# South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

South West Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Terry Jermy of the Labour Party. It was previously represented by Liz Truss of the Conservative Party (the shortest-serving UK Prime Minister in British history; serving as head of government for 49 days in 2022) between 2010 and 2024.

## Constituency profile

This is a rural constituency which retains a significant agricultural and food-production sector. The population is largely white and predominantly homeowners, with incomes and house prices slightly below the UK average. Electoral Calculus describes this as a "Strong Right" seat characterised by socially conservative values and strong support for Brexit.

## History

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three two-member county divisions of Norfolk were replaced with six single-member divisions, including the newly created South-Western Division of Norfolk, largely formed from southern parts of the abolished Western Division, including Thetford. From the 1950 general election onwards, it has been formally known as the county constituency of South West Norfolk.
South West Norfolk had been held solidly by Conservatives from 1964 to 2024, but for twenty years prior; it had been ultra-marginal. Labour first held it briefly from 1929 to 1931, and Sidney Dye of the Labour Party gained it in 1945 with a narrow majority of 53 votes. Dye retained the seat at the 1950 general election with an increased, but nevertheless, small majority of 260 votes. He lost it to Denys Bullard of the Conservatives in 1951 by 442 votes and regained the seat from Bullard in 1955 with a small majority of 193 votes. Dye died at the end of 1958, and at the by-election, the Labour Party candidate Albert Hilton retained the seat with an increased majority of 1,354 votes. At the 1959 general election that soon followed, Hilton's safe majority was drastically reduced to a thin margin of 78 votes.
Although Labour had held the seat at two general elections, despite two consecutive overall Conservative victories; the Conservatives won the seat at the 1964 general election, which was a Labour victory nationwide, and the party returned to government after 13 years in opposition. Paul Hawkins, then Gillian Shephard held the seat. Shephard's majority was slashed at the 1997 general election, in what would be the worst defeat nationwide for the Conservative Party in 91 years, before recovering at the 2001 general election. Both occasions resulted in an overall Labour victory.
Shephard decided not to run again in 2005 and was elevated to a peerage. The Conservative Party selected Christopher Fraser, former MP for Mid Dorset and Poole North and he was elected with a comfortable majority of over 10,000 votes.
On 28 May 2009, Fraser announced that he would be standing down at the 2010 general election citing family reasons. This was after his expenses claims were highlighted in The Daily Telegraph; according to the newspaper, Fraser claimed £1,800 in public money for buying 215 trees and marking out the boundary of his second home in the constituency.
Liz Truss was elected to succeed Fraser at the 2010 general election, which saw the Conservatives return to government. Truss served as a Cabinet minister under various Conservative prime ministers since 2014, serving as Environment Secretary between 2014 and 2016 under the leadership of David Cameron, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor between 2016 and 2017 under the leadership of Theresa May, and Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade between 2019 and 2021 under the leadership of Boris Johnson; before she was promoted to serve as Foreign Secretary in 2021. In 2022, Truss won the 2022 Conservative leadership election and was subsequently appointed Prime Minister on 6 September. Truss resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 25 October 2022. Truss lost her seat to Terry Jermy of the Labour Party at the 2024 general election, a landslide victory for Labour nationally. Her defeat was described by The Spectator as a "Portillo moment".

## Boundaries and boundary changes
### 1885–1918

* The part of the Municipal Borough of Thetford in the county of Norfolk; and
* The Sessional Divisions of Clackclose, Grimshoe, South Greenhoe, and Wayland.
Formed from southern parts of the abolished Western Division of Norfolk.

### 1918–1950

* The Municipal Borough of Thetford;
* The Urban Districts of Downham Market, East Dereham, and Swaffham;
* The Rural Districts of Mitford and Launditch, and Swaffham; and
* Parts of the Rural Districts of Downham, Marshland, and Thetford.
The seat gained northern areas of the abolished Mid Division of Norfolk, including East Dereham, and a small area in the south of the Northern Division. Transferred a small area in the east to the Southern Division.

