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2017 general election

East of England: 2017 general election results

How East of England voted at the 2017 general election: the Conservatives won 50 of 58 seats with 54.6% of the vote. Every constituency result.

East of England: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Conservative50−21,690,81354.6%+5.658
Labour7+31,012,35732.7%+10.758
Liberal Democrats10244,0547.9%−0.458
UK Independence Party0−177,7932.5%−13.736
Green0058,7041.9%−2.051
9 other parties and independents10,5880.3%

Change compared with the 2015 general election in East of England.

Basildon and Billericay: Con (John Baron), majority 29.8%Bedford: Lab (Mohammad Yasin), majority 1.6% — Lab gain from ConBraintree: Con (James Cleverly), majority 35.2%Brentwood and Ongar: Con (Alex Burghart), majority 45.4%Broadland: Con (Keith Simpson), majority 28.3%Broxbourne: Con (Charles Walker), majority 33.3%Bury St Edmunds: Con (Jo Churchill), majority 29.7%Cambridge: Lab (Daniel Zeichner), majority 22.6%Castle Point: Con (Rebecca Harris), majority 42.2%Central Suffolk and North Ipswich: Con (Dan Poulter), majority 30.4%Chelmsford: Con (Vicky Ford), majority 23.9%Clacton: Con (Giles Watling), majority 35.9% — Con gain from UKIPColchester: Con (Will Quince), majority 10.6%Epping Forest: Con (Eleanor Laing), majority 35.9%Great Yarmouth: Con (Brandon Lewis), majority 18.1%Harlow: Con (Robert Halfon), majority 15.7%Harwich and North Essex: Con (Bernard Jenkin), majority 28.1%Hemel Hempstead: Con (Mike Penning), majority 18.1%Hertford and Stortford: Con (Mark Prisk), majority 31.7%Hertsmere: Con (Oliver Dowden), majority 32.4%Hitchin and Harpenden: Con (Bim Afolami), majority 20.5%Huntingdon: Con (Jonathan Djanogly), majority 24.2%Ipswich: Lab (Sandy Martin), majority 1.6% — Lab gain from ConLuton North: Lab (Kelvin Hopkins), majority 30.8%Luton South: Lab (Gavin Shuker), majority 30.2%Maldon: Con (John Whittingdale), majority 46.7%Mid Bedfordshire: Con (Nadine Dorries), majority 33.2%Mid Norfolk: Con (George Freeman), majority 28.9%North East Bedfordshire: Con (Alistair Burt), majority 32.5%North East Cambridgeshire: Con (Stephen Barclay), majority 39.9%North East Hertfordshire: Con (Oliver Heald), majority 30.3%North Norfolk: LD (Norman Lamb), majority 6.7%North West Cambridgeshire: Con (Shailesh Vara), majority 28.1%North West Norfolk: Con (Henry Bellingham), majority 28.3%Norwich North: Con (Chloe Smith), majority 1.1%Norwich South: Lab (Clive Lewis), majority 30.4%Peterborough: Lab (Fiona Onasanya), majority 1.3% — Lab gain from ConRayleigh and Wickford: Con (Mark Francois), majority 42.4%Rochford and Southend East: Con (James Duddridge), majority 11.7%Saffron Walden: Con (Kemi Badenoch), majority 41.0%South Basildon and East Thurrock: Con (Stephen Metcalfe), majority 24.4%South Cambridgeshire: Con (Heidi Allen), majority 24.6%South East Cambridgeshire: Con (Lucy Frazer), majority 25.7%South Norfolk: Con (Richard Bacon), majority 27.3%South Suffolk: Con (James Cartlidge), majority 32.7%South West Bedfordshire: Con (Andrew Selous), majority 25.5%South West Hertfordshire: Con (David Gauke), majority 32.2%South West Norfolk: Con (Elizabeth Truss), majority 34.9%Southend West: Con (David Amess), majority 21.2%St Albans: Con (Anne Main), majority 10.7%Stevenage: Con (Stephen McPartland), majority 6.9%Suffolk Coastal: Con (Therese Coffey), majority 27.6%Thurrock: Con (Jackie Doyle-Price), majority 0.7%Watford: Con (Richard Harrington), majority 3.6%Waveney: Con (Peter Aldous), majority 17.5%Welwyn Hatfield: Con (Grant Shapps), majority 14.3%West Suffolk: Con (Matt Hancock), majority 33.0%Witham: Con (Priti Patel), majority 37.9%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Basildon and BillericayCon John Baron13,40029.865.0%Con hold
BedfordLab Mohammad Yasin7891.667.5%Lab gain from Con
BraintreeCon James Cleverly18,42235.269.5%Con hold
Brentwood and OngarCon Alex Burghart24,00245.470.5%Con hold
BroadlandCon Keith Simpson15,81628.372.4%Con hold
BroxbourneCon Charles Walker15,79233.364.6%Con hold
Bury St EdmundsCon Jo Churchill18,44129.772.2%Con hold
CambridgeLab Daniel Zeichner12,66122.671.2%Lab hold
Castle PointCon Rebecca Harris18,87242.264.4%Con hold
Central Suffolk and North IpswichCon Dan Poulter17,18530.472.4%Con hold
ChelmsfordCon Vicky Ford13,57223.970.2%Con hold
ClactonCon Giles Watling15,82835.963.7%Con gain from UKIP
ColchesterCon Will Quince5,67710.666.9%Con hold
Epping ForestCon Eleanor Laing18,24335.967.9%Con hold
Great YarmouthCon Brandon Lewis7,97318.161.8%Con hold
HarlowCon Robert Halfon7,03115.766.2%Con hold
Harwich and North EssexCon Bernard Jenkin14,35628.171.7%Con hold
Hemel HempsteadCon Mike Penning9,44518.170.3%Con hold
Hertford and StortfordCon Mark Prisk19,03531.772.9%Con hold
HertsmereCon Oliver Dowden16,95132.471.0%Con hold
Hitchin and HarpendenCon Bim Afolami12,03120.577.4%Con hold
HuntingdonCon Jonathan Djanogly14,47524.270.9%Con hold
IpswichLab Sandy Martin8311.667.6%Lab gain from Con
Luton NorthLab Kelvin Hopkins14,36430.869.8%Lab hold
Luton SouthLab Gavin Shuker13,92530.268.7%Lab hold
MaldonCon John Whittingdale23,43046.770.2%Con hold
Mid BedfordshireCon Nadine Dorries20,98333.275.0%Con hold
Mid NorfolkCon George Freeman16,08628.969.6%Con hold
North East BedfordshireCon Alistair Burt20,86232.573.4%Con hold
North East CambridgeshireCon Stephen Barclay21,27039.963.1%Con hold
North East HertfordshireCon Oliver Heald16,83530.373.2%Con hold
North NorfolkLD Norman Lamb3,5126.775.3%LD hold
North West CambridgeshireCon Shailesh Vara18,00828.168.6%Con hold
North West NorfolkCon Henry Bellingham13,78828.367.7%Con hold
Norwich NorthCon Chloe Smith5071.168.6%Con hold
Norwich SouthLab Clive Lewis15,59630.469.2%Lab hold
PeterboroughLab Fiona Onasanya6071.366.7%Lab gain from Con
Rayleigh and WickfordCon Mark Francois23,45042.470.4%Con hold
Rochford and Southend EastCon James Duddridge5,54811.764.3%Con hold
Saffron WaldenCon Kemi Badenoch24,96641.073.3%Con hold
South Basildon and East ThurrockCon Stephen Metcalfe11,49024.464.1%Con hold
South CambridgeshireCon Heidi Allen15,95224.676.2%Con hold
South East CambridgeshireCon Lucy Frazer16,15825.773.2%Con hold
South NorfolkCon Richard Bacon16,67827.373.6%Con hold
South SuffolkCon James Cartlidge17,74932.771.8%Con hold
South West BedfordshireCon Andrew Selous14,16825.569.8%Con hold
South West HertfordshireCon David Gauke19,55032.274.8%Con hold
South West NorfolkCon Elizabeth Truss18,31234.967.3%Con hold
Southend WestCon David Amess10,00021.269.7%Con hold
St AlbansCon Anne Main6,10910.778.3%Con hold
StevenageCon Stephen McPartland3,3866.969.7%Con hold
Suffolk CoastalCon Therese Coffey16,01227.673.2%Con hold
ThurrockCon Jackie Doyle-Price3450.764.4%Con hold
WatfordCon Richard Harrington2,0923.667.8%Con hold
WaveneyCon Peter Aldous9,21517.565.2%Con hold
Welwyn HatfieldCon Grant Shapps7,36914.370.9%Con hold
West SuffolkCon Matt Hancock17,06333.066.9%Con hold
WithamCon Priti Patel18,64637.971.2%Con hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in East of England at the 2017 general election?

The Conservatives won 50 of the 58 seats in East of England, with 54.6% of the vote.

How many seats were there in East of England in 2017?

58 constituencies.

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