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South Norfolk

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Wymondham (South Norfolk), Hethersett and Poringland. Population 93,812. Recorded crime is 65% below the national average.

Elected in July 2024, Goldsborough has twice broken with Labour to vote against the assisted dying bill -- opposing both its Second Reading in November 2024 and its Third Reading in June 2025 -- making this one of his most defining acts in Parliament. Beyond that free vote, he has been an active local advocate: he secured a Westminster Hall debate on proposed shotgun law changes, arguing they threatened Norfolk's rural way of life, raised Zoe's Law at Prime Minister's Questions after connecting the cause to his own skin cancer treatment, and published a report identifying ten road safety danger hotspots in South Norfolk. His local profile is broad, covering planning, housing, crime, and transport.

At 87% voting participation and 99.5% party alignment outside that single conscience issue, Goldsborough is a largely loyal, engaged backbencher. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, consistent support for housing development, but low alignment with pro-business and tough-on-crime positions. He votes more consistently in favour of public services funding than the average Labour MP (+19 percentage points above the party average), while deviating downward on disability benefits and civil liberties votes. His speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, local government, crime, and health -- reflecting his constituency's rural and agricultural character.

424
Commons votes
This parliament
£31k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
74.0k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Ben Goldsborough

Ben Goldsborough

Labour Party

Ben Goldsborough is the Labour MP for South Norfolk, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

MPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to legally request assistance to end their lives under strict safeguards. This was a landmark free vote on one of the most ethically contested issues in recent parliamentary history.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Wymondham (South Norfolk), Hethersett and Poringland. Population 93,812. Recorded crime is 65% below the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Goldsborough’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.440 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Goldsborough has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
80
Economy
77
Employment
45
Crime & Policing
44
Education
39
Welfare and Benefits
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading29 Nov 2024 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.17 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BrookeJohn Charles Fuller609Conserva
Central WymondhamKevin Leslie Hurn697Conserva
Central WymondhamRobert James Savage659Conserva
CringlefordDaniel Edward Elmer704Conserva
CringlefordDeborah Sacks744Labour P
EastonMargaret Dewsbury304Conserva
ForncettKim Carsok361Conserva
HempnallMartyn Hooton508Conserva
HethersettDavid Bills1,001Conserva
HethersettJohn Morland896Labour P
HethersettKathryn Elizabeth Cross922Conserva
Loddon ChedgraveJeremy Bruce Rowe1,031Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
93,812
Electorate 74,006 · 2024 register
Median income
£30,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.3%
England average 20.0%
Schools
48
39 primary · 5 secondary
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