East of England, 1950 vs 1951: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in East of England compared between the 1950 and 1951 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | 1950 | 1951 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Bedford | Con | Con | 5.9% | −0.7 |
| Bedfordshire Mid | Con | Con | 4.3% | +0.4 |
| Bedfordshire South | Lab | Nat Lib gain | 1.9% | +1.9 |
| Cambridge | Con | Con | 11.2% | −0.8 |
| Cambridgeshire | Con | Con | 7.6% | −0.8 |
| Essex Billericay | Con | Con | 13.3% | −2.0 |
| Essex Chelmsford | Con | Con | 10.0% | −0.4 |
| Essex Colchester | Con | Con | 8.3% | −3.1 |
| Essex Epping | Con | Con | 9.6% | −0.8 |
| Essex Harwich | Nat Lib | Nat Lib | 17.8% | +2.0 |
| Essex Maldon | Lab | Lab | 1.6% | −1.2 |
| Essex Saffron Walden | Con | Con | 12.9% | −0.3 |
| Essex Thurrock | Lab | Lab | 31.1% | +4.5 |
| Hertfordshire Hemel Hempstead | Con | Con | 16.9% | −0.6 |
| Hertfordshire Hertford | Con | Con | 12.6% | −1.0 |
| Hertfordshire Hitchin | Con | Con | 5.3% | −1.0 |
| Hertfordshire South West | Con | Con | 17.5% | +1.4 |
| Hertfordshire St Albans | Con | Con | 8.9% | −2.2 |
| Huntingdonshire | Nat Lib | Nat Lib | 14.8% | +3.2 |
| Ipswich | Lab | Lab | 6.8% | −0.1 |
| Isle of Ely | Con | Ind Con gain | 13.9% | +26.7 |
| Luton | Nat Lib | Nat Lib | 5.4% | +1.5 |
| Norfolk Central | Nat Lib | Nat Lib | 10.2% | +1.7 |
| Norfolk King'S Lynn | Lab | Con gain | 2.2% | −1.4 |
| Norfolk North | Lab | Lab | 0.7% | +1.2 |
| Norfolk South | Con | Con | 9.0% | −1.1 |
| Norfolk South West | Lab | Con gain | 1.3% | −1.1 |
| Norfolk Yarmouth | Lab | Con gain | 2.3% | −2.5 |
| Norwich North | Lab | Lab | 25.5% | −5.1 |
| Norwich South | Con | Con | 5.1% | +0.8 |
| Southend East | Con | Con | 10.6% | −2.8 |
| Southend West | Con | Con | 38.3% | −3.2 |
| Suffolk Bury St. Edmunds | Con | Con | 8.8% | +0.1 |
| Suffolk Eye | Lib | Con gain | 4.5% | −3.8 |
| Suffolk Lowestoft | Lab | Lab | 1.8% | −2.7 |
| Suffolk Sudbury and Woodbridge | Con | Con | 12.3% | −1.5 |
| Watford | Lab | Lab | 1.1% | −1.0 |
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