North Norfolk.
Liberal Democrats MP Steff Aquarone holds the seat on 41.4% of the vote.
3 Jun 2026
A steady constituency worker who has stayed firmly in line with his party since entering Parliament in 2024, Aquarone has nonetheless cast some notable votes in recent weeks. He backed a Lib Dem push to refer Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Peter Mandelson appointment, opposed government regulations allowing the withdrawal of support from asylum seekers working illegally, and voted against the government's reserve power to direct pension fund investments -- all standard opposition positions, but ones that put him on record on contested issues. He also supported Lords amendments to the English Devolution Bill against the government's wishes. No rebel votes against his own party appear in his record.
With 71% voting participation -- below the Commons average -- Aquarone is not the most active voter, though he has logged 240 parliamentary contributions across 137 debates. His speeches cluster around local government, the economy and health, and he scores high on pro-parliamentary-scrutiny (95%) and pro-Lords-scrutiny (97%) metrics, suggesting a consistent instinct for checking executive power. He is notably cooler on assisted dying access than his party average -- 33% aligned versus the Lib Dem average of 48%. He opposed the employer National Insurance increase in every relevant vote.
His public profile leans heavily local: he closed 6,000 constituent cases in his first year and toured 26 Norfolk towns and villages the following summer. News coverage highlights rural transport and healthcare concerns, including road safety for horse riders on the A148. A negative story from April 2024 -- before he became an MP -- alleged fake social media profiles promoting him, though this predates his parliamentary record. He sits on the Transport Committee, which fits his constituency's rural infrastructure concerns. Voting data covers his full term from July 2024.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacton | Pauline Patricia Mary Porter | 307 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Beeston Regis The Runtons | Kim Ann Toye | 460 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Briston | Andrew Fletcher | 342 | North Norfolk LD | Dec 2023 |
| Coastal | Victoria Holliday | 619 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Cromer Town(2 seats) | Boyle · Adams | 1,924 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Erpingham | John Toye | 568 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Gresham | Callum Edward Ringer | 495 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Happisburgh | Luke James Paterson | 323 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Hickling | Harry Blathwayt | 475 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Holt | Connor Benjamin Rouse | 774 | North Norfolk LD | May 2025 |
| Hoveton Tunstead(2 seats) | Mancini-Boyle · Dixon | 1,453 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Mundesley | Wendy Sarah Fredericks | 682 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| North Walsham East | Kate Leith | 959 | North Norfolk LD | Jul 2024 |
| North Walsham Market Cross | Mal Gray | 283 | North Norfolk LD | Sept 2024 |
| North Walsham West(2 seats) | Birch · Shires | 1,572 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Poppyland | Angie Fitch-Tillett | 324 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Priory | Sarah Elizabeth Jane Butikofer | 371 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Roughton | Roy MacDonald | 338 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Sheringham North | Liz Withington | 403 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Sheringham South(2 seats) | Heinink · Bailey | 1,797 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| St Benets | Adam Jonathan Varley | 536 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Stalham(2 seats) | Bayes · Taylor | 1,343 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Stody | Andrew Brown | 491 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Suffield Park | Emma Jane Spagnola | 517 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Trunch | Peter Nigel Neatherway | 398 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Wells With Holkham | Peter Garry Fisher | 357 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
| Worstead | Saul Michael Penfold | 501 | North Norfolk LD | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Rural & dispersed (33,015), with North Walsham (11,478) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 87,803.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Rural & dispersed | 33,015 | large town |
| North Walsham | 11,478 | town |
| Cromer | 7,542 | town |
| Sheringham | 7,087 | town |
| Holt (North Norfolk) | 4,014 | village |
| Stalham | 3,080 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 45.8% | 57.1% | -20% |
| Owner-occupied | 70.1% | 63.1% | +11% |
| Private rented | 17.2% | 20.0% | -14% |
| Social rented | 12.7% | 16.8% | -25% |
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 | £212m |
| Taxpayers | 45,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,150 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £4,700 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steffan AquaroneWON | LD | 19,488 | 41.4 |
| Duncan Baker | Con | 16,903 | 35.9 |
| Jason Patchett | Ref | 6,368 | 13.5 |
| Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach | Lab | 2,878 | 6.1 |
| Liz Dixon | Grn | 1,406 | 3.0 |
Turnout 47,043
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Duncan Baker | Con | 58.6 |
| 2017 | Norman Lamb | LD | 48.4 |
| 2015 | Norman Lamb | LD | 39.1 |
| 2010 | Lamb, Norman | LD | 55.5 |
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