Parliamentary constituencies in the East of England

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The region [1] of the East of England is divided into 61 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 14 borough constituencies and 47 county constituencies. Since the general election of July 2024, 27 are represented by Labour MPs, 23 by Conservative MPs, seven by Liberal Democrat MPs, three by Reform UK MPs, and one by a Green MP.

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2023 boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the Eastern region would increase by 3, from 58 to 61. [2] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023 and came into effect at the 2024 general election.

Constituencies since 2024

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal Democrat    Reform UK    Green

Constituencies until 2024

   † Conservative    ‡ Labour    ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate [3] Majority [4] [nb 2] Member of Parliament [4] Nearest opposition [4] CountyConstituency Map
Basildon and Billericay BC 69,90620,412  John Baron Andrew Gorgon‡ Essex
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Bedford BC71,581145  Mohammad Yasin Ryan Henson† Bedfordshire
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Braintree CC 75,20824,673  James Cleverly Joshua Garfield‡ Essex
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Brentwood and Ongar CC 75,25529,065  Alex Burghart Oliver Durose‡ Essex
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Broadland CC 78,15121,861  Jerome Mayhew Jess Barnard‡ Norfolk
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Broxbourne BC 73,18219,807  Charles Walker Sean Waters‡ Hertfordshire
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Bury St Edmunds CC 89,64424,988  Jo Churchill Cliff Waterman‡ Suffolk
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Cambridge BC 79,9519,639  Daniel Zeichner Rod Cantrill¤ Cambridgeshire
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Castle Point BC 69,60826,634  Rebecca Harris Katie Curtis‡ Essex
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Central Suffolk and North Ipswich CC 80,03723,391  Dan Poulter [nb 3]  Emma Bonner-Morgan‡ Suffolk
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Chelmsford BC 80,39417,621  Vicky Ford Marie Goldman¤ Essex
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Clacton CC 70,93024,702  Giles Watling  Kevin Bonavia Essex
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Colchester BC 82,6259,423  Will Quince Tina McKay‡ Essex
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Epping Forest CC 74,30422,173  Eleanor Laing Vicky Ashworth Te Velde‡ Essex
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Great Yarmouth CC 71,95717,663  Brandon Lewis Mike Smith-Clare‡ Norfolk
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Harlow CC 68,07814,063  Robert Halfon Laura McAlpine‡ Essex
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Harwich and North Essex CC 74,15320,182  Bernard Jenkin Stephen Rice‡ Essex
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Hemel Hempstead CC 74,03514,563 Michael PenningNabila Ahmed‡ Hertfordshire
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Hertford and Stortford CC 81,76519,620 Julie Marson Chris Vince Hertfordshire
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Hertsmere CC 73,97121,313 Oliver DowdenHolly Kal-Weiss‡ Hertfordshire
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Hitchin and Harpenden CC 76,3236,895 Bim AfolamiSam Collins¤ Hertfordshire
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Huntingdon CC 84,65719,383  Jonathan Djanogly Samuel Sweek‡ Cambridgeshire
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Ipswich BC 75,5255,479  Tom Hunt  Sandy Martin Suffolk
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Luton North BC68,1859,247  Sarah Owen Jeet Bains† Bedfordshire
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Luton South BC69,3388,756  Rachel Hopkins Parvez Akhtar† Bedfordshire
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Maldon CC 72,43830,041  John Whittingdale Stephen Capper‡ Essex
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Mid Bedfordshire CC40,720 (2023)1,192 (2023)  Alistair Strathern  Festus Akinbusoye Bedfordshire
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Mid Norfolk CC 82,20322,594  George Freeman Adrian Heald‡ Norfolk
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North East Bedfordshire CC90,67824,283  Richard Fuller Julian Vaughan ‡ Bedfordshire
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North East Cambridgeshire CC 83,69929,993  Steve Barclay Diane Boyd‡ Cambridgeshire
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North East Hertfordshire CC 76,12318,189 Oliver HealdKelley Green‡ Hertfordshire
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North Norfolk CC 70,72914,395  Duncan Baker Karen Ward¤ Norfolk
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North West Cambridgeshire CC 94,90925,983  Shailesh Vara Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach‡ Cambridgeshire
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North West Norfolk CC 72,08019,922  James Wild Jo Rust‡ Norfolk
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Norwich North BC 67,1724,738  Chloe Smith Karen Davis‡ Norfolk
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Norwich South BC 77,84512,760  Clive Lewis Mike Spencer† Norfolk
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Peterborough BC 72,5602580  Paul Bristow  Lisa Forbes Cambridgeshire
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Rayleigh and Wickford CC 78,93031,000  Mark Francois David Flack‡ Essex
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Rochford and Southend East CC 75,62412,246  James Duddridge Ashley Dalton‡ Essex
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Saffron Walden CC 87,01727,594  Kemi Badenoch Mike Hibbs¤ Essex
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South Basildon and East Thurrock CC 74,44119,922  Stephen Metcalfe Jack Ferguson‡ Essex
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South Cambridgeshire CC 87,2882,904  Anthony Browne Ian Sollom¤ Cambridgeshire
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South East Cambridgeshire CC 86,76911,490  Lucy Frazer Pippa Heylings¤ Cambridgeshire
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South Norfolk CC 86,21421,275  Richard Bacon Beth Jones‡ Norfolk
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South Suffolk CC 76,20122,897  James Cartlidge Elizabeth Hughes‡ Suffolk
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South West Bedfordshire CC79,92618,583  Andrew Selous Callum Anderson‡ Bedfordshire
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South West Hertfordshire CC 80,49914,408 Gagan Mohindra David Gauke# Hertfordshire
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South West Norfolk CC 78,45526,195  Elizabeth Truss Emily Blake‡ Norfolk
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Southend West BC 66,354 [5] 12,792 [6]   Anna Firth Jason Pilley# Essex
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St Albans CC 73,7276,293 Daisy Cooper¤ Anne Main Hertfordshire
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Stevenage CC 71,5628,562 Stephen McPartlandJill Borcherds‡ Hertfordshire
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Suffolk Coastal CC 81,91020,533  Thérèse Coffey Cameron Matthews‡ Suffolk
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Thurrock BC 79,65911,482  Jackie Doyle-Price John Kent‡ Essex
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Watford BC 83,3594,433 Dean RussellChris Ostrowski‡ Hertfordshire
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Waveney CC 82,79118,002  Peter Aldous Sonia Barker‡ Suffolk
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Welwyn Hatfield CC 74,89210,955 Grant ShappsRosie Newbigging‡ Hertfordshire
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West Suffolk CC 80,19323,194  Matthew Hancock Claire Unwin‡ Suffolk
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Witham CC 70,40224,082  Priti Patel Martin Edobor‡ Essex
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2024 results

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies in the East of England region in the 2024 general election were as follows: [7]

PartyVotes%Change
from 2019
SeatsChange from
2019 (actual)
Change from
2019 (notional)
Conservative 869,44730.6Decrease2.svg 26.623Decrease2.svg 29Decrease2.svg 32
Labour 834,89629.4Increase2.svg 5.027Increase2.svg 22Increase2.svg 22
Reform UK 496,23717.5Increase2.svg 17.13Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Liberal Democrats 375,64213.2Decrease2.svg 0.27Increase2.svg 6Increase2.svg 6
Green 195,6656.9Increase2.svg 3.91Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Others67,4322.4Increase2.svg 0.80Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
Total2,839,319100.061Increase2.svg 3

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 (2024 as above)

Percentage votes

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East of England votes % 1945-2024

Key:

Seats

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East of England seats 1945-2024

Key:

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency
  2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival
  3. Elected as a Conservative in 2010, Poulter defected to Labour on 27 April 2024.

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References

  1. See NUTS 1 statistical regions of England
  2. "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".
  4. 1 2 3 "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. "Southend West by-election live updates: Residents vote to elect MP after Sir David Amess' death". Essex Live . 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022. The turnout for the Southend West by election was 24.03 per cent of an electorate of 66,354
  6. "Election results Southend West by-election 2022". 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. "General election 2024 results". House of Commons Library. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.