Election 97

Norfolk North West

Current MP Henry Bellingham
Conservative 97 23,911
Labour 97 25,250
LibDem 97 5,513
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 0
Elected party
Norfolk North West

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Norfolk North West
Conservative 92 32,554
Labour 92 20,990
LibDem 92 8,599
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 330
Elected party Conservative

The industrial and port town of King's Lynn is the main population centre in Norfolk North West, which is otherwise typified by agricultural villages and small resorts on the coast. Labour held the local seat as recently as 1970, and the constituency is also notable for having been represented by Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler, the sole Conservative MP to switch to the Social Democrats in the 1980s. Labour remains strong in Kings Lynn, but this is more than offset by the strength of the Conservatives elsewhere, and this should be considered a safe Tory seat.


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