# North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

North Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Steffan Aquarone, a Liberal Democrat.

## Constituency profile

The seat covers a long stretch of the Norfolk coast including the seaside towns of Cromer, Wells-next-the-Sea and Sheringham.

## History

The North Division of Norfolk was first created by the Reform Act 1867 as one of three two-member divisions of the Parliamentary County of Norfolk. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three two-member county divisions were replaced with six single-member divisions. The second version of this constituency was one of the single-member seats. It has remained as a single-member seat since then, being designated as a County Constituency from the 1950 general election.
Formerly held by Labour from 1945 to 1970, then the Conservatives from 1970 to 2001, the seat was represented by the Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb from 2001 until he stood down for the 2019 general election, when the Conservatives regained the seat from the Lib Dems with a swing of 17.5%. However the Lib Dems re-took the seat at the following general election in 2024 with a swing of 16.8%.
The 2001 general election marked the first time that a Liberal aligned candidate had won a seat in Norfolk since 1929. This was to be followed by the election of Simon Wright in Norwich South in 2010. While Wright's success was short-lived (he was defeated in 2015), Lamb retained his seat, which at the 2015 election was one of only two Liberal Democrat seats in southern England, and one of only eight in the whole UK. At the 2017 general election, in which the Liberal Democrats lost five of their nine seats, North Norfolk was one of the four held. Although the seat had been held by Labour for the 25 years following World War II, Labour have slumped to a distant third in recent years, and came fourth in 2015, and last in a narrower field of three candidates in 2017.
North Norfolk was described by the Earl of Leicester as "the one constituency in England where, in 1964, it was so feudal that it had to be explained to the electors that the ballot was secret." Feudal is used as a metaphor, or shorthand, meaning constitutionally backward.

## Boundaries and boundary changes
### 1868–1885

* The Hundreds of East Flegg, West Flegg, Happing, Tunstead, Erpingham (North), Erpingham (South), Eynsford, Holt and North Greenhoe.
The seat was formed largely from northern parts of the abolished Eastern Division, with a small part transferred from the Western Division. It also absorbed the Parliamentary Borough of Great Yarmouth, which had been disenfranchised for corruption under the Act.

### 1885–1918

* The Sessional Divisions of Eynsford, Holt, North Erpingham, and North Greenhoe; and
* Part of the Sessional Division of South Erpingham.
Great Yarmouth re-established as a single-member Parliamentary Borough. Eastern parts were transferred to the re-established Eastern Division.

### 1918–1950

* The Urban Districts of Cromer, Sheringham, and Wells-next-the-Sea; and
* The Rural Districts of Aylsham, Erpingham, and Walsingham.
Gained the area around Fakenham from the abolished North-Western Division, and lost small areas in the south to the Eastern and South-Western Divisions.

### 1950–1974

* The Urban Districts of Cromer, North Walsham, Sheringham, and Wells-next-the-Sea; and
* The Rural Districts of Erpingham, Smallburgh, and Walsingham.
Gained North Walsham and the Rural District of Smallburgh from the abolished Eastern Division. An area comprising the former Rural District of Aylsham (now part of the St Faith's and Aylsham Rural District) was transferred to the new constituency of Central Norfolk.

### 1974–1983

* The Urban Districts of Cromer, North Walsham, and Sheringham; and
* The Rural Districts of Erpingham, St Faith's and Aylsham, and Smallburgh.
Gained the Rural District of St Faiths and Aylsham, including Hellesdon and Sprowston, from the now abolished constituency of Central Norfolk. Wells-next-the-Sea and the Rural District of Walsingham, including Fakenham, were transferred to the re-established constituency of North West Norfolk.

### 1983–2010

* The District of North Norfolk.
The seat was extended westwards, regaining Wells-next-the-Sea and areas comprising the former Rural District of Walsingham, including Fakenham, from North West Norfolk. Suburbs of Norwich, including Hellesdon and Sprowston, were transferred to Norwich North, and remaining southern areas, including Aylsham, to the new constituency of Mid Norfolk.

