East of England: 1935 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1935 general election: the Conservatives won 25 of 34 seats with 47.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 25 | 0 | 571,968 | 47.9% | −7.8 | ||
| National Liberal | 6 | +2 | 147,938 | 12.4% | +1.2 | ||
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 95,198 | 8.0% | +2.0 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 374,290 | 31.4% | +8.5 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 4,502 | 0.4% | |||||
Change compared with the 1931 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Bedford | Con | 8,872 | 24.6 | 73.1% | Con hold |
| Bedfordshire Luton | Nat Lib | 13,628 | 31.0 | 63.3% | Nat Lib hold |
| Bedfordshire Mid | Con | 4,431 | 13.9 | 76.3% | Con hold |
| Cambridge | Con | 5,491 | 17.0 | 73.2% | Con hold |
| Cambridgeshire | Con | 7,650 | 21.4 | 67.8% | Con hold |
| Essex Chelmsford | Con | 16,624 | 41.6 | 65.4% | Con hold |
| Essex Colchester | Con | 5,876 | 17.3 | 74.6% | Con hold |
| Essex Epping | Con | 20,419 | 34.6 | 67.7% | Con hold |
| Essex Harwich | Nat Lib | 12,546 | 40.6 | 63.9% | Nat Lib hold |
| Essex Maldon | Con | 7,808 | 24.4 | 73.8% | Con hold |
| Essex Saffron Walden | Con | 10,036 | 34.3 | 69.2% | Con hold |
| Essex South Eastern | Con | 970 | 1.7 | 59.5% | Con hold |
| Great Yarmouth | Nat Lib | 5,340 | 18.6 | 76.4% | Nat Lib gain from Nat Lab |
| Hertfordshire Hemel Hempstead | Con | 12,996 | 40.5 | 69.4% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire Hertford | Con | 9,701 | 29.7 | 62.5% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire Hitchin | Con | 9,035 | 26.7 | 66.4% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire St Albans | Con | 17,510 | 35.0 | 62.6% | Con hold |
| Hertfordshire Watford | Con | 13,290 | 30.8 | 63.5% | Con hold |
| Huntingdonshire | Nat Lib | 9,426 | 37.5 | 66.2% | Nat Lib hold |
| Ipswich | Con | 7,250 | 14.6 | 82.1% | Con hold |
| Isle of Ely | Lib | 699 | 2.0 | 66.0% | Lib hold |
| Norfolk Eastern | Nat Lib | 12,647 | 37.7 | 66.8% | Nat Lib hold |
| Norfolk King'S Lynn | Con | 5,430 | 15.5 | 71.7% | Con hold |
| Norfolk Northern | Con | 3,398 | 10.5 | 78.1% | Con hold |
| Norfolk South Western | Con | 4,117 | 14.7 | 69.5% | Con hold |
| Norfolk Southern | Con | 5,011 | 15.7 | 73.5% | Con hold |
| Norwich | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 75.7% | |
| Southend on Sea | Con | 24,931 | 44.1 | 66.0% | Con hold |
| Suffolk (East) Eye | Nat Lib | 13,993 | 47.9 | 70.7% | |
| Suffolk (East) Lowestoft | Con | 7,716 | 22.4 | 69.0% | Con hold |
| Suffolk (East) Woodbridge | Con | 13,907 | 44.1 | 67.5% | Con hold |
| Suffolk (West) Bury St Edmunds | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Suffolk (West) Sudbury | Con | 3,356 | 14.2 | 72.8% | Con hold |
East of England at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1935 general election?
The Conservatives won 25 of the 34 seats in East of England, with 47.9% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1935?
34 constituencies.
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