| Lowestoft | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
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| County | Suffolk |
| Electorate | 73,967 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Lowestoft |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Jess Asato (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Waveney |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Suffolk |
| Replaced by | Waveney and Great Yarmouth[2] |
Lowestoft (LOH-(ih)-stoft, LOH-stəf) is a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Lowestoft in Suffolk. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The constituency was originally created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. It was succeeded by the constituency of Waveney.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Waveney was abolished and Lowestoft re-established for the 2024 general election.[3]
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "'Lowestoft', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ 2023 review Eastern Boundary Commission for England