Waveney Valley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Waveney Valley is Adrian Ramsay (Green Party), returned on 4 July 2024. Adrian Ramsay took the seat for Green Party in July 2024 with 20,467 votes (41.7%), ahead of Richard Rout (Conservative) on 14,873. 49,072 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 73,056, 67.2% of those registered. The majority was 5,594.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Waveney Valley apart: the 15th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (91,358), and the 17th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (32.4%).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 91,358; the estimate for 2014 was 85,694. Children under 16 numbered 13,033; people aged 65 and over, 27,875.
Residents of Waveney Valley earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £33,847 for workplace jobs and £34,863 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,720. The residents' figure ranks 137th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Waveney Valley accounted for 32,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,075 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £309,995 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £208,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £335,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 255th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,155 sales were registered in the period, against 1,454 in the year to March 2025.
2,968 children in Waveney Valley were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 22.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 15.3% in 2021/22 to 16.8% in 2024/25.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 77.0% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.2 points. 21.8% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,280 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.5%. A year earlier the count was 1,150.
At the 2021 Census there were 39,383 households and 89.2 residents per square kilometre; 29.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 32.4% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Adrian Ramsay, Green Party
- MP for Waveney Valley since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Adrian Ramsay on this site
In Parliament
What Adrian Ramsay said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 21 October 2026 to 28 October 2026). Hansard search returns 192 spoken contributions by Adrian Ramsay since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. In constituencies that are vulnerable to flooding, such as Waveney Valley, farmers are indeed essential to managing water in a way that stores it on land and protects communities downstream.
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The Minister is right to highlight the growing risk of the loss of services and utilities in emergencies. Preparedness needs to be driven at a national level, but much of it needs to be delivered at a local level.
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I thank the Minister for her reply. We have already seen unprecedented climate impacts this summer, and with the super El Niño on its way, we will see threats to global weather patterns, including a forecasted colder, wetter and stormier winter for the UK.
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9. What steps her Department is taking to prepare communities for flooding in winter 2026-27.
I thank the hon. Lady for her speech, and I agree that it is absolutely crucial for farmers to have confidence in long-term policy support.
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Read from the Hansard API on 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Ramsay | Green Party | 20,467 | 41.7% | +32.4 |
| Richard Rout | Conservative | 14,873 | 30.3% | −31.9 |
| Scott Huggins | Reform UK | 7,779 | 15.9% | |
| Gurpreet Padda | Labour | 4,621 | 9.4% | −9.2 |
| John Shreeve | Liberal Democrat | 1,214 | 2.5% | −6.7 |
| Maya Severyn | Social Democratic Party | 118 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: Green 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 | Green Party 41.7% | Conservative 30.3% | 5,594 | 67.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 62.2% | Labour 18.6% | 22,364 | 72.7% |
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
Waveney Valley covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Mid Suffolk E07000203
- South Norfolk E07000149
- East Suffolk E07000244
Who has power over Waveney Valley
Every body that makes decisions for Waveney Valley, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Suffolk County Council county council
- Norfolk County Council county council
- Suffolk Constabulary police force
- Norfolk Constabulary police force
- NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board NHS
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- East of England in official figures
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
- Waveney Valley this page: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party) 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 Waveney Valley?
Adrian Ramsay (Green Party), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Waveney Valley?
The House of Commons Library records 20,467 votes for Adrian Ramsay of Green Party and a majority of 5,594; 67.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Waveney Valley?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,280, 2.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Waveney Valley?
£309,995: 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 Waveney Valley?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,863 (April 2025).
How many children in Waveney Valley live in low income families?
2,968 children under 16, 22.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Waveney Valley?
91,358 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.