East of England: 1997 general election results
How East of England voted at the 1997 general election: the Conservatives won 33 of 56 seats with 39.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33 | −14 | 1,164,777 | 39.5% | −13.0 | |
| Labour | 22 | +18 | 1,137,637 | 38.6% | +12.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | +1 | 504,416 | 17.1% | −2.7 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 140,337 | 4.8% | +3.5 |
Change compared with the 1992 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | Lab | 13,280 | 25.0 | 72.0% | |
| Bedford | Lab | 8,300 | 17.0 | 73.5% | |
| Billericay | Con | 1,356 | 2.5 | 72.6% | |
| Braintree | Lab | 1,451 | 2.6 | 76.1% | |
| Brentwood and Ongar | Con | 9,690 | 19.1 | 76.6% | |
| Broxbourne | Con | 6,653 | 14.2 | 70.3% | |
| Bury St Edmunds | Con | 368 | 0.7 | 75.0% | |
| Cambridge | Lab | 14,137 | 27.5 | 71.5% | |
| Castle Point | Lab | 1,143 | 2.4 | 72.1% | |
| Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Con | 3,538 | 6.7 | 75.0% | |
| Colchester | LD | 1,581 | 3.0 | 69.6% | |
| Epping Forest | Con | 5,252 | 9.9 | 72.9% | |
| Great Yarmouth | Lab | 8,668 | 17.7 | 71.3% | |
| Harlow | Lab | 10,514 | 22.0 | 74.3% | |
| Harwich | Lab | 1,216 | 2.3 | 70.5% | |
| Hemel Hempstead | Lab | 3,636 | 6.6 | 76.6% | |
| Hertford and Stortford | Con | 6,885 | 12.6 | 75.5% | |
| Hertsmere | Con | 3,075 | 6.1 | 73.9% | |
| Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | 6,671 | 12.7 | 78.0% | |
| Huntingdon | Con | 18,140 | 31.9 | 74.9% | |
| Ipswich | Lab | 10,436 | 21.6 | 72.2% | |
| Luton North | Lab | 9,626 | 20.3 | 73.2% | |
| Luton South | Lab | 11,319 | 23.5 | 70.4% | |
| Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | 10,039 | 19.9 | 77.9% | |
| Mid Bedfordshire | Con | 7,090 | 13.5 | 78.9% | |
| Mid Norfolk | Con | 1,336 | 2.3 | 76.3% | |
| North East Bedfordshire | Con | 5,883 | 11.7 | 77.2% | |
| North East Cambridgeshire | Con | 5,101 | 9.2 | 72.6% | |
| North East Hertfordshire | Con | 3,088 | 5.9 | 77.1% | |
| North Essex | Con | 5,476 | 10.7 | 75.3% | |
| North Norfolk | Con | 1,293 | 2.2 | 76.0% | |
| North West Cambridgeshire | Con | 7,754 | 15.9 | 74.2% | |
| North West Norfolk | Lab | 1,339 | 2.3 | 74.7% | |
| Norwich North | Lab | 9,470 | 17.2 | 75.7% | |
| Norwich South | Lab | 14,239 | 28.0 | 72.6% | |
| Peterborough | Lab | 7,323 | 15.1 | 72.8% | |
| Rayleigh | Con | 10,684 | 20.8 | 74.3% | |
| Rochford and Southend East | Con | 4,225 | 9.1 | 63.7% | |
| Saffron Walden | Con | 10,573 | 18.5 | 76.9% | |
| South Cambridgeshire | Con | 8,712 | 16.2 | 76.1% | |
| South East Cambridgeshire | Con | 9,349 | 16.5 | 74.4% | |
| South Norfolk | Con | 7,378 | 11.9 | 78.4% | |
| South Suffolk | Con | 4,175 | 8.0 | 77.2% | |
| South West Bedfordshire | Con | 132 | 0.3 | 75.8% | |
| South West Hertfordshire | Con | 10,021 | 18.1 | 76.7% | |
| South West Norfolk | Con | 2,464 | 4.2 | 73.1% | |
| Southend West | Con | 2,615 | 5.6 | 69.9% | |
| St Albans | Lab | 4,459 | 8.8 | 77.5% | |
| Stevenage | Lab | 11,582 | 22.5 | 76.6% | |
| Suffolk Coastal | Con | 3,254 | 5.8 | 75.8% | |
| Thurrock | Lab | 17,256 | 36.6 | 65.8% | |
| Watford | Lab | 5,792 | 10.5 | 74.6% | |
| Waveney | Lab | 12,093 | 21.5 | 74.6% | |
| Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | 5,595 | 10.6 | 78.6% | |
| West Chelmsford | Con | 6,691 | 11.4 | 76.8% | |
| West Suffolk | Con | 1,867 | 3.8 | 71.5% |
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Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 1997 general election?
The Conservatives won 33 of the 56 seats in East of England, with 39.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 1997?
56 constituencies.
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