Waveney Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Waveney Valley is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency will straddle the River Waveney between Norfolk and Suffolk and will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of East Suffolk wards of: Bungay & Wainford; Halesworth & Blything.
- The District of Mid Suffolk wards of: Bacton; Eye; Fressingfield; Gislingham; Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden; Hoxne & Worlingworth; Mendlesham; Palgrave; Rickinghall; Stradbroke & Laxfield; Walsham-le-Willows.
- The District of South Norfolk wards of: Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole; Bressingham & Burston; Bunwell; Diss & Roydon; Ditchingham & Earsham; Harleston.[2]
It will cover the following areas:
- Areas to the north of the river, including Diss and Harleston, transferred from South Norfolk
- Bungay, transferred from Waveney (to be renamed Lowestoft)
- Halesworth, transferred from Suffolk Coastal
- Rural areas of north Suffolk, including Eye, transferred from Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, and Bury St Edmunds (to be renamed Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket)
Constituency profile[edit]
Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit.[3] Despite this, it is a target seat for the Green Party[4] who won half of the council wards in the seat in the 2023 local elections.
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dr Gurpreet Padda[5] | ||||
Reform UK | Scott Huggins[6] | ||||
Green | Adrian Ramsay[7] | ||||
Conservative | Richard Rout[8] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
References[edit]
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Waveney Valley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Walker, Peter (2023-10-06). "Green party says it plans to focus its effort on four seats at general election". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ https://twitter.com/EofELabour/status/1775250861200961905. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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(help) - ^ "Find My PPC (Eastern England)". Reform UK. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Adrian Ramsay for Waveney Valley". Eastern Green Party. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Richard Rout stands for tories in Waveney Valley". Eastern Daily Press. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-09.