Broadland and Fakenham.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP Jerome Mayhew holds the seat on 33.0% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.
3 Jun 2026
A reliable Conservative loyalist, Mayhew broke ranks in November 2024 to back the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at Second Reading -- voting yes while his party majority said no. That is his only rebel vote on record. More recently, he has been active in constituency advocacy: he presented a petition to Parliament for a permanent Post Office in Fakenham (which has since been secured), successfully campaigned to preserve funding for a new town swimming pool, and publicly opposed a solar farm planned for Norfolk farmland. Local business owners in his constituency have also been vocal about harm from Labour's Budget, with Mayhew articulating Conservative opposition to those policies.
His participation rate of 73% sits below the Commons average, though 815 contributions across 189 debates indicates active speaking. He votes with Conservative colleagues 99.7% of the time, making him one of the more loyal members of his parliamentary party. His votes align most strongly with Lords scrutiny, parliamentary oversight, pro-business positions, and being tough on crime. He is notably less aligned with his party than average on resisting Lords reform -- sitting 18 points above the Conservative mean on that measure -- and marginally more sympathetic to trade union rights than his colleagues.
Mayhew's speeches cluster around the economy, transport, local government, and environment, reflecting the rural and agricultural character of Broadland and Fakenham. His opposition to the solar farm on productive farmland is consistent with that pattern. He sits on the Committee of Selection. No news data is available from the past 90 days that reveals a strong positive or negative sentiment trend; coverage is broad but low-impact across community, crime, and local government topics.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acle | Jimmi Lee | 322 | Broadland Con | May 2025 |
| Aylsham(3 seats) | Miah · Riley · Catchpole | 4,536 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Blofield With South Walsham(2 seats) | Brennan · Newstead | 1,423 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Brundall(2 seats) | Laming · Davis | 2,435 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Burlingham | Jess Royal | 352 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Buxton | Mark Anthony Peter Goodman | 457 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Coltishall | Jo Copplestone | 404 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Eynesford | David Michael Thomas | 386 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Great Witchingham | Peter Bulman | 380 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Hevingham | Shane Patrick Ward | 358 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Horsford Felthorpe(2 seats) | Starling · Starling | 1,747 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Lancaster North | Christopher Thomas Cushing | 306 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Lancaster South(2 seats) | Punchard · Vickers | 842 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Marshes | Grant Nurden | 436 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Plumstead | James Anthony Harvey | 490 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Reepham | Stuart Charles Beadle | 376 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Spixworth With St Faiths(2 seats) | Roper · Holland | 1,719 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Stibbard | Mike Hankins | 393 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Taverham North(2 seats) | Karimi-Ghovanlou · Yousefian | 1,018 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| Taverham South(2 seats) | Kelly · Clancy | 1,513 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
| The Raynhams | Nigel Jeremy Housden | 196 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Walsingham | Tom FitzPatrick | 432 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Wroxham(2 seats) | Whymark · Murrell | 1,359 | Broadland Con | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Rural & dispersed (15,114), with Taverham and Drayton (9,837) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 92,477.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Rural & dispersed | 15,114 | town |
| Taverham and Drayton | 9,837 | town |
| Fakenham | 8,014 | town |
| Aylsham | 7,337 | town |
| Horsford | 5,706 | town |
| Brundall | 5,038 | town |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 55.7% | 57.1% | -2% |
| Owner-occupied | 75.0% | 63.1% | +19% |
| Private rented | 14.0% | 20.0% | -30% |
| Social rented | 11.0% | 16.8% | -35% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £257m |
| Taxpayers | 51,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,380 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £5,050 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by Broadland and North Norfolk. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome MayhewWON | Con | 16,322 | 33.0 |
| Iain Simpson | Lab | 15,603 | 31.5 |
| Eric Masters | Ref | 8,859 | 17.9 |
| Leyla Hannbeck | LD | 5,526 | 11.2 |
| Jan Davis | Grn | 3,203 | 6.5 |
Turnout 49,513
Prior contests.
Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo