South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
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- This article is about South Norfolk Parliament constituency. For South Norfolk District Council, see South Norfolk.
| South Norfolk County constituency |
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| South Norfolk shown within Norfolk, and Norfolk shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Richard Bacon |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Norfolk |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
South Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1945 – 1950: Christopher Mayhew, Labour
- 1950 – 1955: Peter Baker, Conservative
- 1955 – 1974: John Hill, Conservative
- 1974 – 2001: John MacGregor, Conservative
- 2001 – "present": Richard Bacon, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: South Norfolk | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Bacon | 26,399 | 44.8 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Mack | 17,617 | 29.9 | ||
| Labour | John Morgan | 13,262 | 22.5 | -2.0 | |
| UK Independence | Philip Tye | 1,696 | 2.9 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 8,782 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 58,974 | 68.7 | +1.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |||
| General Election 2001: South Norfolk | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Bacon | 23,589 | 42.2 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Lee | 16,696 | 29.9 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Mark Wells | 13,719 | 24.5 | -1.5 | |
| Green | Stephanie Ross-Wagenknect | 1,069 | 1.9 | +1.1 | |
| UK Independence | Joe Neal | 856 | 1.5 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 6,893 | 12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 55,929 | 67.6 | -10.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
