South West Norfolk (UK Parliament Constituency)
South West Norfolk is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.
The constituency is composed of the towns of Downham Market, Swaffham and Thetford in Norfolk.
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