East of England: 1918 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1918 general election: the Conservatives won 21 of 34 seats with 41.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 21 | new | 207,510 | 41.5% | — | |
| Coalition Liberal | 8 | new | 71,612 | 14.3% | — | |
| Liberal | 2 | new | 98,026 | 19.6% | — | |
| Independent | 1 | new | 15,216 | 3.1% | — | |
| Labour | 0 | new | 86,009 | 17.2% | — | |
| Independent Conservative | 0 | new | 10,928 | 2.2% | — | |
| Others | 0 | new | 10,196 | 2.0% | — |
Change compared with the previous general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Bedford | Co Lib | 6,837 | 45.5 | 45.2% | |
| Bedfordshire Luton | Co Lib | 7,537 | 38.7 | 52.5% | |
| Bedfordshire Mid | Con | 1,721 | 10.5 | 54.8% | |
| Cambridge | Con | 7,764 | 50.6 | 61.0% | |
| Cambridgeshire | Co Lib | 5,811 | 30.3 | 51.3% | |
| Essex Chelmsford | Con | 5,666 | 33.8 | 50.2% | |
| Essex Colchester | Con | 4,074 | 22.3 | 60.2% | |
| Essex Epping | Con | 10,504 | 52.0 | 52.4% | |
| Essex Harwich | Con | 1,197 | 7.8 | 55.9% | |
| Essex Maldon | Con | 1,823 | 11.4 | 56.7% | |
| Essex Saffron Walden | Co Lib | 6,097 | 40.2 | 47.8% | |
| Essex South Eastern | Con | 6,360 | 34.5 | 50.9% | |
| Great Yarmouth | Con | 1,007 | 7.0 | 58.8% | |
| Hertfordshire Hemel Hempstead | Con | 7,157 | 55.1 | 50.4% | |
| Hertfordshire Hertford | Ind | 2,470 | 13.4 | 57.4% | |
| Hertfordshire Hitchin | Con | 4,167 | 25.7 | 54.4% | |
| Hertfordshire St Albans | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Hertfordshire Watford | Con | 6,203 | 31.8 | 59.5% | |
| Huntingdonshire | Con | 4,344 | 25.3 | 62.8% | |
| Ipswich | Con | 5,410 | 21.3 | 67.9% | |
| Isle of Ely | Co Lib | unopposed | — | — | |
| Norfolk Eastern | Con | 339 | 2.2 | 49.6% | |
| Norfolk King'S Lynn | Con | 366 | 1.8 | 59.7% | |
| Norfolk Northern | Con | 213 | 1.2 | 60.8% | |
| Norfolk South Western | Co Lib | unopposed | — | — | |
| Norfolk Southern | Lib | 5,219 | 28.5 | 55.8% | |
| Norwich | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 55.2% | |
| Southend on Sea | Con | 8,150 | 41.6 | 53.9% | |
| Suffolk (East) Eye | Co Lib | 3,710 | 22.6 | 49.2% | |
| Suffolk (East) Lowestoft | Co Lib | unopposed | — | — | |
| Suffolk (East) Woodbridge | Con | 1,812 | 11.7 | 51.0% | |
| Suffolk (West) Bury St Edmunds | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Suffolk (West) Sudbury | Lib | 910 | 7.1 | 48.4% |
East of England at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1918 general election?
The Conservatives won 21 of the 34 seats in East of England, with 41.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1918?
34 constituencies.
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