East of England: October 1974 general election results
How East of England voted at the October 1974 general election: the Conservatives won 31 of 45 seats with 42.1% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 31 | −4 | 1,035,696 | 42.1% | +0.8 | ||
| Labour | 13 | +4 | 891,711 | 36.2% | +3.2 | ||
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 531,468 | 21.6% | −3.9 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 4,003 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the February 1974 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | Lab | 10,551 | 15.6 | 73.8% | Lab hold |
| Bedford | Con | 4,088 | 7.2 | 76.8% | Con hold |
| Braintree | Con | 1,090 | 2.1 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| Brentwood and Ongar | Con | 7,946 | 17.6 | 77.2% | Con hold |
| Bury St Edmunds | Con | 11,082 | 17.3 | 73.2% | Con hold |
| Cambridge | Con | 2,773 | 5.3 | 69.6% | Con hold |
| Cambridgeshire | Con | 12,655 | 19.7 | 76.1% | Con hold |
| Chelmsford | Con | 4,002 | 6.3 | 79.2% | Con hold |
| Colchester | Con | 5,500 | 8.8 | 76.2% | Con hold |
| East Hertfordshire | Con | 8,335 | 12.7 | 74.1% | |
| Epping | Con | 6,774 | 14.4 | 73.3% | |
| Eye | Con | 7,857 | 15.5 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| Harlow | Lab | 13,451 | 28.4 | 75.2% | Lab hold |
| Harwich | Con | 10,828 | 16.9 | 72.3% | Con hold |
| Hemel Hempstead | Lab | 485 | 0.7 | 81.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Hertford Stevenage | Lab | 9,046 | 14.4 | 76.3% | |
| Hertfordshire South | Con | 2,228 | 4.5 | 76.1% | Con hold |
| Hitchin | Con | 3,186 | 5.5 | 79.6% | Con hold |
| Huntingdonshire | Con | 9,244 | 15.4 | 75.1% | Con hold |
| Ipswich | Lab | 1,733 | 2.5 | 79.5% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lowestoft | Con | 2,062 | 3.4 | 78.2% | Con hold |
| Luton East | Lab | 3,677 | 9.4 | 73.5% | Lab hold |
| Luton West | Lab | 6,439 | 14.8 | 74.9% | Lab hold |
| Maldon | Con | 6,387 | 13.6 | 76.3% | Con hold |
| Mid-Bedfordshire | Con | 9,326 | 15.9 | 61.2% | |
| Norfolk North West | Con | 1,343 | 2.2 | 78.5% | Con hold |
| North Norfolk | Con | 11,121 | 16.1 | 76.5% | |
| Norwich North | Lab | 9,204 | 28.7 | 71.2% | Lab hold |
| Norwich South | Lab | 3,405 | 9.7 | 78.5% | Lab hold |
| Peterborough | Lab | 1,848 | 3.8 | 77.9% | Lab gain from Con |
| Saffron Waldon | Con | 6,521 | 13.4 | 78.1% | |
| South Bedfordshire | Con | 4,443 | 8.8 | 78.3% | |
| South East Essex | Con | 8,710 | 15.5 | 73.7% | |
| South Norfolk | Con | 8,765 | 12.7 | 76.2% | |
| South West Hertfordshire | Con | 5,841 | 10.0 | 77.0% | |
| South West Norfolk | Con | 4,928 | 11.9 | 76.9% | |
| Southend East | Con | 4,603 | 11.7 | 68.8% | Con hold |
| Southend West | Con | 7,071 | 14.3 | 73.2% | Con hold |
| St.Albans | Con | 9,135 | 16.8 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Sudbury and Woodbridge | Con | 12,063 | 19.1 | 75.0% | Con hold |
| The Isle of Ely | Lib | 2,685 | 5.1 | 77.1% | |
| Thurrock | Lab | 19,080 | 31.1 | 68.6% | Lab hold |
| Watford | Lab | 3,957 | 9.1 | 77.3% | Lab hold |
| Welwyn and Hatfield | Lab | 520 | 1.0 | 81.3% | Lab gain from Con |
| Yarmouth | Con | 2,260 | 4.3 | 73.7% | Con hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the October 1974 general election?
The Conservatives won 31 of the 45 seats in East of England, with 42.1% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in October 1974?
45 constituencies.
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