### 2010–2024

* The District of North Norfolk wards of Briston, Chaucer, Corpusty, Cromer Town, Erpingham, Gaunt, Glaven Valley, Happisburgh, High Heath, Holt, Hoveton, Mundesley, North Walsham East, North Walsham North, North Walsham West, Poppyland, Priory, Roughton, St Benet, Scottow, Sheringham North, Sheringham South, Stalham and Sutton, Suffield Park, The Runtons, Waterside, Waxham, and Worstead.
Fakenham and surrounding areas were transferred out once again to the new constituency of Broadland.

### 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 North Norfolk wards of: Bacton; Beeston Regis & The Runtons; Briston; Coastal; Cromer Town; Erpingham; Gresham; Happisburgh; Hickling; Holt; Hoveton & Tunstead; Mundesley; North Walsham East; North Walsham Market Cross; North Walsham West; Poppyland; Priory; Roughton; St. Benet’s; Sheringham North; Sheringham South; Stalham; Stody; Suffield Park; Trunch; Wells with Holkham; Worstead.
Minor gain following changes to local authority ward boundaries.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1868–1885

West Norfolk and East Norfolk prior to 1868
| Election | First member | First party | First party | Second member | Second party | Second party |
| 1868 | constituency created | constituency created | constituency created | constituency created | constituency created | constituency created |
| 1868 | Frederick Walpole | | Conservative | Sir Edmund Lacon | | Conservative |
| 1876 by-election | James Duff | | Conservative | Sir Edmund Lacon | | Conservative |
| 1879 by-election | Edward Birkbeck | | Conservative | Sir Edmund Lacon | | Conservative |
| 1885 | reduced to one member | reduced to one member | reduced to one member | reduced to one member | reduced to one member | reduced to one member |

