Lowestoft: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Jess Asato (Labour) is the MP for Lowestoft, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Jess Asato (Labour) won 14,464 votes, 34.6% of the valid vote; Peter Aldous (Conservative) came second with 12,448. 41,824 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,332, 56.3% of those registered. The majority was 2,016.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Lowestoft has the 34th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (84.6%); it also has the 40th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (18.7%).
84.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.0 points). 13.2% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 95,463; the estimate for 2014 was 93,292. 25,803 were aged 65 or over and 15,549 were under 16.
Full-time employees living in Lowestoft had median pay of £33,730 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £34,505. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £31,347. The residents' figure ranks 73rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In 2024/25, 34.0% of children under 16 in Lowestoft (5,288) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 22.6% in 2021/22 to 26.5% in 2024/25.
Census 2021: 42,792 households, 868.3 people per square kilometre, 18.7% of workers based at home, 30.5% of adults retired.
Workplaces in Lowestoft accounted for 30,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,220 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £233,250 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £153,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £244,500, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 180th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,238 sales were registered in the period, against 1,439 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,110 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.9%. That is up from 2,085 twelve months before.
MP
Jess Asato, Labour
- MP for Lowestoft since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jess Asato on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Jess Asato in Hansard, from 11 September 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 101 spoken contributions by Jess Asato since 4 July 2024.
Through the Bill, the Government have recognised the need for swift action on physical child sexual abuse, and I completely support that. I would therefore urge them to apply the same urgency to the digital equivalent.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I wholeheartedly congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham on bringing forward this Bill to close a clear legislative gap on child-like sexual abuse dolls, and I welcome the Government’s support.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
When developing legislation, the core purpose that we want to achieve needs to be explicit within it, because otherwise it could get watered down. The right hon.
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I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention.
Will my hon. Friend give way on that point?
Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Asato | Labour | 14,464 | 34.6% | +6.4 |
| Peter Aldous | Conservative | 12,448 | 29.8% | −31.2 |
| June Mummery | Reform UK | 10,328 | 24.7% | |
| Toby Hammond | Green Party | 3,095 | 7.4% | +2.2 |
| Adam Robertson | Liberal Democrat | 1,489 | 3.6% | −1.6 |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 34.6% | Conservative 29.8% | 2,016 | 56.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 60.9% | Labour 28.2% | 14,850 | 61.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Lowestoft lies within East Suffolk.
- East Suffolk E07000244
Who has power over Lowestoft
Every body that makes decisions for Lowestoft, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Lowestoft this page: Jess Asato (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Lowestoft?
Jess Asato (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Lowestoft?
The House of Commons Library records 14,464 votes for Jess Asato of Labour and a majority of 2,016; 56.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Lowestoft?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,110, 3.9% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Lowestoft?
£233,250: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Lowestoft?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £33,730 (April 2025).
How many children in Lowestoft live in low income families?
5,288 children under 16, 34.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Lowestoft?
95,463 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.