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East of England, 1924 vs 1929: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in East of England compared between the 1924 and 1929 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19241929MajorityCon–Lab swing
Bedfordshire BedfordConCon17.1%+6.4
Bedfordshire LutonConLib gain7.5%+3.9
Bedfordshire MidConLib gain6.2%+11.8
CambridgeConCon11.7%+6.4
CambridgeshireConCon5.8%+6.1
Essex ChelmsfordConCon10.4%+11.9
Essex ColchesterConCon1.8%+5.7
Essex EppingConstCon gain10.0%−23.3
Essex HarwichConLib gain8.8%+0.3
Essex MaldonConCon8.7%+3.3
Essex Saffron WaldenConCon16.1%+4.4
Essex South EasternConLab gain1.3%+9.4
Great YarmouthConLib gain5.3%+5.1
Hertfordshire Hemel HempsteadConCon11.6%+6.4
Hertfordshire HertfordConCon9.9%+8.4
Hertfordshire HitchinConCon16.6%+8.5
Hertfordshire St AlbansConCon20.6%+7.2
Hertfordshire WatfordConCon15.5%+3.1
HuntingdonshireConLib gain3.4%+13.6
IpswichConCon2.0%+4.4
Isle of ElyConLib gain6.8%+6.7
Norfolk EasternConLib gain2.7%+5.8
Norfolk King'S LynnConCon10.4%+2.1
Norfolk NorthernLabLab6.2%−1.0
Norfolk South WesternConLab gain2.7%+9.4
Norfolk SouthernConCon7.4%+1.8
Southend on SeaConCon11.6%−0.9
Suffolk (East) EyeConLib gain3.4%+5.1
Suffolk (East) LowestoftConCon8.5%+7.5
Suffolk (East) WoodbridgeConCon13.7%+3.9
Suffolk (West) Bury St EdmundsConCon16.9%+8.5
Suffolk (West) SudburyConCon5.8%+19.4

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