UK Explained

North West Norfolk

Represented in Parliament by James Wild (Conservative). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

James Wild, Conservative. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How North West Norfolk compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 398 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £726£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 345 areas and lower than 303.

UK 3.9%This area 3.3%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
North West Norfolk£7263.3%
Warrington North£7233.3%
Aldridge-Brownhills£7233.2%
Mid and South Pembrokeshire£7223.4%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in North West Norfolk

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people103,09259,597,740 in total
Aged under 1616%18%2 points lower
Aged 65 and over26%19%8 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher24%34%10 points lower
Households that own their home66%62%3 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association15%17%2 points lower
Households renting privately19%20%2 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
James Wild

Conservative

MAJORITY
4,954

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
60%

of people who could vote did

James Wild won with 36% of the votes, and Tim Leaver (Labour) came second with 25%.

Votes for each party

Conservative36% · 16,097
Labour25% · 11,143
Reform UK20% · 8,697
Liberal Democrat15% · 6,492
Green Party5% · 2,137
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
James WildConservative16,09736.1%
Tim LeaverLabour11,14325.0%
Phil WaltonReform UK8,69719.5%
Rob ColwellLiberal Democrat6,49214.6%
Michael de WhalleyGreen Party2,1374.8%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£726 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.3%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026