Norwich North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Norwich North is represented in the House of Commons by Alice Macdonald (Labour (Co-op)). Alice Macdonald took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 20,794 votes (45.4%), ahead of Charlotte Salomon (Conservative) on 9,944. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 62.1% (45,765 of 73,717); the winning margin was 10,850 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 83.2% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.7 points. The economically inactive share was 14.8%.
3,615 business sites were registered in Norwich North in March 2026 (3,555 a year before), and employed 45,000 people in 2024.
Norwich North had an estimated population of 101,920 in mid-2024, against 96,136 in 2014 (ONS). There were more residents aged 65 and over (20,547) than children under 16 (17,333).
4,531 children in Norwich North were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 26.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 20.5% in 2024/25, from 19.8% in 2021/22.
Homes in Norwich North sold for a median £260,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 49% on £175,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £268,250, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 245th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,404 recorded sales.
Jobs based in Norwich North paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £37,756 for workplace jobs and £37,627 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £34,473. The residents' figure ranks 281st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
2,190 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 2,085.
At the 2021 Census there were 44,374 households and 2,362.5 residents per square kilometre; 27.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 23.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Alice Macdonald, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Norwich North since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Alice Macdonald on this site
In Parliament
What Alice Macdonald said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 11 February 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 169 spoken contributions by Alice Macdonald since 4 July 2024.
In Afghanistan, children, particularly girls, simply cannot enjoy their childhood. This summer marked a grim anniversary: it is five years since the Taliban began an assault on women and girls, banning girls from education. We have to stand with Afghan women and girls.
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Obviously we are in government now, but will the hon. Lady reflect on her party’s policies in terms of not letting councils keep right-to-buy receipts or the fact that nearly 200,000 homes were lost in one decade under the Conservatives?
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) for securing this debate. Norwich was at the birth of social housing, building its first council house on Angel Road 100 years ago.
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Since being elected, I have campaigned for a new dental school in the east of England. I thank the Government for backing that at the University of East Anglia with 25 new funded places. However, Norfolk is still a dental desert where people struggle to get an appointment.
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In Northern Ireland the defence sector offers many opportunities to apprentices, as it does across the rest of the country: I met two apprentices from MSI Defence Systems in my constituency yesterday.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Macdonald | Labour | 20,794 | 45.4% | +6.5 |
| Charlotte Salomon | Conservative | 9,944 | 21.7% | −29.8 |
| Nick Taylor | Reform UK | 8,229 | 18.0% | +17.9 |
| Ben Price | Green Party | 4,372 | 9.6% | +7.3 |
| Chika Akinwale | Liberal Democrat | 2,073 | 4.5% | −1.7 |
| Fiona Grace | Independent | 353 | 0.8% |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 45.4% | Conservative 21.7% | 10,850 | 62.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 51.6% | Labour 38.9% | 6,365 | 70.6% |
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
Norwich North covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Norwich North
Every body that makes decisions for Norwich North, 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
- Norwich North this page: Alice Macdonald (Labour (Co-op)) 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 Norwich North?
UK Parliament lists Alice Macdonald, Labour (Co-op), as the Member of Parliament for Norwich North since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Norwich North?
Alice Macdonald (Labour) won with 20,794 votes, a majority of 10,850, on a turnout of 62.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Norwich North?
3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,190 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Norwich North?
The median price paid was £260,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Norwich North?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,627 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Norwich North live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,531 (26.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Norwich North?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 101,920 residents.
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.