Dan Norris

Dan Norris MP
Norris in 2009
Mayor of the West of England
In office 10 May 2021 – 4 May 2025
Preceded by	Tim Bowles
Succeeded by	Helen Godwin
Member of Parliament for North East Somerset and Hanham Wansdyke (1997–2010)
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Jacob Rees-Mogg[a]
Majority	5,319 (10.4%)
In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by	Jack Aspinwall
Succeeded by	Jacob Rees-Mogg
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Environment
In office 9 June 2009 – 6 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Joan Ruddock
Succeeded by	Richard Benyon
Personal details
Born	(1960-01-28) 28 January 1960 (age 65) London, England
Political party	Independent (2025–present)
Other political affiliations	Labour Party (until 2025)
Alma mater	University of Sussex (MA)
Website	Official website

Dan Norris (born 28 January 1960) is a British politician who served as Mayor of the West of England from 2021 to 2025, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Somerset and Hanham since 2024, having represented Wansdyke, one of its predecessor constituencies, from 1997 to 2010. An independent, he was formerly a member of the Labour Party, until he was suspended in April 2025 after being arrested by Avon and Somerset Police on suspicion of rape, child sex offences, child abduction and misconduct in a public office.

Norris served in government as the Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Environment from 2009 to 2010, and an Assistant Whip from 2001 to 2003. Norris was elected to Parliament for North East Somerset and Hanham in the 2024 general election, defeating Jacob Rees-Mogg, who had defeated him in the 2010 election.
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