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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%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£250,274,745

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,622 total benefits bill per resident · 16% above average

Lowestoft
£2,622
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 168 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£250,274,745229/575
Change over 2 years+18.0%
Median local wage (2025)£34,505+15.4%
  • Universal Credit£135,539,864

    £1,420 per resident · 11,839 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 4,933 · 1 in 11 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£65,068,011

    £682 per resident · 8,903 claimants (+16.5% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 3,598 · 40% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,329

  • Disability Living Allowance£16,332,053

    £171 per resident · 2,777 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£15,367,263

    £161 per resident · 2,455 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£9,231,061

    £97 per resident · 2,132 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£8,736,493

    £92 per resident · 1,355 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

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.

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.