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Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Norfolk
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Mid Norfolk in Norfolk for the 2010 general election.
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Location of Norfolk within England.
County Norfolk
Electorate 75,080 (December 2010)
Major settlements Dereham and Wymondham
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament George Freeman (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from Norfolk North, Norfolk South West and Yarmouth
18851918
Number of members One
Type of constituency County constituency
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency East of England

Mid Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by George Freeman, a Conservative.

1885-1918: The Sessional Divisions of Forehoes, Guiltcross and Shropham, and Mitford and Launditch.

1983-1997: The District of Breckland wards of Beetley and Gressenhall, East Dereham Neatherd, East Dereham St Withburga, East Dereham Toftwood, East Dereham Town, Eynsford, Hermitage, Launditch, Mattishall, Shipworth, Springvale, Swanton Morley, Taverner, Two Rivers, Upper Wensum, and Upper Yare, and the District of Broadland wards of Acle, Aylsham, Blofield, Brundall, Burlingham, Buxton, Cawston, Coltishall, Drayton, Foulsham, Freethorpe, Great Witchingham, Hainford, Hevingham, Horsford, Plumstead, Rackheath, Reedham, Reepham, South Walsham, Spixworth, St Faiths, Taverham, and Wroxham.

1997-2010: The District of Breckland wards of Beetley and Gressenhall, East Dereham Neatherd, East Dereham St Withburga, East Dereham Toftwood, East Dereham Town, Eynsford, Hermitage, Launditch, Mattishall, Shipworth, Springvale, Swanton Morley, Taverner, Two Rivers, Upper Wensum, and Upper Yare, and the District of Broadland wards of Acle, Aylsham, Blofield, Brundall, Burlingham, Buxton, Cawston, Coltishall, Foulsham, Freethorpe, Great Witchingham, Hainford, Hevingham, Horsford, Plumstead, Rackheath, Reedham, Reepham, South Walsham, Spixworth, St Faiths, and Wroxham.

2010-present: The District of Breckland wards of All Saints, Buckenham, Burgh and Haverscroft, Dereham Central, Dereham Humbletoft, Dereham Neatherd, Dereham Toftwood, Eynsford, Haggard De Toni, Hermitage, Launditch, Necton, Queen’s, Shipdham, Springvale and Scarning, Swanton Morley, Taverner, Templar, Two Rivers, Upper Wensum, Upper Yare, Watton, and Wissey, and the District of South Norfolk wards of Abbey, Cromwells, Hingham and Deopham, Northfields, Rustens, Town, and Wicklewood.

The Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 2010 election created a new constituency, Broadland, based on the local government district of the same name, which took electoral wards from the existing North Norfolk and Mid Norfolk seats, with consequential compensatory additions to both from neighbouring constituencies.


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