East of England: 1945 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1945 general election: Labour won 20 of 35 seats with 43.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | +20 | 600,985 | 43.2% | +11.9 | |
| Conservative | 8 | −17 | 487,225 | 35.0% | −12.9 | |
| National Liberal | 3 | −3 | 108,737 | 7.8% | −4.6 | |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 158,748 | 11.4% | +3.4 | |
| Common Wealth | 1 | new | 28,059 | 2.0% | — | |
| Others | 0 | new | 7,210 | 0.5% | — |
Change compared with the 1935 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Bedford | Lab | 288 | 0.6 | 72.9% | |
| Bedfordshire Luton | Lab | 7,421 | 10.4 | 74.8% | |
| Bedfordshire Mid | Con | 1,881 | 5.0 | 73.1% | |
| Cambridge | Lab | 682 | 1.8 | 69.2% | |
| Cambridgeshire | Lab | 44 | 0.1 | 69.9% | |
| Essex Chelmsford | CW | 2,080 | 3.6 | 73.4% | |
| Essex Colchester | Lab | 2,464 | 6.7 | 73.9% | |
| Essex Epping | Lab | 987 | 2.7 | 71.4% | |
| Essex Harwich | Nat Lib | 3,385 | 11.5 | 68.7% | |
| Essex Maldon | Lab | 7,727 | 20.8 | 74.5% | |
| Essex Saffron Walden | Con | 1,158 | 3.2 | 74.5% | |
| Essex South Eastern | Lab | 3,591 | 7.6 | 65.7% | |
| Essex Thurrock | Lab | 13,262 | 40.1 | 76.9% | |
| Great Yarmouth | Lab | 2,105 | 11.7 | 69.6% | |
| Hertfordshire Hemel Hempstead | Con | 5,110 | 11.6 | 71.2% | |
| Hertfordshire Hertford | Con | 2,528 | 5.5 | 70.4% | |
| Hertfordshire Hitchin | Lab | 346 | 0.7 | 72.4% | |
| Hertfordshire St Albans | Lab | 1,879 | 3.6 | 72.6% | |
| Hertfordshire Watford | Lab | 2,194 | 3.1 | 73.3% | |
| Huntingdonshire | Nat Lib | 5,931 | 19.3 | 65.7% | |
| Ipswich | Lab | 8,119 | 15.2 | 79.9% | |
| Isle of Ely | Con | 2,321 | 6.0 | 67.8% | |
| Norfolk Eastern | Nat Lib | 4,840 | 11.6 | 68.9% | |
| Norfolk King'S Lynn | Lab | 3,274 | 8.8 | 71.2% | |
| Norfolk Northern | Lab | 5,246 | 17.3 | 70.9% | |
| Norfolk South Western | Lab | 53 | 0.2 | 65.9% | |
| Norfolk Southern | Lab | 5,963 | 17.8 | 69.0% | |
| Norwich | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 73.2% | |
| Southend on Sea | Con | 3,077 | 5.8 | 73.3% | |
| Suffolk (East) Eye | Lib | 949 | 3.1 | 71.6% | |
| Suffolk (East) Lowestoft | Lab | 1,763 | 5.8 | 67.7% | |
| Suffolk (East) Woodbridge | Con | 4,693 | 13.7 | 71.4% | |
| Suffolk (West) Bury St Edmunds | Con | 5,818 | 18.9 | 67.2% | |
| Suffolk (West) Sudbury | Lab | 247 | 1.0 | 69.5% |
East of England at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1945 general election?
Labour won 20 of the 35 seats in East of England, with 43.2% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1945?
35 constituencies.
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