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Norwich South
Norwich South
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Norwich South in Norfolk
	Location of Norfolk within England
County	Norfolk
Electorate	73,569 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Norwich
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of Parliament	Clive Lewis (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Norwich

Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards

Norwich South is a constituency in Norfolk represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom,^{[n 1]} since 2015 by Clive Lewis, of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

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History

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 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 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 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 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.^[2] Clive Lewis increased Labour's vote share by 22 percentage points to win 31,311 votes (61.0%), 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 the vote fell in the 2019 election, he still held the seat with a comfortable majority of 24.7%.

Boundaries and boundary changes

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

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As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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Party		Candidate
	Labour	Clive Lewis^[11]
	Green	Jamie Osborn^[12]
	Conservative	David Simister-Thomas^[13]
Majority
Turnout

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Lewis	27,766	53.7	―7.3
	Conservative	Michael Spencer	15,006	29.0	―1.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Wright	4,776	9.2	+3.7
	Green	Catherine Rowett	2,469	4.8	+1.9
	Brexit Party	Sandy Gilchrist	1,656	3.2	New
Majority			12,760	24.7	―5.7
Turnout			51,673	66.4	―2.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Lewis	31,311	61.0	+21.7
	Conservative	Lana Hempsall	15,715	30.6	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	James Wright	2,841	5.5	−8.1
	Green	Richard Bearman	1,492	2.9	−11.0
Majority			15,596	30.4	+14.6
Turnout			51,359	69.2	+4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Lewis	19,033	39.3	+10.6
	Conservative	Lisa Townsend	11,379	23.5	+0.6
	Green	Lesley Grahame	6,749	13.9	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wright	6,607	13.6	−15.8
	UKIP	Steve Emmens	4,539	9.4	+7.0
	Class War	David Peel	96	0.2	New
	Independent	Cengiz Ceker	60	0.1	New
Majority			7,654	15.8	N/A
Turnout			48,463	64.7	+0.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+5.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wright	13,960	29.4	-0.6
	Labour	Charles Clarke	13,650	28.7	-8.7
	Conservative	Antony Little	10,902	22.9	+1.1
	Green	Adrian Ramsay	7,095	14.9	+7.5
	UKIP	Stephen Emmens	1,145	2.4	+0.9
	BNP	Len Heather	697	1.5	N/A
	Workers Revolutionary	Gabriel Polley	102	0.2	0.0
Majority			310	0.7	N/A
Turnout			47,551	64.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Norwich_South

Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency)

History

Boundaries and boundary changes

1950–1974

1974–1983

1983–1997

1997–2010

2010–present

Proposed

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

See also

Notes

References

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Norwich South
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Norwich South in Norfolk
Location of Norfolk within England
County	Norfolk
Electorate	73,569 (December 2010)^[1]
Major settlements	Norwich
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of Parliament	Clive Lewis (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Norwich