### 1950–1983

* The Urban Districts of Downham Market, East Dereham, and Swaffham; and
* The Rural Districts of Downham, Mitford and Launditch, and Swaffham.
Thetford transferred to South Norfolk. Minor changes to boundary with King's Lynn to align with boundaries of local authorities.

### 1983–2010

* The District of Breckland wards of All Saints, Besthorpe, Buckenham, Conifer, East Guiltcross, Haggard De Toni, Harling, Haverscroft, Heathlands, Mid Forest, Nar Valley, Necton, Peddars Way, Queen's, Swaffham, Templar, Thetford Abbey, Thetford Barnham Cross, Thetford Guildhall, Thetford Saxon, Watton, Wayland, Weeting, West Guiltcross, and Wissey; and
* The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk wards of Airfield, Denton, Denver, Downham Market, Emneth, Ten Mile, Upwell Outwell and Delph, Watlington, and Wissey.
Thetford transferred back from South Norfolk, together with areas comprising the former Rural District of Wayland, including Attleborough. North-eastern areas, including East Dereham, transferred to the re-established constituency of Mid Norfolk. Minor re-alignment of boundary with North West Norfolk.

### 2010–2024

* The District of Breckland wards of Conifer, East Guiltcross, Harling and Heathlands, Mid Forest, Nar Valley, Swaffham, Thetford Abbey, Thetford Castle, Thetford Guildhall, Thetford Saxon, Wayland, Weeting, and West Guiltcross; and
* The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk wards of Airfield, Denton, Downham Old Town, East Downham, Emneth with Outwell, Hilgay with Denver, Mershe Lande, North Downham, St Lawrence, South Downham, Upwell and Delph, Walton, Watlington, Wiggenhall, and Wimbotsham with Fincham Wissey.
As a result of the Boundary Commission's report which came into effect for the 2010 general election, South West Norfolk gained wards from neighbouring North West Norfolk including Walpole, Tilney St Lawrence, and Wiggenhall villages. It lost to Mid Norfolk the wards of All Saints, Buckenham, Burgh and Haverscroft, Haggard De Toni, Necton, Queen's, Templar and Watton, which included the villages of Necton, Great Ellingham and Watton.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The District of Breckland wards of: Ashill; Bedingfeld; Forest; Guiltcross; Harling & Heathlands; Nar Valley; Swaffham; Thetford Boudica; Thetford Burrell; Thetford Castle; Thetford Priory.
* The Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk wards of: Airfield; Denver; Downham Old Town; East Downham; Emneth & Outwell; Feltwell; Methwold; North Downham; South Downham; Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall; Upwell & Delph; Watlington; Wissey.
The boundaries of the seat were redrawn as a result of modifications to ward boundaries in both local authorities, resulting in the small net loss of voters to both neighbouring constituencies of Mid Norfolk and North West Norfolk.
The constituency includes Downham Market, Swaffham, Thetford, Outwell, Upwell, and Feltwell.

