East of England: 1964 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1964 general election: the Conservatives won 31 of 41 seats with 46.6% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 31 | −5 | 968,605 | 46.6% | −4.9 | ||
| Labour | 10 | +5 | 839,912 | 40.4% | +0.5 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 269,057 | 12.9% | +4.5 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 1,343 | 0.06% | |||||
Change compared with the 1959 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | Con | 3,148 | 6.7 | 80.4% | Con hold |
| Billericay | Con | 1,592 | 2.0 | 82.5% | Con hold |
| Bury St Edmunds | Con | 4,990 | 9.9 | 82.2% | Con hold |
| Cambridge | Con | 1,389 | 2.9 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| Cambridgeshire | Con | 7,247 | 14.0 | 79.8% | Con hold |
| Central Norfolk | Con | 6,005 | 12.0 | 81.5% | Con hold |
| Chelmsford | Con | 7,033 | 12.1 | 82.8% | Con hold |
| Chigwell | Con | 3,721 | 8.5 | 81.9% | Con hold |
| Colchester | Con | 3,539 | 7.0 | 82.1% | Con hold |
| East Hertfordshire | Con | 7,862 | 12.7 | 81.0% | Con hold |
| Epping | Lab | 3,238 | 4.1 | 83.3% | Lab gain from Con |
| Eye | Con | 5,426 | 11.5 | 82.5% | Con hold |
| Harwich | Con | 10,225 | 20.5 | 75.1% | Con hold |
| Hemel Hempstead | Con | 4,846 | 7.0 | 84.5% | Con hold |
| Hertford | Con | 3,973 | 6.3 | 84.6% | Con hold |
| Hitchin | Lab | 3,385 | 4.6 | 84.5% | Lab gain from Con |
| Huntingdonshire | Con | 7,864 | 19.8 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Ipswich | Lab | 2,432 | 3.9 | 79.0% | Lab hold |
| King'S Lynn | Lab | 104 | 0.2 | 80.5% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lowestoft | Con | 2,704 | 5.4 | 82.5% | Con hold |
| Luton | Lab | 723 | 1.5 | 79.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Maldon | Con | 1,531 | 3.2 | 83.3% | Con hold |
| Mid-Bedfordshire | Con | 5,318 | 10.9 | 83.0% | Con hold |
| North Norfolk | Lab | 53 | 0.1 | 79.7% | Lab hold |
| Norwich North | Lab | 6,491 | 21.8 | 74.5% | Lab hold |
| Norwich South | Lab | 611 | 1.7 | 82.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Saffron Waldon | Con | 4,955 | 11.9 | 82.4% | Con hold |
| South Bedfordshire | Con | 339 | 0.5 | 80.8% | Con hold |
| South East Essex | Con | 8,201 | 14.0 | 75.0% | Con hold |
| South Norfolk | Con | 2,166 | 5.9 | 82.7% | Con hold |
| South West Hertfordshire | Con | 6,071 | 9.8 | 83.0% | Con hold |
| South West Norfolk | Con | 123 | 0.4 | 82.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Southend East | Con | 3,367 | 7.9 | 76.2% | Con hold |
| Southend West | Con | 11,007 | 21.8 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| St.Albans | Con | 5,391 | 11.7 | 82.6% | Con hold |
| Sudbury and Woodbridge | Con | 8,592 | 16.5 | 81.8% | Con hold |
| The Isle of Ely | Con | 5,625 | 12.5 | 73.8% | Con hold |
| Thurrock | Lab | 15,757 | 29.7 | 74.2% | Lab hold |
| Wanstead and Woodford | Con | 10,679 | 30.2 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| Watford | Lab | 1,480 | 3.3 | 83.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Yarmouth | Con | 1,929 | 4.5 | 80.3% | Con hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1964 general election?
The Conservatives won 31 of the 41 seats in East of England, with 46.6% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1964?
41 constituencies.
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