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2010 general election

East of England: 2010 general election results

How East of England voted at the 2010 general election: the Conservatives won 52 of 58 seats with 47.1% of the vote. Every constituency result.

East of England: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Conservative52+121,356,68047.1%+3.858
Liberal Democrats4+1692,93224.1%+2.258
Labour2−11564,58119.6%−10.258
UK Independence Party0new123,1774.3%—56
British National Party0new59,5052.1%—40
Green0new42,6771.5%—40
17 other parties and independents39,4451.4%

Change compared with the 2005 general election in East of England.

Basildon and Billericay: Con (John Baron), majority 29.7%Bedford: Con (Richard Fuller), majority 3.0% — Con gain from LabBraintree: Con (Brooks Newmark), majority 32.8%Brentwood and Ongar: Con (Eric Pickles), majority 33.5%Broadland: Con (Keith Simpson), majority 13.8%Broxbourne: Con (Charles Walker), majority 41.2%Bury St Edmunds: Con (David Ruffley), majority 21.1%Cambridge: LD (Julian Huppert), majority 13.6%Castle Point: Con (Rebecca Harris), majority 17.0%Central Suffolk and North Ipswich: Con (Daniel Poulter), majority 25.8%Chelmsford: Con (Simon Burns), majority 9.4%Clacton: Con (Douglas Carswell), majority 28.0%Colchester: LD (Bob Russell), majority 15.1%Epping Forest: Con (Eleanor Laing), majority 32.5%Great Yarmouth: Con (Brandon Lewis), majority 9.9% — Con gain from LabHarlow: Con (Robert Halfon), majority 11.2% — Con gain from LabHarwich and North Essex: Con (Bernard Jenkin), majority 23.4%Hemel Hempstead: Con (Mike Penning), majority 27.1%Hertford and Stortford: Con (Mark Prisk), majority 27.9%Hertsmere: Con (James Clappison), majority 37.2%Hitchin and Harpenden: Con (Peter Lilley), majority 27.9%Huntingdon: Con (Jonathan Djanogly), majority 19.9%Ipswich: Con (Benedict Gummer), majority 4.4% — Con gain from LabLuton North: Lab (Kelvin Hopkins), majority 17.5%Luton South: Lab (Gavin Shuker), majority 5.5%Maldon: Con (John Whittingdale), majority 40.5%Mid Bedfordshire: Con (Nadine Dorries), majority 27.6%Mid Norfolk: Con (George Freeman), majority 27.3%North East Bedfordshire: Con (Alistair Burt), majority 34.1%North East Cambridgeshire: Con (Stephen Barclay), majority 31.6%North East Hertfordshire: Con (Oliver Heald), majority 30.1%North Norfolk: LD (Norman Lamb), majority 23.4%North West Cambridgeshire: Con (Shailesh Vara), majority 28.6%North West Norfolk: Con (Henry Bellingham), majority 31.0%Norwich North: Con (Chloe Smith), majority 9.2% — Con gain from LabNorwich South: LD (Simon Wright), majority 0.7% — LD gain from LabPeterborough: Con (Stewart Jackson), majority 10.8%Rayleigh and Wickford: Con (Mark Francois), majority 42.7%Rochford and Southend East: Con (James Duddridge), majority 26.5%Saffron Walden: Con (Alan Haselhurst), majority 28.0%South Basildon and East Thurrock: Con (Stephen Metcalfe), majority 12.9% — Con gain from LabSouth Cambridgeshire: Con (Andrew Lansley), majority 13.3%South East Cambridgeshire: Con (James Paice), majority 10.3%South Norfolk: Con (Richard Bacon), majority 19.9%South Suffolk: Con (Tim Yeo), majority 16.9%South West Bedfordshire: Con (Andrew Selous), majority 32.8%South West Hertfordshire: Con (David Gauke), majority 26.3%South West Norfolk: Con (Elizabeth Truss), majority 26.7%Southend West: Con (David Amess), majority 16.7%St Albans: Con (Anne Main), majority 4.4%Stevenage: Con (Stephen McPartland), majority 8.0% — Con gain from LabSuffolk Coastal: Con (Therese Coffey), majority 16.6%Thurrock: Con (Jackie Doyle-Price), majority 0.2% — Con gain from LabWatford: Con (Richard Harrington), majority 2.6% — Con gain from LabWaveney: Con (Peter Aldous), majority 1.5% — Con gain from LabWelwyn Hatfield: Con (Grant Shapps), majority 35.6%West Suffolk: Con (Matthew Hancock), majority 27.1%Witham: Con (Priti Patel), majority 32.5%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Basildon and BillericayCon John Baron12,33829.763.4%Con hold
BedfordCon Richard Fuller1,3533.065.8%Con gain from Lab
BraintreeCon Brooks Newmark16,12132.869.1%Con hold
Brentwood and OngarCon Eric Pickles16,92133.573.0%Con hold
BroadlandCon Keith Simpson7,29213.872.7%Con hold
BroxbourneCon Charles Walker18,80441.264.0%Con hold
Bury St EdmundsCon David Ruffley12,38021.169.3%Con hold
CambridgeLD Julian Huppert6,79213.667.1%LD hold
Castle PointCon Rebecca Harris7,63217.066.9%Con hold
Central Suffolk and North IpswichCon Daniel Poulter13,78625.870.5%Con hold
ChelmsfordCon Simon Burns5,1109.470.4%Con hold
ClactonCon Douglas Carswell12,06828.064.2%Con hold
ColchesterLD Bob Russell6,98215.162.3%LD hold
Epping ForestCon Eleanor Laing15,13132.564.5%Con hold
Great YarmouthCon Brandon Lewis4,2769.961.2%Con gain from Lab
HarlowCon Robert Halfon4,92511.264.9%Con gain from Lab
Harwich and North EssexCon Bernard Jenkin11,44723.469.3%Con hold
Hemel HempsteadCon Mike Penning13,40627.168.0%Con hold
Hertford and StortfordCon Mark Prisk15,43727.970.6%Con hold
HertsmereCon James Clappison17,60537.264.7%Con hold
Hitchin and HarpendenCon Peter Lilley15,27127.974.1%Con hold
HuntingdonCon Jonathan Djanogly10,81919.964.9%Con hold
IpswichCon Benedict Gummer2,0794.462.0%Con gain from Lab
Luton NorthLab Kelvin Hopkins7,52017.565.5%Lab hold
Luton SouthLab Gavin Shuker2,3295.564.7%Lab hold
MaldonCon John Whittingdale19,40740.569.6%Con hold
Mid BedfordshireCon Nadine Dorries15,15227.671.9%Con hold
Mid NorfolkCon George Freeman13,85627.368.4%Con hold
North East BedfordshireCon Alistair Burt18,94234.171.2%Con hold
North East CambridgeshireCon Stephen Barclay16,42531.671.1%Con hold
North East HertfordshireCon Oliver Heald15,19430.169.8%Con hold
North NorfolkLD Norman Lamb11,62623.473.2%LD hold
North West CambridgeshireCon Shailesh Vara16,67728.665.6%Con hold
North West NorfolkCon Henry Bellingham14,81031.065.4%Con hold
Norwich NorthCon Chloe Smith3,9019.265.7%Con gain from Lab
Norwich SouthLD Simon Wright3100.764.6%LD gain from Lab
PeterboroughCon Stewart Jackson4,86110.863.9%Con hold
Rayleigh and WickfordCon Mark Francois22,33842.769.2%Con hold
Rochford and Southend EastCon James Duddridge11,05026.558.3%Con hold
Saffron WaldenCon Alan Haselhurst15,24228.071.5%Con hold
South Basildon and East ThurrockCon Stephen Metcalfe5,77212.962.2%Con gain from Lab
South CambridgeshireCon Andrew Lansley7,83813.374.8%Con hold
South East CambridgeshireCon James Paice5,94610.369.3%Con hold
South NorfolkCon Richard Bacon10,94019.972.2%Con hold
South SuffolkCon Tim Yeo8,68916.970.9%Con hold
South West BedfordshireCon Andrew Selous16,64932.866.3%Con hold
South West HertfordshireCon David Gauke14,92026.372.5%Con hold
South West NorfolkCon Elizabeth Truss13,14026.766.6%Con hold
Southend WestCon David Amess7,27016.765.2%Con hold
St AlbansCon Anne Main2,3054.475.4%Con hold
StevenageCon Stephen McPartland3,5788.064.8%Con gain from Lab
Suffolk CoastalCon Therese Coffey9,12816.671.7%Con hold
ThurrockCon Jackie Doyle-Price920.258.9%Con gain from Lab
WatfordCon Richard Harrington1,4252.668.3%Con gain from Lab
WaveneyCon Peter Aldous7691.565.1%Con gain from Lab
Welwyn HatfieldCon Grant Shapps17,42335.668.0%Con hold
West SuffolkCon Matthew Hancock13,05027.164.7%Con hold
WithamCon Priti Patel15,19632.569.9%Con hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in East of England at the 2010 general election?

The Conservatives won 52 of the 58 seats in East of England, with 47.1% of the vote.

How many seats were there in East of England in 2010?

58 constituencies.

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