UK Explained

South West Norfolk

Represented in Parliament by Terry Jermy (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

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Your MP at a glance

Terry Jermy, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How South West Norfolk compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 372 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £732£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 237 areas and lower than 411.

UK 3.9%This area 2.8%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
South West Norfolk£7322.8%
Cramlington and Killingworth£7282.8%
Chester North and Neston£7322.9%
Calder Valley£7312.9%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in South West Norfolk

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people103,55059,597,740 in total
Aged under 1617%18%1 points lower
Aged 65 and over24%19%6 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher22%34%11 points lower
Households that own their home66%62%4 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association14%17%3 points lower
Households renting privately19%20%about the same

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Terry Jermy

Labour

MAJORITY
630

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
59%

of people who could vote did

Terry Jermy won with 27% of the votes, and Liz Truss (Conservative) came second with 25%.

Votes for each party

Labour27% · 11,847
Conservative25% · 11,217
Reform UK22% · 9,958
Independent14% · 6,282
Liberal Democrat6% · 2,618
Green Party4% · 1,838
Everyone else1% · 575
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Terry JermyLabour11,84726.7%
Liz TrussConservative11,21725.3%
Tobias McKenzieReform UK9,95822.5%
James BaggeIndependent6,28214.2%
Josie RatcliffeLiberal Democrat2,6185.9%
Pallavi DevulapalliGreen Party1,8384.1%
Earl Elvis Of East AngliaOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party3380.8%
Gary ConwayHeritage Party1600.4%
Lorraine DouglasCommunist Party of Britain770.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£732 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.8%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026