East of England: 1922 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1922 general election: the Conservatives won 26 of 34 seats with 47.6% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 26 | +5 | 363,360 | 47.6% | +6.0 | |
| Liberal | 4 | +2 | 133,307 | 17.5% | −2.2 | |
| Labour | 1 | +1 | 198,769 | 26.0% | +8.8 | |
| National Liberal | 1 | new | 68,217 | 8.9% | — |
Change compared with the 1918 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Bedford | Con | 7,746 | 29.0 | 79.1% | Con gain from Co Lib |
| Bedfordshire Luton | Con | 3,164 | 10.4 | 81.0% | Con gain from Co Lib |
| Bedfordshire Mid | Lib | 2,737 | 13.0 | 70.1% | Lib gain from Con |
| Cambridge | Con | 4,233 | 18.4 | 81.2% | Con hold |
| Cambridgeshire | Con | 679 | 2.6 | 70.8% | Con gain from Co Lib |
| Essex Chelmsford | Con | 4,887 | 22.8 | 61.0% | Con hold |
| Essex Colchester | Con | 3,097 | 13.4 | 77.9% | Con hold |
| Essex Epping | Con | 5,072 | 19.9 | 63.5% | Con hold |
| Essex Harwich | Lib | 764 | 3.8 | 71.6% | Lib gain from Con |
| Essex Maldon | Con | 4,252 | 19.4 | 74.8% | Con hold |
| Essex Saffron Walden | Con | 3,047 | 13.5 | 71.1% | Con gain from Co Lib |
| Essex South Eastern | Con | 2,063 | 8.3 | 58.9% | Con hold |
| Great Yarmouth | Lib | 919 | 4.3 | 79.0% | Lib gain from Con |
| Hertfordshire Hemel Hempstead | Con | 6,121 | 34.8 | 66.0% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire Hertford | Con | 4,872 | 27.2 | 54.1% | Con gain from Ind |
| Hertfordshire Hitchin | Con | 5,075 | 24.0 | 66.2% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire St Albans | Con | 3,932 | 15.6 | 71.1% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire Watford | Con | 3,479 | 14.2 | 69.0% | Con hold |
| Huntingdonshire | Con | 4,956 | 24.9 | 70.7% | Con hold |
| Ipswich | Con | 2,210 | 6.9 | 82.4% | Con hold |
| Isle of Ely | Con | 6,193 | 23.3 | 72.0% | Con gain from Co Lib |
| Norfolk Eastern | Con | 308 | 1.4 | 70.2% | Con hold |
| Norfolk King'S Lynn | Con | 1,179 | 4.5 | 75.5% | Con hold |
| Norfolk Northern | Lab | 1,029 | 4.5 | 75.2% | Lab gain from Con |
| Norfolk South Western | Nat Lib | 1,777 | 9.3 | 59.1% | Nat Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Norfolk Southern | Con | 2,575 | 11.3 | 70.8% | Con gain from Lib |
| Norwich | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 78.5% | |
| Southend on Sea | Con | 6,881 | 23.8 | 68.0% | Con hold |
| Suffolk (East) Eye | Lib | 3,531 | 20.1 | 54.0% | Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Suffolk (East) Lowestoft | Con | 7,949 | 32.0 | 71.0% | Con gain from Co Lib |
| Suffolk (East) Woodbridge | Con | 2,920 | 13.4 | 69.1% | Con hold |
| Suffolk (West) Bury St Edmunds | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Suffolk (West) Sudbury | Con | 1,888 | 12.2 | 59.3% | Con gain from Lib |
East of England at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1922 general election?
The Conservatives won 26 of the 34 seats in East of England, with 47.6% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1922?
34 constituencies.
Official results House of Commons Library, General election results from 1918 to 2019. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data