Waveney (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Waveney County constituency |
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| Waveney shown within Suffolk, and Suffolk shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Bob Blizzard |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Suffolk |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Waveney is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The seat is based on the busy coastal town of Lowestoft, which today is generally Labour-voting, with the smaller inland rural villages supporting the Tories. It has been Labour since their landslide win in 1997, but was Tory for generations previously, and was held for many years by the high profile Conservative cabinet minister James Prior, a famous 'wet' in the early years of Margaret Thatcher's government.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Suffolk, the Boundary Commission for England has recommended minor alterations to the existing constituency arrangement. The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are:
- Beccles North, Beccles South, Bungay, Carlton, Carlton Colville, Gunton and Corton, Harbour, Kessingland, Kirkley, Lothingland, Normanston, Oulton, Oulton Broad, Pakefield, St Margaret’s, The Saints, Wainford, Whitton, and Worlingham from the district of Waveney.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 — 1987: James Prior, Conservative
- 1987 — 1997: David Porter, Conservative
- 1997 — "present": Bob Blizzard, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Waveney | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bob Blizzard | 22,505 | 45.3 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | Peter Aldous | 16,590 | 33.4 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Nick Bromley | 7,497 | 15.1 | +3.7 | |
| UK Independence | Brian Aylett | 1,861 | 3.7 | +1.4 | |
| Green | Graham Elliott | 1,200 | 2.4 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 5,915 | 11.9 | |||
| Turnout | 49,653 | 64.4 | +3.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Waveney | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bob Blizzard | 23,914 | 50.7 | -5.3 | |
| Conservative | Lee Scott | 15,361 | 32.6 | -1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Young | 5,370 | 11.4 | +2.4 | |
| UK Independence | Bryan Aylett | 1,097 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Green | Graham Elliott | 983 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Rupert Mallin | 442 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,553 | 18.1 | |||
| Turnout | 47,167 | 60.8 | -13.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
