Results for a UK general election on 7 May 2015 East of England, England - Elections contested by Liberal Democrat

A general election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 46,354,197, having 30,697,525 valid votes and 102,639 invalid votes.

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Constituency Candidate Electorate Turnout Votes Vote share Vote change Position
Basildon and Billericay THOMPSON, Martin 66,347 64.9% 1,636 3.8% -11.9% 4th
Bedford ROGERS, Mahmud 69,311 66.5% 1,958 4.2% -15.6% 4th
Braintree KLESEL, Matthew 73,557 68.4% 2,488 4.9% -13.8% 4th
Brentwood and Ongar KENDALL, David 71,918 72.2% 4,577 8.8% -14.6% 4th
Broadland RILEY, Steve 73,552 72.2% 5,178 9.8% -22.6% 4th
Broxbourne ROWLANDS, Anthony 72,944 63.1% 1,467 3.2% -10.2% 4th
Bury St Edmunds CHAPPELL, David 85,982 69.0% 3,581 6.0% -20.4% 5th
Cambridge HUPPERT, Julian 83,384 62.1% 18,047 34.9% -4.3% 2nd
Castle Point DAVEY, Sereena 68,170 66.7% 801 1.8% -7.6% 5th
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich NEAL, Jon 76,666 70.6% 3,314 6.1% -18.8% 4th
Chelmsford ROBINSON, Stephen 78,580 68.5% 6,394 11.9% -24.9% 4th
Clacton GRACE, David 68,936 64.1% 812 1.8% -11.1% 5th
Colchester RUSSELL, Bob 74,204 65.5% 13,344 27.5% -20.5% 2nd
Epping Forest WHITEHOUSE, Jon 73,447 67.2% 3,448 7.0% -14.5% 4th
Great Yarmouth JOYCE, James 69,793 63.7% 1,030 2.3% -12.1% 4th
Harlow SEEFF, Geoffrey 67,994 65.1% 904 2.0% -11.6% 5th
Harwich and North Essex GRAHAM, Dominic 69,290 69.9% 3,576 7.4% -16.2% 4th
Hemel Hempstead MARTINS, Rabi 74,616 66.5% 2,402 4.8% -18.0% 4th
Hertford and Stortford GREEN, Michael 80,610 69.8% 4,385 7.8% -18.2% 4th
Hertsmere BOWLER, Sophie 73,767 67.9% 2,777 5.5% -11.8% 4th
Hitchin and Harpenden PEARCE, Pauline 80,333 68.9% 4,484 8.1% -18.6% 4th
Huntingdon CANTRILL, Rod 82,593 67.7% 4,375 7.8% -21.1% 4th
Ipswich AKINWALE, Chika 74,499 65.4% 1,400 2.9% -15.4% 5th
Luton North ULZAMAN, Aroosa 67,329 63.2% 1,299 3.1% -8.1% 4th
Luton South AHMED, Ashuk 67,741 62.3% 3,183 7.5% -15.1% 4th
Maldon O'CONNELL, Zoe 69,066 69.6% 2,157 4.5% -14.8% 5th
Mid Bedfordshire JACK, Linda 78,501 74.0% 4,193 7.2% -17.7% 4th
Mid Norfolk SPEED, Paul 77,154 67.7% 3,300 6.3% -15.9% 4th
North East Bedfordshire MORRIS, Peter 83,551 70.2% 3,418 5.8% -15.9% 4th
North East Cambridgeshire NETHSINGHA, Lucy 82,990 62.4% 2,314 4.5% -15.6% 4th
North East Hertfordshire JORDAN, Joe 74,000 70.7% 3,952 7.6% -15.8% 4th
North Norfolk LAMB, Norman 68,867 71.8% 19,299 39.1% -16.4% 1st
North West Cambridgeshire SANDFORD, Nick 90,318 67.6% 3,479 5.7% -16.2% 4th
North West Norfolk LANHAM, Hugh 74,402 63.7% 1,673 3.5% -19.7% 5th
Norwich North WRIGHT, James 64,515 67.6% 1,894 4.3% -13.9% 5th
Norwich South WRIGHT, Simon 74,875 64.7% 6,607 13.6% -15.7% 4th
Peterborough FOWER, Darren 72,530 64.9% 1,774 3.8% -15.9% 4th
Rayleigh and Wickford PITT, Mike 77,174 69.0% 1,622 3.0% -12.1% 5th
Rochford and Southend East GWIZDALA, Peter 71,935 60.6% 1,459 3.3% -16.1% 5th
Saffron Walden HIBBS, Mike 80,615 71.4% 6,079 10.6% -16.9% 4th
South Basildon and East Thurrock WILLIAMS, Geoff 71,155 64.1% 1,356 3.0% -10.4% 4th
South Cambridgeshire KINDERSLEY, Sebastian 84,132 73.1% 9,368 15.2% -18.9% 3rd
South East Cambridgeshire CHATFIELD, Jonathan 84,570 70.4% 12,008 20.2% -17.5% 2nd
Southend West COLLINS, Paul 66,876 66.6% 4,129 9.3% -20.1% 4th
South Norfolk HOWE, Jacqueline 80,721 70.8% 4,689 8.2% -21.2% 4th
South Suffolk WEAVER, Grace 73,836 70.3% 4,044 7.8% -23.1% 4th
South West Bedfordshire RUTHERFORD, Stephen 79,285 64.7% 2,646 5.2% -14.9% 4th
South West Hertfordshire QUINTON, Nigel 79,668 71.9% 5,872 10.3% -17.7% 4th
South West Norfolk MOSS-ECCARDT, Rupert 76,970 65.1% 2,217 4.4% -17.2% 4th
St Albans WALKINGTON, Sandy 75,825 71.8% 10,076 18.5% -17.9% 3rd
Stevenage VAN DE VEN, Susan 70,597 67.7% 1,582 3.3% -13.3% 4th
Suffolk Coastal SANDBACH, James 77,816 71.4% 4,777 8.6% -21.2% 4th
Thurrock JAMIESON-BALL, Rhodri 77,559 63.9% 644 1.3% -9.4% 4th
Watford THORNHILL, Dorothy 83,535 67.2% 10,152 18.1% -14.3% 3rd
Waveney GORDON, Steve 80,166 65.1% 1,055 2.0% -11.3% 5th
Welwyn Hatfield ANNAND, Hugh 73,247 68.5% 3,140 6.3% -10.1% 4th
West Suffolk TEALBY - WATSON, Elfreda 76,198 64.6% 2,465 5.0% -18.4% 4th
Witham HAYES, Jo 67,090 70.3% 2,891 6.1% -13.6% 4th

Turnout as calculated by the House of Commons Library, is the total number of votes cast and not spoiled, divided by the size of the electorate.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.