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East of England, 1964 vs 1966: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in East of England compared between the 1964 and 1966 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19641966MajorityCon–Lab swing
BedfordConLab gain0.8%+3.7
BillericayConLab gain1.9%+2.0
Bury St EdmundsConCon9.1%+0.4
CambridgeConLab gain2.1%+2.5
CambridgeshireConCon9.6%+2.2
Central NorfolkConCon8.6%+1.7
ChelmsfordConCon8.2%+2.0
ChigwellConCon5.8%+1.4
ColchesterConCon1.9%+2.5
East HertfordshireConCon8.2%+2.3
EppingLabLab9.3%+2.6
EyeConCon7.7%+1.9
HarwichConCon12.6%+3.9
Hemel HempsteadConCon2.9%+2.1
HertfordConCon1.2%+2.5
HitchinLabLab13.1%+4.2
HuntingdonshireConCon12.5%+3.6
IpswichLabLab11.3%+3.7
King'S LynnLabLab4.5%+2.1
LowestoftConCon0.7%+2.4
LutonLabLab5.2%+1.8
MaldonConCon1.0%+1.1
Mid-BedfordshireConCon6.0%+2.4
North NorfolkLabLab1.8%+0.8
Norwich NorthLabLab31.2%+4.7
Norwich SouthLabLab9.6%+3.9
Saffron WaldonConCon7.6%+2.1
South BedfordshireConLab gain5.9%+3.2
South East EssexConCon8.7%+2.6
South NorfolkConCon0.3%+2.8
South West HertfordshireConCon5.1%+2.3
South West NorfolkConCon2.2%−0.9
Southend EastConCon1.2%+3.4
Southend WestConCon23.5%+3.2
St.AlbansConCon6.1%+2.8
Sudbury and WoodbridgeConCon13.2%+1.6
The Isle of ElyConCon3.8%+4.4
ThurrockLabLab34.0%+2.1
Wanstead and WoodfordConCon30.2%+2.8
WatfordLabLab8.8%+2.7
YarmouthConLab gain1.8%+3.1

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