The placeConstituency · East of England · Electorate 74,006 · 2023 boundaries

South Norfolk.

Labour Party MP Ben Goldsborough holds the seat on 35.0% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentBen Goldsborough · Labour Party
CouncilSouth Norfolk
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001489
Electorate · 2024
74.0k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
35.0%
Labour Party · +5.7pp over Con
Settlements
21
Largest: Rural & dispersed
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
8.0
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Goldsborough's clearest act of independence has been his consistent opposition to assisted dying. He voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at both Second Reading in November 2024 and Third Reading in June 2025 -- one of only two votes where he has broken from Labour's majority. Otherwise he is a 99.5% party-line voter, backing the government on every recent Commons-Lords ping-pong exchange, the Privileges Committee referral of the Prime Minister, and energy and pensions legislation.

His participation rate of 86% (441 of 515 votes) sits slightly below the Commons average. His 150 contributions span economy and jobs, local government, crime and health -- reflecting a South Norfolk brief that mixes rural economic concerns with constituency casework. He has used parliamentary time to push for Zoe's Law, a proposed change to skin cancer screening prompted by a constituent's death, drawing on his own cancer treatment publicly in a November 2025 speech. He also secured a Westminster Hall debate on shotgun licensing changes, framing proposed reforms as an economic and cultural threat to rural Norfolk. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation but low alignment with Lords scrutiny and parliamentary oversight -- consistent with his voting record.

His membership of the Petitions Committee fits a pattern of constituent-led engagement: he has also published a road safety report identifying ten danger spots in South Norfolk and conducted local surveys on rural issues. Local news coverage over the past 90 days is heavy -- 57 articles -- with planning, housing and crime featuring most, though sentiment scores are broadly neutral. Data on his longer-term voting record before July 2024 is unavailable, as he was first elected that month.

35.0%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
17
Wards · 28 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.17 wards · 28 councillors

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

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Brooke John Charles Fuller609South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Central Wymondham(2 seats)Hurn · Savage1,356South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Cringleford(2 seats)Elmer · Sacks1,448South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Easton Margaret Dewsbury304South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Forncett Kim Carsok361South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Hempnall Martyn Hooton508South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Hethersett(3 seats)Bills · Morland · Cross2,819South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Loddon Chedgrave(2 seats)Rowe · Billig1,833South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Mulbarton Stoke Holy Cross Bob McClenning667South Norfolk ConSept 2023
Newton Flotman John Cook414South Norfolk ConMay 2023
North Wymondham(2 seats)Roberts · Rosen1,368South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Old Costessey(3 seats)Cork · Blundell · Laidlaw2,119South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Poringland Framinghams Trowse(3 seats)Overton · Neal · Fowler3,343South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Rockland Vic Thomson472South Norfolk ConMay 2023
South Wymondham Carmina Claire McConnell286South Norfolk ConSept 2023
Stratton(2 seats)Race · Carver712South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Thurlton Andrew Evans405South Norfolk ConMay 2023

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

§ 02Settlements.21 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Rural & dispersed (18,672), with Wymondham (South Norfolk) (16,675) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 92,034.

city 2,470town 60,447village 29,117

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Rural & dispersed18,672town
Wymondham (South Norfolk)16,675town
Hethersett7,201town
Poringland6,766town
Long Stratton5,961town
Cringleford5,172town
Showing 6 of 21·All 21 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate59.5%57.1%+4%
Owner-occupied75.8%63.1%+20%
Private rented13.3%20.0%-34%
Social rented10.9%16.8%-35%

Ethnicity.

White94.9%
Asian2.1%
Black0.9%
Mixed1.6%
Other0.5%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.7% Female 51.3% 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
£30,500
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£40,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
3,615
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
48
39 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
79.1%
Attainment 8: 53.2

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£331m
Taxpayers51,000
Median per taxpayer£3,300
Mean per taxpayer£6,530

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
8.0
-61% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
2.7
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
50% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences4.0
Anti-social behaviour0.9
Criminal damage & arson0.7
Other theft0.6
Public order0.5
Other crime0.3
Burglary0.3

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%
Ben GoldsboroughWONLab17,35335.0
Poppy Simister-ThomasCon14,52729.3
Chris HarrisonRef7,58315.3
Christopher BrownLD5,74611.6
Catherine RowettGrn3,9878.0
Paco DavilaInd2540.5
Jason MaguireInd1290.3

Turnout 49,579

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Richard BaconCon58.0
2017Richard BaconCon58.2
2015Richard BaconCon54.3
2010Bacon, RichardCon49.3
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