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East of England, 1931 vs 1935: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in East of England compared between the 1931 and 1935 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19311935MajorityCon–Lab swing
Bedfordshire BedfordConCon24.6%+9.9
Bedfordshire LutonNat LibNat Lib31.0%+7.4
Bedfordshire MidConCon13.9%+0.2
CambridgeConCon17.0%+14.7
CambridgeshireConCon21.4%+7.6
Essex ChelmsfordConCon41.6%+9.7
Essex ColchesterConCon17.3%+8.9
Essex EppingConCon34.6%+6.5
Essex HarwichNat LibNat Lib40.6%+8.0
Essex MaldonConCon24.4%+8.7
Essex Saffron WaldenConCon34.3%+10.5
Essex South EasternConCon1.7%+8.3
Great YarmouthNat LabNat Lib gain18.6%+9.6
Hertfordshire Hemel HempsteadConCon40.5%+6.0
Hertfordshire HertfordConCon29.7%+13.6
Hertfordshire HitchinConCon26.7%+12.3
Hertfordshire St AlbansConCon35.0%+10.6
Hertfordshire WatfordConCon30.8%+12.9
HuntingdonshireNat LibNat Lib37.5%+7.3
IpswichConCon14.6%+5.7
Isle of ElyLibLib2.0%−31.2
Norfolk EasternNat LibNat Lib37.7%+5.5
Norfolk King'S LynnConCon15.5%+12.4
Norfolk NorthernConCon10.5%+5.3
Norfolk South WesternConCon14.7%+9.0
Norfolk SouthernConCon15.7%+7.7
Southend on SeaConCon44.1%+10.1
Suffolk (East) LowestoftConCon22.4%+6.5
Suffolk (East) WoodbridgeConCon44.1%+9.3
Suffolk (West) Bury St EdmundsConCon—0
Suffolk (West) SudburyConCon14.2%+10.7

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