Constituency Profile
Waveney has become something of a bellwether seat in recent years, swinging heavily in line with the mood of the nation. Labour's big majority in 1997 reflected their large overall majority in the commons, and by the 2010 election it had become the seat that the Conservatives needed to win back to secure an overall majority. Fittingly, it is now a marginal Tory seat in a hung parliament.
The seat is based around the town of Lowestoft, and includes several smaller seaside resorts in North-East Suffolk. The area has not suffered as much from the decline in domestic tourism as Great Yarmouth, across the border in Norfolk, but the local economy has been hit by the gradual closing of holiday camps and dearth of visiting trade.
This corner of Suffolk has arguably stronger connections with Norfolk - Norwich is an easier centre to reach than Ipswich - and there have been unsuccessful proposals to alter the county boundaries to reflect this.
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