East of England: 1950 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1950 general election: the Conservatives won 21 of 37 seats with 38.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 21 | +13 | 655,759 | 38.9% | +3.9 | ||
| Labour | 11 | −9 | 698,860 | 41.5% | −1.7 | ||
| National Liberal | 4 | +1 | 121,005 | 7.2% | −0.6 | ||
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 203,752 | 12.1% | +0.7 | ||
| 2 other parties and independents | 4,728 | 0.3% | |||||
Change compared with the 1945 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Bedford | Con | 2,108 | 4.6 | 87.5% | |
| Bedfordshire Mid | Con | 2,159 | 5.1 | 86.2% | |
| Bedfordshire South | Lab | 1,524 | 3.4 | 86.9% | |
| Cambridge | Con | 4,854 | 9.6 | 86.5% | |
| Cambridgeshire | Con | 2,800 | 5.9 | 83.4% | |
| Essex Billericay | Con | 4,366 | 9.3 | 79.6% | |
| Essex Chelmsford | Con | 4,859 | 9.3 | 84.3% | |
| Essex Colchester | Con | 931 | 2.0 | 86.8% | |
| Essex Epping | Con | 3,907 | 7.9 | 86.6% | |
| Essex Harwich | Nat Lib | 6,058 | 13.4 | 81.9% | |
| Essex Maldon | Lab | 1,724 | 4.0 | 86.2% | |
| Essex Saffron Walden | Con | 4,889 | 12.3 | 84.4% | |
| Essex Thurrock | Lab | 9,587 | 22.1 | 85.3% | |
| Hertfordshire Hemel Hempstead | Con | 6,857 | 15.6 | 85.0% | |
| Hertfordshire Hertford | Con | 5,750 | 10.5 | 83.2% | |
| Hertfordshire Hitchin | Con | 1,751 | 3.4 | 85.8% | |
| Hertfordshire South West | Con | 8,695 | 20.4 | 86.1% | |
| Hertfordshire St Albans | Con | 2,382 | 4.6 | 84.9% | |
| Huntingdonshire | Nat Lib | 5,455 | 15.1 | 82.6% | |
| Ipswich | Lab | 4,393 | 7.0 | 86.8% | |
| Isle of Ely | Con | 4,963 | 10.4 | 79.6% | |
| Luton | Nat Lib | 1,086 | 2.2 | 87.1% | |
| Norfolk Central | Nat Lib | 3,891 | 9.8 | 84.3% | |
| Norfolk King'S Lynn | Lab | 270 | 0.6 | 83.8% | |
| Norfolk North | Lab | 2,049 | 5.0 | 84.3% | |
| Norfolk South | Con | 2,429 | 6.8 | 83.9% | |
| Norfolk South West | Lab | 260 | 0.8 | 83.4% | |
| Norfolk Yarmouth | Lab | 1,162 | 2.7 | 84.1% | |
| Norwich North | Lab | 13,194 | 35.7 | 86.2% | |
| Norwich South | Con | 2,325 | 6.6 | 84.9% | |
| Southend East | Con | 2,165 | 5.0 | 82.5% | |
| Southend West | Con | 18,846 | 31.8 | 83.0% | |
| Suffolk Bury St. Edmunds | Con | 4,129 | 9.0 | 82.5% | |
| Suffolk Eye | Lib | 627 | 1.3 | 83.8% | |
| Suffolk Lowestoft | Lab | 3,322 | 7.2 | 83.8% | |
| Suffolk Sudbury and Woodbridge | Con | 4,537 | 9.3 | 84.5% | |
| Watford | Lab | 1,457 | 3.2 | 87.3% |
East of England at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1950 general election?
The Conservatives won 21 of the 37 seats in East of England, with 38.9% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1950?
37 constituencies.
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