Norfolk South West
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 21942 (45.8%)
Labour: 15086 (31.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 8319 (17.4%)
Other: 2575 (5.4%)
Majority: 6856 (14.3%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 25881 (46.9%)
Labour: 15795 (28.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 10207 (18.5%)
UKIP: 2738 (5%)
Other: 506 (0.9%)
Majority: 10086 (18.3%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 27633 (52.2%)
Labour: 18267 (34.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 5681 (10.7%)
UKIP: 1368 (2.6%)
Majority: 9366 (17.7%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 24694 (42%)
Labour: 22230 (37.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 8178 (13.9%)
Referendum: 3694 (6.3%)
Majority: 2464 (4.2%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Outgoing MP: Christopher Fraser(Conservative) Will stand down at the next election (more information at They work for you)
Candidates: Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)Peter Smith (Labour) Delia Hall (UKIP)
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 93707
Male: 49.4%
Female: 50.6%
Under 18: 21.8%
Over 60: 24.7%
Born outside UK: 6.5%
White: 98.3%
Black: 0.4%
Asian: 0.3%
Mixed: 0.8%
Other: 0.3%
Christian: 76.3%
Full time students: 1.6%
Graduates 16-74: 12%
No Qualifications 16-74: 35.9%
Owner-Occupied: 71.2%
Social Housing: 14.9% (Council: 5.9%, Housing Ass.: 9%)
Privately Rented: 8.2%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 6.1%
I think that at one point it was in South Norfolk, but I could be wrong. It is remarkable if Labour held this seat without Thetford being in it, though, since it is Labour’s best area in the seat nowadays by some distance.
The BNP have selected Dennis Pearce here