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Lowestoft

Every general election in Lowestoft since 1955. Latest: Jess Asato, Labour, majority 2,016.

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Member of Parliament

Jess Asato

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 2,016

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jess Asato ElectedLabour14,46434.6%
Peter Aldous sitting MPConservative12,44829.8%
June MummeryReform UK10,32824.7%
Toby HammondGreen3,0957.4%
Adam RobertsonLiberal Democrats1,4893.6%
Valid votes41,824
Majority2,0164.8%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 56.3% of 74,332 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970F1974O197419792024Conservative, 1955: 47.9%Conservative, 1959: 51.6%Conservative, 1964: 47.8%Conservative, 1966: 46.0%Conservative, 1970: 50.7%Conservative, February 1974: 40.9%Conservative, October 1974: 42.4%Conservative, 1979: 50.5%Conservative, 2024: 29.8%Labour, 1955: 52.1%Labour, 1959: 48.4%Labour, 1964: 42.4%Labour, 1966: 45.3%Labour, 1970: 41.0%Labour, February 1974: 35.3%Labour, October 1974: 39.0%Labour, 1979: 38.6%Labour, 2024: 34.6%Liberal, 1964: 9.8%Liberal, 1966: 8.6%Liberal, 1970: 8.3%Liberal, February 1974: 23.9%Liberal, October 1974: 18.6%Liberal, 1979: 10.3%Reform UK, 2024: 24.7%
Vote share in Lowestoft at each general election Con Lab Lib Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Lowestoft lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Jess AsatoCon2,0164.856.3%Lab gain from Con
1979ConLab7,82111.880.0%Con hold
October 1974ConLab2,0623.478.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLab3,6045.683.8%
1970ConLab5,5239.778.7%Con hold
1966ConLab3580.783.1%Con hold
1964ConLab2,7045.482.5%Con hold
1959ConLab1,4893.281.6%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon1,9154.279.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Lowestoft?

Jess Asato (Labour) won Lowestoft at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,016.

Which parties have won Lowestoft?

At the 9 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 7, Labour 2.

Which region is Lowestoft in?

Lowestoft is in East of England.

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