East of England: 1959 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1959 general election: the Conservatives won 36 of 41 seats with 51.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 36 | +1 | 995,864 | 51.5% | −1.7 | ||
| Labour | 5 | −1 | 771,468 | 39.9% | −4.7 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 163,976 | 8.5% | +6.3 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 3,744 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the 1955 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | Con | 6,767 | 14.7 | 83.6% | Con hold |
| Billericay | Con | 4,822 | 7.7 | 80.4% | Con hold |
| Bury St Edmunds | Con | 7,962 | 17.5 | 78.6% | Con hold |
| Cambridge | Con | 6,807 | 14.3 | 79.8% | Con hold |
| Cambridgeshire | Con | 7,479 | 15.8 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Central Norfolk | Con | 6,787 | 15.6 | 79.9% | Con hold |
| Chelmsford | Con | 9,868 | 19.7 | 81.3% | Con hold |
| Chigwell | Con | 5,562 | 13.5 | 82.2% | Con hold |
| Colchester | Con | 7,496 | 15.7 | 82.4% | Con hold |
| East Hertfordshire | Con | 10,181 | 18.6 | 82.0% | Con hold |
| Epping | Con | 4,393 | 6.2 | 84.3% | Con hold |
| Eye | Con | 2,484 | 5.2 | 84.0% | Con hold |
| Harwich | Con | 12,065 | 27.1 | 76.5% | Con hold |
| Hemel Hempstead | Con | 8,235 | 13.6 | 85.3% | Con hold |
| Hertford | Con | 8,551 | 15.9 | 83.8% | Con hold |
| Hitchin | Con | 4,375 | 6.8 | 85.4% | Con hold |
| Huntingdonshire | Con | 8,271 | 22.0 | 80.4% | Con hold |
| Ipswich | Lab | 3,235 | 5.2 | 80.9% | Lab hold |
| King'S Lynn | Con | 1,765 | 4.3 | 79.8% | Con hold |
| Lowestoft | Con | 1,489 | 3.2 | 81.6% | Con gain from Lab |
| Luton | Con | 5,019 | 10.2 | 86.8% | Con hold |
| Maldon | Con | 2,240 | 5.0 | 83.1% | Con hold |
| Mid-Bedfordshire | Con | 5,174 | 11.4 | 84.5% | Con hold |
| North Norfolk | Lab | 658 | 1.7 | 79.8% | Lab hold |
| Norwich North | Lab | 6,483 | 20.5 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Norwich South | Con | 2,244 | 6.2 | 82.2% | Con hold |
| Saffron Waldon | Con | 6,782 | 17.2 | 81.2% | Con hold |
| South Bedfordshire | Con | 4,759 | 8.7 | 83.9% | Con hold |
| South East Essex | Con | 10,133 | 22.0 | 76.5% | Con hold |
| South Norfolk | Con | 2,733 | 7.6 | 82.4% | Con hold |
| South West Hertfordshire | Con | 10,237 | 17.5 | 84.4% | Con hold |
| South West Norfolk | Lab | 78 | 0.2 | 83.5% | Lab hold |
| Southend East | Con | 7,725 | 18.5 | 75.5% | Con hold |
| Southend West | Con | 17,035 | 35.9 | 77.7% | Con hold |
| St.Albans | Con | 8,507 | 19.4 | 82.8% | Con hold |
| Sudbury and Woodbridge | Con | 9,882 | 20.1 | 81.1% | Con hold |
| The Isle of Ely | Con | 6,468 | 14.1 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Thurrock | Lab | 12,082 | 23.0 | 78.2% | Lab hold |
| Wanstead and Woodford | Con | 14,797 | 42.5 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| Watford | Con | 2,901 | 6.4 | 84.8% | Con hold |
| Yarmouth | Con | 3,579 | 8.5 | 79.6% | Con hold |
East of England at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1959 general election?
The Conservatives won 36 of the 41 seats in East of England, with 51.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1959?
41 constituencies.
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