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  UK Parliament - Norfolk Mid
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > East of England > East of England > Norfolk Mid
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 20, 2010 - 06:00pm Central
Polls Open May 06, 2010 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 06, 2010 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 17, 2010 - 12:00pm
Term End May 17, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedImperator May 12, 2010 09:11pm
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Description
BBC Profile:
Richard Ryder took the new seat for the Conservatives in 1983. He had nearly 56% of the vote and Labour was left with fewer than 9,000 votes.

At the 1997 election, the new Conservative candidate, Keith Simpson, scraped a majority of just 1,336 in a swing to Labour of 13.1%. He won in 2001 by 4,562 votes, and in 2005 by 7,560.

The votes from the middle-class suburbs of Norwich, which were previously included in the Central Norfolk seat, were absorbed in the expansion of Norwich North and South in previous boundary changes. However, the wards of Brundall and Blofield, north of Norwich, have gone to Broadland in the recent boundary changes. Mid Norfolk lost over a dozen wards to Broadland, but gained 16 wards from South and South West Norfolk. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

This predominantly rural seat takes in a large area north of Norwich. The seat stretches across the heart of the county from Dereham to Wicklewood.

Under boundary changes Mid Norfolk has lost the main towns of Aylsham and Acle. These wards were important market towns connected with food production and food processing, a major source of income for the area. Dereham remains in the constituency with its agricultural processing, light manufacturing and retail.

The economy of Mid Norfolk will also be affected by the loss of tourism benefits which were concentrated in the eas

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/05/2005
NameKeith Simpson Votes23,564 (43.05%)
Term05/17/2005 - 05/17/2010 Margin7,560 (+13.81%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/07/2015
NameGeorge Freeman Votes27,206 (52.11%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin17,276 (+33.09%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/11/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
George Freeman 1 ----2
Leaning Call: George Freeman (100.00%)
Weighted Call: George Freeman (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name George Freeman David Newman Elizabeth Hughes Toby Coke Timothy Birt Christine Kelly  
PartyConservative Liberal Democrats Labour UK Independence Green British National  
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Certified Votes 25,123 (49.49%) 11,267 (22.19%) 8,857 (17.45%) 2,800 (5.52%) 1,457 (2.87%) 1,261 (2.48%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -13,856 (-27.29%) -16,266 (-32.04%) -22,323 (-43.97%) -23,666 (-46.62%) -23,862 (-47.00%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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