Election 2024
Results: parties by seats
326 seats for a majority
0 seats to go
  • Labour: 412 seats, 211 seats gained
  • Conservative: 121 seats, 251 seats lost
  • Liberal Democrat: 72 seats, 64 seats gained
  • Scottish National Party: 9 seats, 39 seats lost
  • Sinn Fein: 7 seats, No change
  • Others: 29 seats, 15 seats gained
Change since 2019

Summary

  • Election coverage from across Norfolk

  • Voters have gone to the polls in 10 constituencies across the county

  • Former PM Liz Truss loses her South West Norfolk seat to Labour's Terry Jermy

  • Labour, Reform UK and the Lib Dems have all made gains at the expense of the Conservatives

  • The Greens' co-leader Adrian Ramsay wins the new seat of Waveney Valley

  • Reform UK's Rupert Lowe has won Great Yarmouth

  • Ben Goldsborough takes South Norfolk for Labour from the Tories

  • Labour's Alice MacDonald has won Norwich North from the Conservatives

  • Steffan Aquarone has taken North Norfolk for the Lib Dems from the Tories

  • George Freeman holds his Mid Norfolk seat for the Tories

  • Tory Jerome Mayhew retains his redrawn Broadland and Fakenham seat

  • Conservative James Wild has retained his North West Norfolk seat

  • Labour's Clive Lewis has retained his Norwich South seat

  • Across the county so far, turnout is consistently down on 2019

  1. That's it for our live results coverage...published at 07:48 British Summer Time 5 July

    But stay with us throughout the day on our BBC Norfolk page as we bring you the latest updates and analysis.

    For the latest on what's happening nationally, you can follow live coverage here.

  2. Labour MP who unseated Truss 'absolutely thrilled'published at 07:42 British Summer Time 5 July

    Terry Jermy watching count in South West Norfolk seatImage source, PA Media

    One of Norfolk's new Labour MP's, Terry Jermy, said the night was nerve-shredding but he was thrilled he would now represent South West Norfolk, after unseating former prime minister Liz Truss.

    The result seemed to switch a few times, he said, as he was "ahead" at one table while ballot papers were counted, with Ms Truss and Reform UK candidate Toby MacKenzie were ahead on others.

    "I've put my all into the campaign," he said.

    "I probably didn't think it was likely [I would win]. It was certainly a possibility, and as the campaign has gone on it has felt more likely as time has progressed."

    He was asked if the independent candidate James Bagge and Mr MacKenzie had done him a favour by splitting the Tory vote. Ms Truss had had a 26,195 majority at the last election, with Mr Jermy beating her by just 630 votes.

    "There was a lot of choice with nine candidates in total, and clearly the Conservative vote disappeared in all directions," he said.

    "A lot of people have put their faith in Labour for the first time, I hope I can repay that as their MP."

  3. Norfolk's political map turns multi-colouredpublished at 07:40 British Summer Time 5 July

    Jo Thewlis
    BBC Norfolk political reporter

    Norfolk is waking up to a very different political landscape this morning.

    Overnight, the county has gone from having just a single Labour MP in a sea of blue, to having five parties represented in Westminster.

    There was shock as Reform UK took Great Yarmouth from the Conservatives with a majority of 1,426.

    Rupert LoweImage source, Charlotte Ball/BBC
    Image caption,

    Rupert Lowe won Great Yarmouth for Reform UK

    But there was more trouble in store for the Tories as the Liberal Democrats won North Norfolk

    In South Norfolk, Labour’s Ben Goldsborough won the former Conservative stronghold for the first time since the end of World War Two.

    The Greens won their first seat in the East, taking the newly-created Waveney Valley with a majority of 5,594.

    But it was the battle for South West Norfolk that provided the final and greatest drama of the night.

    Terry Jermy
    Image caption,

    Terry Jermy took South West Norfolk for Labour

    Former Prime Minister Liz Truss lost her seat to Labour’s Terry Jermy by the slimmest of margins, the result coming down to just 630 votes.

