North Norfolk — UK General Election Results
North Norfolk was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 2,585 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North Norfolk from 1868 to 2024.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1868–2024
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Frederick Walpole (Conservative); Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon (Conservative) | 2,563 | 27.7% (top seat) | Edmond Robert Wodehouse (Liberal) | 328 (3.5 pts) | 73.9% |
| 1874 | Frederick Walpole (Conservative); Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1880 | Edward Birkbeck (Conservative); Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1885 | Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy (Liberal) | 5,028 | 60.1% | Samuel Hoare (Conservative) | 1,686 (20.1 pts) | 85.9% |
| 1886 | Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy (Liberal) | 4,084 | 55.1% | Ailwyn Edward Fellowes (Conservative) | 760 (10.3 pts) | 76.0% |
| 1892 | Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy (Liberal) | 4,561 | 58.2% | John Cator (Conservative) | 1,283 (16.4 pts) | 90.0% |
| 1895 | Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy (Liberal) | 4,246 | 53.2% | Kenneth Hagar Kemp (Conservative) | 508 (6.4 pts) | 80.5% |
| 1900 | William Brampton Gurdon (Liberal) | 4,490 | 56.2% | Henry Spencer Follett (Conservative) | 997 (12.5 pts) | 77.8% |
| 1906 | William Brampton Gurdon (Liberal) | 5,155 | 58.7% | Florance Thomas Stephen Rippingall (Conservative) | 1,527 (17.4 pts) | 81.4% |
| Jan 1910 | Noel Edward Buxton (Liberal) | 5,189 | 53.0% | Henry Douglas King (Conservative) | 585 (6.0 pts) | 87.7% |
| Dec 1910 | Noel Edward Buxton (Liberal) | 5,187 | 53.6% | Henry Douglas King (Conservative) | 696 (7.2 pts) | 86.7% |
| 1918 | Henry Douglas King (Independent Unionist with Coalition Coupon) | 9,274 | 50.6% | Noel Edward Buxton (Liberal) | 213 (1.2 pts) | 60.8% |
| 1922 | Noel Edward Buxton (Labour) | 12,004 | 52.2% | Roger Bowan Crewdson (Unionist) | 1,029 (4.5 pts) | 75.2% |
| 1923 | Noel Edward Buxton (Labour) | 12,278 | 57.6% | Brian Smith (Unionist) | 3,256 (15.3 pts) | 68.3% |
| 1924 | Noel Edward Buxton (Labour) | 11,978 | 48.7% | Thomas Russell Albert Mason Cook (Unionist) | 2,004 (8.2 pts) | 77.1% |
| 1929 | Noel Edward Buxton (Labour) | 14,544 | 47.5% | Thomas Russell Albert Mason Cook (Unionist) | 1,883 (6.2 pts) | 77.9% |
| 1931 | Thomas Russell Albert Mason Cook (Conservative) | 19,988 | 60.5% | Lucy Edith Noel-Buxton (Labour) | 6,953 (21.1 pts) | 82.3% |
| 1935 | Thomas Russell Albert Mason Cook (Conservative) | 17,863 | 55.3% | Lucy Edith Noel-Buxton (Labour) | 3,398 (10.5 pts) | 78.1% |
| 1945 | Edwin George Gooch (Labour) | 17,753 | 58.7% | Thomas Russell Albert Mason Cook (Conservative) | 5,246 (17.3 pts) | 70.9% |
| 1950 | Edwin George Gooch (Labour) | 19,790 | 48.0% | Douglas Reid (Conservative) | 2,049 (5.0 pts) | 84.3% |
| 1951 | Edwin George Gooch (Labour) | 21,067 | 50.3% | Douglas Reid (Conservative) | 279 (0.7 pts) | 83.7% |
| 1955 | Edwin George Gooch (Labour) | 20,899 | 51.5% | Sir William Scarlett Jameson (Conservative) | 1,242 (3.1 pts) | 81.6% |
| 1959 | Edwin George Gooch (Labour) | 19,784 | 50.8% | Frank Henry Easton (Conservative) | 658 (1.7 pts) | 79.8% |
| 1964 | Bert Hazell (Labour) | 19,360 | 50.1% | Frank Henry Easton (Conservative) | 53 (0.1 pts) | 79.7% |
| 1966 | Bert Hazell (Labour) | 20,796 | 50.9% | Ralph Howell (Conservative) | 737 (1.8 pts) | 83.2% |
| 1970 | Ralph Howell (Conservative) | 24,587 | 55.3% | Bert Hazell (Labour) | 4,684 (10.5 pts) | 80.4% |
| Feb 1974 | Ralph Howell (Conservative) | 35,684 | 47.6% | David Michael Mason (Labour) | 14,290 (19.1 pts) | 83.4% |
| Oct 1974 | Ralph Howell (Conservative) | 33,312 | 48.1% | David Michael Mason (Labour) | 11,121 (16.1 pts) | 76.5% |
| 1979 | Ralph Howell (Conservative) | 43,952 | 56.9% | Robert Stephen Dimmick (Labour) | 21,826 (28.2 pts) | 78.7% |
| 1983 | Ralph Howell (Conservative) | 26,230 | 54.0% | John Elworthy (SDP-Liberal Alliance) | 13,223 (27.2 pts) | 74.6% |
| 1987 | Ralph Howell (Conservative) | 28,822 | 53.3% | Neil Anthony (SDP-Liberal Alliance) | 15,310 (28.3 pts) | 77.5% |
| 1992 | Ralph Howell (Conservative) | 28,810 | 48.3% | Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) | 12,545 (21.0 pts) | 80.8% |
| 1997 | David Prior (Conservative) | 21,456 | 36.5% | Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) | 1,293 (2.2 pts) | 76.3% |
| 2001 | Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) | 23,978 | 42.7% | David Prior (Conservative) | 483 (0.9 pts) | 75.0% |
| 2005 | Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) | 31,515 | 53.4% | Iain Dale (Conservative) | 10,606 (18.0 pts) | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) | 27,554 | 55.5% | Trevor Ivory (Conservative) | 11,626 (23.4 pts) | 73.3% |
| 2015 | Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) | 19,299 | 39.1% | Ann Steward (Conservative) | 4,043 (8.2 pts) | 72.0% |
| 2017 | Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) | 25,260 | 48.4% | James Wild (Conservative) | 3,512 (6.7 pts) | 75.5% |
| 2019 | Duncan Baker (Conservative) | 29,792 | 58.6% | Karen Ward (Liberal Democrat) | 14,395 (28.3 pts) | 72.1% |
| 2024 | Steffan Aquarone (Liberal Democrat) | 19,488 | 41.4% | Duncan Baker (Conservative) | 2,585 (5.5 pts) | 66.0% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1868 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Walpole | Conservative | 2,630 | 27.7% | Yes |
| Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon | Conservative | 2,563 | 27.0% | Yes |
| Edmond Robert Wodehouse | Liberal | 2,235 | 23.5% | No |
| Robert Thornhagh Gurdon | Liberal | 2,078 | 21.9% | No |
1874 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Walpole | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1880 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Birkbeck | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy | Liberal | 5,028 | 60.1% | Yes |
| Samuel Hoare | Conservative | 3,342 | 39.9% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy | Liberal | 4,084 | 55.1% | Yes |
| Ailwyn Edward Fellowes | Conservative | 3,324 | 44.9% | No |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy | Liberal | 4,561 | 58.2% | Yes |
| John Cator | Conservative | 3,278 | 41.8% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy | Liberal | 4,246 | 53.2% | Yes |
| Kenneth Hagar Kemp | Conservative | 3,738 | 46.8% | No |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Brampton Gurdon | Liberal | 4,490 | 56.2% | Yes |
| Henry Spencer Follett | Conservative | 3,493 | 43.8% | No |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Brampton Gurdon | Liberal | 5,155 | 58.7% | Yes |
| Florance Thomas Stephen Rippingall | Conservative | 3,628 | 41.3% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Edward Buxton | Liberal | 5,189 | 53.0% | Yes |
| Henry Douglas King | Conservative | 4,604 | 47.0% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Edward Buxton | Liberal | 5,187 | 53.6% | Yes |
| Henry Douglas King | Conservative | 4,491 | 46.4% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Douglas King | Independent Unionist with Coalition Coupon | 9,274 | 50.6% | Yes |
| Noel Edward Buxton | Liberal | 9,061 | 49.4% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Edward Buxton | Labour | 12,004 | 52.2% | Yes |
| Roger Bowan Crewdson | Unionist | 10,975 | 47.8% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Edward Buxton | Labour | 12,278 | 57.6% | Yes |
| Brian Smith | Unionist | 9,022 | 42.4% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Edward Buxton | Labour | 11,978 | 48.7% | Yes |
| Thomas Russell Albert Mason Cook | Unionist | 9,974 | 40.6% | No |
| Maurice Alexander | Liberal | 2,637 | 10.7% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Edward Buxton | Labour | 14,544 | 47.5% | Yes |
| Thomas Russell Albert Mason Cook | Unionist | 12,661 | 41.4% | No |
| Zelia Krumbhaar Hoffman | Liberal | 3,407 | 11.1% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Russell Albert Mason Cook | Conservative | 19,988 | 60.5% | Yes |
| Lucy Edith Noel-Buxton | Labour | 13,035 | 39.5% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Russell Albert Mason Cook | Conservative | 17,863 | 55.3% | Yes |
| Lucy Edith Noel-Buxton | Labour | 14,465 | 44.7% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin George Gooch | Labour | 17,753 | 58.7% | Yes |
| Thomas Russell Albert Mason Cook | Conservative | 12,507 | 41.3% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin George Gooch | Labour | 19,790 | 48.0% | Yes |
| Douglas Reid | Conservative | 17,741 | 43.0% | No |
| Arnold Jones | Liberal | 3,703 | 9.0% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin George Gooch | Labour | 21,067 | 50.3% | Yes |
| Douglas Reid | Conservative | 20,788 | 49.7% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin George Gooch | Labour | 20,899 | 51.5% | Yes |
| Sir William Scarlett Jameson | Conservative | 19,657 | 48.5% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin George Gooch | Labour | 19,784 | 50.8% | Yes |
| Frank Henry Easton | Conservative | 19,126 | 49.2% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Hazell | Labour | 19,360 | 50.1% | Yes |
| Frank Henry Easton | Conservative | 19,307 | 49.9% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Hazell | Labour | 20,796 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Ralph Howell | Conservative | 20,059 | 49.1% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Howell | Conservative | 24,587 | 55.3% | Yes |
| Bert Hazell | Labour | 19,903 | 44.7% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Howell | Conservative | 35,684 | 47.6% | Yes |
| David Michael Mason | Labour | 21,394 | 28.6% | No |
| Richard Gillachrist Moore | Liberal | 17,853 | 23.8% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Howell | Conservative | 33,312 | 48.1% | Yes |
| David Michael Mason | Labour | 22,191 | 32.0% | No |
| Richard Gillachrist Moore | Liberal | 13,776 | 19.9% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Howell | Conservative | 43,952 | 56.9% | Yes |
| Robert Stephen Dimmick | Labour | 22,126 | 28.6% | No |
| Gustave Rex Collings | Liberal | 10,643 | 13.8% | No |
| Albert Charles Richard Sizeland | National Front | 548 | 0.7% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Howell | Conservative | 26,230 | 54.0% | Yes |
| John Elworthy | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 13,007 | 26.8% | No |
| Edward Barber | Labour | 9,317 | 19.2% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Howell | Conservative | 28,822 | 53.3% | Yes |
| Neil Anthony | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 13,512 | 25.0% | No |
| Anthony Earle | Labour | 10,765 | 19.9% | No |
| Michael Filgate | Green | 960 | 1.8% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Howell | Conservative | 28,810 | 48.3% | Yes |
| Norman Lamb | Liberal Democrat | 16,265 | 27.3% | No |
| Michael Cullingham | Labour | 13,850 | 23.2% | No |
| Angie Zelter | Green | 559 | 0.9% | No |
| Susan Margaret Jackson | Natural Law | 167 | 0.3% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Prior | Conservative | 21,456 | 36.5% | Yes |
| Norman Lamb | Liberal Democrat | 20,163 | 34.3% | No |
| Michael Cullingham | Labour | 14,736 | 25.1% | No |
| John Allen | Referendum Party | 2,458 | 4.2% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Lamb | Liberal Democrat | 23,978 | 42.7% | Yes |
| David Prior | Conservative | 23,495 | 41.8% | No |
| Mike Gates | Labour | 7,490 | 13.3% | No |
| Mike Sheridan | Green | 649 | 1.2% | No |
| Paul Simison | UKIP | 608 | 1.1% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Lamb | Liberal Democrat | 31,515 | 53.4% | Yes |
| Iain Dale | Conservative | 20,909 | 35.5% | No |
| Phil Harris | Labour | 5,447 | 9.2% | No |
| Stuart Agnew | UKIP | 978 | 1.7% | No |
| Justin Appleyard | Independent | 116 | 0.2% | No |
2010
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Lamb | Liberal Democrat | 27,554 | 55.5% | Yes |
| Trevor Ivory | Conservative | 15,928 | 32.1% | No |
| Phillip Harris | Labour | 2,896 | 5.8% | No |
| Michael Baker | UKIP | 2,680 | 5.4% | No |
| Andrew Boswell | Green | 508 | 1.0% | No |
| Simon Mann | Independent | 95 | 0.2% | No |
2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Lamb | Liberal Democrat | 19,299 | 39.1% | Yes |
| Ann Steward | Conservative | 15,256 | 30.9% | No |
| Michael Baker | UKIP | 8,328 | 16.9% | No |
| Denise Burke | Labour | 5,043 | 10.2% | No |
| Mike Macartney-Filgate | Green | 1,488 | 3.0% | No |
2017
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Lamb | Liberal Democrat | 25,260 | 48.4% | Yes |
| James Wild | Conservative | 21,748 | 41.7% | No |
| Stephen Burke | Labour | 5,180 | 9.9% | No |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Baker | Conservative | 29,792 | 58.6% | Yes |
| Karen Ward | Liberal Democrat | 15,397 | 30.3% | No |
| Emma Corlett | Labour | 3,895 | 7.7% | No |
| Harry Gwynne | Brexit Party | 1,739 | 3.4% | No |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steffan Aquarone | Liberal Democrat | 19,488 | 41.4% | Yes |
| Duncan Baker | Conservative | 16,903 | 35.9% | No |
| Jason Patchett | Reform UK | 6,368 | 13.5% | No |
| Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach | Labour | 2,878 | 6.1% | No |
| Liz Dixon | Green | 1,406 | 3.0% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
North Norfolk has been contested at 40 general elections on record since 1868. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Independent Unionist with Coalition Coupon, Labour, Liberal Democrat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won North Norfolk in the 2024 general election?
Liberal Democrat won North Norfolk in 2024 with 19,488 votes (41.4%), a majority of 2,585 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won North Norfolk since 1868?
Since 1868, North Norfolk has been won by: Conservative, Independent Unionist with Coalition Coupon, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Democrat.
What was the closest result in North Norfolk?
The closest result on record for North Norfolk was 1964, when Labour beat Conservative by just 53 votes (0.1 percentage points).
Did North Norfolk ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, North Norfolk elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.