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Norwich South — UK General Election Results

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

Norwich South was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 13,239 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Norwich South from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Henry George Strauss (Conservative) 18,693 53.3% Mabel Tylecote (Labour) 2,325 (6.6 pts) 84.9%
1951 Henry George Strauss (Conservative) 19,082 52.5% Mable Tylecote (Labour) 1,848 (5.1 pts) 84.3%
1955 Aubrey Geoffrey Frederick Rippon (Conservative) 18,659 52.5% Mabel Tylecote (Labour) 1,758 (4.9 pts) 78.3%
1959 Aubrey Geoffrey Frederick Rippon (Conservative) 19,128 53.1% George Douglas Wallace (Labour) 2,244 (6.2 pts) 82.2%
1964 Christopher Bonnewell Burton Norwood (Labour) 17,973 50.9% Aubrey Geoffrey Frederick Rippon (Conservative) 611 (1.7 pts) 82.7%
1966 Christopher Norwood (Labour) 19,163 54.8% Anthony Gurney (Conservative) 3,355 (9.6 pts) 83.2%
1970 Thomas Stuttaford (Conservative) 17,067 47.0% Conrad Frank Ascher (Labour) 826 (2.3 pts) 78.3%
Feb 1974 John Garrett (Labour) 15,393 41.2% Thomas Stuttaford (Conservative) 652 (1.8 pts) 83.9%
Oct 1974 John Garrett (Labour) 16,590 47.1% Maureen Tomison (Conservative) 3,405 (9.7 pts) 78.5%
1979 John Garrett (Labour) 16,240 44.9% Ian Dewar Coutts (Conservative) 1,198 (3.3 pts) 80.2%
1983 John Powley (Conservative) 18,998 38.8% John Garrett (Labour) 1,712 (3.5 pts) 76.4%
1987 John Garrett (Labour) 19,666 37.9% John Powley (Conservative) 336 (0.7 pts) 80.6%
1992 John Garrett (Labour) 24,965 48.7% David Baxter (Conservative) 6,181 (12.1 pts) 80.6%
1997 Charles Clarke (Labour) 26,267 51.7% Bashir Khanbhai (Conservative) 14,239 (28.0 pts) 72.6%
2001 Charles Clarke (Labour) 19,367 45.5% Andrew French (Conservative) 8,816 (20.7 pts) 64.7%
2005 Charles Clarke (Labour) 15,904 37.7% Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne (Liberal Democrat) 3,653 (8.7 pts) 59.9%
2010 Simon Wright (Liberal Democrat) 13,960 29.4% Charles Clarke (Labour) 310 (0.7 pts) 64.7%
2015 Clive Lewis (Labour) 19,033 39.3% Lisa Townsend (Conservative) 7,654 (15.8 pts) 65.0%
2017 Clive Lewis (Labour) 31,311 61.0% Lana Hempsall (Conservative) 15,596 (30.4 pts) 69.4%
2019 Clive Lewis (Labour) 27,766 53.7% Mike Spencer (Conservative) 12,760 (24.7 pts) 66.6%
2024 Clive Lewis (Labour) 21,484 47.6% Jamie Osborn (Green) 13,239 (29.4 pts) 59.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry George Strauss Conservative 18,69353.3% Yes
Mabel Tylecote Labour 16,36846.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry George Strauss Conservative 19,08252.5% Yes
Mable Tylecote Labour 17,23447.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aubrey Geoffrey Frederick Rippon Conservative 18,65952.5% Yes
Mabel Tylecote Labour 16,90147.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aubrey Geoffrey Frederick Rippon Conservative 19,12853.1% Yes
George Douglas Wallace Labour 16,88446.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Bonnewell Burton Norwood Labour 17,97350.9% Yes
Aubrey Geoffrey Frederick Rippon Conservative 17,36249.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Norwood Labour 19,16354.8% Yes
Anthony Gurney Conservative 15,80845.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Stuttaford Conservative 17,06747.0% Yes
Conrad Frank Ascher Labour 16,24144.7% No
Lesley Parker Liberal 3,0318.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Garrett Labour 15,39341.2% Yes
Thomas Stuttaford Conservative 14,74139.5% No
Lesley Parker Liberal 7,18319.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Garrett Labour 16,59047.1% Yes
Maureen Tomison Conservative 13,18537.5% No
Peter Gladstone Smith Liberal 5,42915.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Garrett Labour 16,24044.9% Yes
Ian Dewar Coutts Conservative 15,04241.6% No
Peter Michael Robert Mackintosh Liberal 4,61812.8% No
Andrew Fountaine National Front 2640.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Powley Conservative 18,99838.8% Yes
John Garrett Labour 17,28635.3% No
Charles Hardie Social Democratic Party 11,96824.4% No
Antony Carter Green 4681.0% No
Peter Williams National Front 1450.3% No
Jon Ward Independent 910.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Garrett Labour 19,66637.9% Yes