	Member^[10]	Party
1950	Henry Strauss	Conservative
1955	Geoffrey Rippon	Conservative
1964	Christopher Norwood	Labour
1970	Thomas Stuttaford	Conservative
February 1974	John Garrett	Labour
1983	John Powley	Conservative
1987	John Garrett	Labour
1997	Charles Clarke	Labour
2010	Simon Wright	Liberal Democrats
2015	Clive Lewis	Labour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Clarke	15,904	37.7	−7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne	12,251	29.0	+6.4
	Conservative	Antony Little	9,567	22.7	−2.1
	Green	Adrian Ramsay	3,101	7.4	+4.0
	UKIP	Vandra Ahlstrom	597	1.4	+0.3
	English Democrat	Christine Constable	466	1.1	New
	Legalise Cannabis	Don Barnard	219	0.5	−1.0
	Workers Revolutionary	Roger Blackwell	85	0.2	New
Majority			3,653	8.7	-12.0
Turnout			42,190	65.0	+5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Clarke	19,367	45.5	−6.2
	Conservative	Andrew French	10,551	24.8	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne	9,640	22.6	+4.0
	Green	Adrian Holmes	1,434	3.4	+2.0
	Legalise Cannabis	Alun Buffrey	620	1.5	0.0
	Socialist Alliance	Edward Manningham	507	1.2	New
	UKIP	Tarquin Mills	473	1.1	New
Majority			8,816	20.7	-7.3
Turnout			42,592	59.8	−12.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Clarke	26,267	51.7	+3.0
	Conservative	Bashir Khanbhai	12,028	23.7	−12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne	9,457	18.6	+5.7
	Referendum	David Holdsworth	1,464	2.9	New
	Legalise Cannabis	Howard Marks	765	1.5	New
	Green	Adrian Holmes	736	1.4	−0.2
	Natural Law	Bryan Parsons	84	0.2	0.0
Majority			14,239	28.0	+15.9
Turnout			50,801	72.6	−8.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Garrett	24,965	48.7	+10.8
	Conservative	David Baxter	18,784	36.6	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Thomas	6,609	12.9	−12.0
	Green	Adrian Holmes	803	1.6	New
	Natural Law	Bryan Parsons	104	0.2	New
Majority			6,181	12.1	+11.5
Turnout			51,265	80.6	0.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Garrett	19,666	37.9	+2.6
	Conservative	John Powley	19,330	37.3	−1.5
	SDP	Charles Hardie	12,896	24.9	+0.4
Majority			336	0.6	N/A
Turnout			51,892	80.6	+4.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+2.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Powley	18,998	38.8	−2.8
	Labour	John Garrett	17,286	35.3	−9.6
	SDP	Charles Hardie	11,968	24.5	New
	Ecology	Anthony D. Carter	468	1.0	New
	National Front	Peter C. Williams	145	0.3	−0.4
	Independent	Jon C. Ward	91	0.2	N/A
Majority			1,712	3.5	N/A
Turnout			48,956	76.4	−3.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Garrett	16,240	44.9	−2.2
	Conservative	I. Coutts	15,042	41.6	+4.1
	Liberal	P. Mackintosh	4,618	12.8	−2.6
	National Front	Andrew Fountaine	264	0.7	New
Majority			1,198	3.3	-6.3
Turnout			36,164	80.2	+1.7
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Garrett	16,590	47.1	+5.8
	Conservative	M. Tomison	13,185	37.5	−2.0
	Liberal	P.G. Smith	5,429	15.4	−3.9
Majority			3,405	9.6	+7.8
Turnout			35,204	78.5	−5.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.9

General election 1970: Norwich South^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Stuttaford	17,067	47.0	+1.8
	Labour	Conrad Ascher	16,241	44.7	−10.1
	Liberal	Lesley Parker	3,031	8.3	New
Majority			826	2.3	N/A
Turnout			36,339	78.2	−5.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.0

General election 1959: Norwich South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Rippon	19,128	53.1	+0.6
	Labour	George Wallace	16,884	46.9	−0.6
Majority			2,244	6.2	+1.2
Turnout			36,012	82.2	+3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.6

General election 1955: Norwich South^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Rippon	18,659	52.5	0.0
	Labour	Mabel Tylecote	16,901	47.5	0.0
Majority			1,758	5.0	0.0
Turnout			35,560	78.3	−6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.0

General election 1951: Norwich South^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Strauss	19,082	52.5	−0.8
	Labour	Mabel Tylecote	17,234	47.5	+0.8
Majority			1,848	5.0	-1.6
Turnout			36,316	84.3	−0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Garrett	15,393	41.3	−3.4
	Conservative	Thomas Stuttaford	14,741	39.5	−7.5
	Liberal	L. Parker	7,183	19.3	+11.0
Majority			652	1.8	N/A
Turnout			37,317	84.0	+5.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+2.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Norwood	19,163	54.8	+3.9
	Conservative	Anthony Gurney	15,808	45.2	−3.9
Majority			3,355	9.6	+7.8
Turnout			34,971	83.2	+0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Norwood	17,973	50.9	+4.0
	Conservative	Geoffrey Rippon	17,362	49.1	−4.0
Majority			611	1.8	N/A
Turnout			35,335	82.7	+0.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Henry Strauss	18,693	53.3
	Labour	Mabel Tylecote	16,368	46.7
Majority			2,325	6.6
Turnout			35,061	85.0
	Conservative win (new seat)