Norwich is represented in the House of Commons by two very different faces of the Labour Party. In Norwich South, Charles Clarke is an arch-moderniser, former chief of staff to Neil Kinnock and now high-flying minister; while this constituency is represented by Ian Gibson, a former member of the Socialist Workers Party and Dean at the University of East Anglia.
Most of this seat is not actually in Norwich, and as such it is the more typically Conservative of the two Norwich seats.
The number of professional people living in this seat is less than half the national average. Around 70% of homes are owner occupied and the ethnic community here is small at just over one per cent.
Norwich has recently become famous for its citizensí demand for Viagra - more of the anti-impotence drug is bought here than anywhere else in the country.