    Previously she had a majority of 26,195.

    So although the headline of the night may be a Labour victory, both they and the Conservatives will be fully aware of the surge of support for Reform here in Norfolk.

    When the counting tables have been cleared away and the dust has settled, the patchwork of political parties will have to work out why this change happened, and what voters are expecting from them now.

  4. From one Green to another...published at 07:05 British Summer Time 5 July

    George King
    BBC reporter

    Richard RoutImage source, George King/BBC
    Image caption,

    Richard Rout has a spot of gardening on his mind

    You'd have thought he'd had enough of anything Green, but Tory candidate Richard Rout has a spot of gardening on his mind after losing out to Adrian Ramsay in Waveney Valley.

    “We knew we were up against it and the national tide was against us," he conceded.

    "Of course, it is a disappointing result but the party needs to pause, reflect, and rebuild from here.

    “I think there are many seats we were contesting and the Greens just four, so they were able to put all of their resources into those four.

    “We were focusing more broadly and, of course, could not do that – so it’s not a case of feeling let down and now is not the time for me to cast the finger of blame.”

    So what’s next for Mr Rout?

    “I need to mow my lawn,” he said.

  5. Seismic result as Truss loses in South West Norfolkpublished at 06:59 British Summer Time 5 July

    Liz TrussImage source, PA Media
    Image caption,

    Liz Truss arrived late on the stage at the South West Norfolk count

    It was one of the moments of the night.

    Liz Truss arrived on stage just seconds before the declaration was made, having left her fellow candidates waiting until the last moment.

    LynnSport erupted with loud cheers when Terry Jermy won the "safe" Conservative seat for Labour, snatching it from the former prime minster and foreign secretary by just 630 votes.

    "Tonight's result proves voters should never be taken for granted," said Mr Jermy.

    "It is the honour of my life to be elected and I promise to do everything I can to serve and deliver for the residents of this constituency."

  6. Former prime minister Liz Truss loses seat to Labourpublished at 06:49 British Summer Time 5 July
    Breaking

    Liz Truss, who was prime minister for 45 days in 2022, has lost her seat.

    Labour's Terry Jermy is the new MP for South West Norfolk by just 630 votes.

  7. Early-bird gym users turn up - but still no Trusspublished at 06:41 British Summer Time 5 July

    South West Norfolk is yet to declare but it's business as usual just a few feet away from the hugely significant count at Lynnsport.

    The leisure centre has reopened, with people arriving to use the gym.

    The former prime minister Liz Truss, however, has yet to appear

    The BBC has received strong indications she has lost her seat.

    People arriving at gym Lynnsport
  8. Result expected soon in South West Norfolkpublished at 06:31 British Summer Time 5 July

    Reporter Jill Bennett says a result is expected at the count for Liz Truss's seat in South West Norfolk in about 15 minutes.

    But the former prime minister is yet to arrive at the count venue, LynnSport in King's Lynn.

  9. Ramsay 'honoured' to win Waveney Valley seatpublished at 06:26 British Summer Time 5 July

    Adrian Ramsay, the Green Party co-leader who has just won the new constituency of Waveney Valley with 20,467 votes, says he feels “honoured”.

    He said: “I have been doing it a long time and I never take any election for granted but it has felt incredibly positive right through this campaign.

    “People were ready for change and they have seen the Green Party rising and rising in this region and now they have a Green representative in Westminster.

    “I feel overwhelmed by the support and the enthusiasm with which people were voting Green right throughout Waveney Valley and East Anglia was humbling.

    “It has been a long journey but I just feel honoured by the support and I will do my best to represent people right across the constituency."

  10. Tension at count for Liz Truss seatpublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 5 July

    It's been a night of big changes across Norfolk.

    The only seat yet to declare is South West Norfolk, the constituency of former prime minister Liz Truss.

