Waveney Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

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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.

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Boundaries

Waveney Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

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):

It will cover the following areas:

Constituency profile

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

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Waveney Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Scott Huggins [5]
Labour Dr Gurpreet Padda [6]
Green Adrian Ramsay [7]
Conservative Richard Rout [8]
SDP Maya Severyn [9]
Majority
Turnout

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References

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  2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
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