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  UK Parliament - Waveney
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > East of England > East of England > Waveney
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 07:00pm Central
Polls Open May 07, 2015 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End June 08, 2017 - 11:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia April 24, 2017 09:24pm
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Description BBC Constituency Profile:

This Suffolk seat includes the most easterly point in the UK - Ness Point, in the coastal town of Lowestoft, as well as the market towns of Beccles and Bungay, the former fishing village of Kessingland and other villages.

Waveney has suffered from decline of fishing fleet and from poor transport links. The annual air show, which boosted jobs and tourism, ended in 2012. Unemployment is high.

It is a centre for the offshore oil and gas industry and jobs are being created in the renewable energy industry, which it is hoped will also drive local regeneration.

The 2011 Census suggests there are a high proportion of apprentices but 30% of people have no qualifications at all. Waveney was held for more than 30 years by the Conservatives until Labour won it in 1997. Peter Aldous won it back for the Tories in 2010, by just 769 votes. UKIP came fourth and retained its deposit.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/06/2010
NamePeter Aldous Votes20,571 (40.22%)
Term05/17/2010 - 05/17/2015 Margin769 (+1.50%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won06/08/2017
NamePeter Aldous Votes28,643 (54.38%)
Term06/08/2017 - 12/12/2019 Margin9,215 (+17.49%)
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Name (I) MP Peter Aldous MP Bob Blizzard Simon Tobin Graham Elliott Stephen Gordon  
PartyConservative Labour UK Independence Green Liberal Democrats  
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Certified Votes 22,104 (42.35%) 19,696 (37.74%) 7,580 (14.52%) 1,761 (3.37%) 1,055 (2.02%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,408 (-4.61%) -14,524 (-27.83%) -20,343 (-38.97%) -21,049 (-40.33%)  
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