Results for the UK general election on 6 May 2010 East of England, England - by majority

A general election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 45,597,461, having 29,687,604 valid votes and 81,879 invalid votes.

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Constituency Winning candidate Winning party Valid votes Majority (votes) Majority (%)
Rayleigh and Wickford FRANCOIS, Mark Con 52,343 22,338 42.7%
Broxbourne WALKER, Charles Con 45,658 18,804 41.2%
Maldon WHITTINGDALE, John Con 47,895 19,407 40.5%
Hertsmere CLAPPISON, James Con 47,270 17,605 37.2%
Welwyn Hatfield SHAPPS, Grant Con 48,972 17,423 35.6%
North East Bedfordshire BURT, Alistair Con 55,552 18,942 34.1%
Brentwood and Ongar PICKLES, Eric Con 50,592 16,921 33.4%
South West Bedfordshire SELOUS, Andrew Con 50,774 16,649 32.8%
Braintree NEWMARK, Brooks Con 49,203 16,121 32.8%
Epping Forest LAING, Eleanor Con 46,584 15,131 32.5%
Witham PATEL, Priti Con 46,835 15,196 32.4%
North East Cambridgeshire BARCLAY, Stephen Con 52,064 16,425 31.5%
North West Norfolk BELLINGHAM, Henry Con 47,800 14,810 31.0%
North East Hertfordshire HEALD, Oliver Con 50,425 15,194 30.1%
Basildon and Billericay BARON, John Con 41,569 12,338 29.7%
North West Cambridgeshire VARA, Shailesh Con 58,283 16,677 28.6%
Saffron Walden HASELHURST, Alan Con 54,369 15,242 28.0%
Clacton CARSWELL, Douglas Con 43,123 12,068 28.0%
Hitchin and Harpenden LILLEY, Peter Con 54,707 15,271 27.9%
Hertford and Stortford PRISK, Mark Con 55,377 15,437 27.9%
Mid Bedfordshire DORRIES, Nadine Con 54,897 15,152 27.6%
Mid Norfolk FREEMAN, George Con 50,765 13,856 27.3%
West Suffolk HANCOCK, Matthew Con 48,089 13,050 27.1%
Hemel Hempstead PENNING, Mike Con 49,471 13,406 27.1%
South West Norfolk TRUSS, Elizabeth Con 49,150 13,140 26.7%
Rochford and Southend East DUDDRIDGE, James Con 41,631 11,050 26.5%
South West Hertfordshire GAUKE, David Con 56,750 14,920 26.3%
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich POULTER, Daniel Con 53,420 13,786 25.8%
North Norfolk LAMB, Norman LD 49,661 11,626 23.4%
Harwich and North Essex JENKIN, Bernard Con 49,000 11,447 23.4%
Bury St Edmunds RUFFLEY, David Con 58,718 12,380 21.1%
Huntingdon DJANOGLY, Jonathan Con 54,266 10,819 19.9%
South Norfolk BACON, Richard Con 54,993 10,940 19.9%
Luton North HOPKINS, Kelvin Lab 43,018 7,520 17.5%
Castle Point HARRIS, Rebecca Con 45,026 7,632 17.0%
South Suffolk YEO, Tim Con 51,416 8,689 16.9%
Southend West AMESS, David Con 43,606 7,270 16.7%
Suffolk Coastal COFFEY, Therese Con 54,893 9,128 16.6%
Colchester RUSSELL, Bob LD 46,139 6,982 15.1%
Broadland SIMPSON, Keith Con 52,676 7,292 13.8%
Cambridge HUPPERT, Julian LD 50,130 6,792 13.5%
South Cambridgeshire LANSLEY, Andrew Con 59,056 7,838 13.3%
South Basildon and East Thurrock METCALFE, Stephen Con 44,735 5,772 12.9%
Harlow HALFON, Robert Con 43,878 4,925 11.2%
Peterborough JACKSON, Stewart Con 44,927 4,861 10.8%
South East Cambridgeshire PAICE, James Con 57,602 5,946 10.3%
Great Yarmouth LEWIS, Brandon Con 43,057 4,276 9.9%
Chelmsford BURNS, Simon Con 54,593 5,110 9.4%
Norwich North SMITH, Chloe Con 42,573 3,901 9.2%
Stevenage MCPARTLAND, Stephen Con 44,651 3,578 8.0%
Luton South SHUKER, Gavin Lab / Co-op 42,216 2,329 5.5%
Ipswich GUMMER, Benedict Con 46,941 2,079 4.4%
St Albans MAIN, Anne Con 52,835 2,305 4.4%
Bedford FULLER, Richard Con 45,102 1,353 3.0%
Watford HARRINGTON, Richard Con 55,208 1,425 2.6%
Waveney ALDOUS, Peter Con 51,141 769 1.5%
Norwich South WRIGHT, Simon LD 47,551 310 0.7%
Thurrock DOYLE-PRICE, Jackie Con 45,821 92 0.2%