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Essex South Eastern

Every general election in Essex South Eastern since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 3,591.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won25,58153.8%
Conservative21,99046.2%
Valid votes47,571
Majority3,5917.6%

Turnout 65.7% of 72,412 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 63.5%Conservative, 1922: 54.1%Conservative, 1923: 47.0%Conservative, 1924: 58.8%Conservative, 1929: 36.3%Conservative, 1931: 53.4%Conservative, 1935: 44.2%Conservative, 1945: 46.2%Labour, 1918: 29.0%Labour, 1922: 45.9%Labour, 1923: 53.0%Labour, 1924: 41.2%Labour, 1929: 37.6%Labour, 1931: 35.2%Labour, 1935: 42.5%Labour, 1945: 53.8%Liberal, 1918: 7.5%Liberal, 1929: 26.1%Liberal, 1935: 13.3%National Labour, 1931: 11.5%
Vote share in Essex South Eastern at each general election Con Lab Lib Nat Lab

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon3,5917.665.7%
1935ConLab9701.759.5%Con hold
1931ConLab10,37018.266.8%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon6261.365.3%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab5,91117.669.3%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon1,6006.158.1%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab2,0638.358.9%Con hold
1918ConLab6,36034.550.9%

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 South Eastern?

Labour won Essex South Eastern at the 1945 general election with a majority of 3,591.

Which parties have won Essex South Eastern?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 5, Labour 3.

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