East of England: 1970 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1970 general election: the Conservatives won 37 of 41 seats with 52.3% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 37 | +11 | 1,196,937 | 52.3% | +6.4 | ||
| Labour | 4 | −11 | 913,628 | 39.9% | −4.7 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 174,864 | 7.6% | −1.9 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 4,319 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the 1966 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | Con | 5,279 | 10.1 | 77.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Billericay | Con | 3,954 | 4.3 | 74.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Bury St Edmunds | Con | 13,402 | 22.4 | 77.2% | Con hold |
| Cambridge | Con | 5,061 | 10.7 | 73.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Cambridgeshire | Con | 12,271 | 20.8 | 75.5% | Con hold |
| Central Norfolk | Con | 13,891 | 23.9 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Chelmsford | Con | 13,041 | 19.5 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Chigwell | Con | 8,432 | 19.0 | 72.7% | Con hold |
| Colchester | Con | 10,237 | 17.6 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| East Hertfordshire | Con | 14,067 | 20.4 | 73.5% | Con hold |
| Epping | Con | 2,575 | 3.0 | 73.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Eye | Con | 8,364 | 16.8 | 78.1% | Con hold |
| Harwich | Con | 12,831 | 21.0 | 74.5% | Con hold |
| Hemel Hempstead | Con | 12,350 | 15.9 | 78.3% | Con hold |
| Hertford | Con | 9,570 | 13.8 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Hitchin | Lab | 3,674 | 4.4 | 77.5% | Lab hold |
| Huntingdonshire | Con | 9,810 | 19.6 | 75.3% | Con hold |
| Ipswich | Con | 13 | 0.0 | 72.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| King'S Lynn | Con | 33 | 0.1 | 78.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Lowestoft | Con | 5,523 | 9.7 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Luton | Con | 1,349 | 3.0 | 73.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Maldon | Con | 6,272 | 10.9 | 79.8% | Con hold |
| Mid-Bedfordshire | Con | 10,635 | 18.8 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| North Norfolk | Con | 4,684 | 10.5 | 80.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Norwich North | Lab | 6,696 | 21.5 | 71.3% | Lab hold |
| Norwich South | Con | 826 | 2.3 | 78.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Saffron Waldon | Con | 9,664 | 20.8 | 77.2% | Con hold |
| South Bedfordshire | Con | 4,978 | 6.4 | 77.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| South East Essex | Con | 17,905 | 24.8 | 72.0% | Con hold |
| South Norfolk | Con | 5,442 | 12.5 | 78.5% | Con hold |
| South West Hertfordshire | Con | 8,447 | 13.0 | 75.8% | Con hold |
| South West Norfolk | Con | 5,648 | 14.6 | 80.5% | Con hold |
| Southend East | Con | 6,960 | 16.9 | 71.3% | Con hold |
| Southend West | Con | 16,885 | 34.6 | 70.8% | Con hold |
| St.Albans | Con | 7,874 | 16.6 | 76.2% | Con hold |
| Sudbury and Woodbridge | Con | 12,564 | 21.2 | 75.9% | Con hold |
| The Isle of Ely | Con | 9,606 | 19.9 | 71.9% | Con hold |
| Thurrock | Lab | 11,388 | 20.6 | 65.7% | Lab hold |
| Wanstead and Woodford | Con | 11,543 | 35.2 | 67.7% | Con hold |
| Watford | Lab | 76 | 0.2 | 75.5% | Lab hold |
| Yarmouth | Con | 3,157 | 6.8 | 77.3% | Con gain from Lab |
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Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1970 general election?
The Conservatives won 37 of the 41 seats in East of England, with 52.3% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1970?
41 constituencies.
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