Waveney Valley is a

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of the

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in the

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, created following the

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. Since its first election in

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, it has been represented by Adrian Ramsay of the

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and is the first Green seat in the

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Boundaries

The constituency straddles the

River Waveney The River Waveney is a river which forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads. The earliest attestation of the name is from 1275, ''Wahenhe'', from ''*wagen + ea'', meaning the river by a q ...

between

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and

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

and is 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. It covers the following areas: * Areas to the north of the river, including Diss and Harleston, transferred from

South Norfolk South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. The largest town is Wymondham, and the district also includes the towns of Costessey, Diss, Harleston, Hingham, Loddon and Long Stratton. The council was based in Long S ...

* Bungay, transferred from

Waveney Waveney may refer to: * River Waveney, a river that forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England * Waveney District, a local government district in Suffolk, England * Waveney (UK Parliament constituency) * Waveney class lifeboat, a class ...

(renamed

Lowestoft Lowestoft ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the List of extreme points of the United Kingdom, most easterly UK se ...

) *

Halesworth Halesworth is a market town, civil parish and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in north-eastern Suffolk, England. The population stood at 4,726 in the 2011 Census. It lies south-west of Lowestoft, on a tribut ...

, transferred from

Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal was a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Melton, Suffolk, Melton, having moved from neighbouring Woodbridge, Suffolk, Woodbridge in 2017. Other towns include Fel ...

* Rural areas of north Suffolk, including

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, transferred from Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, and

Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as ''Bury,'' is a cathedral as well as market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St. Edmunds an ...

(renamed Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket) The seat was created from parts of five pre-2024 constituencies: The notional 2019 result as predicted by British academics Rallings and Thrasher for the revised constituency was calculated to be a Conservative victory.

Constituency profile

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characterised the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit. The seat was a target seat, in the 2024 general election, for the

who won half of the council wards in the seat in the 2023 local elections and who ultimately won the seat.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Constituency level polling

References

External links

Waveney Valley UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{coord, 52.47, 1.71, region:GB, display=title Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024 Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk Parliamentary constituencies in Suffolk