Norwich North
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards
Norwich North is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament represented by Alice Macdonald, member of the Labour Party, after winning the seat in the 2024 general election.
The constituency includes parts of two local government areas, Norwich and Broadland with the majority of the electorate in Broadland.
Constituency profile
Norwich North is a constituency in Norfolk in the East of England. It covers the northern, suburban neighbourhoods of Norwich, most of which lie within the Broadland district outside the city's official boundaries. Areas within this constituency include Thorpe St Andrew, Old Catton, Sprowston, Hellesdon and Drayton.
Norwich is a historic city and was England's second-largest settlement after London until the industrial era. It is known for its medieval architecture and its traditional association with literature and the shoemaking industry. The suburbs that make up this constituency are historic settlements in their own right but have largely been absorbed into Norwich's wider urban area by Victorian and 20th-century development. Norwich North generally has average levels of wealth; there are high levels of deprivation in the Mile Cross and Heartsease council estates whilst the outer suburbs are more affluent. House prices across the constituency are lower than the regional and UK averages.
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