John Powley Conservative 19,33037.3% No
Charles Hardie Social Democratic Party 12,89624.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Garrett Labour 24,96548.7% Yes
David Baxter Conservative 18,78436.6% No
Christopher Thomas Liberal Democrat 6,60912.9% No
Adrian Holmes Green 8031.6% No
Bryan Parsons Natural Law 1040.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Clarke Labour 26,26751.7% Yes
Bashir Khanbhai Conservative 12,02823.7% No
Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne Liberal Democrat 9,45718.6% No
David Holdsworth Referendum Party 1,4642.9% No
Howard Marks Legalise Cannabis 7651.5% No
Adrian St J Holmes Green 7361.4% No
Bryan Parsons Natural Law 840.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Clarke Labour 19,36745.5% Yes
Andrew French Conservative 10,55124.8% No
Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne Liberal Democrat 9,64022.6% No
Adrian Holmes Green 1,4343.4% No
Alan Buffrey Legalise Cannabis 6201.5% No
Edward Manningham Socialist Alliance 5071.2% No
Tarquin Mills UKIP 4731.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Clarke Labour 15,90437.7% Yes
Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne Liberal Democrat 12,25129.0% No
Antony Little Conservative 9,56722.7% No
Adrian Ramsay Green 3,1017.4% No
Vandra Ahlstrom UKIP 5971.4% No
Christine Constable English Democrats 4661.1% No
Don Barnard Legalise Cannabis 2190.5% No
Roger Blackwell Workers Revolutionary 850.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Wright Liberal Democrat 13,96029.4% Yes
Charles Clarke Labour 13,65028.7% No
Antony Little Conservative 10,90222.9% No
Adrian Ramsay Green 7,09514.9% No
Steve Emmens UKIP 1,1452.4% No
Leonard Heather BNP 6971.5% No
Gabriel Polley Workers Revolutionary Party 1020.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Lewis Labour 19,03339.3% Yes
Lisa Townsend Conservative 11,37923.5% No
Lesley Grahame Green 6,74913.9% No
Simon Wright Liberal Democrat 6,60713.6% No
Steve Emmens UKIP 4,5399.4% No
David Peel Class War 960.2% No
Cengiz Ceker Independent 600.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Lewis Labour 31,31161.0% Yes
Lana Hempsall Conservative 15,71530.6% No
James Wright Liberal Democrat 2,8415.5% No
Richard Bearman Green 1,4922.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Lewis Labour 27,76653.7% Yes
Mike Spencer Conservative 15,00629.0% No
James Wright Liberal Democrat 4,7769.2% No
Catherine Rowett Green 2,4694.8% No
Sandy Gilchrist Brexit Party 1,6563.2% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Lewis Labour 21,48447.6% Yes
Jamie Osborn Green 8,24518.3% No
David Thomas Conservative 5,80612.9% No
Graham Burton Reform UK 5,22711.6% No
Sean Bennett Liberal Democrat 3,5777.9% No
Linda Law Party of Women 4551.0% No
Elizabeth Davey Independent 3010.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 6.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 6.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 1.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 9.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 2.3 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 1.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 9.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 3.3 pts 1983: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1987: Labour margin 0.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 12.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 28.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 20.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 8.7 pts 2010: Liberal Democrat margin 0.7 pts 2015: Labour margin 15.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 30.4 pts 2019: Labour margin 24.7 pts 2024: Labour margin 29.4 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Norwich South in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Norwich South in 2024 with 21,484 votes (47.6%), a majority of 13,239 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Norwich South since 1950?

Since 1950, Norwich South has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat.

What was the closest result in Norwich South?

The closest result on record for Norwich South was 1987, when Labour beat Conservative by just 336 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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