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East of England, 1918 vs 1922: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in East of England compared between the 1918 and 1922 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19181922MajorityCon–Lab swing
Bedfordshire BedfordCo LibCon gain29.0%−14.9
Bedfordshire LutonCo LibCon gain10.4%−25.5
Bedfordshire MidConLib gain13.0%+5.9
CambridgeConCon18.4%+11.4
CambridgeshireCo LibCon gain2.6%−1.3
Essex ChelmsfordConCon22.8%−0.6
Essex ColchesterConCon13.4%+4.5
Essex EppingConCon19.9%+6.3
Essex HarwichConLib gain3.8%+2.9
Essex MaldonConCon19.4%−4.0
Essex Saffron WaldenCo LibCon gain13.5%−21.7
Essex South EasternConCon8.3%+13.1
Great YarmouthConLib gain4.3%+2.1
Hertfordshire Hemel HempsteadConCon34.8%+10.1
Hertfordshire HertfordIndCon gain27.2%−36.3
Hertfordshire HitchinConCon24.0%+0.9
Hertfordshire St AlbansConCon15.6%−7.8
Hertfordshire WatfordConCon14.2%+8.8
HuntingdonshireConCon24.9%+17.8
IpswichConCon6.9%+7.2
Isle of ElyCo LibCon gain23.3%−14.8
Norfolk EasternConCon1.4%+11.6
Norfolk King'S LynnConCon4.5%−1.3
Norfolk NorthernConLab gain4.5%+27.5
Norfolk South WesternCo LibNat Lib gain9.3%+22.7
Norfolk SouthernLibCon gain11.3%−23.5
Southend on SeaConCon23.8%+0.7
Suffolk (East) EyeCo LibLib gain20.1%+19.4
Suffolk (East) LowestoftCo LibCon gain32.0%−19.4
Suffolk (East) WoodbridgeConCon13.4%+21.2
Suffolk (West) Bury St EdmundsConCon—0
Suffolk (West) SudburyLibCon gain12.2%−1.1

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