### MPs since 1885

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Herbert Cozens-Hardy | Liberal |
| 1899 by-election | William Brampton Gurdon | Liberal |
| Jan 1910 | Noel Buxton | Liberal |
| 1918 | Douglas King | Coalition Independent |
| 1920 | Douglas King | Coalition Conservative |
| 1922 | Noel Buxton | Labour |
| 1930 by-election | Lady Noel-Buxton | Labour |
| 1931 | Thomas Cook | Conservative |
| 1945 | Edwin Gooch | Labour |
| 1964 | Bert Hazell | Labour |
| 1970 | Ralph Howell | Conservative |
| 1997 | David Prior | Conservative |
| 2001 | Sir Norman Lamb | Liberal Democrats |
| 2019 | Duncan Baker | Conservative |
| 2024 | Steffan Aquarone | Liberal Democrats |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steffan Aquarone | 19,488 | 41.4 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Baker | 16,903 | 35.9 | −22.6 |
| | Reform UK | Jason Patchett | 6,368 | 13.5 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach | 2,878 | 6.1 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Liz Dixon | 1,406 | 3.0 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,585 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,043 | 65.9 | –7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,438 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.8 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 30,145 | 58.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 15,653 | 30.4 |
| | Labour | 3,980 | 7.7 |
| | Brexit Party | 1,739 | 3.4 |
| | Green | 45 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 51,562 | 72.9 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 70,719 |
General election 2019: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Baker | 29,792 | 58.6 | +16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Ward | 15,397 | 30.3 | −18.1 |
| | Labour | Emma Corlett | 3,895 | 7.7 | −2.2 |
| | Brexit Party | Harry Gywnne | 1,739 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,395 | 28.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,823 | 71.9 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +17.5 | |
Sir Norman Lamb did not stand for re-election. The seat saw the largest decrease in the Liberal Democrat vote share at the 2019 general election, and the third highest increase in vote share for the Conservatives.
General election 2017: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Lamb | 25,260 | 48.4 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | James Wild | 21,748 | 41.7 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Burke | 5,180 | 9.9 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,512 | 6.7 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,188 | 75.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
General election 2015: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Lamb | 19,299 | 39.1 | −16.4 |
| | Conservative | Ann Steward | 15,256 | 30.9 | −1.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael Baker | 8,328 | 16.9 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Denise Burke | 5,043 | 10.2 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Mike Macartney-Filgate | 1,488 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,043 | 8.2 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,414 | 71.7 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -7.6 | |
General election 2010: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Lamb | 27,554 | 55.5 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Ivory | 15,928 | 32.1 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Phil Harris | 2,896 | 5.8 | −3.1 |
| | UKIP | Michael Baker | 2,680 | 5.4 | +3.7 |
| | Green | Andrew Boswell | 508 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Simon Mann | 95 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,626 | 23.4 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,661 | 73.2 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Lamb | 31,515 | 53.4 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Iain Dale | 20,909 | 35.5 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Phil Harris | 5,447 | 9.2 | −4.1 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Agnew | 978 | 1.7 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Justin Appleyard | 116 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,606 | 17.9 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,965 | 73.0 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
General election 2001: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Lamb | 23,978 | 42.7 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | David Prior | 23,495 | 41.8 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Mike Gates | 7,490 | 13.3 | −11.8 |
| | Green | Mike Sheridan | 649 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Paul Simison | 608 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,220 | 70.2 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Prior | 21,456 | 36.5 | −11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Lamb | 20,163 | 34.3 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Cullingham | 14,736 | 25.1 | +1.9 |
| | Referendum | John Allen | 2,458 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,293 | 2.2 | −18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,813 | 76.0 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -9.5 | |
General election 1992: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ralph Howell | 28,810 | 48.3 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Lamb | 16,265 | 27.3 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Cullingham | 13,850 | 23.2 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Angie Zelter | 559 | 0.9 | −0.8 |
| | Natural Law | S. Jackson | 167 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,545 | 21.0 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,651 | 80.8 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.6 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ralph Howell | 28,822 | 53.3 | −0.7 |
| | Alliance | Neil Anthony | 13,512 | 25.0 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Earle | 10,765 | 19.9 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Michael Filgate | 960 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,310 | 28.3 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,059 | 77.5 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
General election 1983: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ralph Howell | 26,230 | 54.0 | −2.9 |
| | Alliance | John Elworthy | 13,007 | 26.8 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | Edward Barber | 9,317 | 19.2 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,223 | 27.2 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,554 | 74.6 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ralph Howell | 43,952 | 56.9 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | R. S. Dimmick | 22,126 | 28.6 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal | Gustav Rex Collings | 10,643 | 13.8 | −6.1 |
| | National Front | A. C. R. Sizeland | 548 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,826 | 28.3 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,269 | 78.7 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
General election October 1974: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ralph Howell | 33,312 | 48.1 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | D. M. Mason | 22,191 | 32.0 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Richard Moore | 13,776 | 19.9 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,121 | 16.1 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,279 | 76.5 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ralph Howell | 35,684 | 47.6 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | D. M. Mason | 21,394 | 28.6 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal | Richard Moore | 17,853 | 23.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,290 | 19.0 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,931 | 83.4 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ralph Howell | 24,587 | 55.3 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Bert Hazell | 19,903 | 44.7 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,684 | 10.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,490 | 80.3 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bert Hazell | 20,796 | 50.90 |
| | Conservative | Ralph Howell | 20,059 | 49.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 737 | 1.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,855 | 83.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bert Hazell | 19,360 | 50.1 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Frank Henry Easton | 19,307 | 49.9 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 0.2 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,667 | 79.7 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edwin Gooch | 19,784 | 50.85 |
| | National Liberal | Frank Henry Easton | 19,126 | 49.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 | 1.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,910 | 79.81 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edwin Gooch | 20,899 | 51.53 |
| | National Liberal | William Scarlett Jameson | 19,657 | 48.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,242 | 3.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,556 | 81.64 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edwin Gooch | 21,067 | 50.33 |
| | National Liberal | Douglas M. Reid | 20,788 | 49.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 0.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,855 | 83.66 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edwin Gooch | 19,790 | 47.99 | |
