Who Exactly Are They? Mid Norfolk

Following a reshuffle of boundaries, Mid Norfolk has been split and redrawn resulting in the new Broadland constituency and the new Mid Norfolk now incorporating bits of the South and South West. The current Conservative incumbent Keith Simpson will be contesting the Broadland patch so I will put his profile there (when I get round to writing it).

2005 General Election Results:

Conservative: 23564 (43.1%)
Labour: 16004 (29.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 12988 (23.7%)
UKIP: 2178 (4%)
Majority: 7560 (13.8%)

George Freeman (Conservative)
Website: www.georgefreeman.co.uk 

George grew up on a farm near Newmarket, and his family have lived in North Norfolk for nearly twenty years. Over the last ten years George has built a career and his own small business working with NHS Trusts, Universities and leading clinical scientists to develop new medical technologies. Selected as Parliamentary Candidate for the new Parliamentary constituency of Mid Norfolk in October 06. In his spare time George enjoys sailing on the Norfolk coast, walking, rowing, wildfowling, and going to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford with his children to watch the Spitfires.

 
Elizabeth Hughes (Labour)

Website: www.labouronline.org 

Brought up in Hounslow, where she currently lives with her husband, 45 year old Elizabeth would move to Norfolk if she was elected. A technical manager with Proctor and Gamble, she has spent time in the region with close family members in north Essex and has family in Swaffham.

Note: Again a non-resident candidate with very little web presence.


 
Timothy Birt (Green)

Website: www.greenparty.org.uk
  
A town councillor in Dereham, now stepping up to contest the Mid Norfolk seat. He is a 44 year old electronics engineer with special interests in buildings and energy and in transport. Tim’s current project is proving the viability of electric vehicles and he has developed a fast electric sports car for the Ecotricity company. Tim has lived in the area for twenty years and his two children attend local state schools.

Richard Coke (UKIP)

Website: www.richardcoke.co.uk

He was born and raised in Weasenham, Mid Norfolk, where he still lives.
After a Short Service Commission in the Scots Guards, Richard worked in the City and then spent some time overseas before returning home to take over the management of the woods and farm at Weasenham. His main interest is forestry.

I've had no joy finding a prospective candidate from the Lib Dems, I can only conclude they're not contesting this area which is odd considering they were serious contenders to beat Labour into third place in 2005. Maybe they're turning their attentions on the new Broadland constituency?