Menu

East of England

Shows the general election results for East of England, which is a region in England. It is comprised of 6 counties (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 4,495,896 and a turnout of 68.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
4,495,896
Turnout
68.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 57.2%
Lab 24.4%
LD 13.4%
Green 3.0%
UKIP 0.0%
Others 2.0%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 52 5 1 0 0 0 58
Change +2 -2 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 1,754 750 411 91 1 61 3,068
% vote 57.2% 24.4% 13.4% 3.0% 0.0% 2.0% 100.0%
Change +2.5% -8.3% +5.5% +1.1% -2.5% +1.7% 0%
Candidates 58 58 56 45 2 58 277
Deposits lost 0 0 6 41 2 55 104

Share of the vote by party 1992 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
1992 52.5% 26.4% 19.8% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
1997 39.5% 38.6% 17.1% 0.0% 0.0% 4.8%
2001 41.8% 36.8% 17.5% 0.0% 0.0% 3.9%
2005 43.3% 29.8% 21.8% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0%
2010 47.1% 19.6% 24.1% 1.5% 4.3% 3.4%
2015 49.0% 22.0% 8.2% 3.9% 16.2% 0.5%
2017 54.6% 32.7% 7.9% 1.9% 2.5% 0.3%
2019 57.2% 24.4% 13.4% 3.0% 0.0% 2.0%

Seats won by party 1992 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
1992 52 4 0 0 0 0
1997 33 22 1 0 0 0
2001 34 20 2 0 0 0
2005 42 13 3 0 0 0
2010 52 2 4 0 0 0
2015 52 4 1 0 1 0
2017 50 7 1 0 0 0
2019 52 5 1 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 33.0%
1 Castle Point 60.2%
2 Maldon 59.6%
3 Clacton 56.8%
4 North East Cambridgeshire 56.6%
5 Rayleigh and Wickford 56.5%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

View full list
Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 33.0%
1 Bedford 0.3%
2 South Cambridgeshire 4.3%
3 Peterborough 5.4%
4 Watford 7.6%
5 Norwich North 10.2%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

View full list
Highest winning vote share % Average: 58.9%
1 Castle Point 76.7%
2 Rayleigh and Wickford 72.6%
3 North East Cambridgeshire 72.5%
4 Clacton 72.3%
5 Maldon 72.0%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

View full list
Lowest winning vote share % Average: 58.9%
1 Bedford 43.3%
2 Watford 45.5%
3 South Cambridgeshire 46.3%
4 Peterborough 46.7%
5 Hitchin and Harpenden 47.1%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

View full list
Highest % turnout Average: 68.2%
1 St Albans 78.1%
2 Hitchin and Harpenden 77.1%
3 South Cambridgeshire 76.7%
4 South West Hertfordshire 76.0%
5 South East Cambridgeshire 74.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

View full list
Lowest % turnout Average: 68.2%
1 Thurrock 59.6%
2 Great Yarmouth 60.4%
3 Luton South 60.7%
4 South Basildon and East Thurrock 60.8%
5 Rochford and Southend East 61.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

View full list