Constituency view

South Norfolk

East of England, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Ben Goldsborough

Labour

Male

Majority2,826

Turnout67.0%

Electorate74,006

Valid votes49,579

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour17,353 - 35.0%

Conservative14,527 - 29.3%

Reform7,583 - 15.3%

Lib Dem5,746 - 11.6%

Green3,987 - 8.0%

Other383 - 0.8%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£139,991,615

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

£1,423 total benefits bill per resident · 37% below average

South Norfolk: £1,423
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 496 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£139,991,615	514/575
Change over 2 years	+25.4%
Median local wage (2025)	£37,669	+9.1%

Universal Credit£77,077,648
£783 per resident · 6,407 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 2,361 · 1 in 24 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£34,846,760
£354 per resident · 4,667 claimants (+20.9% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,918 · 41% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,386
Disability Living Allowance£10,266,360
£104 per resident · 1,728 claimants
Housing Benefit£7,543,875
£77 per resident · 1,059 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£5,759,925
£59 per resident · 950 claimants
Carer's Allowance£4,497,046
£46 per resident · 1,039 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 94.7%White British 91.0%Asian 2.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.7%Other 0.5%

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 97.3%White British 94.9%Asian 1.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%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 98.9%White British 97.1%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%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

South Norfolk (2021)

UK 92.5%Other EU 2.9%Other countries 4.6%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

South Norfolk (2011)

UK 94.9%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 3.4%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

South Norfolk (2001)

UK 96.3%Other EU 1.0%Other countries 2.7%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

South Norfolk (1991)

UK 97.2%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 1.7%

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

South Norfolk

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	South Norfolk	National	Difference	Rank
% White	94.7%	83.0%	+11.6pp	255/650
% White British	91.0%	74.4%	+16.6pp	181/632
% Asian	2.2%	8.6%	-6.4pp	405/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.9%	3.7%	-2.8pp	358/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.7%	2.7%	-1.0pp	383/650
% Other ethnic group	0.5%	2.0%	-1.4pp	447/650
% UK-born	92.5%	84.0%	+8.6pp	233/650
% Non-UK-born	7.5%	16.0%	-8.6pp	418/650
% Other EU-born	2.9%	6.0%	-3.1pp	485/650
% Other countries-born	4.6%	10.1%	-5.5pp	376/650
% Christian	47.9%	46.7%	+1.2pp	302/575
% Muslim	0.5%	6.3%	-5.8pp	479/575
% Hindu	0.4%	1.6%	-1.3pp	359/575
% Sikh	0.0%	0.9%	-0.8pp	527/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.3pp	225/575
% Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%	-0.1pp	223/575
% Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1pp	347/575
% No religion	44.1%	37.0%	+7.1pp	99/575
% Religion not stated	6.2%	6.0%	+0.2pp	176/575
% Has any religion	49.7%	57.0%	-7.3pp	481/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around South 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.