Constituency view

Norwich South

East of England, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Clive Lewis

Labour

Male

Majority13,239

Turnout59.1%

Electorate76,296

Valid votes45,095

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour21,484 - 47.6%

Green8,245 - 18.3%

Conservative5,806 - 12.9%

Reform5,227 - 11.6%

Lib Dem3,577 - 7.9%

Other756 - 1.7%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£252,979,058

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

£2,325 total benefits bill per resident · 3% above average

Norwich South: £2,325
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 226 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£252,979,058	223/575
Change over 2 years	+19.7%
Median local wage (2025)	£36,955	+15.4%

Universal Credit£145,508,763
£1,337 per resident · 12,884 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,218 · 1 in 14 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£55,260,915
£508 per resident · 7,601 claimants (+15.4% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,604 · 47% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,502
Housing Benefit£24,541,533
£226 per resident · 3,224 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£12,537,649
£115 per resident · 2,120 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£8,759,929
£81 per resident · 1,353 claimants
Carer's Allowance£6,370,268
£59 per resident · 1,470 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 86.2%White British 77.3%Asian 6.3%Black, African or Caribbean 2.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.2%Other 1.9%

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 90.0%White British 84.2%Asian 5.1%Black, African or Caribbean 1.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.3%Other 1.0%

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 96.4%White British 92.6%Asian 1.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.6%

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 98.1%White British N/AAsian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.5%

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

Norwich South (2021)

UK 82.3%Other EU 7.3%Other countries 10.4%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Norwich South (2011)

UK 86.5%Other EU 4.1%Other countries 9.3%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Norwich South (2001)

UK 93.0%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 5.2%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Norwich South (1991)

UK 95.2%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 3.0%

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.

Inset map

Norwich South

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Norwich South	National	Difference	Rank
% White	86.2%	83.0%	+3.1pp	408/650
% White British	77.3%	74.4%	+2.9pp	398/632
% Asian	6.3%	8.6%	-2.3pp	252/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	2.5%	3.7%	-1.2pp	214/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.2%	2.7%	+0.5pp	195/650
% Other ethnic group	1.9%	2.0%	-0.1pp	200/650
% UK-born	82.3%	84.0%	-1.6pp	464/650
% Non-UK-born	17.7%	16.0%	+1.6pp	187/650
% Other EU-born	7.3%	6.0%	+1.4pp	156/650
% Other countries-born	10.4%	10.1%	+0.3pp	199/650
% Christian	34.0%	46.7%	-12.7pp	540/575
% Muslim	2.8%	6.3%	-3.5pp	244/575
% Hindu	1.4%	1.6%	-0.3pp	162/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.7pp	322/575
% Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2pp	117/575
% Buddhist	0.8%	0.4%	+0.3pp	68/575
% Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	+0.4pp	36/575
% No religion	52.9%	37.0%	+15.9pp	9/575
% Religion not stated	6.8%	6.0%	+0.8pp	66/575
% Has any religion	40.3%	57.0%	-16.7pp	568/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Norwich South

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.