Rupert Lowe

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Rupert Lowe
MP
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Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Great Yarmouth
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Reform UK Rupert Lowe [31] 14,38535.3New
Labour Keir Cozens [32] 12,95931.86.7
Conservative James Clark10,03424.6−41.2
Green Trevor Rawson [33] 1,7364.31.9
Liberal Democrats Fionna Tod1,1022.7−1.1
Independent Paul Brown2300.6New
English Democrat Catherine Blaiklock [34] 1710.4New
Independent Clare Roullier1310.3New
Majority
Turnout 73,31756−6.4
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing
2024 Kingswood by-election [35] [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Damien Egan 11,176 44.9 +11.5
Conservative Sam Bromiley8,67534.9–21.3
Reform UK Rupert Lowe2,57810.4New
Green Lorraine Francis1,4505.8+3.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brown8613.5–3.5
UKIP Nicholas Wood1290.5New
Majority2,50110.0N/A
Turnout 24,86937.1–34.4
Registered electors 67,103
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +16.4
European Election 2019: West Midlands [37]
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
Brexit Party Rupert Lowe, Martin Daubney, Andrew England Kerr 507,152
(169,050.67)
37.66N/A
Labour Neena Gill 228,29816.95−9.76
Liberal Democrats Phil Bennion 219,98216.33+10.77
Green Ellie Chowns 143,52010.66+5.40
Conservative Anthea McIntyre 135,27910.04−14.27
UKIP 66,9344.97−26.52
Change UK 45,6733.39+3.39
Turnout 1,355,22233.1Steady2.svg
1997 general election: Cotswold [38] [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Clifton-Brown 23,698 46.4 8.0
Liberal Democrats David Gayler11,73322.910.4
Labour David Elwell11,60822.7+11.8
Referendum Rupert Lowe3,3936.6
Green Valerie Michael5601.1
Natural Law Henry Brighouse1290.3
Majority11,96523.4+2.4
Turnout 51,12175.96.5
Registered electors 67,333+5.9
Conservative win (new seat)

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
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for Great Yarmouth

2024–present
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