South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

This is a rural constituency which retains a significant agricultural and food-production sector.UK Polling Report 2015 https://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/norfolksouthwest/ The population is largely white and predominantly homeowners, with incomes and house prices slightly below the UK average.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Norfolk+South+West Electoral Calculus describes this as a "Strong Right" seat characterised by socially conservative values and strong support for Brexit.

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three two-member county divisions of Norfolk were replaced with six single-member divisions, including the newly created South-Western Division of Norfolk, largely formed from southern parts of the abolished Western Division, including Thetford. From the 1950 general election onwards, it has been formally known as the county constituency of South West Norfolk.

South West Norfolk had been held solidly by Conservatives from 1964 to 2024, but for twenty years prior; it had been ultra-marginal. Labour first held it briefly from 1929 to 1931, and Sidney Dye of the Labour Party gained it in 1945 with a narrow majority of 53 votes. Dye retained the seat at the 1950 general election with an increased, but nevertheless, small majority of 260 votes. He lost it to Denys Bullard of the Conservatives in 1951 by 442 votes and regained the seat from Bullard in 1955 with a small majority of 193 votes. Dye died at the end of 1958, and at the by-election, the Labour Party candidate Albert Hilton retained the seat with an increased majority of 1,354 votes. At the 1959 general election that soon followed, Hilton's safe majority was drastically reduced to a thin margin of 78 votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm|title=Political Science Resources: links to UK and US politics|website=www.psr.keele.ac.uk}}

Although Labour had held the seat at two general elections, despite two consecutive overall Conservative victories; the Conservatives won the seat at the 1964 general election, which was a Labour victory nationwide, and the party returned to government after 13 years in opposition. Paul Hawkins, then Gillian Shephard held the seat. Shephard's majority was slashed at the 1997 general election, in what would be the worst defeat nationwide for the Conservative Party in 91 years, before recovering at the 2001 general election. Both occasions resulted in an overall Labour victory.

Shephard decided not to run again in 2005 and was elevated to a peerage. The Conservative Party selected Christopher Fraser, former MP for Mid Dorset and Poole North and he was elected with a comfortable majority of over 10,000 votes.

On 28 May 2009, Fraser announced that he would be standing down at the 2010 general election citing family reasons.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8072666.stm|title=BBC NEWS – UK – UK Politics – MP Fraser poised to leave Commons|website=news.bbc.co.uk|date=28 May 2009 }} This was after his expenses claims were highlighted in The Daily Telegraph; according to the newspaper, Fraser claimed £1,800 in public money for buying 215 trees and marking out the boundary of his second home in the constituency.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5384295/MPs-expenses-Christopher-Fraser-says-that-claim-for-trees-was-necessary.html|title=MPs' expenses: Christopher Fraser says that claim for trees was necessary|last=Swaine|first=Jon|date=26 May 2009 }}

Liz Truss was elected to succeed Fraser at the 2010 general election, which saw the Conservatives return to government. Truss served as a Cabinet minister under various Conservative prime ministers since 2014, serving as Environment Secretary between 2014 and 2016 under the leadership of David Cameron, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor between 2016 and 2017 under the leadership of Theresa May, and Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade between 2019 and 2021 under the leadership of Boris Johnson; before she was promoted to serve as Foreign Secretary in 2021. In 2022, Truss won the 2022 Conservative leadership election and was subsequently appointed Prime Minister on 6 September. Truss resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 25 October 2022.{{Cite web |first=Sophie|last=Morris|title=A goodbye speech and a meeting with the King: Here's what's happening today - and when |url=https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-to-become-pm-tomorrow-after-mid-morning-meeting-with-king-charles-12729446 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Sky News |language=en}} Truss lost her seat to Terry Jermy of the Labour Party at the 2024 general election, a landslide victory for Labour nationally.{{Cite news |last1=Middleton |first1=Joe |last2=Mitchell |first2=Archie |date=5 July 2024 |title=Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liz-truss-general-election-norfolk-b2573293.html |access-date=5 July 2024 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date=}} Her defeat was described by The Spectator as a "Portillo moment".{{cite news |last1=Steerpike |date=5 July 2024 |title=Watch: Liz Truss loses her seat |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/watch-liz-truss-loses-her-seat/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |publisher=The Spectator}}

• The part of the Municipal Borough of Thetford in the county of Norfolk; and
• The Sessional Divisions of Clackclose, Grimshoe, South Greenhoe, and Wayland.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/publicgeneralac01walegoog|title=The public general acts|last=Great Britain|first=Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales|publisher=Proprietors of the Law Journal Reports, 1884|others=unknown library|language=en}}

Formed from southern parts of the abolished Western Division of Norfolk.

• The Municipal Borough of Thetford;
• The Urban Districts of Downham Market, East Dereham, and Swaffham;
• The Rural Districts of Mitford and Launditch, and Swaffham; and
• Parts of the Rural Districts of Downham, Marshland, and Thetford.{{Cite book|title=Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885–1972;|last=S.|first=Craig, Fred W.|date=1972|publisher=Political Reference Publications|isbn=0900178094|location=Chichester|oclc=539011}}

The seat gained northern areas of the abolished Mid Division of Norfolk, including East Dereham, and a small area in the south of the Northern Division. Transferred a small area in the east to the Southern Division.

• The Urban Districts of Downham Market, East Dereham, and Swaffham; and
• The Rural Districts of Downham, Mitford and Launditch, and Swaffham.

Thetford transferred to South Norfolk. Minor changes to boundary with King's Lynn to align with boundaries of local authorities.

• The District of Breckland wards of All Saints, Besthorpe, Buckenham, Conifer, East Guiltcross, Haggard De Toni, Harling, Haverscroft, Heathlands, Mid Forest, Nar Valley, Necton, Peddars Way, Queen's, Swaffham, Templar, Thetford Abbey, Thetford Barnham Cross, Thetford Guildhall, Thetford Saxon, Watton, Wayland, Weeting, West Guiltcross, and Wissey; and
• The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk wards of Airfield, Denton, Denver, Downham Market, Emneth, Ten Mile, Upwell Outwell and Delph, Watlington, and Wissey.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/417/contents/made/data.htm|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983|website=www.legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2019-03-13}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1626/made/data.htm|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995|website=www.legislation.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-03-13}}

Thetford transferred back from South Norfolk, together with areas comprising the former Rural District of Wayland, including Attleborough. North-eastern areas, including East Dereham, transferred to the re-established constituency of Mid Norfolk. Minor re-alignment of boundary with North West Norfolk.

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• The District of Breckland wards of Conifer, East Guiltcross, Harling and Heathlands, Mid Forest, Nar Valley, Swaffham, Thetford Abbey, Thetford Castle, Thetford Guildhall, Thetford Saxon, Wayland, Weeting, and West Guiltcross; and
• The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk wards of Airfield, Denton, Downham Old Town, East Downham, Emneth with Outwell, Hilgay with Denver, Mershe Lande, North Downham, St Lawrence, South Downham, Upwell and Delph, Walton, Watlington, Wiggenhall, and Wimbotsham with Fincham Wissey.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1681/made/data.htm|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007|website=www.legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2019-03-13}}

As a result of the Boundary Commission's report which came into effect for the 2010 general election, South West Norfolk gained wards from neighbouring North West Norfolk including Walpole, Tilney St Lawrence, and Wiggenhall villages. It lost to Mid Norfolk the wards of All Saints, Buckenham, Burgh and Haverscroft, Haggard De Toni, Necton, Queen's, Templar and Watton, which included the villages of Necton, Great Ellingham and Watton.

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The District of Breckland wards of: Ashill; Bedingfeld; Forest; Guiltcross; Harling & Heathlands; Nar Valley; Swaffham; Thetford Boudica; Thetford Burrell; Thetford Castle; Thetford Priory.
• The Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk wards of: Airfield; Denver; Downham Old Town; East Downham; Emneth & Outwell; Feltwell; Methwold; North Downham; South Downham; Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall; Upwell & Delph; Watlington; Wissey.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region}}

The boundaries of the seat were redrawn as a result of modifications to ward boundaries in both local authorities, resulting in the small net loss of voters to both neighbouring constituencies of Mid Norfolk and North West Norfolk.

The constituency includes Downham Market, Swaffham, Thetford, Outwell, Upwell, and Feltwell.

Western Division of Norfolk prior to 1885

File:S W Norf Election Results.png

{{main|South West Norfolk in the 2024 United Kingdom general election}}

{{See also|2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies#Notional 2019 general election results|}}

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|title=General election 2005: South West Norfolk{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Christopher Fraser

|votes = 25,881

|percentage = 46.9

|change = −5.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Charmaine Morgan

|votes = 15,795

|percentage = 28.7

|change = −5.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = April Pond

|votes = 10,207

|percentage = 18.5

|change = +7.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Delia Hall

|votes = 2,738

|percentage = 5.0

|change = +2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Kim Hayes

|votes = 506

|percentage = 0.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,086

|percentage = 18.2

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 55,127

|percentage = 62.5

|change = −0.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +0.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 2001: South West Norfolk{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gillian Shephard

|votes = 27,633

|percentage = 52.2

|change = +10.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Anne Hanson

|votes = 18,267

|percentage = 34.5

|change = −3.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Gordon Dean

|votes = 5,681

|percentage = 10.7

|change = −3.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Ian Smith

|votes = 1,368

|percentage = 2.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,366

|percentage = 17.7

|change = +13.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 52,949

|percentage = 63.1

|change = −10.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +6.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1997: South West Norfolk{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gillian Shephard

|votes = 24,694

|percentage = 42.0

|change = −12.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Adrian Heffernan

|votes = 22,230

|percentage = 37.8

|change = +10.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = David J. Bucton

|votes = 8,178

|percentage = 13.9

|change = −6.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Ronnie J.B. Hoare

|votes = 3,694

|percentage = 6.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,464

|percentage = 4.2

|change = −23.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 58,796

|percentage = 73.1

|change = −6.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −11.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 1992: South West Norfolk{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|

url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i15.htm|title=UK General Election results April 1992|date=9 April 1992|work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010-12-06}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gillian Shephard

|votes = 33,637

|percentage = 54.6

|change = −3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Mary Page

|votes = 16,706

|percentage = 27.1

|change = +6.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = John T. Marsh

|votes = 11,237

|percentage = 18.2

|change = −3.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 16,931

|percentage = 27.5

|change = −8.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 61,580

|percentage = 79.3

|change = +3.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −4.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 1987: South West Norfolk{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gillian Shephard

|votes = 32,519

|percentage = 57.6

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Malcolm Scott

|votes = 12,083

|percentage = 21.4

|change = −5.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Mary Page

|votes = 11,844

|percentage = 21.0

|change = +3.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 20,436

|percentage = 36.2

|change = +7.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 56,446

|percentage = 76.0

|change = +2.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1983: South West Norfolk{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Hawkins

|votes = 28,632

|percentage = 55.7

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Brian Baxter

|votes = 13,722

|percentage = 26.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Rosenberg

|votes = 9,072

|percentage = 17.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 14,910

|percentage = 29.0

|change =

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 51,426

|percentage = 73.1

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: South West Norfolk}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Hawkins

|votes = 24,767

|percentage = 54.8

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Rosenberg

|votes = 14,063

|percentage = 31.1

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Brian Baxter

|votes = 6,363

|percentage = 14.1

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,704

|percentage = 23.7

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,193

|percentage = 78.0

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: South West Norfolk

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Hawkins

|votes = 19,778

|percentage = 47.9

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = H Toch

|votes = 14,850

|percentage = 36.0

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Brian Baxter

|votes = 6,658

|percentage = 16.1

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,928

|percentage = 11.9

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,286

|percentage = 76.9

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election February 1974: South West Norfolk

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Hawkins

|votes = 20,430

|percentage = 46.2

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = H Toch

|votes = 14,387

|percentage = 32.6

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = KW Nash

|votes = 8,986

|percentage = 20.4

|change =

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{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent Powellite

|candidate = MM McNee

|votes = 380

|percentage = 0.9

|change = N/A

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,043

|percentage = 13.4

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,183

|percentage = 83.0

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1970: South West Norfolk

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Hawkins

|votes = 22,220

|percentage = 57.3

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Leslie J Potter

|votes = 16,572

|percentage = 42.7

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,648

|percentage = 14.6

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,792

|percentage = 80.5

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1966: South West Norfolk

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Hawkins

|votes = 17,880

|percentage = 51.1

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Noel Insley

|votes = 17,105

|percentage = 48.9

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 775

|percentage = 2.2

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 34,985

|percentage = 84.0

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1964: South West Norfolk

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Hawkins

|votes = 16,728

|percentage = 50.0

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Albert Hilton

|votes = 16,605

|percentage = 49.2

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Victor Welch

|votes = 427

|percentage = 0.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 123

|percentage = 0.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 33,760

|percentage = 82.0

|change =

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{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1959: South West Norfolk

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Albert Hilton

|votes = 16,858

|percentage = 50.1

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Elaine Kellett

|votes = 16,780

|percentage = 49.9

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 78

|percentage = 0.2

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 83.5

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1959 South West Norfolk by-election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Albert Hilton

|votes = 15,314

| percentage = 51.0

| change = +0.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Elaine Kellett

|votes = 13,960

| percentage = 46.4

| change = −3.27

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{{Election box candidate|

|party = Independent Nationalist

|candidate = Andrew Fountaine

|votes = 785

| percentage = 2.6

| change = N/A

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,354

|percentage = 4.51

|change = +3.9

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 30,059

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1955: South West Norfolk

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sidney Dye

|votes = 16,781

|percentage = 50.3

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Denys Bullard

|votes = 16,588

|percentage = 49.7

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 193

|percentage = 0.6

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 82.6

|change =

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{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1951: South West Norfolk