| | National Liberal | Douglas M. Reid | 17,741 | 43.03 | |
| | Liberal | Arnold Hilward Jones | 3,703 | 8.98 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,049 | 4.96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,234 | 84.31 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edwin Gooch | 17,753 | 58.67 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Cook | 12,507 | 41.33 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,246 | 17.34 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,260 | 70.94 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Cook | 17,863 | 55.26 |
| | Labour | Lucy Noel-Buxton | 14,465 | 44.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,398 | 10.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,328 | 78.14 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1931: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Cook | 19,988 | 60.53 | |
| | Labour | Lucy Noel-Buxton | 13,035 | 39.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,953 | 21.06 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,023 | 82.27 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1930 North Norfolk by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lucy Noel-Buxton | 14,821 | 50.3 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Cook | 14,642 | 49.7 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 0.6 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,463 | 75.0 | −2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Noel Buxton | 14,544 | 47.5 | −1.2 |
| | Unionist | Thomas Cook | 12,661 | 41.3 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | Zelia Hoffman | 3,407 | 11.1 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,883 | 6.2 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,612 | 77.9 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,272 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.0 | |
General election 1924: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Noel Buxton | 11,978 | 48.7 | −8.9 |
| | Unionist | Thomas Cook | 9,974 | 40.6 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal | Maurice Alexander | 2,637 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,004 | 8.1 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,589 | 77.1 | +8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,913 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.6 | |
General election 1923: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Noel Buxton | 12,278 | 57.6 | +5.4 |
| | Unionist | Brian Smith | 9,022 | 42.4 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,256 | 15.2 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,300 | 68.3 | −6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,205 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
General election 1922: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Noel Buxton | 12,004 | 52.2 | +2.8 |
| | Unionist | Roger Bowan Crewdson | 10,975 | 47.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,979 | 75.2 | +14.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,556 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Independent | Douglas King* | 9,274 | 50.6 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Noel Buxton | 9,061 | 49.4 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,335 | 60.8 | −25.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,179 | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.8 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
* King was named a Unionist candidate in the official list of Coalition Government endorsements, but he wrote to The Times stating he had left the party before the election and should be classed as an independent. He later rejoined the party.
General election 1914–15: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: Noel Buxton
* Unionist: Douglas King
General election December 1910: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Noel Buxton | 5,187 | 53.6 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Douglas King | 4,491 | 46.4 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 696 | 7.2 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,678 | 86.7 | −1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,169 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
General election January 1910: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Noel Buxton | 5,189 | 53.0 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Douglas King | 4,604 | 47.0 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 6.0 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,793 | 87.7 | +6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,169 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1906 general election: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Brampton Gurdon | 5,155 | 58.7 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | F. T. S. Rippingall | 3,628 | 41.3 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,527 | 17.4 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,783 | 81.4 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,795 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
1900 general election: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Brampton Gurdon | 4,490 | 56.2 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Henry Spencer Follett | 3,493 | 43.8 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 997 | 12.4 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,983 | 77.8 | −2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,261 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1899 North Norfolk by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Brampton Gurdon | 4,775 | 57.0 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Kemp | 3,610 | 43.0 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,165 | 14.0 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,385 | 83.7 | +3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,017 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
* Caused by Cozens-Hardy's appointment as a judge in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice.
1895 general election: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Cozens-Hardy | 4,246 | 53.2 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Kemp | 3,738 | 46.8 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 6.4 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,984 | 80.5 | −9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,924 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.0 | |
1892 general election: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Cozens-Hardy | 4,561 | 58.2 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | John Cator | 3,278 | 41.8 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,283 | 16.4 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,839 | 90.0 | +14.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,713 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

1886 general election: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Cozens-Hardy | 4,084 | 55.1 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Ailwyn Fellowes | 3,324 | 44.9 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 760 | 10.2 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,408 | 76.0 | −9.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,742 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.0 | |
1885 general election: North Norfolk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Cozens-Hardy | 5,028 | 60.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Samuel Hoare | 3,342 | 39.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,686 | 20.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,370 | 85.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,742 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
1880 general election: North Norfolk (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Birkbeck | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Edmund Lacon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,519 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

1879 by-election: North Norfolk (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Birkbeck | 2,742 | 54.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Buxton | 2,252 | 45.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,994 | 77.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,474 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Duff's death.
1876 by-election: North Norfolk (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Duff | 2,302 | 51.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Buxton | 2,192 | 48.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,494 | 72.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,231 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Walpole's death.
1874 general election: North Norfolk (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Walpole | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Edmund Lacon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,325 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

1868 general election: North Norfolk (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Walpole | 2,630 | 27.7 | |
| | Conservative | Edmund Lacon | 2,563 | 27.0 | |
| | Liberal | Edmond Wodehouse | 2,235 | 23.5 | |
| | Liberal | Robert Gurdon | 2,078 | 21.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,753 (est) | 73.9 (est) | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,432 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |