Broadland (constituency)
Broadland is a constituency for the British House of Commons . The constituency was created for the 2010 general election and sends one MP.
Limits
The constituency in the district of Broadland includes the electoral districts ( wards ) Acle, Aylsham, Blofield with South Walsham, Brundall, Burlingham, Buxton, Coltishall, Drayton North, Drayton South, Eynesford, Great Witchingham, Hevingham, Horsford and Felthorpe, Marshes, Plumstead, Reepham , Spixworth with St Faiths, Taverham North, Taverham South and Wroxham and, in the North Norfolk district, Astley, Lancaster North, Lancaster South, The Raynhams, Walsingham and Wensum.
The wards were previously part of the constituencies of North Norfolk , Norwich North and Mid Norfolk .
MPs
| choice | MP | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Keith Simpson * | Conservative |
* Keith Simpson was previously a MP for the Mid-Norfolk constituency .
Election results
| 2017 General Election: Broadland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
| Conservative | Keith Simpson | 32,406 | 57.9 | +7.4 |
| Labor | Iain Simpson | 16,590 | 29.6 | +10.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Riley | 4,449 | 7.9 | −1.8 |
| UKIP | David Moreland | 1,594 | 2.8 | −13.9 |
| Green | Andrew Boswell | 932 | 1.7 | −2.6 |
| voter turnout | 55,971 | 72.4 | +1.3 | |
| General Election 2015 : Broadland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
| Conservative | Keith Simpson | 26,808 | 50.5 | +4.3 |
| Labor | Christopher Jones | 9,970 | 18.8 | +4.9 |
| UKIP | Stuart Agnew | 8,881 | 16.7 | −12.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Riley | 5,178 | 9.8 | −22.6 |
| Green | Andrew Boswell | 2,252 | 4.2 | +2.8 |
| voter turnout | 53,098 | 71.1 | −0.9 | |
| 2010 General Election: Broadland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
| Conservative | Keith Simpson | 24,338 | 46.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Roper | 17,046 | 32.4 | |
| Labor | Allyson Barron | 7,287 | 13.8 | |
| UKIP | Stuart Agnew | 2,382 | 4.5 | |
| BNP | Edith Crowther | 871 | 1.7 | |
| Green | Susan Curran | 752 | 1.4 | |
| voter turnout | 53,098 | 71.1 | −0.9 | |
Individual evidence
- ↑ General Election 2017 - Results. BBC, accessed August 1, 2017 .
- ↑ UK General Election results May 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2017 .
- ^ Election 2010 - Constituency - Broadland. BBC, accessed August 1, 2017 .