The placeConstituency · East of England · Electorate 76,863 · 2023 boundaries

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.

Member of ParliamentJerome Mayhew · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilsBroadland · North Norfolk
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001136
Electorate · 2024
76.9k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
33.0%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +1.5pp over Lab
Settlements
27
Largest: Rural & dispersed
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
9.5
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
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.

33.0%
Con vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
23
Wards · 33 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.23 wards · 33 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Acle Jimmi Lee322Broadland ConMay 2025
Aylsham(3 seats)Miah · Riley · Catchpole4,536Broadland ConMay 2023
Blofield With South Walsham(2 seats)Brennan · Newstead1,423Broadland ConMay 2023
Brundall(2 seats)Laming · Davis2,435Broadland ConMay 2023
Burlingham Jess Royal352Broadland ConMay 2023
Buxton Mark Anthony Peter Goodman457Broadland ConMay 2023
Coltishall Jo Copplestone404Broadland ConMay 2023
Eynesford David Michael Thomas386Broadland ConMay 2023
Great Witchingham Peter Bulman380Broadland ConMay 2023
Hevingham Shane Patrick Ward358Broadland ConMay 2023
Horsford Felthorpe(2 seats)Starling · Starling1,747Broadland ConMay 2023
Lancaster North Christopher Thomas Cushing306North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Lancaster South(2 seats)Punchard · Vickers842North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Marshes Grant Nurden436Broadland ConMay 2023
Plumstead James Anthony Harvey490Broadland ConMay 2023
Reepham Stuart Charles Beadle376Broadland ConMay 2023
Spixworth With St Faiths(2 seats)Roper · Holland1,719Broadland ConMay 2023
Stibbard Mike Hankins393North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Taverham North(2 seats)Karimi-Ghovanlou · Yousefian1,018Broadland ConMay 2023
Taverham South(2 seats)Kelly · Clancy1,513Broadland ConMay 2023
The Raynhams Nigel Jeremy Housden196North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Walsingham Tom FitzPatrick432North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Wroxham(2 seats)Whymark · Murrell1,359Broadland ConMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.27 named places

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.

town 51,046village 41,431

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Rural & dispersed15,114town
Taverham and Drayton9,837town
Fakenham8,014town
Aylsham7,337town
Horsford5,706town
Brundall5,038town
Showing 6 of 27·All 27 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate55.7%57.1%-2%
Owner-occupied75.0%63.1%+19%
Private rented14.0%20.0%-30%
Social rented11.0%16.8%-35%

Ethnicity.

White97.3%
Asian0.9%
Black0.3%
Mixed1.2%
Other0.3%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.8% Female 51.2% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£25,900
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£34,500
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,015
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
46
37 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
66.0%
Attainment 8: 45.5

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£257m
Taxpayers51,000
Median per taxpayer£2,380
Mean per taxpayer£5,050

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
9.5
-54% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
3.2
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
46% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences4.4
Anti-social behaviour1.3
Criminal damage & arson1.0
Other theft0.7
Shoplifting0.5
Public order0.5
Other crime0.3

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.1 contest · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Jerome MayhewWONCon16,32233.0
Iain SimpsonLab15,60331.5
Eric MastersRef8,85917.9
Leyla HannbeckLD5,52611.2
Jan DavisGrn3,2036.5

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
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission