The placeConstituency · East of England · Electorate 71,438 · 2023 boundaries

North Norfolk.

Liberal Democrats MP Steff Aquarone holds the seat on 41.4% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentSteff Aquarone · Liberal Democrats
CouncilNorth Norfolk
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001396
Electorate · 2024
71.4k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
41.4%
Liberal Democrats · +5.5pp over Con
Settlements
17
Largest: Rural & dispersed
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
10.4
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
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.

41.4%
LD vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
27
Wards · 32 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.27 wards · 32 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Bacton Pauline Patricia Mary Porter307North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Beeston Regis The Runtons Kim Ann Toye460North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Briston Andrew Fletcher342North Norfolk LDDec 2023
Coastal Victoria Holliday619North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Cromer Town(2 seats)Boyle · Adams1,924North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Erpingham John Toye568North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Gresham Callum Edward Ringer495North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Happisburgh Luke James Paterson323North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Hickling Harry Blathwayt475North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Holt Connor Benjamin Rouse774North Norfolk LDMay 2025
Hoveton Tunstead(2 seats)Mancini-Boyle · Dixon1,453North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Mundesley Wendy Sarah Fredericks682North Norfolk LDMay 2023
North Walsham East Kate Leith959North Norfolk LDJul 2024
North Walsham Market Cross Mal Gray283North Norfolk LDSept 2024
North Walsham West(2 seats)Birch · Shires1,572North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Poppyland Angie Fitch-Tillett324North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Priory Sarah Elizabeth Jane Butikofer371North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Roughton Roy MacDonald338North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Sheringham North Liz Withington403North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Sheringham South(2 seats)Heinink · Bailey1,797North Norfolk LDMay 2023
St Benets Adam Jonathan Varley536North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Stalham(2 seats)Bayes · Taylor1,343North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Stody Andrew Brown491North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Suffield Park Emma Jane Spagnola517North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Trunch Peter Nigel Neatherway398North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Wells With Holkham Peter Garry Fisher357North Norfolk LDMay 2023
Worstead Saul Michael Penfold501North Norfolk LDMay 2023

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

§ 02Settlements.17 named places

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.

large-town 33,015town 26,107village 28,681

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Rural & dispersed33,015large town
North Walsham11,478town
Cromer7,542town
Sheringham7,087town
Holt (North Norfolk)4,014village
Stalham3,080village
Showing 6 of 17·All 17 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate45.8%57.1%-20%
Owner-occupied70.1%63.1%+11%
Private rented17.2%20.0%-14%
Social rented12.7%16.8%-25%

Ethnicity.

White98.1%
Asian0.5%
Black0.2%
Mixed1.0%
Other0.2%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.9% Female 51.1% 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
£24,400
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£33,000
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
3,475
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
53
39 primary · 6 secondary
GCSE pass
65.2%
Attainment 8: 44.1

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£212m
Taxpayers45,000
Median per taxpayer£2,150
Mean per taxpayer£4,700

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
10.4
-50% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
3.5
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
44% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences4.6
Anti-social behaviour1.8
Criminal damage & arson0.9
Public order0.8
Shoplifting0.7
Other theft0.7
Drugs0.3

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.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Steffan AquaroneWONLD19,48841.4
Duncan BakerCon16,90335.9
Jason PatchettRef6,36813.5
Cathy Cordiner-AchenbachLab2,8786.1
Liz DixonGrn1,4063.0

Turnout 47,043

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Duncan BakerCon58.6
2017Norman LambLD48.4
2015Norman LambLD39.1
2010Lamb, NormanLD55.5
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