| North West Norfolk County constituency |
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| North West Norfolk shown within Norfolk, and Norfolk shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885, 1974 |
| MP: | Henry Bellingham |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Norfolk |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
North West Norfolk is a county 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 voting system.
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History
The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. It was re-established for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
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Members of Parliament
MPs 1885-1918
- Constituency created (1885)
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Joseph Arch | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck | ||
| 1892: | Joseph Arch | Liberal | |
| 1900 | Sir George White | Liberal | |
| 1912 by-election | Edward George Hemmerde | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
MPs 1974-present
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| Feb. 1974 | Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler | Conservative | |
| 1981 | SDP | ||
| 1983 | Henry Bellingham | Conservative | |
| 1997 | George Turner | Labour | |
| 2001 | Henry Bellingham | Conservative | |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
| Candidates for the United Kingdom general election, 2010: North West Norfolk | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Bellingham | ||||
| Labour | Manish Sood | ||||
| Green | Martin de Whalley | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: North West Norfolk | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Bellingham | 25,471 | 50.3 | +1.8 | |
| Labour | Damien Welfare | 16,291 | 32.2 | -9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Simon Higginson | 7,026 | 13.9 | +5.5 | |
| UKIP | Michael Stone | 1,861 | 3.7 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 9,180 | 18.1 | +11.3 | ||
| Turnout | 50,649 | 61.6 | -3.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: North West Norfolk | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Bellingham | 24,846 | 48.5 | +7.0 | |
| Labour | George Turner | 21,361 | 41.7 | -2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Mack | 4,292 | 8.4 | -1.2 | |
| UKIP | Ian Durrant | 704 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,485 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 51,203 | 65.1 | -9.7 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
See also
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