North Norfolk: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for North Norfolk is Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Steffan Aquarone (Liberal Democrat) won 19,488 votes, 41.4% of the valid vote; Duncan Baker (Conservative) came second with 16,903. 47,043 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,438, 65.9% of those registered. The majority was 2,585.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, North Norfolk has the 2nd highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (38.3%); it also has the 6th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (86,929).
The ONS estimates 86,929 people lived in North Norfolk in mid-2024, up 0.5% on 2014. The estimate peaked at 87,108 in 2017. Children under 16 numbered 11,005; people aged 65 and over, 31,200.
Full-time employees living in North Norfolk had median pay of £34,452 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £32,262. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £30,616. The residents' figure ranks 109th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
72.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.6 points). 23.1% were economically inactive.
In 2024/25, 29.3% of children under 16 in North Norfolk (3,227) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 19.1% in 2021/22 to 22.3% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in North Norfolk accounted for 27,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,015 local units for March 2026.
Census 2021: 41,026 households, 113.1 people per square kilometre, 25.1% of workers based at home, 38.3% of adults retired.
The median price paid for a home was £300,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £220,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £325,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 259th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,176 sales were registered in the period, against 1,560 in the year to March 2025.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,195, or 2.7% of the working-age population. That is up from 1,120 twelve months before.
MP
Steff Aquarone, Liberal Democrat
- MP for North Norfolk since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Steff Aquarone on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Steff Aquarone in Hansard, from 8 September 2026 to 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 275 spoken contributions by Steff Aquarone since 4 July 2024.
To go back to the Minister’s point about partnership working, the hon. Member for South West Norfolk (Terry Jermy) talked about health visitors, rurality, schools, transport and the impact on work—those are five Departments.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
The hon. Member is making a most informed speech. In North Norfolk I have heard from several families whose children cannot get, or have struggled to get, access to specialist settings.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I am pleased that the Liberal Democrats are leading from the front for our rural communities by having this debate. Norfolk is a rural county and a farming county. It is also a county right at the forefront of the climate and nature emergency.
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If the Treasury wants a quick trick to increase tax receipts from new employment, may I suggest that the Chancellor takes steps to boost rural bus connectivity?
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T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steffan Aquarone | Liberal Democrat | 19,488 | 41.4% | +11.1 |
| Duncan Baker | Conservative | 16,903 | 35.9% | −22.5 |
| Jason Patchett | Reform UK | 6,368 | 13.5% | +10.2 |
| Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach | Labour | 2,878 | 6.1% | −1.6 |
| Liz Dixon | Green Party | 1,406 | 3.0% | +2.9 |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. 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 | Liberal Democrat 41.4% | Conservative 35.9% | 2,585 | 65.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 58.5% | Liberal Democrat 30.4% | 14,492 | 72.9% |
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
North Norfolk lies within North Norfolk.
- North Norfolk E07000147
Who has power over North Norfolk
Every body that makes decisions for North Norfolk, 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
- North Norfolk this page: Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat) 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 North Norfolk?
Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North Norfolk?
The House of Commons Library records 19,488 votes for Steffan Aquarone of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 2,585; 65.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North Norfolk?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,195, 2.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North Norfolk?
£300,000: 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 North Norfolk?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,452 (April 2025).
How many children in North Norfolk live in low income families?
3,227 children under 16, 29.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North Norfolk?
86,929 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.