Lib Dem candidate hopes one Norfolk town will be key to election success

An MP candidate hopes that one Norfolk town could be the key to his campaign's success, as redrawn political boundaries shift voters into a new constituency.

Chris Brown, who is standing for the Liberal Democrats in South Norfolk, believes Wymondham may boost his prospects in the General Election.

The town has moved from Mid Norfolk into Mr Brown's prospective constituency due to a shake-up of boundaries - which are periodically reviewed to ensure constituencies are all roughly a similar size and respect local ties between areas.

Mr Brown, who is standing in South Norfolk for the third time, said: "There was little doubt in the last election about the results - but this time I don't think anyone knows what's going to happen.

"Wymondham is a strong area for us and will help to push us towards victory."

Chris Brown has high hopes for his prospects in Wymondham (Image: Chris Brown)

South Norfolk has typically been a Conservative stronghold but recent polls suggest this could be about to change - with Labour candidate Ben Goldsborough forecast to turn the seat red.

Mr Brown - who has twice finished third behind Conservative and Labour at the ballot box - described this as an "open competition" in comparison with previous years.

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The father-of-three is Lib Dem leader at South Norfolk Council and has fought for alternative routes to be considered in National Grid's Norwich to Tilbury pylon scheme.

The controversial project would see 114 miles of pylons built over swathes of the Norfolk countryside - including in the South Norfolk constituency.

Mr Brown said: "My position is that there are better alternatives that need to be considered - such as burying the lines fully underground or out at sea.

"These will have less of an impact on our communities and farmland."

Mr Brown, who lives in Denton and runs a public relations business, is standing against six other candidates.

These are the Conservative's Poppy Simister-Thomas, the Green's Catherine Rowett, SDP candidate Jason Maguire, Reform UK's Chris Harrison, Labour's Ben Goldsborough and independent candidate Paco Davila.