East of England: 1929 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1929 general election: the Conservatives won 21 of 34 seats with 41.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 21 | −9 | 501,648 | 41.9% | −8.5 | |
| Liberal | 8 | +8 | 386,414 | 32.3% | +8.7 | |
| Labour | 3 | +2 | 297,034 | 24.8% | +1.0 | |
| Others | 0 | new | 11,269 | 0.9% | — |
Change compared with the 1924 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Bedford | Con | 6,204 | 17.1 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| Bedfordshire Luton | Lib | 3,318 | 7.5 | 81.5% | Lib gain from Con |
| Bedfordshire Mid | Lib | 1,913 | 6.2 | 79.5% | Lib gain from Con |
| Cambridge | Con | 3,751 | 11.7 | 79.8% | Con hold |
| Cambridgeshire | Con | 2,050 | 5.8 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Essex Chelmsford | Con | 4,060 | 10.4 | 75.1% | Con hold |
| Essex Colchester | Con | 602 | 1.8 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| Essex Epping | Con | 4,967 | 10.0 | 75.2% | Con gain from Const |
| Essex Harwich | Lib | 2,700 | 8.8 | 76.3% | Lib gain from Con |
| Essex Maldon | Con | 2,796 | 8.7 | 79.5% | Con hold |
| Essex Saffron Walden | Con | 4,919 | 16.1 | 75.8% | Con hold |
| Essex South Eastern | Lab | 626 | 1.3 | 65.3% | Lab gain from Con |
| Great Yarmouth | Lib | 1,577 | 5.3 | 83.1% | Lib gain from Con |
| Hertfordshire Hemel Hempstead | Con | 3,514 | 11.6 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire Hertford | Con | 3,376 | 9.9 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire Hitchin | Con | 5,461 | 16.6 | 73.4% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire St Albans | Con | 8,737 | 20.6 | 72.6% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire Watford | Con | 6,295 | 15.5 | 72.4% | Con hold |
| Huntingdonshire | Lib | 954 | 3.4 | 77.2% | Lib gain from Con |
| Ipswich | Con | 935 | 2.0 | 85.7% | Con hold |
| Isle of Ely | Lib | 2,483 | 6.8 | 75.0% | Lib gain from Con |
| Norfolk Eastern | Lib | 915 | 2.7 | 77.6% | Lib gain from Con |
| Norfolk King'S Lynn | Con | 3,695 | 10.4 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| Norfolk Northern | Lab | 1,883 | 6.2 | 77.9% | Lab hold |
| Norfolk South Western | Lab | 770 | 2.7 | 74.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Norfolk Southern | Con | 2,292 | 7.4 | 76.0% | Con hold |
| Norwich | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 82.7% | |
| Southend on Sea | Con | 5,721 | 11.6 | 67.0% | Con hold |
| Suffolk (East) Eye | Lib | 1,064 | 3.4 | 78.2% | Lib gain from Con |
| Suffolk (East) Lowestoft | Con | 2,917 | 8.5 | 73.8% | Con hold |
| Suffolk (East) Woodbridge | Con | 4,327 | 13.7 | 73.3% | Con hold |
| Suffolk (West) Bury St Edmunds | Con | 5,118 | 16.9 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Suffolk (West) Sudbury | Con | 1,406 | 5.8 | 75.9% | Con hold |
East of England at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1929 general election?
The Conservatives won 21 of the 34 seats in East of England, with 41.9% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1929?
34 constituencies.
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