South Norfolk: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for South Norfolk is Ben Goldsborough (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Ben Goldsborough (Labour) 17,353 votes and Poppy Simister-Thomas (Conservative) 14,527, a majority of 2,826. 49,579 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,006, 67.0% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 82.5% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.3 points. 14.7% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 3,017 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 16.2% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 10.3% in 2021/22 to 11.7% in 2024/25.
The ONS estimates 98,383 people lived in South Norfolk in mid-2024, up 22.3% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 18,632; people aged 65 and over, 22,036.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £37,669 for jobs in South Norfolk and £40,641 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £40,325. The residents' figure ranks 208th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 39,476 households and 177.3 residents per square kilometre; 33.5% of workers mainly worked from home and 26.8% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Workplaces in South Norfolk accounted for 44,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,195 local units for March 2026.
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 £225,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £325,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 259th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,363 sales were registered in the period, against 1,836 in the year to March 2025.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,220, or 2.1% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 1,165.
MP
Ben Goldsborough, Labour
- MP for South Norfolk since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ben Goldsborough on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Ben Goldsborough's latest words in Parliament, from 22 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 208 spoken contributions by Ben Goldsborough since 4 July 2024.
Although the recent creation of a banking hub in Wymondham has already improved access to in-person banking services, Wymondham still does not have a full-service post office branch, even though appropriate premises exist.
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Nearly 6,000 foreign national offenders were returned in the last year—12% more than in the year before.
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I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. As he rightly said earlier, as a former homelessness support worker, he has seen the difference it makes when people want to provide support and repay the UK for giving them refuge.
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What was really important in the Minister’s closing comments on that group was that this is obviously not something that is taken into account for our own constituents who have not sought asylum themselves. There is no definition of destitution versus poverty.
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In my South Norfolk constituency, I have the Norfolk and Norwich University hospital trust, which has a huge number of people contributing to our society and making sure the NHS in my area is performing some of the best cancer services available.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Goldsborough | Labour | 17,353 | 35.0% | +11.6 |
| Poppy Simister-Thomas | Conservative | 14,527 | 29.3% | −27.2 |
| Chris Harrison | Reform UK | 7,583 | 15.3% | |
| Christopher Brown | Liberal Democrat | 5,746 | 11.6% | −5.4 |
| Catherine Rowett | Green Party | 3,987 | 8.0% | +4.9 |
| Paco Davila | Independent | 254 | 0.5% | |
| Jason Maguire | Social Democratic Party | 129 | 0.3% |
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 35.0% | Conservative 29.3% | 2,826 | 67.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.5% | Labour 23.4% | 17,175 | 74.3% |
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
South Norfolk lies within South Norfolk.
- South Norfolk E07000149
Who has power over South Norfolk
Every body that makes decisions for South 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
- South Norfolk this page: Ben Goldsborough (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 South Norfolk?
Ben Goldsborough (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in South Norfolk?
The House of Commons Library records 17,353 votes for Ben Goldsborough of Labour and a majority of 2,826; 67.0% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in South Norfolk?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,220, 2.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in South 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 South Norfolk?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £40,641 (April 2025).
How many children in South Norfolk live in low income families?
3,017 children under 16, 16.2%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of South Norfolk?
98,383 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.