George Freeman · Conservative and Unionist Party
East of England, England
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Con held for 5 consecutive elections.
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George Freeman
Conservative and Unionist PartyGeorge Freeman is the Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
MPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to legally request assistance to end their lives under strict safeguards. This was a landmark free vote on one of the most ethically contested issues in recent parliamentary history.
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“When it rains, it pours.... Tory leader blames weather for photoshoot row” — Eastern Daily Press
Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Dereham, Watton and Attleborough. Population 92,798, notably older (median age 47 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 47% below the national average. Median income £26K (below average).
Warning issued over 'high pressure' door-to-door fish salesman
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Sign up freeMedian Income▼
£25,900
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Mean Income▼
£33,900
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Businesses▼
3,925
VAT/PAYE registered (ONS 2024)
Schools▼
53
40 primary, 6 secondary, 7 other
Total Income Tax▼
£233m
from 47,000 taxpayers
Median Tax▼
£2,290
per taxpayer / year
Mean Tax
£4,930
per taxpayer / year
Source: HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, tax year 2022-23. Allocated by taxpayer residence. Covers income tax only — excludes NI, VAT, and capital gains. Sample-based estimate (~8% confidence interval).
Attainment 8▼
44.4
average score (DfE)
GCSE Pass Rate▼
64.4%
5+ GCSEs 9-4 (DfE)
4 towns, 16 villages, rural areas — 96,191 total population
Source: ONS Built-Up Areas (Census 2021) + data.police.uk — crime rates are per 1,000 population (last 3 months)
Source: data.police.uk — street-level crime data aggregated from LSOA to constituency
33 councillors across 18 wards · Last elections: May 2024
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Wayland | Conservative and Unionist Party | Phil Cowen | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sarah Elizabeth Suggitt | May 2023 | |
| Attleborough Burgh Haverscroft | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | Stephen Paul Fraser | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Taila Taylor | May 2023 | |
| Attleborough Queens Besthorpe | Conservative and Unionist Party | Rhodri Oliver | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sam Taylor | May 2023 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tristan John Ashby | May 2023 | |
| Dereham Neatherd | Conservative and Unionist Party | Alison Webb | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Linda Monument | May 2023 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William Richmond | May 2023 | |
| Dereham Toftwood | Labour Party | Kendra Cogman | May 2023 |
| Labour Party | Sarah Simpson | May 2023 | |
| Dereham Withburga | Labour Party | Harry Clarke | May 2023 |
| Labour Party | Ray O'Callaghan | May 2023 | |
| Hermitage | Conservative and Unionist Party | Robin James Hunter-Clarke | May 2024 |
| Hingham Deopham | Conservative and Unionist Party | Josh Woolliscroft | May 2023 |
| Launditch | Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Kiddle-Morris | May 2023 |
| Lincoln | Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Duffield | May 2023 |
| Independent Berwick Hills Resident | Roger David Atterwill | May 2023 | |
| Mattishall | Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Claussen | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Jonathan Plummer | May 2023 | |
| Necton | Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel Wilkin | May 2023 |
| Saham Toney | Conservative and Unionist Party | Helen Crane | May 2023 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Peter Kevin Bate | May 2023 | |
| Shipdham With Scarning | Conservative and Unionist Party | Lynda Turner | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Hewett | May 2023 | |
| The Buckenhams Banham | Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Askew | May 2023 |
| Upper Wensum | Conservative and Unionist Party | Bill Borrett | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gordon Bambridge | May 2023 | |
| Watton | Conservative and Unionist Party | Claire Rosemary Bowes | May 2023 |
| Independent Berwick Hills Resident | Keith Stephen Gilbert | May 2023 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tina Kiddell | May 2023 | |
| Wicklewood | Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard James Elliott | May 2023 |
Source: DCLEAPIL v1.0 by Jason Leman, LEAP (Andrew Teale) & Democracy Club. CC BY-SA 4.0. Data last refreshed: 1 Apr 2026.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 16,770 | 36.5% |
| Lab | 13,716 | 29.9% | |
| Ref | 9,427 | 20.5% | |
| LD | 3,126 | 6.8% | |
| Green | 2,858 | 6.2% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2024 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 35,051 | 62.4% |
| Lab | 12,457 | 22.2% | |
Won 2024 GE | LD | 7,739 | 13.8% |
| Ind | 939 | 1.7% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2024 GEWon 2019 GEWon 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 32,828 | 59.0% |
| Lab | 16,742 | 30.1% | |
| LD | 2,848 | 5.1% | |
| Ind | 2,092 | 3.8% | |
| Green | 1,158 | 2.1% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2024 GEWon 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 27,206 | 52.1% |
| Ind | 9,930 | 19.0% | |
| Lab | 9,585 | 18.4% | |
| LD | 3,300 | 6.3% | |
| Green | 2,191 | 4.2% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2024 GEWon 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GE | Con | 25,123 | 49.5% |
| LD | 11,267 | 22.2% | |
| Lab | 8,857 | 17.4% | |
| Ind | 2,800 | 5.5% | |
| Green | 1,457 | 2.9% | |
| Ind | 1,261 | 2.5% |
George Freeman has not appeared in national political news coverage tracked by our system. This is common for backbench MPs who focus on constituency-level work rather than national policy debates.
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Norfolk County Council Trading Standards has issued a warning about a door-to-door fish salesman using high-pressure tactics in Dereham, following reports of cold calling. The warning highlights concerns about aggressive sales methods and potential issues with fish quality and storage.
A drug dealer from Attleborough in Mid Norfolk was arrested just three days into a suspended sentence for possession of cocaine and cannabis supply. The case highlights concerns about crime and the justice system's handling of repeat offenders in the local area.
The Conservative Party has publicly backed Taila Taylor, a Mid Norfolk Conservative candidate and Attleborough councillor, over a scandal involving a £10,000 charity pledge from a 2021 legal settlement with Attleborough Town Council. The dispute centers on whether Taylor fulfilled an agreement to donate half of a £20,000 damages award to charity, with Reform rival Daniel Burcham and others calling for accountability while Taylor argues the council failed to meet its own obligations first.
Award-winning hotel chain Coaching Inn Group has taken over Breckland Lodge, a landmark venue on the A11 near Attleborough in Norfolk. The group already operates several hotels across Norfolk and specialises in restoring historic venues.
Two companies have been fined a combined £3.375m following the deaths of two pest control workers at Banham Poultry in Attleborough, Norfolk in 2018. The men died after entering an area filled with concentrated nitrogen gas due to safety failures in the system's design and monitoring.
Norfolk County Council leader Kay Mason-Billig and around two dozen Conservative councillors, including Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman, held a party political photoshoot inside County Hall in late March, triggering accusations of breaching the councillor code of conduct. Mason-Billig defended the event by citing rainy weather, while Labour leader Steve Morphew called for the photos to be removed and questioned whether the timing near the May elections was deliberate to avoid enforcement action.
Dereham Road in Mattishall will be closed for two days due to electrical works, restricting access to Mattishall Surgery and causing expected traffic delays in the area. Patients are advised to allow extra time for appointments during the closure period.
Archaeologists discovered a significant Roman villa and various artefacts, including a bronze vessel handle nicknamed 'Norfolk Nessie', during excavations for offshore wind farm cables near Dereham in Mid Norfolk. The findings span from prehistoric to medieval periods and reveal the area's rich historical heritage, with discoveries carefully documented before reburial.
Watton Medical Practice has issued a public health warning about contaminated heroin detected in the Norwich area, specifically laced with dangerous synthetic opioids including fentanyl. The alert advises residents on overdose prevention and recognition, following a similar warning from a drugs charity in December.
Two men from the Mid Norfolk area—Jonathan Collins from Watton and Neil Moon from Spalding—died in 2018 at Banham Poultry factory in Attleborough after entering a nitrogen-filled passageway. Companies Banham Poultry and Air Products have been fined £2.5 million total for health and safety failures that led to their deaths.
After a decade of complaints about severe deterioration, Dereham's Neatherd Moor road is finally undergoing repairs this week. Breckland Council and Dereham Town Council are jointly investing £140,000 to replace the rutted loose stone surface with tarmac and fill potholes that have caused vehicle damage and safety incidents.
A man in his 90s died following a single-vehicle crash at the William Frost Way junction in Dereham Road, Costessey (near Norwich) in the early hours of Saturday, April 4. The road was closed for several hours while emergency services attended the scene, and police are appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage.
Archaeologists discovered a large Roman villa with a bathhouse near Dereham in Mid Norfolk during excavations for an offshore wind farm power cable route. The site, dating to the 1st-3rd centuries AD, contained significant artefacts and evidence of a substantial farming estate, along with other archaeological finds spanning from the Neolithic period to medieval times.
Archaeologists have discovered two lost medieval villages and Roman artefacts during excavations for RWE's wind farm cable route near Dereham in Norfolk. The discovery highlights the area's significant historical importance during infrastructure development for renewable energy projects.
Two pest control workers died from nitrogen asphyxiation at Banham Poultry in Attleborough in October 2018 due to safety failures. The court heard that Banham Poultry has since gone into liquidation and will be unable to pay any fine, despite pleading guilty to health and safety offences.
The Range superstore in East Dereham, Mid Norfolk, has completed a major upgrade with expanded departments, new products, and a dedicated Garden Centre by Homebase. The investment represents continued commercial development in the town centre and offers residents enhanced shopping facilities.
Two pest control workers, Neil Moon and Jonathan Collins, died in October 2018 at a Banham Poultry plant near Attleborough in Norfolk after being exposed to a lethal accumulation of nitrogen gas in an unmarked service passage. Banham Poultry Limited and Air Products plc have admitted health and safety breaches, with the court hearing emotional testimony from the victims' families about the devastating impact of their deaths.
Two pest control workers, Neil Moon and Jonathan Collins, died in a toxic nitrogen gas leak at Banham Poultry factory in Norfolk in October 2018. A court heard the deaths resulted from a 'cavalier' safety failure, with both companies admitting health and safety offences that caused the deaths after 7.5 years.
A planning application has been submitted to convert barns on High House Farm in Beetley, near Dereham, into seven new homes (five single-storey and two two-storey). The development aims to preserve the farm buildings while providing new housing in the Mid Norfolk area, with a decision pending from Breckland Council.
Norfolk Police is reviewing a complaint against Taila Taylor, a Conservative councillor in Attleborough, over her handling of a £10,000 charity pledge from a 2021 settlement with the town council. Taylor claims she is not obligated to donate the money due to the council's alleged failure to meet its own settlement obligations, but fellow councillors are demanding clarity on whether the charitable donation was made.
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