Constituencies
† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat # Independent
The region [1] of the East of England is divided into 58 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 16 borough constituencies and 42 county constituencies. Since the general election of December 2019, [2] 49 are represented by Conservative MPs, seven by Labour MPs, one by a Liberal Democrat MP, and one by an independent MP.
† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat # Independent
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 will increase by 3, from 58 to 61. [7] 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.
Under the final proposals, the following constituencies for the region will come into effect at the next general election: [8]
| Constituency | Electorate | Ceremonial county | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon and Billericay BC | 76,993 | Essex | Basildon |
| Bedford BC | 70,068 | Bedfordshire | Bedford |
| Braintree CC | 75,662 | Essex | Braintree / Uttlesford |
| Brentwood and Ongar CC | 74,937 | Essex | Brentwood / Epping Forest |
| Broadland and Fakenham CC | 72,907 | Norfolk | Breckland / Broadland |
| Broxbourne BC | 75,454 | Hertfordshire | Broxbourne / East Hertfordshire |
| Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket CC | 75,655 | Suffolk | Mid Suffolk / West Suffolk |
| Cambridge BC | 72,560 | Cambridgeshire | Cambridge |
| Castle Point BC | 70,923 | Essex | Castle Point / Basildon |
| Central Suffolk and North Ipswich CC | 71,020 | Suffolk | East Suffolk / Ipswich / Mid Suffolk |
| Chelmsford BC | 76,454 | Essex | Chelmsford |
| Clacton CC | 75,959 | Essex | Tendring |
| Colchester BC | 76,843 | Essex | Colchester |
| Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard CC | 74,069 | Bedfordshire | Central Bedfordshire |
| Ely and East Cambridgeshire CC | 76,279 | Cambridgeshire | East Cambridgeshire / South Cambridgeshire |
| Epping Forest CC | 74,553 | Essex | Epping Forest |
| Great Yarmouth CC | 70,077 | Norfolk | Great Yarmouth |
| Harlow CC | 73,479 | Essex | Epping Forest / Harlow / Uttlesford |
| Harpenden and Berkhamsted CC | 71,635 | Hertfordshire | Dacorum / St Albans |
| Harwich and North Essex CC | 74,838 | Essex | Colchester / Tendring |
| Hemel Hempstead CC | 70,496 | Hertfordshire | Dacorum |
| Hertford and Stortford CC | 75,396 | Hertfordshire | East Hertfordshire |
| Hertsmere CC | 73,256 | Hertfordshire | Hertsmere / Welwyn Hatfield |
| Hitchin CC | 72,112 | Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire | Central Bedfordshire / North Hertfordshire |
| Huntingdon CC | 75,590 | Cambridgeshire | Huntingdonshire |
| Ipswich BC | 75,117 | Suffolk | Ipswich |
| Lowestoft CC | 73,967 | Suffolk | East Suffolk |
| Luton North BC | 73,266 | Bedfordshire | Luton |
| Luton South and South Bedfordshire CC | 70,197 | Bedfordshire | Central Bedfordshire / Luton |
| Maldon CC | 76,794 | Essex | Chelmsford / Maldon |
| Mid Bedfordshire CC | 71,748 | Bedfordshire | Bedford / Central Bedfordshire |
| Mid Norfolk CC | 71,060 | Norfolk | Breckland / South Norfolk |
| North Bedfordshire CC | 76,319 | Bedfordshire | Bedford / Central Bedfordshire |
| North East Cambridgeshire CC | 70,806 | Cambridgeshire | Fenland |
| North East Hertfordshire CC | 76,849 | Hertfordshire | East Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire |
| North Norfolk CC | 70,719 | Norfolk | North Norfolk |
| North West Cambridgeshire CC | 73,556 | Cambridgeshire | Huntingdonshire / Peterborough |
| North West Essex CC | 76,280 | Essex | Chelmsford / Uttlesford |
| North West Norfolk CC | 75,200 | Norfolk | Kings Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Norwich North BC | 71,441 | Norfolk | Broadland / Norwich |
| Norwich South BC | 73,201 | Norfolk | Norwich / South Norfolk |
| Peterborough CC | 72,273 | Cambridgeshire | Peterborough |
| Rayleigh and Wickford CC | 76,422 | Essex | Basildon / Rochford |
| South Basildon and East Thurrock CC | 73,322 | Essex | Basildon / Thurrock |
| South Cambridgeshire CC | 75,484 | Cambridgeshire | Cambridge / South Cambridgeshire |
| South Norfolk CC | 69,837 | Norfolk | South Norfolk |
| South Suffolk CC | 71,070 | Suffolk | Babergh |
| South West Hertfordshire CC | 71,552 | Hertfordshire | Dacorum / Three Rivers |
| South West Norfolk CC | 72,496 | Norfolk | Breckland / Kings Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Southend East and Rochford CC | 70,094 | Essex | Rochford / Southend-on-Sea |
| Southend West and Leigh BC | 76,824 | Essex | Southend-on-Sea |
| St Albans CC | 70,881 | Hertfordshire | St Albans |
| St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire CC | 74,699 | Cambridgeshire | Huntingdonshire / South Cambridgeshire |
| Stevenage CC | 70,370 | Hertfordshire | East Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Stevenage |
| Suffolk Coastal CC | 72,683 | Suffolk | East Suffolk |
| Thurrock BC | 73,347 | Essex | Thurrock |
| Watford BC | 70,576 | Hertfordshire | Hertsmere / Watford |
| Waveney Valley CC | 70,540 | Norfolk / Suffolk | East Suffolk / Mid Suffolk / South Norfolk |
| Welwyn Hatfield CC | 74,535 | Hertfordshire | Welwyn Hatfield |
| West Suffolk CC | 76,243 | Suffolk | West Suffolk |
| Witham CC | 75,064 | Essex | Braintree / Colchester / Maldon |
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [9]
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the East of England region in the 2019 general election were as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | Change from 2017 | Seats | Change from 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,754,091 | 57.2% |  2.6% | 52 | 2 |
| Labour | 749,906 | 24.4% |  8.3% | 5 | 2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 410,849 | 13.4% | 5.5% | 1 | 0 |
| Greens | 90,957 | 3.0% | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| Brexit | 11,707 | 0.4% | new | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 50,751 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3,068,261 | 100.0 | 58 |
Key:
CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966
LAB - Labour Party
LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992
UKIP/Br - UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and in 2019); Brexit Party in 2019
Green - Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)
Key: CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966
LAB - Labour Party
LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992
OTH - 1945 - Common Wealth Party (unopposed by Labour); 2015 - UK Independence Party
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