The placeConstituency · East of England · Electorate 73,056 · 2023 boundaries

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.

Member of ParliamentAdrian Ramsay · Green Party of England and Wales
CouncilsMid Suffolk · South Norfolk · East Suffolk
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001569
Electorate · 2024
73.1k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
41.7%
Green Party of England and Wales · +11.4pp over Con
Settlements
24
Largest: Rural & dispersed
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
11.2
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
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.

41.7%
Grn vote · 2024 GE
3
Councils overlapping the seat
19
Wards · 26 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.19 wards · 26 councillors · 3 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Bacton Andy Mellen745Mid Suffolk GrnMay 2023
Beck Vale Dickleburgh Scole(2 seats)Hudson · Thompson1,440South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Bressingham Burston James Easter506South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Bungay Wainford(2 seats)Speca · Hammond3,251East Suffolk ConMay 2023
Bunwell Suzanne Wateridge404South Norfolk ConMay 2024
Diss Roydon(3 seats)Minshull · Kiddie · Murphy2,986South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Ditchingham Earsham(2 seats)Bernard · Brown1,386South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Eye Lucy Elkin693Mid Suffolk GrnMay 2023
Fressingfield Lavinia Kate Hadingham546Mid Suffolk GrnMay 2023
Gislingham Rowland Warboys792Mid Suffolk GrnMay 2023
Halesworth Blything(2 seats)Keys-Holloway · Wakeling3,458East Suffolk ConMay 2023
Harleston(2 seats)Eddy · Graham1,130South Norfolk ConMay 2023
Haughley Stowupland Wetherden Agnes Teak Watson901Mid Suffolk GrnJun 2025
Hoxne Worlingworth Matthew Hicks509Mid Suffolk GrnMay 2023
Mendlesham Andrew Stringer816Mid Suffolk GrnMay 2023
Palgrave Tim Weller536Mid Suffolk GrnMay 2023
Rickinghall Gilly Morgan466Mid Suffolk GrnMay 2023
Stradbroke Laxfield Anders Linder441Mid Suffolk GrnMay 2023
Walsham Le Willows Richard Winch775Mid Suffolk GrnMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.24 named places

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.

large-town 37,525town 20,101village 34,758

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Rural & dispersed37,525large town
Diss9,836town
Harleston5,255town
Bungay5,010town
Halesworth4,926village
Stowupland2,585village
Showing 6 of 24·All 24 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate53.5%57.1%-6%
Owner-occupied72.5%63.1%+15%
Private rented14.9%20.0%-26%
Social rented12.6%16.8%-25%

Ethnicity.

White97.6%
Asian0.8%
Black0.3%
Mixed0.9%
Other0.3%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.9% Female 51.1% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£27,800
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£36,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,580
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
58
49 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
68.8%
Attainment 8: 46.0

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£272m
Taxpayers49,000
Median per taxpayer£2,720
Mean per taxpayer£5,510

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
11.2
-46% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
3.7
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
50% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.6
Criminal damage & arson1.1
Anti-social behaviour1.1
Other theft0.7
Burglary0.7
Public order0.6
Shoplifting0.4

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.1 contest · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Adrian RamsayWONGrn20,46741.7
Richard RoutCon14,87330.3
Scott HugginsRef7,77915.8
Gurpreet PaddaLab4,6219.4
John ShreeveLD1,2142.5
Maya SeverynInd1180.2

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
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission