Waveney Valley
Waveney Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was created following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. Since its first election in 2024, it has been represented by Adrian Ramsay of the Green Party, thus becoming the first Green seat in the East of England.
Boundaries
The constituency straddles the River Waveney between Norfolk and Suffolk and is composed of the following :- 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.
- Areas to the north of the river, including Diss and Harleston, transferred from South [Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Norfolk]
- Bungay, transferred from Waveney
- Halesworth, transferred from Suffolk Coastal
- Rural areas of north Suffolk, including Eye, transferred from Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, and Bury St Edmunds
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
Electoral Calculus 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 Green Party who won half of the council wards in the seat in the 2023 local elections and who ultimately won the seat.