Constituency profile

South West Norfolk

East of England · County constituency

Terry Jermy MP
Sitting MP

Terry Jermy

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
East of England
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCL
Conservative 4/5, Labour 1/5
EU referendum 2016
66.7% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +14.8pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +30.1pp
Vulnerability score 10/10 (Labour projected to lose)
SouthernStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

Who lives in South West Norfolk? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
66.7%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
22.3%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
23.8%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
66.1%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
33.4%
UK average ~36%
Median age
46.1
UK median ~40
Age 65+
28.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
25.6%
UK average ~28%

How did South West Norfolk vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 630 votes (1.4pp) · turnout 59.3%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of South West Norfolk

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

South West Norfolk within Breckland and King's Lynn and West Norfolk

South West Norfolk crosses multiple council boundaries: Breckland (51%), King's Lynn and West Norfolk (49%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Breckland
31 LSOAs
51%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
30 LSOAs
49%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for South West Norfolk at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won South West Norfolk at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdElizabeth Truss18.6%48.3%21.6%6.2% UKIP1.7%3.6%13,14066.6%
2015Con holdElizabeth Truss17.3%50.9%4.4%23.3% UKIP4.1%-13,86165.1%
2017Con holdElizabeth Truss27.8%62.8%4.5%4.9% UKIP--18,31267.3%
2019notionalConservative winnerElizabeth Truss 2019 MP, pre-review boundary18.3%68.7%8.3%-3.0%1.7%24,18066.3%
2024Lab gain from ConTerry Jermy26.7%25.3%5.9%22.5% Ref4.1%15.5%63059.3%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like South West Norfolk

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to South West Norfolk. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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