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Denys Bullard

|votes = 16,970

|percentage = 50.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sidney Dye

|votes = 16,528

|percentage = 49.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 442

|percentage = 1.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 82.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1950: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sidney Dye

|votes = 15,649

|percentage = 47.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Denys Bullard

|votes = 15,389

|percentage = 46.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Stephen Dennis

|votes = 2,009

|percentage = 6.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 260

|percentage = 0.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 83.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1945: Norfolk South Western

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sidney Dye

|votes = 15,091

|percentage = 50.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Somerset de Chair

|votes = 15,038

|percentage = 49.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 53

|percentage = 0.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 30,129

|percentage = 65.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1935: Norfolk South Western

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Somerset de Chair

|votes = 16,060

|percentage = 57.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sidney Dye

|votes = 11,943

|percentage = 42.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,117

|percentage = 14.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 28,003

|percentage = 69.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1931: Norfolk South Western

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan McLean

|votes = 19,614

|percentage = 66.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William Taylor

|votes = 9,952

|percentage = 33.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,662

|percentage = 32.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 29,566

|percentage = 74.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1929: South West NorfolkCraig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. {{ISBN|0-900178-06-X}}.

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William Taylor

|votes = 12,152

|percentage = 41.8

|change = −0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan McLean

|votes = 11,382

|percentage = 39.1

|change = −18.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Victor Diederichs Duval

|votes = 5,556

|percentage = 19.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 770

|percentage = 2.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 29,090

|percentage = 74.1

|change = +2.1

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +9.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1924: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan McLean

|votes = 13,838

|percentage = 58.0

|change = +4.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William Taylor

|votes = 10,004

|percentage = 42.0

|change = −4.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,834

|percentage = 16.0

|change = +9.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 23,842

|percentage = 72.0

|change = +7.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +4.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1923: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan McLean

|votes = 11,269

|percentage = 53.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William Taylor

|votes = 9,779

|percentage = 46.5

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,490

|percentage = 7.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 21,048

|percentage = 64.7

|change = +5.6

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|loser = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:1910s Richard Winfrey.jpg

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1922: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)

|candidate = Richard Winfrey

|votes = 10,432

|percentage = 54.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William Taylor

|votes = 8,655

|percentage = 45.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,777

|percentage = 9.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 19,087

|percentage = 59.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1918: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Winfrey

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end 1918}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election December 1910: South West NorfolkBritish parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Winfrey

|votes = 4,176

|percentage = 52.7

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Albert Edward Stanley Clarke

|votes = 3,745

|percentage = 47.3

|change = −1.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 431

|percentage = 5.4

|change = +2.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,921

|percentage = 87.6

|change = −3.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +1.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election January 1910: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Winfrey

|votes = 4,239

|percentage = 51.5

|change = −4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Hare

|votes = 4,000

|percentage = 48.5

|change = +4.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 239

|percentage = 3.0

|change = −8.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,239

|percentage = 91.1

|change = +2.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −4.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:1906 Richard Winfrey MP.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Winfrey

|votes = 4,416

|percentage = 55.7

|change = +6.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Hare

|votes =3,513

|percentage = 44.3

|change = −6.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 903

|percentage = 10.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,929

|percentage = 88.7

|change = +4.7

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +6.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Hare

|votes = 3,702

|percentage = 50.4

|change = −0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Winfrey

|votes = 3,636

|percentage = 49.6

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 66

|percentage = 0.8

|change = −1.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,338

|percentage = 84.0

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −0.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Hare

|votes =3,968

|percentage = 51.3

|change = −0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Winfrey

|votes = 3,762

|percentage = 48.7

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 206

|percentage = 2.6

|change = −1.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,730

|percentage = 84.8

|change = −7.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −0.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1892: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=Thomas Hare

|votes=4,077

|percentage=52.2

|change=

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate=Henry Lee-Warner

|votes=3,739

|percentage=47.8

|change=

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes= 338

|percentage=4.4

|change=

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes=7,816

|percentage=92.0

|change=

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

|swing=

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney.jpg

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1886: South West Norfolk

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=William Tyssen-Amherst

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1885: South West NorfolkThe Liberal Year Book, 1907Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=William Tyssen-Amherst

|votes=4,096

|percentage=52.0

|change=

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate=William Gurdon

|votes=3,776

|percentage=48.0

|change=

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes=320

|percentage=4.0

|change=

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes=7,872

|percentage=83.8

|change=

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

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