County Norfolk Created 1983 European Parliament constituency East of England Number of members 1 | Electorate 75,080 (December 2010) Type of constituency County constituency Member of parliament George Freeman Major settlements Dereham, Wymondham | |
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Created from Norfolk North, Norfolk South West and Yarmouth Replaced by North Norfolk, South West Norfolk, Great Yarmouth | ||
Mid Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by George Freeman, a Conservative.
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Boundaries
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
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.
History
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.
Elections in the 1980s
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;