Peter Aldous was first elected as the Conservative MP for Waveney in 2010 being re-elected in 2019 with a majority of 18,002.
- The Waveney constituency covers the larger coastal town of Lowestoft, and the smaller towns of Beccles and Bungay in the north eastern corner of Suffolk. It is the UK’s most eastern constituency. The local economy is dominated by the sea, whether that be the fishing fleet, or the local offshore energy industry. This seat was was held by the Labour Party between 1997 and 2010 and is a marginal constituency that would likely change hands with the government of the day. A high 63% of voters backed Brexit in the 2016 referendum.
Born in 1971, Aldous was born in Suffolk and educated at Harrow and Reading University. He worked as a pig and arable farmer and as a Chartered Surveyor in Norwich and Ipswich before becoming an MP. He remains a Partner in the family farm in Halesworth, Suffolk.
He was a Waveney District Councillor from 1999 to 2002 and a Suffolk County Councillor from 2001 to 2005. In 2002 he was appointed Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group on Suffolk County Council.
Aldous supported Michael Gove in the 2019 Conservative leadership contest. In the past he has expressed concern about the implementation and roll out of Universal Credit.
In early 2022, Aldous called on Boris Johnson to resign as prime minister.
He is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Holiday Parks and Campsites ; Housing and Social Mobility; and Housing and Care for Older People; the British Offshore Oil and Gas Industry; and Intelligent Energy.
He supports Ipswich Town Football Club, and enjoys squash.
Email: peter.aldous.mp@parliament.uk
Personal Website: www.peteraldous.com
Twitter: @peter_aldous
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/peteraldouswaveney?fref=ts
