Norwich South
Encyclopedia : N : NO : NOR : Norwich South
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| Norwich South shown within Norfolk, and Norfolk shown within England | |
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| MP: | Charles Clarke |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Norfolk |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Norwich South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
A seat with a very high profile Labour MP and minister (Charles Clarke) until he was shamed in a Home Office Immigration/Prisons scandal and resigned from the position of Home Secretary due to the rule of Collective Responsibility, although remains the MP. It has a large student vote and there was a considerable advance by the Lib Dems here in 2005 which could be attributed to Labour's university tutition fees policy, which is opposed by many students. Mr. Clarke's tenure in this seat is now not as safe as it looked previously.History
Norwich South was by far Labour's safest seat in Norfolk throughout the Thatcher years and up until 2005. Although it was lost to the Conservatives in 1983, it was regained by Labour in 1987 and was the only Labour seat in Norfolk until 1997. In 2005 the Liberal Democrats cut the Labour majority by over 5000 leaving Norwich North as the safest Labour seat in the county.Members of Parliament
- 1950 – 1955: Henry Strauss, Conservative
- 1955 – 1964: Geoffrey Rippon, Conservative
- 1964 – 1970: CBB Norwood, Labour
- 1970 – 1974: Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Conservative
- 1974 – 1983: John Garrett, Labour
- 1983 – 1987: John Powley, Conservative
- 1987 – 1997: John Garrett, Labour
- 1997 – "present": Charles Clarke, Labour
Election results
See also
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