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East of England, 1929 vs 1931: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in East of England compared between the 1929 and 1931 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19291931MajorityCon–Lab swing
Bedfordshire BedfordConCon44.3%−11.8
Bedfordshire LutonLibNat Lib gain60.4%+20.7
Bedfordshire MidLibCon gain4.6%−4.6
CambridgeConCon46.4%−17.4
CambridgeshireConCon36.6%−15.4
Essex ChelmsfordConCon61.0%−20.0
Essex ColchesterConCon35.0%−16.6
Essex EppingConCon36.0%−10.0
Essex HarwichLibNat Lib gain72.8%+28.9
Essex MaldonConCon41.7%−16.5
Essex Saffron WaldenConCon55.4%−19.6
Essex South EasternLabCon gain18.2%−9.7
Great YarmouthLibNat Lab gain57.1%+21.1
Hertfordshire Hemel HempsteadConCon42.7%−10.6
Hertfordshire HertfordConCon56.8%−14.8
Hertfordshire HitchinConCon51.3%−16.7
Hertfordshire St AlbansConCon56.2%−17.8
Hertfordshire WatfordConCon56.7%−17.3
HuntingdonshireLibNat Lib gain66.7%+23.2
IpswichConCon26.0%−12.0
Isle of ElyLibLib43.1%+15.8
Norfolk EasternLibNat Lib gain59.6%+16.9
Norfolk King'S LynnConCon40.4%−14.4
Norfolk NorthernLabCon gain21.1%−13.6
Norfolk South WesternLabCon gain32.7%−17.7
Norfolk SouthernConCon31.1%−11.8
Southend on SeaConCon71.5%−7.9
Suffolk (East) LowestoftConCon35.5%−12.3
Suffolk (East) WoodbridgeConCon62.7%−16.0
Suffolk (West) Bury St EdmundsConCon—+23.1
Suffolk (West) SudburyConCon10.5%−20.3

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