Constituency view

North Norfolk

East of England, England

LD gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Steffan Aquarone

Liberal Democrats

Male

Previous MP: Duncan Baker (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority2,585

Turnout65.9%

Electorate71,438

Valid votes47,043

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Lib Dem19,488 - 41.4%

Conservative16,903 - 35.9%

Reform6,368 - 13.5%

Labour2,878 - 6.1%

Green1,406 - 3.0%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£158,689,765

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,826 total benefits bill per resident · 19% below average

North Norfolk: £1,826
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 371 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£158,689,765	442/575
Change over 2 years	+20.6%
Median local wage (2025)	£32,262	+13.4%

Universal Credit£80,501,010
£926 per resident · 6,998 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 2,969 · 1 in 15 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£42,271,319
£486 per resident · 5,642 claimants (+15.6% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,220 · 39% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,898
Housing Benefit£12,598,869
£145 per resident · 1,905 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£9,962,953
£115 per resident · 1,680 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£7,978,060
£92 per resident · 1,256 claimants
Carer's Allowance£5,377,555
£62 per resident · 1,245 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 98.1%White British 95.7%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 98.7%White British 96.6%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 99.2%White British 97.8%Asian 0.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.4%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 99.5%White British N/AAsian 0.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

North Norfolk (2021)

UK 95.6%Other EU 2.2%Other countries 2.3%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

North Norfolk (2011)

UK 95.9%Other EU 1.7%Other countries 2.4%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

North Norfolk (2001)

UK 96.8%Other EU 0.9%Other countries 2.3%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

North Norfolk (1991)

UK 97.1%Other EU 1.3%Other countries 1.6%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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North Norfolk

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	North Norfolk	National	Difference	Rank
% White	98.1%	83.0%	+15.1pp	19/650
% White British	95.7%	74.4%	+21.3pp	23/632
% Asian	0.5%	8.6%	-8.1pp	644/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.2%	3.7%	-3.5pp	628/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.0%	2.7%	-1.7pp	564/650
% Other ethnic group	0.2%	2.0%	-1.7pp	628/650
% UK-born	95.6%	84.0%	+11.6pp	62/650
% Non-UK-born	4.4%	16.0%	-11.6pp	589/650
% Other EU-born	2.2%	6.0%	-3.8pp	570/650
% Other countries-born	2.3%	10.1%	-7.8pp	576/650
% Christian	52.4%	46.7%	+5.7pp	117/575
% Muslim	0.2%	6.3%	-6.1pp	571/575
% Hindu	0.1%	1.6%	-1.6pp	563/575
% Sikh	0.0%	0.9%	-0.9pp	569/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.3pp	225/575
% Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%	-0.1pp	233/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	+0.0pp	144/575
% No religion	39.3%	37.0%	+2.3pp	269/575
% Religion not stated	6.8%	6.0%	+0.9pp	64/575
% Has any religion	53.8%	57.0%	-3.2pp	338/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around North Norfolk

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.