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Waveney — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Waveney was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 18,002 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Waveney from 1983 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1983–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 Jim Prior (Conservative) 30,371 51.8% Jack Lark (Labour) 14,298 (24.4 pts) 75.3%
1987 David Porter (Conservative) 31,067 48.4% Jack Lark (Labour) 11,783 (18.4 pts) 78.4%
1992 David Porter (Conservative) 33,174 48.2% Ezra Charles Leverett (Labour) 6,702 (9.7 pts) 81.8%
1997 Bob Blizzard (Labour) 31,486 56.0% David Porter (Conservative) 12,093 (21.5 pts) 74.7%
2001 Bob Blizzard (Labour) 23,914 50.7% Lee Scott (Conservative) 8,553 (18.1 pts) 61.6%
2005 Bob Blizzard (Labour) 22,505 45.3% Peter Aldous (Conservative) 5,915 (11.9 pts) 64.4%
2010 Peter Aldous (Conservative) 20,571 40.2% Bob Blizzard (Labour) 769 (1.5 pts) 65.2%
2015 Peter Aldous (Conservative) 22,104 42.3% Bob Blizzard (Labour) 2,408 (4.6 pts) 65.3%
2017 Peter Aldous (Conservative) 28,643 54.4% Sonia Barker (Labour) 9,215 (17.5 pts) 65.3%
2019 Peter Aldous (Conservative) 31,778 62.2% Sonia Barker (Labour) 18,002 (35.2 pts) 62.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Prior Conservative 30,37151.8% Yes
Jack Lark Labour 16,07327.4% No
Gillian Artis Social Democratic Party 12,23420.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Porter Conservative 31,06748.4% Yes
Jack Lark Labour 19,28430.0% No
David Beavan Social Democratic Party 13,84521.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Porter Conservative 33,17448.2% Yes
Ezra Charles Leverett Labour 26,47238.4% No
Adrian Charles Rogers Liberal Democrat 8,92513.0% No
David Hook Natural Law 3020.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Blizzard Labour 31,48656.0% Yes
David Porter Conservative 19,39334.5% No
Christopher Thomas Liberal Democrat 5,0549.0% No
Neil Clark Independent 3180.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Blizzard Labour 23,91450.7% Yes
Lee Scott Conservative 15,36132.6% No
David Young Liberal Democrat 5,37011.4% No
Bryan Aylett UKIP 1,0972.3% No
Graham Elliott Green 9832.1% No
Rupert Mallin Socialist Alliance 4420.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Blizzard Labour 22,50545.3% Yes
Peter Aldous Conservative 16,59033.4% No
Nick Bromley Liberal Democrat 7,49715.1% No
Brian Aylett UKIP 1,8613.7% No
Graham Elliott Green 1,2002.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Aldous Conservative 20,57140.2% Yes
Bob Blizzard Labour 19,80238.7% No
Alan Dean Liberal Democrat 6,81113.3% No
Jack Tyler UKIP 2,6845.2% No
Graham Elliott Green 1,1672.3% No
Louis Barfe Independent 1060.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Aldous Conservative 22,10442.3% Yes
Bob Blizzard Labour 19,69637.7% No
Simon Tobin UKIP 7,58014.5% No
Graham Elliott Green 1,7613.4% No
Steve Gordon Liberal Democrat 1,0552.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Aldous Conservative 28,64354.4% Yes
Sonia Barker Labour 19,42836.9% No
Bert Poole UKIP 1,9333.7% No
Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw Green 1,3322.5% No
Jacky Howe Liberal Democrat 1,0121.9% No
Allyson Barron Independent 3260.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Aldous Conservative 31,77862.2% Yes
Sonia Barker Labour 13,77626.9% No
Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw Green 2,7275.3% No
Helen Korfanty Liberal Democrat 2,6035.1% No
Dave Brennan Christian Peoples Alliance 2450.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1983: Conservative margin 24.4 pts 1987: Conservative margin 18.4 pts 1992: Conservative margin 9.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 21.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 18.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 11.9 pts 2010: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 2015: Conservative margin 4.6 pts 2017: Conservative margin 17.5 pts 2019: Conservative margin 35.2 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Waveney has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Waveney in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Waveney in 2019 with 31,778 votes (62.2%), a majority of 18,002 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Waveney since 1983?

Since 1983, Waveney has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Waveney?

The closest result on record for Waveney was 2010, when Conservative beat Labour by just 769 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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