Broadland and Fakenham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Broadland and Fakenham is represented in the House of Commons by Jerome Mayhew (Conservative). Jerome Mayhew took the seat for Conservative in July 2024 with 16,322 votes (33.0%), ahead of Iain Simpson (Labour) on 15,603. 49,513 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,863, 64.4% of those registered. The majority was 719.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Broadland and Fakenham apart: the 46th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (30.4%), and the 48th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (129.7 per sq km).
82.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.9 points). 14.2% were economically inactive.
The ONS estimates 97,108 people lived in Broadland and Fakenham in mid-2024, up 9.3% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (26,505) than children under 16 (15,404).
3,086 children in Broadland and Fakenham were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 20.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 12.7% in 2021/22 to 14.4% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £315,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £222,500. The highest March-year median in the series was £325,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 243rd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,290 sales were registered in the period, against 1,688 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Broadland and Fakenham had median pay of £37,580 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £34,216. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,383. The residents' figure ranks 276th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,190, or 2.2% of the working-age population. That is up from 1,090 twelve months before.
Workplaces in Broadland and Fakenham accounted for 33,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,545 local units for March 2026.
Broadland and Fakenham counted 40,805 households on Census day 2021; 30.4% of adults were retired and 29.1% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Jerome Mayhew, Conservative
- MP for Broadland and Fakenham since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jerome Mayhew on this site
In Parliament
What Jerome Mayhew said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 14 October 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 868 spoken contributions by Jerome Mayhew since 4 July 2024.
Q2. Last week the Prime Minister struggled to disclose all his dealings with the owners of Manchester City football club, so I ask him this: in September, did he have a meeting scheduled with Khaldoon Al Mubarak?
Fakenham needs a banking hub. It is a vibrant market town; it has about 80 high street businesses, as well as light industrial and manufacturing concerns, and it is the economic hub that services more than 17,000 adults and their children.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
A moment ago, the Secretary of State for Defence said that the Government would set out a path to spending 3% of GDP on defence, but he forgot to say by which year that would happen. Will he take this opportunity to confirm that this is 3% defence spending by 2030?
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Does the Minister have any idea how long it takes to design and then apply for an SFI? All that is then chucked away in a six-hour lottery.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, because I have been involved in a family farm and have created a family business—[Interruption.] Thank you.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Read from the Hansard API on 24 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Mayhew | Conservative | 16,322 | 33.0% | −26.2 |
| Iain Simpson | Labour | 15,603 | 31.5% | +9.9 |
| Eric Masters | Reform UK | 8,859 | 17.9% | |
| Leyla Hannbeck | Liberal Democrat | 5,526 | 11.2% | −4.9 |
| Jan Davis | Green Party | 3,203 | 6.5% | +4.0 |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 33.0% | Labour 31.5% | 719 | 64.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 59.2% | Labour 21.6% | 19,825 | 72.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Broadland and Fakenham covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Broadland E07000144
- North Norfolk E07000147
Who has power over Broadland and Fakenham
Every body that makes decisions for Broadland and Fakenham, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Broadland and Fakenham this page: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Broadland and Fakenham?
Jerome Mayhew (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Broadland and Fakenham?
The House of Commons Library records 16,322 votes for Jerome Mayhew of Conservative and a majority of 719; 64.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Broadland and Fakenham?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,190, 2.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Broadland and Fakenham?
£315,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Broadland and Fakenham?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £37,580 (April 2025).
How many children in Broadland and Fakenham live in low income families?
3,086 children under 16, 20.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Broadland and Fakenham?
97,108 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.