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UK general election on 8 June 2017 East of England, England - Elections contested by Liberal Democrat

A general election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 46,836,533, having 32,204,184 valid votes and 74,188 invalid votes.

Read the House of Commons Library briefing.

Elections contested - Elections won

Constituency Candidate Electorate Turnout Votes Vote share Vote change Position
Basildon and Billericay HARRISON, Antonia 69,149 65.0% 1,548 3.4% -0.4% 4th
Bedford VANN, Henry 71,829 67.5% 2,837 5.9% 1.6% 3rd
Braintree TURNER, Peter 75,316 69.5% 2,251 4.3% -0.6% 3rd
Brentwood and Ongar CHILVERS, Karen 75,067 70.5% 4,426 8.4% -0.5% 3rd
Broadland RILEY, Steve 77,334 72.4% 4,449 7.9% -1.8% 3rd
Broxbourne GRAHAM, Andy 73,502 64.6% 1,481 3.1% -0.1% 4th
Bury St Edmunds KORFANTY, Helen 86,071 72.2% 3,565 5.7% -0.3% 3rd
Cambridge HUPPERT, Julian 78,544 71.2% 16,371 29.3% -5.6% 2nd
Castle Point HOLDER, Tom 69,470 64.4% 1,049 2.3% 0.6% 4th
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich VAN DE WEYER, Aidan 78,116 72.4% 2,431 4.3% -1.8% 3rd
Chelmsford ROBINSON, Stephen 81,032 70.2% 6,916 12.2% 0.3% 3rd
Clacton GRACE, David 69,263 63.7% 887 2.0% 0.2% 4th
Colchester RUSSELL, Bob 79,996 66.9% 9,087 17.0% -10.5% 3rd
Epping Forest WHITEHOUSE, Jon 74,737 67.9% 2,884 5.7% -1.3% 3rd
Great Yarmouth JOYCE, James 71,408 61.8% 987 2.2% -0.1% 4th
Harlow SEEF, Geoffrey 67,699 66.2% 970 2.2% 0.1% 4th
Harwich and North Essex GRAHAM, Dominic 71,294 71.7% 2,787 5.4% -1.9% 3rd
Hemel Hempstead SYMINGTON, Sally 74,415 70.3% 3,233 6.2% 1.3% 3rd
Hertford and Stortford ARGENT, Mark 82,339 72.9% 4,845 8.1% 0.3% 3rd
Hertsmere JORDAN, Joe 73,561 71.0% 2,794 5.3% -0.2% 3rd
Hitchin and Harpenden ANNAND, Hugh 75,916 77.4% 6,236 10.6% 2.5% 3rd
Huntingdon CANTRILL, Rod 84,273 70.9% 5,090 8.5% 0.7% 3rd
Ipswich HYYRYLAINEN-TRETT, Adrian 75,668 67.6% 1,187 2.3% -0.6% 4th
Luton North MARTINS, Rabi 66,811 69.8% 808 1.7% -1.3% 3rd
Luton South STRANGE, Andrew 67,188 68.7% 1,056 2.3% -5.3% 3rd
Maldon O'CONNELL, Zoe 71,470 70.2% 2,181 4.3% -0.1% 3rd
Mid Bedfordshire FRENCH, Lisa 84,161 75.0% 3,788 6.0% -1.2% 3rd
Mid Norfolk TOD, Fionna 80,027 69.6% 2,848 5.1% -1.2% 3rd
North East Bedfordshire RUTHERFORD, Stephen 87,505 73.4% 3,693 5.8% -0.1% 3rd
North East Cambridgeshire FOWER, Darren 84,414 63.1% 2,383 4.5% 0.0% 3rd
North East Hertfordshire SHEPARD, Nicky 75,965 73.2% 4,276 7.7% 0.1% 3rd
North Norfolk LAMB, Norman 69,271 75.3% 25,260 48.4% 9.3% 1st
North West Cambridgeshire SMITH, Bridget 93,221 68.6% 3,168 5.0% -0.7% 3rd
North West Norfolk MOSS-ECCARDT, Rupert 72,062 67.7% 1,393 2.9% -0.7% 4th
Norwich North LANHAM, Hugh 66,924 68.6% 1,480 3.2% -1.1% 3rd
Norwich South WRIGHT, James 74,182 69.2% 2,841 5.5% -8.1% 3rd
Peterborough SELLICK, Beki 71,522 66.7% 1,597 3.3% -0.4% 3rd
Rayleigh and Wickford TINDALL, Ron 78,556 70.4% 1,557 2.8% -0.2% 4th
Rochford and Southend East GWIZDALA, Peter 73,501 64.3% 1,265 2.7% -0.7% 5th
Saffron Walden HIBBS, Mike 83,072 73.3% 8,528 14.0% 3.4% 3rd
South Basildon and East Thurrock BANERJI, Reetendra 73,537 64.1% 732 1.6% -1.4% 4th
South Cambridgeshire VAN DE VEN, Susan 85,257 76.2% 12,102 18.6% 3.4% 3rd
South East Cambridgeshire NETHSINGHA, Lucy 86,121 73.2% 11,958 19.0% -1.2% 3rd
Southend West SALEK, Lucy 67,677 69.7% 2,110 4.5% -4.8% 3rd
South Norfolk BROWN, Christopher 83,055 73.6% 5,074 8.3% 0.1% 3rd
South Suffolk AALDERS-DUNTHORPE, Andrew 75,485 71.8% 3,154 5.8% -2.0% 3rd
South West Bedfordshire NORTON, Daniel 79,658 69.8% 2,630 4.7% -0.4% 3rd
South West Hertfordshire TOWNSEND, Christopher 81,087 74.8% 7,078 11.7% 1.4% 3rd
South West Norfolk GORDON, Stephen 77,874 67.3% 2,365 4.5% 0.1% 4th
St Albans COOPER, Daisy 72,811 78.3% 18,462 32.4% 13.9% 2nd
Stevenage GIBSON, Barbara 70,765 69.7% 2,032 4.1% 0.8% 3rd
Suffolk Coastal SANDBACH, James 79,366 73.2% 4,048 7.0% -1.6% 3rd
Thurrock MCNAMARA, Kevin 78,154 64.4% 798 1.6% 0.3% 4th
Watford STOTESBURY, Ian 86,507 67.8% 5,335 9.1% -9.0% 3rd
Waveney HOWE, Jacky 80,763 65.2% 1,012 1.9% -0.1% 5th
Welwyn Hatfield QUINTON, Nigel 72,888 70.9% 3,836 7.4% 1.2% 3rd
West Suffolk TEALBY-WATSON, Elfreda 77,348 66.9% 2,180 4.2% -0.8% 4th
Witham HAYES, Jo 69,137 71.2% 2,715 5.5% -0.6% 3rd

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.