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Norwich North — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Norwich North was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 10,850 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Norwich North from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 John Paton (Labour) 21,898 59.2% Victor Raymond Rees (Conservative) 13,194 (35.7 pts) 86.2%
1951 John Paton (Labour) 22,880 62.7% Thomas Eaton (Conservative) 9,293 (25.5 pts) 84.1%
1955 John Paton (Labour) 18,682 60.7% Thomas Eaton (Conservative) 6,595 (21.4 pts) 75.3%
1959 John Paton (Labour) 19,092 60.2% Dudley R Chance (Conservative) 6,483 (20.4 pts) 76.9%
1964 George Douglas Wallace (Labour) 18,111 60.9% Amédée Edward Turner (Conservative) 6,491 (21.8 pts) 74.5%
1966 George Wallace (Labour) 18,777 65.6% Amédée Turner (Conservative) 8,926 (31.2 pts) 74.2%
1970 George Wallace (Labour) 18,564 59.7% Amédée Turner (Conservative) 6,696 (21.5 pts) 71.4%
Oct 1974 David Ennals (Labour) 17,958 56.0% Timothy Patric Charles Doe (Conservative) 9,204 (28.7 pts) 71.2%
Feb 1974 David Ennals (Labour) 17,111 48.5% Timothy Patric Charles Doe (Conservative) 7,294 (20.7 pts) 78.8%
1979 David Ennals (Labour) 15,927 47.8% Paul Howard Rippon (Conservative) 3,591 (10.8 pts) 75.6%
1983 Patrick Thompson (Conservative) 21,355 44.7% David Ennals (Labour) 5,879 (12.3 pts) 76.2%
1987 Patrick Thompson (Conservative) 22,772 45.8% Mary Honeyball (Labour) 7,776 (15.7 pts) 79.2%
1992 Patrick Thompson (Conservative) 22,419 43.3% Ian Gibson (Labour) 266 (0.5 pts) 81.8%
1997 Ian Gibson (Labour) 27,346 49.7% Robert Kinghorn (Conservative) 9,470 (17.2 pts) 75.9%
2001 Ian Gibson (Labour) 21,624 47.4% Kay Mason (Conservative) 5,863 (12.8 pts) 60.9%
2005 Ian Gibson (Labour) 21,097 44.9% James Tumbridge (Conservative) 5,459 (11.6 pts) 61.1%
2010 Chloe Smith (Conservative) 17,280 40.6% John Cook (Labour) 3,901 (9.2 pts) 65.7%
2015 Chloe Smith (Conservative) 19,052 43.7% Jess Asato (Labour) 4,463 (10.2 pts) 67.8%
2017 Chloe Smith (Conservative) 21,900 47.7% Chris Jones (Labour) 507 (1.1 pts) 68.7%
2019 Chloe Smith (Conservative) 23,397 50.5% Karen Davis (Labour) 4,738 (10.2 pts) 69.1%
2024 Alice Macdonald (Labour) 20,794 45.4% Charlotte Salomon (Conservative) 10,850 (23.7 pts) 62.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Paton Labour 21,89859.2% Yes
Victor Raymond Rees Conservative 8,70423.5% No
Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett Liberal 6,37617.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Paton Labour 22,88062.7% Yes
Thomas Eaton Conservative 13,58737.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Paton Labour 18,68260.7% Yes
Thomas Eaton Conservative 12,08739.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Paton Labour 19,09260.2% Yes
Dudley R Chance Conservative 12,60939.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Douglas Wallace Labour 18,11160.9% Yes
Amédée Edward Turner Conservative 11,62039.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Wallace Labour 18,77765.6% Yes
Amédée Turner Conservative 9,85134.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Wallace Labour 18,56459.7% Yes
Amédée Turner Conservative 11,86838.2% No
Christopher Charles Fairhead Independent Progressive 6582.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Ennals Labour 17,95856.0% Yes
Timothy Patric Charles Doe Conservative 8,75427.3% No
Edwin Michael Wheeler Liberal 5,37816.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Ennals Labour 17,11148.5% Yes
Timothy Patric Charles Doe Conservative 9,81727.9% No
Edwin Michael Wheeler Liberal 7,77322.1% No
Gillian Goold National Front 5441.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Ennals Labour 15,92747.8% Yes
Paul Howard Rippon Conservative 12,33637.0% No
Philip Shelboum Moore Liberal 4,25312.8% No
George Bell Hannah Green 3341.0% No
Leslie Norman Goold National Front 2500.8% No
Andrew John Panes Communist 1060.3% No
Steven Francis Colling Workers Revolutionary 920.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Thompson Conservative 21,35544.7% Yes
David Ennals Labour 15,47632.4% No
Graham Robert Jones Liberal 10,79622.6% No
Ann Fiona Cairns Workers Revolutionary 1940.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Thompson Conservative 22,77245.8% Yes
Mary Honeyball Labour 14,99630.2% No
Paul Nicholls Liberal 11,92224.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Thompson Conservative 22,41943.3% Yes
Ian Gibson Labour 22,15342.8% No
David Harrison Liberal Democrat 6,70612.9% No
Lou Betts Green 4330.8% No
Robert John Arnold Natural Law 930.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Gibson Labour 27,34649.7% Yes
Robert Kinghorn Conservative 17,87632.5% No
Paul Young Liberal Democrat 6,95112.6% No
Tony Bailey-Smith Referendum Party 1,7773.2% No
Howard Marks Legalise Cannabis 5120.9% No
James Hood Socialist Labour 4950.9% No
Diana Mills Natural Law 1000.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Gibson Labour 21,62447.4% Yes
Kay Mason Conservative 15,76134.6% No
Moira Toye Liberal Democrat 6,75014.8% No
Rob Tinch Green 7971.7% No
Guy Cheyney UKIP 4711.0% No
Michael Betts Independent 2110.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Gibson Labour 21,09744.9% Yes
James Tumbridge Conservative 15,63833.2% No
Robin Whitmore Liberal Democrat 7,61616.2% No
Adrian Holmes Green 1,2522.7% No
John Youles UKIP 1,1222.4% No
Bill Holden Independent 3080.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chloe Smith Conservative 17,28040.6% Yes
John Cook Labour 13,37931.4% No
David Stephen Liberal Democrat 7,78318.3% No
Glenn Tingle UKIP 1,8784.4% No
Jessica Goldfinch Green 1,2452.9% No
Thomas Richardson BNP 7471.8% No
Bill Holden Independent 1430.3% No
Andrew Holland Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 1180.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chloe Smith Conservative 19,05243.7% Yes
Jess Asato Labour 14,58933.5% No
Glenn Tingle UKIP 5,98613.7% No
Adrian Holmes Green 1,9394.4% No
James Wright Liberal Democrat 1,8944.3% No
Mick Hardy Independent 1320.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chloe Smith Conservative 21,90047.7% Yes
Chris Jones Labour 21,39346.6% No
Hugh Lanham Liberal Democrat 1,4803.2% No
Adrian Holmes Green 7821.7% No
Liam Matthews Pirate Party UK 3400.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chloe Smith Conservative 23,39750.5% Yes
Karen Davis Labour 18,65940.3% No
Dave Thomas Liberal Democrat 2,6635.8% No
Adrian Holmes Green 1,0782.3% No
David Moreland UKIP 4881.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alice Macdonald Labour 20,79445.4% Yes
Charlotte Salomon Conservative 9,94421.7% No
Nick Taylor Reform UK 8,22918.0% No
Ben Price Green 4,3729.6% No
Chika Akinwale Liberal Democrat 2,0734.5% No
Fiona Grace Independent 3530.8% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 35.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 25.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 21.4 pts 1959: Labour margin 20.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 21.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 31.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 21.5 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 28.7 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 20.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 10.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 12.3 pts 1987: Conservative margin 15.7 pts 1992: Conservative margin 0.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 17.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 12.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 11.6 pts 2010: Conservative margin 9.2 pts 2015: Conservative margin 10.2 pts 2017: Conservative margin 1.1 pts 2019: Conservative margin 10.2 pts 2024: Labour margin 23.7 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Norwich North has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Norwich North in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Norwich North in 2024 with 20,794 votes (45.4%), a majority of 10,850 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Norwich North since 1950?

Since 1950, Norwich North has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Norwich North?

The closest result on record for Norwich North was 1992, when Conservative beat Labour by just 266 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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