Norwich South Borough constituency
Norwich South shown within Norfolk, and Norfolk shown within England
Created:	1950
MP:	Charles Clarke
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Norfolk
EP constituency:	East of England

Norwich South is a parliamentary 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. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The Rt Hon. ... This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Alejo Vidal-Quadras Gérard Onesta Edward McMillan-Scott Mario Mauro Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez Luigi Cocilovo Mechtild Rothe Luisa Morgantini Pierre Moscovici Manuel António... East of England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker Hélène Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups (as of May 5, 2005 elections) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, when the 2-seat Norwich constituency was divided into Norwich North and Norwich South. The United Kingdom general election in 1950 was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. ... Norwich was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. ... Norwich North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Boundaries

The constituency is one of two covering the city of Norwich. It covers the central area of the city. The wards of Bowthorpe, Eaton, Lakenham, Nelson, Mancroft, Thorpe Hamlet, University and Wensum are within its boundaries.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in the Norwich environ, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Norwich South constituency. The previous oddity of having a Crome polling district included and a Thorpe Hamlet polling district excluded has been rationalised by having all of Crome in Norwich North and all of Thorpe Hamlet in Norwich South. Cringleford will cease to be part of the constituency but New Costessey will be included. All the Norwich City Council wards referred to above will remain part of Norwich South.

History

A seat with a high profile Labour MP and minister (Charles Clarke) until he was shamed in a Home Office Immigration/Prisons scandal and resigned from the position of Home Secretary because of the rule of Collective Responsibility, although he remains the MP for the constituency. The Rt Hon. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ...

Norwich South was by far Labour's safest seat in Norfolk throughout the Thatcher years and up 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 a shift in the vote to the Liberal Democrats saw the Labour majority cut by over 5000 leaving Norwich North as the safest Labour seat in the county. The Liberal Democrats have earmarked Norwich South as a key target for the next general election and selected Simon Wright as their candidate. The Greens also see the seat as a target on the strength of the local elections when they had the highest share of the votes in the constituency, but they have never achieved more than 7% of the vote at Parliamentary level.[1] Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born October 13, 1925), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... Norwich North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Members of Parliament

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Election results

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References

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk