England · Constituency
South Norfolk
Covers Loddon · Long Stratton · Wymondham
Photograph shows Wymondham, a town in this constituency, not the whole of South Norfolk.
Your member of parliament
Ben Goldsborough
LabourLabour won South Norfolk at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,826 votes, or 5.7 points. A swing of 2.9 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 125 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 525.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 5.7 points, which is larger than 125 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 2,826 votes.
Majority
2,826
5.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.0%
+7.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
49,579 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben GoldsboroughElected | Labour | 17,353 | 35.0% | +1.3 |
| Poppy Simister-Thomas | Conservative | 14,527 | 29.3% | +5.6 |
| Chris Harrison | Reform UK | 7,583 | 15.3% | +1.0 |
| Christopher Brown | Liberal Democrat | 5,746 | 11.6% | -0.6 |
| Catherine Rowett | Green Party | 3,987 | 8.0% | +1.6 |
| Paco Davila | Independent | 254 | 0.5% | -1.5 |
| Jason Maguire | Social Democratic Party | 129 | 0.3% | +0.1 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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