Central Norfolk

Central Norfolk was a county constituency in the county of Norfolk. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1950–1951

The Rural Districts of Forehoe and Henstead, and St Faith's and Aylsham; and
The Rural District of Blofield and Flegg parishes of Great and Little Plumstead, Postwick, and Thorpe next Norwich.

The Rural District of Forehoe and Henstead was previously part of South Norfolk, the former Rural District of Aylesham was part of North Norfolk, and remaining areas, to the north and east of Norwich, were part of the abolished constituency of East Norfolk.

1951–1974

As prior but with slightly redrawn boundaries.

Minor transfer to Norwich North under the provisions of Statutory Instrument 1951/325.
On abolition, the Rural District of St Faiths and Aylsham was transferred to North Norfolk, the Rural District of Forhoe and Henstead to South Norfolk and the part of the Rural District of Blofield and Flegg to Yarmouth. Small parts transferred to Norwich North and Norwich South due to expansion of the County Borough.

Elections

Elections in the 1960s

anti-Common Market