    The BBC's Ros Atkins is at the count and has just reported that Labour are "feeling confident" but the Conservatives are saying it is very close.

    There is tension in the air. It is not yet known whether Ms Truss has held her seat.

  11. Green Party has first MP in East Angliapublished at 05:51 British Summer Time 5 July

    Ben Parker
    BBC Suffolk political reporter

    Adrian Ramsay has won Waveney Valley for the Green Party.

    It's a new constituency that covers both Suffolk and Norfolk.

    It's a huge win for the Greens, who had poured resources and effort into the seat.

    Mr Ramsay won 20,467 votes, ahead of the Conservatives on 14,874.

  12. Green co-leader Ramsay gains Waveney Valley from the Conservativespublished at 05:45 British Summer Time 5 July
    Breaking

    Graphic showing Greens gain Waveney Valley from the Conservatives. The winning candidate was Adrian Ramsay.
  13. Greens claim Waveney Valleypublished at 05:33 British Summer Time 5 July
    Breaking

    Adrian Ramsay, the co-leader of the Green Party, becomes MP for the new Waveney Valley seat in Norfolk and Suffolk.

  14. Labour MP to prioritise SEND childrenpublished at 05:29 British Summer Time 5 July

    Ben Goldsborough, who has claimed the first Labour victory in South Norfolk in 74 years, has been speaking to BBC Radio Norfolk's Chris Goreham.

    He said his key aims were improving housing prospects in the constituency - both with new homes and the rental system - and speeding up assessments for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

    "I heard some heartbreaking stories with families who have fallen through the chasm of Norfolk education and health system; mothers and father in tears, having waited 10 years for an assessment for their child," he said.

    "If that doesn't make you want to change something locally, nothing will."

  15. Task to beat Tories was 'pretty steep'published at 05:19 British Summer Time 5 July

    With two seats left to declare, North Norfolk MP Steffan Aquarone is the county's only Liberal Democrat representative.

    He told BBC Norfolk political reporter Paul Moseley he knew he had a fight on his hands to unseat Conservative Duncan Baker, who took the seat from the Lib Dems in 2019.

    “Duncan Baker had built up a personal vote with his casework and commitment to the local area," he said.

    "The task was pretty steep, [but] a year ago, the writing was perhaps on the wall for the Conservatives nationally and that gave us the confidence to believe that we were going to do it.”

    He said Lib Dems had an important role to play as a “progressive, centrist, internationalist party”

  16. Labour claim historic victory in South Norfolkpublished at 05:10 British Summer Time 5 July

    South Norfolk is waking up to a new Labour MP this morning. The last time it did that, we were just two months out of World War Two.

    The Conservatives have held the rural seat since 1950.

    We expect to hear from Labour's Ben Goldsborough soon.

  17. Tories retain North West Norfolkpublished at 05:09 British Summer Time 5 July
    Breaking

    Conservative MP James Wild has held North West Norfolk.

  18. Labour win South Norfolkpublished at 04:57 British Summer Time 5 July
    Breaking

    Ben Goldsborough has won South Norfolk for Labour.

    The constituency had been held by the Conservatives since 1950.

  19. Tory expecting 'difficult night' in Waveney Valleypublished at 04:56 British Summer Time 5 July

    Richard Rout, who is standing in Waveney Valley for the Conservatives, appears to be conceding defeat, despite the new seat straddling the Tory heartlands of rural Norfolk and Suffolk.

    When asked if he expected to win, Mr Rout said: “Absolutely not.

    “For those of us on the ground, looking at the effort the Green Party have been putting in, they fought it like a by-election.

    “I’ve never seen so much money thrown at a campaign. It was quite staggering, so I’m expecting a difficult night.”

  20. Conservatives retain Broadland and Fakenhampublished at 04:38 British Summer Time 5 July
    Breaking

    Jerome Mayhew has retained his redrawn seat of Broadland and Fakenham for the Conservatives by just 719 votes.