East of England: 2001 general election results
How East of England voted at the 2001 general election: the Conservatives won 34 of 56 seats with 41.8% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 34 | +1 | 1,053,197 | 41.8% | +2.3 | |
| Labour | 20 | −2 | 926,344 | 36.8% | −1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | +1 | 440,405 | 17.5% | +0.4 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 99,105 | 3.9% | −0.8 |
Change compared with the 1997 general election in East of England.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | Lab | 7,738 | 18.9 | 55.1% | Lab hold |
| Bedford | Lab | 6,157 | 15.2 | 59.9% | Lab hold |
| Billericay | Con | 5,013 | 11.0 | 58.1% | Con hold |
| Braintree | Lab | 358 | 0.7 | 63.6% | Lab hold |
| Brentwood and Ongar | Con | 1,851 | 4.3 | 67.3% | Con hold |
| Broxbourne | Con | 8,993 | 23.8 | 55.7% | Con hold |
| Bury St Edmunds | Con | 2,503 | 5.0 | 66.0% | Con hold |
| Cambridge | Lab | 8,579 | 20.0 | 60.6% | Lab hold |
| Castle Point | Con | 985 | 2.5 | 58.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Con | 3,469 | 7.4 | 63.5% | Con hold |
| Colchester | LD | 5,553 | 12.7 | 56.1% | LD hold |
| Epping Forest | Con | 8,426 | 19.9 | 58.4% | Con hold |
| Great Yarmouth | Lab | 4,564 | 11.3 | 58.3% | Lab hold |
| Harlow | Lab | 5,228 | 13.0 | 59.7% | Lab hold |
| Harwich | Lab | 2,596 | 5.4 | 62.1% | Lab hold |
| Hemel Hempstead | Lab | 3,742 | 8.2 | 62.3% | Lab hold |
| Hertford and Stortford | Con | 5,603 | 11.9 | 62.2% | Con hold |
| Hertsmere | Con | 4,902 | 11.8 | 60.3% | Con hold |
| Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | 6,663 | 14.8 | 66.9% | Con hold |
| Huntingdon | Con | 12,792 | 26.1 | 61.1% | Con hold |
| Ipswich | Lab | 8,081 | 20.8 | 57.0% | Lab hold |
| Luton North | Lab | 9,977 | 25.5 | 57.9% | Lab hold |
| Luton South | Lab | 10,133 | 25.8 | 55.1% | Lab hold |
| Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | 8,462 | 19.2 | 62.8% | Con hold |
| Mid Bedfordshire | Con | 8,066 | 17.3 | 65.9% | Con hold |
| Mid Norfolk | Con | 4,562 | 8.7 | 68.1% | Con hold |
| North East Bedfordshire | Con | 8,577 | 19.0 | 64.8% | Con hold |
| North East Cambridgeshire | Con | 6,373 | 13.3 | 60.1% | Con hold |
| North East Hertfordshire | Con | 3,444 | 7.7 | 65.0% | Con hold |
| North Essex | Con | 7,186 | 16.0 | 62.8% | Con hold |
| North Norfolk | LD | 483 | 0.9 | 70.2% | LD gain from Con |
| North West Cambridgeshire | Con | 8,101 | 18.4 | 61.7% | Con hold |
| North West Norfolk | Con | 3,485 | 6.8 | 65.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| Norwich North | Lab | 5,863 | 12.9 | 59.1% | Lab hold |
| Norwich South | Lab | 8,816 | 20.7 | 59.8% | Lab hold |
| Peterborough | Lab | 2,854 | 7.2 | 61.4% | Lab hold |
| Rayleigh | Con | 8,290 | 19.4 | 60.5% | Con hold |
| Rochford and Southend East | Con | 7,034 | 18.8 | 52.7% | Con hold |
| Saffron Walden | Con | 12,004 | 24.0 | 65.2% | Con hold |
| South Cambridgeshire | Con | 8,403 | 17.4 | 67.1% | Con hold |
| South East Cambridgeshire | Con | 8,990 | 17.3 | 63.5% | Con hold |
| South Norfolk | Con | 6,893 | 12.3 | 67.6% | Con hold |
| South Suffolk | Con | 5,081 | 11.2 | 66.2% | Con hold |
| South West Bedfordshire | Con | 776 | 1.8 | 62.1% | Con hold |
| South West Hertfordshire | Con | 8,181 | 17.3 | 64.5% | Con hold |
| South West Norfolk | Con | 9,366 | 17.7 | 63.1% | Con hold |
| Southend West | Con | 7,941 | 21.3 | 58.0% | Con hold |
| St Albans | Lab | 4,466 | 10.2 | 66.3% | Lab hold |
| Stevenage | Lab | 8,566 | 20.2 | 60.7% | Lab hold |
| Suffolk Coastal | Con | 4,326 | 8.6 | 65.6% | Con hold |
| Thurrock | Lab | 9,997 | 26.8 | 49.0% | Lab hold |
| Watford | Lab | 5,555 | 12.0 | 61.1% | Lab hold |
| Waveney | Lab | 8,553 | 18.1 | 60.8% | Lab hold |
| Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | 1,196 | 2.8 | 63.9% | Lab hold |
| West Chelmsford | Con | 6,261 | 13.0 | 61.7% | Con hold |
| West Suffolk | Con | 4,295 | 10.1 | 60.5% | Con hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in East of England at the 2001 general election?
The Conservatives won 34 of the 56 seats in East of England, with 41.8% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East of England in 2001?
56 constituencies.
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