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Essex Epping

Every general election in Essex Epping since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Conservative, majority 4,794.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won27,39254.8%
Labour22,59845.2%
Valid votes49,990
Majority4,7949.6%

Con hold Turnout 85.1% of 58,764 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Conservative, 1918: 72.6%Conservative, 1922: 59.9%Conservative, 1923: 52.9%Conservative, 1929: 48.5%Conservative, 1931: 63.8%Conservative, 1935: 59.0%Conservative, 1945: 41.3%Conservative, 1950: 49.1%Conservative, 1951: 54.8%Liberal, 1918: 20.6%Liberal, 1922: 40.1%Liberal, 1923: 47.1%Liberal, 1924: 29.9%Liberal, 1929: 38.4%Liberal, 1931: 27.8%Liberal, 1935: 24.4%Liberal, 1945: 14.6%Liberal, 1950: 9.6%Labour, 1924: 11.2%Labour, 1929: 13.1%Labour, 1931: 8.4%Labour, 1935: 16.5%Labour, 1945: 44.0%Labour, 1950: 41.2%Labour, 1951: 45.2%Constitutionalist, 1924: 58.9%
Vote share in Essex Epping at each general election Con Lib Lab Const

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951ConLab4,7949.685.1%Con hold
1950ConLab3,9077.986.6%
1945LabCon9872.771.4%
1935ConLib20,41934.667.7%Con hold
1931ConLib20,28636.077.3%Con hold
1929ConLib4,96710.075.2%Con gain from Const
1924ConstLib9,76329.078.3%Const gain from Con
1923ConLib1,5745.766.4%Con hold
1922ConLib5,07219.963.5%Con hold
1918ConLib10,50452.052.4%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Essex Epping?

The Conservatives won Essex Epping at the 1951 general election with a majority of 4,794.

Which parties have won Essex Epping?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 8, Labour 1, Constitutionalist 1.

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