On the 4th of July, the UK will hold its first General Election with the new electoral boundaries set in place. For you, this means being part of a brand new constituency, Waveney Valley. Due to population shifts in surrounding urban centres, this new constituency has been pulled together from parts of five other constituencies from the 2019 General Election.
The Waveney Valley and it’s Neighbouring Constituencies
Which towns and villages are in Waveney Valley?
- Beck Vale
- Dickleburgh
- Scole
- Bressingham
- Burston
- Bungay
- Wainford
- Bunwell
- Diss
- Roydon
- Ditchingham
- Earsham
- Eye
- Fressingfield
- Gislingham
- Halesworth
- Blything
- Harleston
- Haughley
- Stowupland
- Wetherden
- Hoxne
- Worlingworth
- Mendlesham
- Palgrave
- Rickinghall
- Stradbroke & Laxfield
- Walsham-le-Willows
And many more small villages and hamlets
Where have different parts of Waveney Valley come from?
From the South Norfolk constituency: Diss, Harleston, Ditchingham, and surrounding areas.
From the now defunct Waveney constituency: Bungay, Ilketshall St Andrew, Sotterley, and surrounding areas.
From Suffolk Coastal: Halesworth, Brampton, Wenhaston, and surrounding areas.
From Central Suffolk and North Ipswich: Fressingfield, Laxfield, Hoxne, Stradbroke, Eye, Mendlesham, and surrounding areas.
From the now defunct Bury St Edmunds constituency: Haughley, Bacton, Stowupland, Badwell Ash, Walsham Le Willows, and surrounding areas.
Where does the River Waveney start?
The River Waveney is a river in East Anglia, England, flowing through the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Here are some key points about the River Waveney:
Geography and Course
- Source: The river originates from Redgrave Fen, near the village of Redgrave in Suffolk.
- Course: It flows in an easterly direction, forming much of the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk, before turning southeast towards its mouth.
- Length: Roughly 50 miles.
- Mouth: It joins the River Yare near the village of Burgh Castle before emptying into Breydon Water and eventually the North Sea.
A Detailed Waveney Valley Constituency Map
The Boundary Commission have decided to unite larger areas of the Norfolk-Suffolk borderlands for the first time in decades, and so the new representative for Waveney Valley will have the task of ensuring that both tribes can live in harmony under one Member of Parliament, despite being divided by county councils, local authorities and football allegiances.
If you do not know whether you fall in the new Waveney Valley constituency, visit whocanivotefor.co.uk to find out which constituency you are now registered to vote within!
