Editing Norwich (section)

===Westminster===
{{see also|Norwich North (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency)}}
Since 1298 Norwich has returned two members of Parliament to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. Until [[Representation of the People Act 1948|1950]] the city was an [[Norwich (UK Parliament constituency)|undivided constituency]], returning two MPs. Since that date, the area has been two single-member constituencies: [[Norwich North (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwich North]] and [[Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwich South]].{{sfn |Youngs |1979 |p=751}} Both proved to be marginal seats in recent elections until 2010, switching between the Labour and Conservative parties.

Norwich North, which includes some rural wards of [[Broadland]] District, was held by Labour from 1950 to 1983 when it was gained by the Conservatives. Labour regained the seat in 1997, holding it until a [[2009 Norwich North by-election|by-election in 2009]]. The current MP is the Conservative, [[Chloe Smith]], who held the seat in the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 General Election]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1195/norwich-north |title=Norwich North |series=Politics |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=13 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219062728/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1195/norwich-north |archive-date=19 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Norwich South, which includes part of [[South Norfolk]] District, was held by Labour from February 1974 to 1983, when it was gained by the Conservatives. John Garrett regained the seat for Labour in 1987. [[Charles Clarke]] became Labour MP for Norwich South in 1997.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1196/norwich-south |title=Norwich South |series=Politics |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=13 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219062725/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1196/norwich-south |archive-date=19 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2010 General Election, Labour lost the seat to the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], with [[Simon Wright (politician)|Simon Wright]] becoming MP.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED07%20May%202010%2004%3A52%3A55%3A767 |title=Clarke Out as Lib Dems win Norwich South |access-date=7 May 2010 |newspaper=Eastern Daily Press}}</ref> At the 2015 General Election, [[Clive Lewis (politician)|Clive Lewis]] regained the seat for Labour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/labour_win_norwich_south_on_night_of_misery_for_lib_dems_1_4065583 |title=Labour win Norwich South on night of misery for Lib Dems |date=8 May 2015 |access-date=9 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511005649/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/labour_win_norwich_south_on_night_of_misery_for_lib_dems_1_4065583 |archive-date=11 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In both the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 General Election]] and [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 General Election]], the two incumbent 2015 MPs held their seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2017-winners-and-losers-after-results-declared-in-norfolk-and-waveney-1-5054661 |title=General Election 2017; What happened in Norfolk and Waveney? |date=9 June 2017 |publisher=Eastern Daily Press |access-date=14 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814141756/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2017-winners-and-losers-after-results-declared-in-norfolk-and-waveney-1-5054661 |archive-date=14 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>