## Members of Parliament

Western Division of Norfolk prior to 1885
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | William Tyssen-Amherst | Conservative |
| 1892 | Sir Thomas Hare | Conservative |
| 1906 | Richard Winfrey | Liberal |
| 1923 | Alan McLean | Conservative |
| 1929 | William Benjamin Taylor | Labour |
| 1931 | Alan McLean | Conservative |
| 1935 | Somerset de Chair | Conservative |
| 1945 | Sidney Dye | Labour |
| 1951 | Denys Bullard | Conservative |
| 1955 | Sidney Dye | Labour |
| 1959 (b) | Albert Hilton | Labour |
| 1964 | Paul Hawkins | Conservative |
| 1987 | Gillian Shephard | Conservative |
| 2005 | Christopher Fraser | Conservative |
| 2010 | Liz Truss | Conservative |
| 2024 | Terry Jermy | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Jermy | 11,847 | 26.7 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 11,217 | 25.3 | −43.4 |
| | Reform UK | Toby McKenzie | 9,958 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | James Bagge | 6,282 | 14.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josie Ratcliffe | 2,618 | 5.9 | −2.4 |
| | Green | Pallavi Devulapalli | 1,838 | 4.1 | +1.1 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Earl Elvis of East Anglia | 338 | 0.8 | −0.9 |
| | Heritage | Gary Conway | 160 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Communist | Lorraine Douglas | 77 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,335 | 59.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.8 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 35,507 | 69.0 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Emily Blake | 9,312 | 18.1 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josie Ratcliffe | 4,166 | 8.1 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Pallavi Devulapalli | 1,645 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Earl Elvis of Outwell | 836 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,195 | 50.9 | +15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,466 | 65.6 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.0 | |
General election 2017: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 32,894 | 62.8 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 14,582 | 27.8 | +10.5 |
| | UKIP | David Williams | 2,575 | 4.9 | −18.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gordon | 2,365 | 4.5 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,312 | 35.0 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,416 | 67.3 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election 2015: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 25,515 | 50.9 | +2.6 |
| | UKIP | Paul Smyth | 11,654 | 23.3 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 8,649 | 17.3 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccard | 2,217 | 4.4 | −17.2 |
| | Green | Sandra Walmsley | 2,075 | 4.1 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,861 | 27.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,110 | 65.1 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.2 | |
General election 2010: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 23,753 | 48.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gordon | 10,613 | 21.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 9,119 | 18.6 |
| | UKIP | Kay Hipsey | 3,061 | 6.2 |
| | BNP | Dennis Pearce | 1,774 | 3.6 |
| | Green | Lori Allen | 830 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,140 | 26.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,150 | 66.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Fraser | 25,881 | 46.9 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Charmaine Morgan | 15,795 | 28.7 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | April Pond | 10,207 | 18.5 | +7.8 |
| | UKIP | Delia Hall | 2,738 | 5.0 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Kim Hayes | 506 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,086 | 18.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,127 | 62.5 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
General election 2001: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Shephard | 27,633 | 52.2 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Anne Hanson | 18,267 | 34.5 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dean | 5,681 | 10.7 | −3.2 |
| | UKIP | Ian Smith | 1,368 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,366 | 17.7 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,949 | 63.1 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.7 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Shephard | 24,694 | 42.0 | −12.6 |
| | Labour | Adrian Heffernan | 22,230 | 37.8 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David J. Bucton | 8,178 | 13.9 | −6.3 |
| | Referendum | Ronnie J.B. Hoare | 3,694 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,464 | 4.2 | −23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,796 | 73.1 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −11.6 | |
General election 1992: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Shephard | 33,637 | 54.6 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Mary Page | 16,706 | 27.1 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John T. Marsh | 11,237 | 18.2 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,931 | 27.5 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,580 | 79.3 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.6 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Shephard | 32,519 | 57.6 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Scott | 12,083 | 21.4 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Mary Page | 11,844 | 21.0 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,436 | 36.2 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,446 | 76.0 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Hawkins | 28,632 | 55.7 |
| | Liberal | Brian Baxter | 13,722 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | Alan Rosenberg | 9,072 | 17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,910 | 29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,426 | 73.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Hawkins | 24,767 | 54.8 |
| | Labour | Alan Rosenberg | 14,063 | 31.1 |
| | Liberal | Brian Baxter | 6,363 | 14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,704 | 23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,193 | 78.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Hawkins | 19,778 | 47.9 |
| | Labour | H Toch | 14,850 | 36.0 |
| | Liberal | Brian Baxter | 6,658 | 16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,928 | 11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,286 | 76.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Hawkins | 20,430 | 46.2 | |
| | Labour | H Toch | 14,387 | 32.6 | |
| | Liberal | KW Nash | 8,986 | 20.4 | |
