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2015 general election

East of England: 2015 general election results

How East of England voted at the 2015 general election: the Conservatives won 52 of 58 seats with 49.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.

East of England: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Conservative5201,445,94649.0%+1.958
Labour4+2649,32122.0%+2.458
UK Independence Party1+1478,51716.2%+12.058
Liberal Democrats1−3243,1918.3%−15.858
Green00116,2743.9%+2.554
15 other parties and independents15,3740.5%

Change compared with the 2010 general election in East of England.

Basildon and Billericay: Con (John Baron), majority 29.0%Bedford: Con (Richard Fuller), majority 2.4%Braintree: Con (James Cleverly), majority 35.0%Brentwood and Ongar: Con (Eric Pickles), majority 42.0%Broadland: Con (Keith Simpson), majority 31.7%Broxbourne: Con (Charles Walker), majority 36.3%Bury St Edmunds: Con (Jo Churchill), majority 35.9%Cambridge: Lab (Daniel Zeichner), majority 1.2% — Lab gain from LDCastle Point: Con (Rebecca Harris), majority 19.7%Central Suffolk and North Ipswich: Con (Daniel Poulter), majority 37.2%Chelmsford: Con (Simon Burns), majority 33.9%Clacton: UKIP (Douglas Carswell), majority 7.8% — UKIP gain from ConColchester: Con (Will Quince), majority 11.5% — Con gain from LDEpping Forest: Con (Eleanor Laing), majority 36.4%Great Yarmouth: Con (Brandon Lewis), majority 13.8%Harlow: Con (Robert Halfon), majority 18.9%Harwich and North Essex: Con (Bernard Jenkin), majority 31.3%Hemel Hempstead: Con (Mike Penning), majority 29.1%Hertford and Stortford: Con (Mark Prisk), majority 38.2%Hertsmere: Con (Oliver Dowden), majority 36.9%Hitchin and Harpenden: Con (Peter Lilley), majority 36.2%Huntingdon: Con (Jonathan Djanogly), majority 34.7%Ipswich: Con (Benedict Gummer), majority 7.7%Luton North: Lab (Kelvin Hopkins), majority 22.3%Luton South: Lab (Gavin Shuker), majority 13.5%Maldon: Con (John Whittingdale), majority 45.9%Mid Bedfordshire: Con (Nadine Dorries), majority 40.2%Mid Norfolk: Con (George Freeman), majority 33.1%North East Bedfordshire: Con (Alistair Burt), majority 43.7%North East Cambridgeshire: Con (Stephen Barclay), majority 32.6%North East Hertfordshire: Con (Oliver Heald), majority 36.5%North Norfolk: LD (Norman Lamb), majority 8.2%North West Cambridgeshire: Con (Shailesh Vara), majority 32.4%North West Norfolk: Con (Henry Bellingham), majority 29.4%Norwich North: Con (Chloe Smith), majority 10.2%Norwich South: Lab (Clive Lewis), majority 15.8% — Lab gain from LDPeterborough: Con (Stewart Jackson), majority 4.1%Rayleigh and Wickford: Con (Mark Francois), majority 32.4%Rochford and Southend East: Con (James Duddridge), majority 21.7%Saffron Walden: Con (Alan Haselhurst), majority 43.4%South Basildon and East Thurrock: Con (Stephen Metcalfe), majority 16.9%South Cambridgeshire: Con (Heidi Allen), majority 33.5%South East Cambridgeshire: Con (Lucy Frazer), majority 28.3%South Norfolk: Con (Richard Bacon), majority 35.9%South Suffolk: Con (James Cartlidge), majority 33.8%South West Bedfordshire: Con (Andrew Selous), majority 34.7%South West Hertfordshire: Con (David Gauke), majority 40.6%South West Norfolk: Con (Elizabeth Truss), majority 27.7%Southend West: Con (David Amess), majority 31.5%St Albans: Con (Anne Main), majority 23.4%Stevenage: Con (Stephen McPartland), majority 10.4%Suffolk Coastal: Con (Therese Coffey), majority 33.9%Thurrock: Con (Jackie Doyle-Price), majority 1.1%Watford: Con (Richard Harrington), majority 17.4%Waveney: Con (Peter Aldous), majority 4.6%Welwyn Hatfield: Con (Grant Shapps), majority 24.2%West Suffolk: Con (Matthew Hancock), majority 30.4%Witham: Con (Priti Patel), majority 41.5%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Basildon and BillericayCon John Baron12,48229.064.9%Con hold
BedfordCon Richard Fuller1,0972.466.5%Con hold
BraintreeCon James Cleverly17,61035.068.4%Con hold
Brentwood and OngarCon Eric Pickles21,81042.072.2%Con hold
BroadlandCon Keith Simpson16,83831.772.2%Con hold
BroxbourneCon Charles Walker16,72336.363.1%Con hold
Bury St EdmundsCon Jo Churchill21,30135.969.0%Con hold
CambridgeLab Daniel Zeichner5991.262.1%Lab gain from LD
Castle PointCon Rebecca Harris8,93419.766.7%Con hold
Central Suffolk and North IpswichCon Daniel Poulter20,14437.270.6%Con hold
ChelmsfordCon Simon Burns18,25033.968.5%Con hold
ClactonUKIP Douglas Carswell3,4377.864.1%UKIP gain from Con
ColchesterCon Will Quince5,57511.565.5%Con gain from LD
Epping ForestCon Eleanor Laing17,97836.467.2%Con hold
Great YarmouthCon Brandon Lewis6,15413.863.7%Con hold
HarlowCon Robert Halfon8,35018.965.1%Con hold
Harwich and North EssexCon Bernard Jenkin15,17431.369.9%Con hold
Hemel HempsteadCon Mike Penning14,42029.166.5%Con hold
Hertford and StortfordCon Mark Prisk21,50938.269.8%Con hold
HertsmereCon Oliver Dowden18,46136.967.9%Con hold
Hitchin and HarpendenCon Peter Lilley20,05536.268.9%Con hold
HuntingdonCon Jonathan Djanogly19,40334.767.7%Con hold
IpswichCon Benedict Gummer3,7337.765.4%Con hold
Luton NorthLab Kelvin Hopkins9,50422.363.2%Lab hold
Luton SouthLab Gavin Shuker5,71113.562.3%Lab hold
MaldonCon John Whittingdale22,07045.969.6%Con hold
Mid BedfordshireCon Nadine Dorries23,32740.274.0%Con hold
Mid NorfolkCon George Freeman17,27633.167.7%Con hold
North East BedfordshireCon Alistair Burt25,64443.770.2%Con hold
North East CambridgeshireCon Stephen Barclay16,87432.662.4%Con hold
North East HertfordshireCon Oliver Heald19,08036.570.7%Con hold
North NorfolkLD Norman Lamb4,0438.271.8%LD hold
North West CambridgeshireCon Shailesh Vara19,79532.467.6%Con hold
North West NorfolkCon Henry Bellingham13,94829.463.7%Con hold
Norwich NorthCon Chloe Smith4,46310.267.6%Con hold
Norwich SouthLab Clive Lewis7,65415.864.7%Lab gain from LD
PeterboroughCon Stewart Jackson1,9254.164.9%Con hold
Rayleigh and WickfordCon Mark Francois17,23032.469.0%Con hold
Rochford and Southend EastCon James Duddridge9,47621.760.6%Con hold
Saffron WaldenCon Alan Haselhurst24,99143.471.4%Con hold
South Basildon and East ThurrockCon Stephen Metcalfe7,69116.964.1%Con hold
South CambridgeshireCon Heidi Allen20,59433.573.1%Con hold
South East CambridgeshireCon Lucy Frazer16,83728.370.4%Con hold
South NorfolkCon Richard Bacon20,49335.970.8%Con hold
South SuffolkCon James Cartlidge17,54533.870.3%Con hold
South West BedfordshireCon Andrew Selous17,81334.764.7%Con hold
South West HertfordshireCon David Gauke23,26340.671.9%Con hold
South West NorfolkCon Elizabeth Truss13,86127.765.1%Con hold
Southend WestCon David Amess14,02131.566.6%Con hold
St AlbansCon Anne Main12,73223.471.8%Con hold
StevenageCon Stephen McPartland4,95510.467.7%Con hold
Suffolk CoastalCon Therese Coffey18,84233.971.4%Con hold
ThurrockCon Jackie Doyle-Price5361.163.9%Con hold
WatfordCon Richard Harrington9,79417.467.2%Con hold
WaveneyCon Peter Aldous2,4084.665.1%Con hold
Welwyn HatfieldCon Grant Shapps12,15324.268.5%Con hold
West SuffolkCon Matthew Hancock14,98430.464.6%Con hold
WithamCon Priti Patel19,55441.570.3%Con hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in East of England at the 2015 general election?

The Conservatives won 52 of the 58 seats in East of England, with 49.0% of the vote.

How many seats were there in East of England in 2015?

58 constituencies.

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