Norwich North (UK Parliament constituency)

Norwich North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Norwich North in the East of England
CountyNorfolk
Electorate71,441 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created1950
Member of ParliamentAlice Macdonald (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromNorwich

Norwich North is a constituency[n 1] 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.

History

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The constituency was created by the Representation of 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,[2] who then held the seat from 1983 to 1997. The Labour member from 1997 to 2009 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,[3] 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 the dissolution in advance of the 2024 general election,[4] when the seat was regained by Labour's Alice McDonald.

Boundaries and boundary changes

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1950–1951

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  • The County Borough of Norwich wards of Catton, Coslany, Fye Bridge, Heigham, Hellesdon, Mousehold, Thorpe, and Westwick.[5]

1951–1974

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  • The County Borough of Norwich wards of Catton, Coslany, Fye Bridge, Heigham, Hellesdon, Mousehold, Thorpe, and Westwick; and
  • The part of the civil parish of Thorpe-next-Norwich in the Rural District of Blofield and Flegg, and the part of the parish of Sprowston in the Rural District of St Faiths and Aylsham, added to the County Borough of Norwich by the Norwich Extension Act 1950.[6]

Minor expansion of boundaries under the provisions of Statutory Instrument 1951/325.[7]

1974–1983

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  • The County Borough of Norwich wards of Catton, Coslany, Crome, Heigham, Hellesdon, Mancroft, Mousehold, and Thorpe.[8]

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 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.

1983–1997

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  • The District of Broadland wards of Catton, Hellesdon North, Hellesdon South East, Hellesdon West, Sprowston Central, Sprowston East, Sprowston South, Sprowston West, Thorpe St Andrew North East, Thorpe St Andrew North West, and Thorpe St Andrew South; and
  • The City of Norwich wards of Catton Grove, Coslany, Crome, Mile Cross, and Mousehold.[9]

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.

1997–2010

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  • The District of Broadland wards of Catton, Drayton, Hellesdon North, Hellesdon South East, Hellesdon West, Sprowston Central, Sprowston East, Sprowston South, Sprowston West, Taverham, Thorpe St Andrew North East, Thorpe St Andrew North West, and Thorpe St Andrew South; and
  • The City of Norwich wards of Catton Grove, Coslany, Crome, Mile Cross, and Mousehold.[10]

District of Broadland wards of Drayton and Taverham transferred from Mid Norfolk.

2010–2024

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Map
Map of boundaries 2010-2024
  • The District of Broadland wards of Hellesdon North West, Hellesdon South East, Old Catton and Sprowston West, Sprowston Central, Sprowston East, Thorpe St Andrew North West, and Thorpe St Andrew South East; and
  • The City of Norwich wards of Catton Grove, Crome, Mile Cross, and Sewell.[11]

Drayton and Taverham were transferred back out, to 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 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.

Current

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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 the area around Mousehold Street from Norwich South.[12]

Members of Parliament

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Norwich prior to 1950

Election Member[13] Party
1950 John Paton Labour
1964 George Wallace Labour
February 1974 David Ennals Labour
1983 Patrick Thompson Conservative
1997 Ian Gibson Labour
2009 by-election Chloe Smith Conservative
2024 Alice Macdonald Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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See also: 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies § Notional 2019 general election results
General election 2024: Norwich North[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alice Macdonald 20,794 45.4 +6.5
Conservative Charlotte Salomon 9,944 21.7 −29.9
Reform UK Nick Taylor 8,229 18.0 N/A
Green Ben Price 4,372 9.6 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Chicka Akinwale 2,073 4.5 −1.7
Independent Fiona Grace 353 0.8 N/A
Majority 10,850 23.7
Turnout 45,765 62.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Norwich North[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chloe Smith 23,397 50.5 +2.8
Labour Karen Davis 18,659 40.3 −6.3
Liberal Democrats David Thomas 2,663 5.8 +2.6
Green Adrian Holmes 1,078 2.3 +0.6
UKIP David Moreland 488 1.1 N/A
Majority 4,738 10.2 +9.1
Turnout 46,285 68.9 +0.2
Conservative hold Swing +4.6
General election 2017: Norwich North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chloe Smith 21,900 47.7 +4.0
Labour Christopher Jones 21,393 46.6 +13.1
Liberal Democrats Hugh Lanham 1,480 3.2 −1.1
Green Adrian Holmes[16] 782 1.7 −2.7
Pirate Liam Matthews 340 0.7 N/A
Majority 507 1.1 −9.1
Turnout 45,977 68.7 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing -4.6
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Norwich North
General election 2015: Norwich North[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chloe Smith 19,052 43.7 +3.1
Labour Jessica Asato 14,589 33.5 +2.1
UKIP Glenn Tingle 5,986 13.7 +9.3
Green Adrian Holmes 1,939 4.4 +1.5
Liberal Democrats James Wright 1,894 4.3 −14.0
Independent Mick Hardy[18] 132 0.3 N/A
Majority 4,463 10.2 +1.0
Turnout 43,592 66.9 +1.7
Conservative hold Swing +0.6
General election 2010: Norwich North[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chloe Smith 17,280 40.6 +10.1
Labour Co-op John Cook 13,379 31.4 +15.7
Liberal Democrats David Stephen 7,783 18.3 +2.2
UKIP Glenn Tingle 1,878 4.4 +2.1
Green Jess Goldfinch 1,245 2.9 −0.3
BNP Thomas Richardson 747 1.8 N/A
Independent Bill Holden 143 0.3 N/A
Christian Andrew Holland 118 0.3 N/A
Majority 3,901 9.2 N/A
Turnout 42,573 65.2 +4.1
Conservative hold Swing +12.9

Elections in the 2000s

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By-election 2009: Norwich North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chloe Smith 13,591 39.5 +6.3
Labour Chris Ostrowski 6,243 18.2 −26.7
Liberal Democrats April Pond 4,803 14.0 −2.2
UKIP Glenn Tingle 4,068 11.8 +9.4
Green Rupert Read 3,350 9.7 +7.0
Put an Honest Man into Parliament Craig Murray 953 2.8 N/A
BNP Robert West 941 2.7 N/A
Independent Bill Holden 166 0.5 −0.2
Monster Raving Loony Alan Hope 144 0.4 N/A
NOTA Anne Fryatt 59 0.2 N/A
Libertarian Thomas Burridge 36 0.1 N/A
Independent Peter Baggs 23 0.1 N/A
Majority 7,348 21.3 N/A
Turnout 34,377 45.9[20] −15.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +16.5
General election 2005: Norwich North[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Gibson 21,097 44.9 −2.5
Conservative James Tumbridge 15,638 33.2 −1.4
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 7,616 16.2 +1.4
Green Adrian Holmes 1,252 2.7 +1.0
UKIP John Youles 1,122 2.4 +1.4
Independent Bill Holden 308 0.7 N/A
Majority 5,459 11.7 −1.1
Turnout 47,033 61.1 +2.0
Labour hold Swing −0.6
General election 2001: Norwich North[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Gibson 21,624 47.4 −2.3
Conservative Kay Mason 15,761 34.6 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Moira Toye 6,750 14.8 +2.2
Green Rob Tinch 797 1.7 N/A
UKIP Guy Cheyney 471 1.0 N/A
Independent Michael Betts 211 0.5 N/A
Majority 5,863 12.8 −5.4
Turnout 45,614 59.1 −16.8
Labour hold Swing −2.2

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Norwich North[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Gibson 27,346 49.7 +6.9
Conservative Robert Kinghorn 17,876 32.5 −10.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Young 6,951 12.6 −0.3
Referendum Tony Bailey-Smith 1,777 3.2 N/A
Legalise Cannabis Howard Marks 512 0.9 N/A
Socialist Labour James Hood 495 0.9 N/A
Natural Law Diana Mills 100 0.2 0.0
Majority 9,470 17.2 N/A
Turnout 55,057 75.9 −5.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +8.8
General election 1992: Norwich North[24][25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Thompson 22,419 43.3 −2.5
Labour Ian Gibson 22,153 42.8 +12.6
Liberal Democrats David Harrison 6,706 12.9 −11.1
Green Lou Betts 433 0.8 N/A
Natural Law R. Arnold 93 0.2 N/A
Majority 266 0.5 −15.1
Turnout 51,804 81.8 +2.6
Conservative hold Swing −7.6

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Norwich North[27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Thompson 22,772 45.8 +1.1
Labour Mary Honeyball 14,996 30.2 −2.2
Liberal Paul Nicholls 11,922 24.0 +1.4
Majority 7,776 15.6 +3.3
Turnout 49,690 79.2 +3.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.7
General election 1983: Norwich North[29][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Thompson 21,355 44.7
Labour David Ennals 15,476 32.4
Liberal Graham Jones 10,796 22.6
Workers Revolutionary F. Cairns 194 0.4
Majority 5,879 12.3
Turnout 47,821 76.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Note: This constituency underwent boundary changes after the 1979 election, so was notionally a Conservative-held seat.[31]

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Norwich North[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Ennals 17,927 50.8 −5.2
Conservative P. H. Rippon 12,336 35.0 +7.7
Liberal P. Moore 4,253 12.1 −4.7
Ecology G. Hannah 334 1.0 N/A
National Front L. Goold 250 0.7 N/A
Communist A. Panes 106 0.3 N/A
Workers Revolutionary S. Colling 92 0.3 N/A
Majority 5,591 15.8 −12.9
Turnout 33,298 75.6 +4.4
Labour hold Swing -6.5
General election October 1974: Norwich North[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Ennals 17,958 56.0 +7.4
Conservative T. P. Doe 8,754 27.3 −0.6
Liberal E. M. Wheeler 5,378 16.8 −5.3
Majority 9,204 28.7 +8.0
Turnout 32,090 71.2 −7.7
Labour hold Swing +4.0
General election February 1974: Norwich North[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Ennals 17,111 48.6 −10.1
Conservative T. P. Doe 9,817 27.9 −10.3
Liberal E. M. Wheeler 7,773 22.1 N/A
National Front G. Goold 544 1.5 N/A
Majority 7,294 20.7 −0.8
Turnout 35,245 78.9 +7.6
Labour hold Swing +0.1
General election 1970: Norwich North[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Wallace 18,564 59.7 −5.9
Conservative Amédée Turner 11,868 38.2 +3.8
Independent Progressive C. C. Fairhead 658 2.1 N/A
Majority 6,696 21.5 −9.7
Turnout 31,090 71.3 −2.9
Labour hold Swing −4.9

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Norwich North[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Wallace 18,777 65.6 +4.7
Conservative Amédée Turner 9,851 34.4 −4.7
Majority 8,926 31.2 +9.4
Turnout 28,628 74.2 −0.3
Labour hold Swing +4.7
General election 1964: Norwich North[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Wallace 18,111 60.9 +0.7
Conservative Amédée Turner 11,620 39.1 −0.7
Majority 6,491 21.8 +1.4
Turnout 29,731 74.5 −2.4
Labour hold Swing +0.7

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Norwich North[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Paton 19,092 60.2 −0.5
Conservative Dudley R Chance 12,609 39.8 +0.5
Majority 6,483 20.4 −1.0
Turnout 31,701 76.9 +1.6
Labour hold Swing −0.5
General election 1955: Norwich North[39][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Paton 18,682 60.7 −2.0
Conservative Thomas Eaton 12,087 39.3 +2.0
Majority 6,595 21.4 −4.0
Turnout 30,769 75.3 −8.8
Labour hold Swing −2.0
General election 1951: Norwich North[41][42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Paton 22,880 62.7 +3.5
Conservative Thomas Eaton 13,587 37.3 +13.8
Majority 9,293 25.4 −10.3
Turnout 36,467 84.1 −2.1
Labour hold Swing −5.2
General election 1950: Norwich North[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Paton 21,898 59.2
Conservative V. R. Rees 8,704 23.5
Liberal Don Bennett 6,376 17.2
Majority 13,194 35.7
Turnout 36,978 86.2
Labour win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  4. ^ "Ex-Cabinet minister Chloe Smith to stand down as MP at next election". Redditch Advertiser. 22 November 2022.
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  33. ^ UK General Election results: October 1974
  34. ^ UK General Election results: February 1974
  35. ^ UK General Election results: 1970
  36. ^ UK General Election results: March 1966
  37. ^ UK General Election results: October 1964
  38. ^ UK General Election results: October 1959
  39. ^ UK General Election results: May 1955
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  41. ^ UK General Election results: October 1951
  42. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  43. ^ UK General Election results: February 1950
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