| | Independent Powellite | MM McNee | 380 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,043 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,183 | 83.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Hawkins | 22,220 | 57.3 |
| | Labour | Leslie J Potter | 16,572 | 42.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,648 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,792 | 80.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Hawkins | 17,880 | 51.1 |
| | Labour | Noel Insley | 17,105 | 48.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,985 | 84.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Hawkins | 16,728 | 50.0 | |
| | Labour | Albert Hilton | 16,605 | 49.2 | |
| | Independent | Victor Welch | 427 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,760 | 82.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Albert Hilton | 16,858 | 50.1 |
| | Conservative | Elaine Kellett | 16,780 | 49.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 83.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
1959 South West Norfolk by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Hilton | 15,314 | 51.0 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Elaine Kellett | 13,960 | 46.4 | −3.27 |
| | Independent Nationalist | Andrew Fountaine | 785 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,354 | 4.51 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,059 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sidney Dye | 16,781 | 50.3 |
| | Conservative | Denys Bullard | 16,588 | 49.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 82.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
General election 1951: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Denys Bullard | 16,970 | 50.7 |
| | Labour | Sidney Dye | 16,528 | 49.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 82.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
General election 1950: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sidney Dye | 15,649 | 47.4 |
| | Conservative | Denys Bullard | 15,389 | 46.6 |
| | Liberal | George Stephen Dennis | 2,009 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 83.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Norfolk South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sidney Dye | 15,091 | 50.1 |
| | Conservative | Somerset de Chair | 15,038 | 49.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,129 | 65.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Norfolk South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Somerset de Chair | 16,060 | 57.4 |
| | Labour | Sidney Dye | 11,943 | 42.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,117 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,003 | 69.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1931: Norfolk South Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan McLean | 19,614 | 66.3 | |
| | Labour | William Taylor | 9,952 | 33.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,662 | 32.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,566 | 74.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Taylor | 12,152 | 41.8 | −0.2 |
| | Unionist | Alan McLean | 11,382 | 39.1 | −18.9 |
| | Liberal | Victor Diederichs Duval | 5,556 | 19.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,090 | 74.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.4 | |
General election 1924: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alan McLean | 13,838 | 58.0 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | William Taylor | 10,004 | 42.0 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,834 | 16.0 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,842 | 72.0 | +7.3 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1923: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alan McLean | 11,269 | 53.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | William Taylor | 9,779 | 46.5 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,490 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,048 | 64.7 | +5.6 |
| | Unionist gain from National Liberal | Unionist gain from National Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1922: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Liberal | Richard Winfrey | 10,432 | 54.7 |
| | Labour | William Taylor | 8,655 | 45.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,777 | 9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,087 | 59.1 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Richard Winfrey | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General election December 1910: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Winfrey | 4,176 | 52.7 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Albert Edward Stanley Clarke | 3,745 | 47.3 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 5.4 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,921 | 87.6 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
General election January 1910: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Winfrey | 4,239 | 51.5 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hare | 4,000 | 48.5 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 3.0 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,239 | 91.1 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.2 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Winfrey | 4,416 | 55.7 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hare | 3,513 | 44.3 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 903 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,929 | 88.7 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1 | |
General election 1900: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hare | 3,702 | 50.4 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal | Richard Winfrey | 3,636 | 49.6 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 0.8 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,338 | 84.0 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.9 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hare | 3,968 | 51.3 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal | Richard Winfrey | 3,762 | 48.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 2.6 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,730 | 84.8 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.9 | |
General election 1892: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hare | 4,077 | 52.2 |
| | Liberal | Henry Lee-Warner | 3,739 | 47.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,816 | 92.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Tyssen-Amherst | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1885: South West Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Tyssen-Amherst | 4,096 | 52.0 | |
| | Liberal | William Gurdon | 3,776 | 48.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,872 | 83.8 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |