Constituency view

Lowestoft

East of England, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Jess Asato

Labour

Female

Previous MP: Peter Aldous (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority2,016

Turnout56.3%

Electorate74,332

Valid votes41,824

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour14,464 - 34.6%

Conservative12,448 - 29.8%

Reform10,328 - 24.7%

Green3,095 - 7.4%

Lib Dem1,489 - 3.6%

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 97.0%White British 94.5%Asian 1.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.3%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 97.5%White British 95.6%Asian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 98.7%White British 97.4%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Lowestoft (2021)

UK 95.5%Other EU 2.1%Other countries 2.3%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Lowestoft (2011)

UK 96.2%Other EU 1.5%Other countries 2.3%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Lowestoft (2001)

UK 97.4%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 1.9%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

1991 data not available for this topic.

Inset map

Lowestoft

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Lowestoft	National	Difference
% White	97.0%	83.0%	+13.9pp
% White British	94.5%	74.4%	+20.1pp
% Asian	1.1%	8.6%	-7.5pp
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.4%	3.7%	-3.3pp
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4pp
% Other ethnic group	0.3%	2.0%	-1.7pp
% UK-born	95.5%	84.0%	+11.6pp
% Non-UK-born	4.5%	16.0%	-11.6pp
% Other EU-born	2.1%	6.0%	-3.8pp
% Other countries-born	2.3%	10.1%	-7.7pp
% Christian	44.0%	46.7%	-2.7pp
% Muslim	0.4%	6.3%	-5.9pp
% Hindu	0.2%	1.6%	-1.4pp
% Sikh	0.0%	0.9%	-0.8pp
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	+0.0pp
% No religion	48.2%	37.0%	+11.2pp
% Religion not stated	6.1%	6.0%	+0.1pp
% Has any religion	45.7%	57.0%	-11.3pp

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Lowestoft

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.