.7
Labour Sidney Dye 16,528 49.3
Majority 442 1.3
Turnout 82.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1950: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Sidney Dye 15,649 47.4
Conservative Denys Bullard 15,389 46.6
Liberal George Stephen Dennis 2,009 6.1
Majority 260 0.8
Turnout 83.4
Labour win (new boundaries)

Election in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Norfolk South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sidney Dye 15,091 50.1
Conservative Somerset de Chair 15,038 49.9
Majority 53 0.2 N/A
Turnout 30,129 65.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Norfolk South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Somerset de Chair 16,060 57.4
Labour Sidney Dye 11,943 42.7
Majority 4,117 14.7
Turnout 28,003 69.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Norfolk South Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan McLean 19,614 66.3
Labour William Taylor 9,952 33.7
Majority 9,662 32.7 N/A
Turnout 29,566 74.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: South West Norfolk[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Taylor 12,152 41.8 −0.2
Unionist Alan McLean 11,382 39.1 −18.9
Liberal Victor Diederichs Duval 5,556 19.1 N/A
Majority 770 2.7 N/A
Turnout 29,090 74.1 +2.1
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +9.4
General election 1924: South West Norfolk[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alan McLean 13,838 58.0 +4.5
Labour William Taylor 10,004 42.0 −4.5
Majority 3,834 16.0 +9.0
Turnout 23,842 72.0 +7.3
Unionist hold Swing +4.5
General election 1923: South West Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alan McLean 11,269 53.5 N/A
Labour William Taylor 9,779 46.5 +1.2
Majority 1,490 7.0 N/A
Turnout 21,048 64.7 +5.6
Unionist gain from National Liberal Swing N/A
Winfrey
General election 1922: South West Norfolk[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
National Liberal Richard Winfrey 10,432 54.7
Labour William Taylor 8,655 45.3
Majority 1,777 9.4
Turnout 19,087 59.1
National Liberal gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: South West Norfolk[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Liberal Richard Winfrey Unopposed
Liberal win (new boundaries)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election December 1910: South West Norfolk[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Winfrey 4,176 52.7 +1.2
Conservative Albert Edward Stanley Clarke 3,745 47.3 −1.2
Majority 431 5.4 +2.4
Turnout 7,921 87.6 −3.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.2
General election January 1910: South West Norfolk[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Winfrey 4,239 51.5 −4.2
Conservative Thomas Hare 4,000 48.5 +4.2
Majority 239 3.0 −8.4
Turnout 8,239 91.1 +2.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.2

Elections in the 1900s

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Winfrey
General election 1906: South West Norfolk[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Winfrey 4,416 55.7 +6.1
Conservative Thomas Hare 3,513 44.3 −6.1
Majority 903 10.4 N/A
Turnout 7,929 88.7 +4.7
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.1
General election 1900: South West Norfolk[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Hare 3,702 50.4 −0.9
Liberal Richard Winfrey 3,636 49.6 +0.9
Majority 66 0.8 −1.8
Turnout 7,338 84.0 −0.8
Conservative hold Swing -0.9

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: South West Norfolk[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Hare 3,968 51.3 −0.9
Liberal Richard Winfrey 3,762 48.7 +0.9
Majority 206 2.6 −1.8
Turnout 7,730 84.8 −7.2
Conservative hold Swing −0.9
General election 1892: South West Norfolk[30][31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Thomas Hare 4,077 52.2
Liberal Henry Lee-Warner 3,739 47.8
Majority 338 4.4
Turnout 7,816 92.0
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

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Amherst
General election 1886: South West Norfolk[30][31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Tyssen-Amherst Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1885: South West Norfolk[30][31][32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative William Tyssen-Amherst 4,096 52.0
Liberal William Gurdon 3,776 48.0
Majority 320 4.0
Turnout 7,872 83.8
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

References

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