East of England: 1955 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1955 general election: the Conservatives won 35 of 41 seats with 53.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 35 | +11 | 941,438 | 53.2% | +10.5 | |
| Labour | 6 | −1 | 789,508 | 44.6% | −0.8 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 38,715 | 2.2% | +0.1 |
Change compared with the 1951 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | Con | 4,941 | 11.1 | 81.8% | |
| Billericay | Con | 4,206 | 9.5 | 75.5% | |
| Bury St Edmunds | Con | 4,570 | 10.3 | 78.3% | |
| Cambridge | Con | 7,127 | 15.2 | 78.5% | |
| Cambridgeshire | Con | 3,974 | 8.6 | 78.7% | |
| Central Norfolk | Con | 5,563 | 14.6 | 77.4% | |
| Chelmsford | Con | 5,149 | 11.3 | 81.8% | |
| Chigwell | Con | 1,875 | 5.1 | 79.7% | |
| Colchester | Con | 4,898 | 11.0 | 80.5% | |
| East Hertfordshire | Con | 6,518 | 13.8 | 79.1% | |
| Epping | Con | 3,523 | 6.3 | 82.3% | |
| Eye | Con | 889 | 1.9 | 82.9% | |
| Harwich | Con | 9,464 | 22.4 | 75.6% | |
| Hemel Hempstead | Con | 6,136 | 12.2 | 83.8% | |
| Hertford | Con | 5,984 | 13.6 | 82.2% | |
| Hitchin | Con | 965 | 1.9 | 83.2% | |
| Huntingdonshire | Con | 5,939 | 16.8 | 77.1% | |
| Ipswich | Lab | 3,582 | 5.9 | 80.5% | |
| King'S Lynn | Con | 1,338 | 3.3 | 78.2% | |
| Lowestoft | Lab | 1,915 | 4.2 | 79.6% | |
| Luton | Con | 4,418 | 9.2 | 83.1% | |
| Maldon | Con | 550 | 1.3 | 83.5% | |
| Mid-Bedfordshire | Con | 3,964 | 9.4 | 81.4% | |
| North Norfolk | Lab | 1,242 | 3.1 | 81.6% | |
| Norwich North | Lab | 6,595 | 21.4 | 75.3% | |
| Norwich South | Con | 1,758 | 4.9 | 78.3% | |
| Saffron Waldon | Con | 6,418 | 16.8 | 79.6% | |
| South Bedfordshire | Con | 2,468 | 5.6 | 81.9% | |
| South East Essex | Con | 6,690 | 19.5 | 72.9% | |
| South Norfolk | Con | 1,475 | 4.1 | 81.8% | |
| South West Hertfordshire | Con | 6,969 | 13.7 | 81.3% | |
| South West Norfolk | Lab | 193 | 0.6 | 82.6% | |
| Southend East | Con | 6,758 | 16.4 | 74.0% | |
| Southend West | Con | 18,460 | 43.4 | 74.1% | |
| St.Albans | Con | 5,721 | 15.1 | 79.3% | |
| Sudbury and Woodbridge | Con | 7,190 | 15.3 | 79.7% | |
| The Isle of Ely | Con | 6,446 | 14.9 | 70.7% | |
| Thurrock | Lab | 15,329 | 32.3 | 75.2% | |
| Wanstead and Woodford | Con | 15,808 | 46.1 | 76.0% | |
| Watford | Con | 1,717 | 4.0 | 82.4% | |
| Yarmouth | Con | 917 | 2.2 | 79.7% |
East of England at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1955 general election?
The Conservatives won 35 of the 41 seats in East of England, with 53.2% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1955?
41 constituencies.
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