26-664: Norwich North is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament represented by Alice Macdonald , member of the Labour Party , after winning the seat in the 2024 general election . The constituency includes parts of two local government areas, Norwich and Broadland with the majority of the electorate in Broadland. The constituency was created by the Representation of
52-638: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
78-687: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
104-627: Is a constituency in Norfolk represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , since 2015 by Clive Lewis , of the Labour Party . The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election , when the two-seat Norwich constituency was divided into Norwich North and Norwich South. The Labour MP for this seat from 1997 to 2010
130-560: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
156-528: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
182-830: The February 1974 general election by the Parliamentary Constituencies (Norwich) Order 1973 which followed on from a revision of the County Borough of Norwich wards in 1971, resulting in a realignment of the boundary with Norwich South. Gained suburban areas now part of the District of Broadland , including Thorpe St Andrew from Yarmouth and Hellesdon and Sprowston from North Norfolk . Southern areas transferred to Norwich South. District of Broadland wards of Drayton and Taverham transferred from Mid Norfolk . Drayton and Taverham were transferred back out, to
208-576: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
234-613: The 2010 election. The loss was considered an embarrassment for the Labour Party as it was the seat of a former Home Secretary. In the 2015 election, Norwich South was one of the Green Party's target seats, and due to the tiny majority of just 310 votes for the Liberal Democrat Simon Wright over Labour in the previous election, it was a key Labour target. In the event, Wright came fourth with under half his 2010 vote, behind
260-671: The Greens, Conservatives and Labour, whose left-wing candidate Clive Lewis won the seat with a 10.6% swing from the Liberal Democrats to Labour. The Green Party share of the vote actually fell by 1% compared to 2010, with the Conservative vote slightly increasing. In the 2017 election, UKIP did not contest the seat but endorsed the Conservatives. Clive Lewis increased Labour's vote share by 22 percentage points to win 31,311 votes (61.0%),
286-456: The Labour majority was cut by over 5000, leaving Norwich North as the safest Labour seat in the county. At the 2010 election, the seat was considered a three-way marginal between the incumbent Labour party, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. The seat was also targeted by the Green Party. The Liberal Democrats won the seat, with the lowest percentage share of the vote in a constituency in
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#1732845394159312-458: The Parliamentary Constituencies (Norwich) Order 1973 which followed on from a revision of the County Borough of Norwich wards in 1971, resulting in a realignment of the boundary with Norwich North. Extended northwards, gaining southern parts of Norwich North. The two District of South Norfolk wards were transferred from the constituency of South Norfolk . The villages of Cringleford and Colney were returned to South Norfolk . In Norwich,
338-440: The People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election , when the former two-seat constituency of Norwich was divided into two single-member seats, Norwich North and Norwich South . It was initially a safe seat for the Labour Party, held continuously by the party until 1983, when major boundary changes made the seat much more favourable to the Conservatives, who then held the seat from 1983 to 1997. The Labour member from 1997 to 2009
364-542: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
390-529: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. Norwich South Norwich South
416-839: The area around Mousehold Street from Norwich South . Norwich prior to 1950 Note: This constituency underwent boundary changes after the 1979 election, so was notionally a Conservative-held seat. 52°39′N 1°18′E / 52.65°N 1.30°E / 52.65; 1.30 List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Parliament of
442-528: The boundaries following modifications to local authority ward boundaries. The area of Costessey around Richmond Road was transferred to Norwich South, and the area of Crome (formerly Thorpe Hamlet) ward around Mousehold Street was transferred back to Norwich North. There had been an earlier proposal in the Boundary Commission draft recommendations to transfer the whole of the Old Costessey ward over to
468-493: The constituency boundaries with the new local government ward boundaries introduced in Broadland and Norwich and to take account of Norfolk being awarded an additional, ninth constituency by the Boundary Commission. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which came into effect for the 2024 general election , the constituency was expanded slightly to regain Drayton (but not Taverham) from Broadland and
494-515: The constituency boundaries with the new local government ward boundaries introduced in South Norfolk and Norwich in 2003 and 2004 respectively and to take account of Norfolk being awarded an additional, ninth constituency by the Boundary Commission. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which came into effect for the 2024 general election , the contents of the constituency are unchanged, but there were minor changes to
520-471: The dissolution in advance of the 2024 general election , when the seat was regained by Labour's Alice McDonald . Minor expansion of boundaries under the provisions of Statutory Instrument 1951/325. Further to the Second Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies a redistribution of seats was enacted in 1970. However, in the case of the two Norwich constituencies, this was superseded before
546-475: The most votes any party has ever won in the constituency. This happened despite the Conservative share of the vote also increasing by 7.1%. The swing was entirely from the Liberal Democrats (who had held the seat from 2010 to 2015) whose vote fell to 5.5%, and the Green Party (who had made the seat a top target in 2015) who dropped to 2.9%, their worst result in Norwich South since 1997. Although Lewis's share of
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#1732845394159572-586: The new constituency of Broadland . In Norwich, the part of the Crome ward around Morse Road moved to Norwich North, while the area around Mousehold Street in Thorpe Hamlet became part of Norwich South. Following their review of parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk that concluded in 2007 and came into effect for the 2010 general election , the Boundary Commission for England created a slightly modified Norwich North constituency. The changes were necessary to re-align
598-433: The part of the Crome ward around Morse Road became part of Norwich North, while the area around Mousehold Street in Thorpe Hamlet moved to Norwich South. Following their review of parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk that concluded in 2007 and came into effect for the 2010 general election , the Boundary Commission for England created a slightly modified Norwich South constituency. The changes were necessary to re-align
624-409: The vote fell in the 2018 general election , he still held the seat with a comfortable majority of 24.7%, which he increased to 29.3% at the 2024 general election . Further to the Second Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies a redistribution of seats was enacted in 1970. However, in the case of the two Norwich constituencies, this was superseded before the February 1974 general election by
650-475: Was Charles Clarke who served in the cabinet for five years from 2001 to 2006, first as Minister without Portfolio , then as Secretary of State for Education and Skills and latterly as Home Secretary . Norwich South was Labour's safest seat in Norfolk until 2005. Although it was lost to the Conservatives in 1983, it was regained by Labour in 1987 and was the only Labour seat in Norfolk until 1997. In 2005
676-497: Was Ian Gibson , who resigned as an MP with immediate effect on 5 June 2009 after being implicated in the expenses scandal . A by-election was held to replace him on 23 July 2009, which was won by the Conservative Chloe Smith . She retained the seat in the 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019 general elections, achieving over 50% of the vote for the first time in 2019. In 2022, Smith announced she would stand down from Parliament at
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