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Waveney

Every general election in Waveney since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Peter Aldous, Conservative, majority 18,002.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Peter Aldous Elected sitting MPConservative31,77862.2%
Sonia BarkerLabour13,77626.9%
Elfrede Brambley-CrawshawGreen2,7275.3%
Helen KorfantyLiberal Democrats2,6035.1%
Dave BrennanChristian Peoples Alliance2450.5%
Valid votes51,129
Majority18,00235.2%

Con hold Turnout 61.8% of 82,791 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Conservative, 1983: 51.8%Conservative, 1987: 48.4%Conservative, 1992: 48.2%Conservative, 1997: 34.5%Conservative, 2001: 32.6%Conservative, 2005: 33.4%Conservative, 2010: 40.2%Conservative, 2015: 42.4%Conservative, 2017: 54.4%Conservative, 2019: 62.2%Labour, 1983: 27.4%Labour, 1987: 30.0%Labour, 1992: 38.4%Labour, 1997: 56.0%Labour, 2001: 50.7%Labour, 2005: 45.3%Labour, 2010: 38.7%Labour, 2015: 37.7%Labour, 2017: 36.9%Labour, 2019: 26.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 15.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 13.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 21.6%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.3%UK Independence Party, 2015: 14.5%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.7%
Vote share in Waveney at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Waveney (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

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
2019Con Peter AldousLab18,00235.261.8%Con hold
2017Con Peter AldousLab9,21517.565.2%Con hold
2015Con Peter AldousLab2,4084.665.1%Con hold
2010Con Peter AldousLab7691.565.1%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon5,91511.963.9%
2001LabCon8,55318.160.8%Lab hold
1997LabCon12,09321.574.6%
1992ConLab6,7029.781.8%Con hold
1987ConLab11,78318.478.4%Con hold
1983ConLab14,29824.474.4%

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 last won Waveney?

Peter Aldous (Conservative) won Waveney at the 2019 general election with a majority of 18,002.

Which parties have won Waveney?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Conservative 7, Labour 3.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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