Norwich South: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Clive Lewis (Labour) is the MP for Norwich South, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Clive Lewis (Labour) 21,484 votes and Jamie Osborn (Green Party) 8,245, a majority of 13,239. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.1% (45,095 of 76,296).
Key figures
What the figures show
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 69.1% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.4 points. The economically inactive share was 25.9%.
DWP figures count 4,656 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 29.3% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 23.3% in 2024/25, from 23.2% in 2021/22.
Norwich South had an estimated population of 108,798 in mid-2024, against 99,717 in 2014 (ONS). 17,591 were aged 65 or over and 15,904 were under 16.
Homes in Norwich South sold for a median £247,500 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 34% on £185,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £250,000, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 210th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,159 recorded sales.
Residents of Norwich South earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,955 for workplace jobs and £37,019 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £36,173. The residents' figure ranks 244th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,200 business sites were registered in Norwich South in March 2026 (5,100 a year before), and employed 70,000 people in 2024.
Census 2021: 47,216 households, 3,661.9 people per square kilometre, 31.7% of workers based at home, 18.0% of adults retired.
2,830 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 2,735.
MP
Clive Lewis, Labour
- MP for Norwich South since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Clive Lewis on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Clive Lewis's latest words in Parliament, from 8 July 2026 to 14 September 2026. Hansard search returns 99 spoken contributions by Clive Lewis since 4 July 2024.
I agree 100% with the right hon. Member. Joseph Chamberlain is the father of municipal government and municipal socialism in many ways, and he is someone we in this place can look to. I know that time is short, and I want to get to one key point.
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I will take one intervention, because I know that time is short.
I do not know whether I am alone in this, but I am hearing the shadow Secretary of State glibly throw away 80 years of legislation on human rights—human rights that were forged in the aftermath of the Holocaust, of concentration camps, of the horrors of fascism.
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I thank the right hon. Member for his speech. Maybe I can answer his question. Perhaps it is because of a nostalgia for an Israel that no longer exists—an Israel that made the desert bloom.
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I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his excellent speech. There are lots of things about AI and its impact that we do not know.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Lewis | Labour | 21,484 | 47.6% | −5.9 |
| Jamie Osborn | Green Party | 8,245 | 18.3% | +13.5 |
| David Thomas | Conservative | 5,806 | 12.9% | −16.1 |
| Graham Burton | Reform UK | 5,227 | 11.6% | +8.4 |
| Sean Bennett | Liberal Democrat | 3,577 | 7.9% | −1.5 |
| Linda Law | Party of Women | 455 | 1.0% | |
| Elizabeth Davey | Independent | 301 | 0.7% |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 47.6% | Green Party 18.3% | 13,239 | 59.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 53.5% | Conservative 29.0% | 12,583 | 70.0% |
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 South covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Norwich E07000148
- South Norfolk E07000149
Who has power over Norwich South
Every body that makes decisions for Norwich South, 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 South this page: Clive Lewis (Labour) 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 South?
UK Parliament lists Clive Lewis, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Norwich South since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Norwich South?
Clive Lewis (Labour) won with 21,484 votes, a majority of 13,239, on a turnout of 59.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Norwich South?
3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,830 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Norwich South?
The median price paid was £247,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Norwich South?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,019 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Norwich South live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,656 (29.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Norwich South?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 108,798 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.