Waveney Valley.
Green Party of England and Wales MP Adrian Ramsay holds the seat on 41.7% of the vote — a split-council geography across 3 councils.
3 Jun 2026
Ramsay has been consistently voting against the government on two distinct fronts this week. On asylum policy, he opposed regulations allowing the withdrawal of housing and financial support from failed asylum seekers found working illegally -- a position rooted in concern that removing support without granting the right to work pushes vulnerable people toward destitution. On the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, he backed multiple Lords amendments against the government's position across four separate votes, signalling a preference for the upper chamber's revisions to devolution and local government powers. He also supported referring Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, joining smaller parties in pressing for independent accountability.
As the sole Green MP in this parliament, Ramsay has no party bloc to rebel against -- his 100% alignment with the Green Party majority reflects one-man arithmetic. His 60% voting participation is below the Commons average, though this is common among smaller-party MPs who pick their battles. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and climate action, and firm opposition to measures seen as pro-business or restrictive on immigration. He has spoken in 98 debates, concentrating on the economy, environment, health, and agriculture -- areas that map directly onto his rural East Anglian constituency. He holds no committee seats.
Local news coverage has been broadly positive, with his first-year review noting 40-plus surgeries and over 4,000 pieces of correspondence handled. He has championed NHS dentistry, flooding, farming, and transport locally, and publicly backed a private jet fuel tax and a hunting ban. The high volume of recent coverage (75 articles in 90 days) spans crime, local government, and community issues, though sentiment across those topics is broadly neutral rather than strongly positive or negative.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacton | Andy Mellen | 745 | Mid Suffolk Grn | May 2023 |
| Beck Vale Dickleburgh Scole(2 seats) | Hudson · Thompson | 1,440 | South Norfolk Con | May 2023 |
| Bressingham Burston | James Easter | 506 | South Norfolk Con | May 2023 |
| Bungay Wainford(2 seats) | Speca · Hammond | 3,251 | East Suffolk Con | May 2023 |
| Bunwell | Suzanne Wateridge | 404 | South Norfolk Con | May 2024 |
| Diss Roydon(3 seats) | Minshull · Kiddie · Murphy | 2,986 | South Norfolk Con | May 2023 |
| Ditchingham Earsham(2 seats) | Bernard · Brown | 1,386 | South Norfolk Con | May 2023 |
| Eye | Lucy Elkin | 693 | Mid Suffolk Grn | May 2023 |
| Fressingfield | Lavinia Kate Hadingham | 546 | Mid Suffolk Grn | May 2023 |
| Gislingham | Rowland Warboys | 792 | Mid Suffolk Grn | May 2023 |
| Halesworth Blything(2 seats) | Keys-Holloway · Wakeling | 3,458 | East Suffolk Con | May 2023 |
| Harleston(2 seats) | Eddy · Graham | 1,130 | South Norfolk Con | May 2023 |
| Haughley Stowupland Wetherden | Agnes Teak Watson | 901 | Mid Suffolk Grn | Jun 2025 |
| Hoxne Worlingworth | Matthew Hicks | 509 | Mid Suffolk Grn | May 2023 |
| Mendlesham | Andrew Stringer | 816 | Mid Suffolk Grn | May 2023 |
| Palgrave | Tim Weller | 536 | Mid Suffolk Grn | May 2023 |
| Rickinghall | Gilly Morgan | 466 | Mid Suffolk Grn | May 2023 |
| Stradbroke Laxfield | Anders Linder | 441 | Mid Suffolk Grn | May 2023 |
| Walsham Le Willows | Richard Winch | 775 | Mid Suffolk Grn | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Rural & dispersed (37,525), with Diss (9,836) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 92,384.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Rural & dispersed | 37,525 | large town |
| Diss | 9,836 | town |
| Harleston | 5,255 | town |
| Bungay | 5,010 | town |
| Halesworth | 4,926 | village |
| Stowupland | 2,585 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 53.5% | 57.1% | -6% |
| Owner-occupied | 72.5% | 63.1% | +15% |
| Private rented | 14.9% | 20.0% | -26% |
| Social rented | 12.6% | 16.8% | -25% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £272m |
| Taxpayers | 49,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,720 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £5,510 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by Mid Suffolk, South Norfolk and East Suffolk. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.
Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.
Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian RamsayWON | Grn | 20,467 | 41.7 |
| Richard Rout | Con | 14,873 | 30.3 |
| Scott Huggins | Ref | 7,779 | 15.8 |
| Gurpreet Padda | Lab | 4,621 | 9.4 |
| John Shreeve | LD | 1,214 | 2.5 |
| Maya Severyn | Ind | 118 | 0.2 |
Turnout 49,072
Prior contests.
Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo