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London, 1918 vs 1922: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in London compared between the 1918 and 1922 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19181922MajorityCon–Lab swing
Battersea NorthCo LibLab gain9.0%+8.6
Battersea SouthConCon23.1%+15.2
Bermondsey RotherhitheConCon0.3%+17.1
Bermondsey West BermondseyLibLab gain13.7%+13.0
Bethnal Green North EastCo LibLib gain0.7%−8.8
Bethnal Green South WestConLib gain8.8%+12.4
BromleyConCon25.0%+20.1
Camberwell DulwichConCon35.2%+5.7
Camberwell NorthConLab gain1.6%+19.3
Camberwell North WestCo LibNat Lib gain18.8%+33.5
Camberwell PeckhamCo LibCon gain17.7%−18.5
ChelseaConCon49.7%+14.7
City of LondonConCon—0
Croydon NorthConCon—+35.0
Croydon SouthConCon19.8%+11.9
DeptfordLabLab5.2%−5.8
EalingConCon39.2%+9.5
East Ham NorthCo LibCon gain1.9%−1.0
East Ham SouthCo LabLab gain18.2%+25.8
EdmontonConLab gain9.2%+16.5
Essex RomfordCo LibNat Lib gain17.1%+6.7
FinsburyConCon14.3%+21.3
Fulham EastConCon36.6%+16.4
Fulham WestConCon28.9%+6.2
GreenwichConCon21.9%+8.3
Hackney CentralCo LibNat Lib gain14.1%+10.7
Hackney NorthConCon21.6%+4.9
Hackney SouthIndCon gain20.4%−10.2
Hammersmith NorthConCon16.5%+6.8
Hammersmith SouthConCon25.9%+12.3
HampsteadConCon36.9%−4.1
HolbornConCon41.1%+7.9
HornseyConCon6.4%−26.6
IlfordConCon20.3%+10.0
Islington EastConCon14.8%+4.6
Islington NorthConCon19.2%+24.6
Islington SouthConCon2.4%+24.1
Islington WestConCon3.7%+5.7
Kensington NorthConCon26.3%+15.2
Kensington SouthConCon52.1%−4.6
Kent ChislehurstConCon30.7%+5.7
Kingston upon ThamesConCon33.4%−3.2
Lambeth BrixtonConCon9.6%+3.3
Lambeth KenningtonCo LibCon gain11.3%−2.3
Lambeth NorthLibLib4.1%+8.2
Lambeth NorwoodConCon37.2%+10.4
Lewisham EastConCon28.7%−14.3
Lewisham WestConCon31.4%−32.8
Leyton EastCo LibCon gain7.7%−2.0
Leyton WestConCon17.3%+22.2
Middlesex ActonConCon23.8%+11.4
Middlesex Brentford and ChiswickConCon13.1%−3.4
Middlesex EnfieldConCon8.8%+2.0
Middlesex FinchleyConCon6.5%−1.3
Middlesex HarrowConInd gain32.1%+24.2
Middlesex HendonConCon42.4%+5.7
Middlesex TwickenhamConCon—+33.2
Middlesex UxbridgeConCon21.7%−0.1
Middlesex Wood GreenConCon40.0%+7.5
Paddington NorthConCon25.2%−14.6
Paddington SouthConCon34.1%−33.5
Poplar Bow and BromleyConLab gain28.2%+16.7
Poplar South PoplarCo LibLab gain17.6%+29.1
Richmond (Surrey)ConInd Con gain25.3%+11.0
ShoreditchCo LibNat Lib gain1.0%+28.3
Southwark CentralCo LibNat Lib gain31.2%+3.2
Southwark NorthCo LibNat Lib gain8.1%+11.8
Southwark South EastCo LibNat Lib gain12.9%+8.1
St MaryleboneConCon—0
St Pancras NorthConCon4.1%+5.4
St Pancras South EastConCon17.1%+1.9
St Pancras South WestConCon16.4%+13.4
Stepney LimehouseCo LibLab gain10.9%+15.1
Stepney Mile EndConCon5.4%+16.3
Stepney Whitechapel and St George'SLibLab gain2.7%+8.7
Stoke NewingtonConCon25.9%−4.4
Surrey MitchamConCon29.9%−2.2
Tottenham NorthConLab gain8.0%+35.0
Tottenham SouthConCon7.5%−1.0
Walthamstow EastConCon14.3%+24.5
Walthamstow WestCo LabLab gain12.4%+7.0
Wandsworth Balham and TootingConCon36.4%−12.9
Wandsworth CentralConCon39.4%−4.2
Wandsworth ClaphamConCon36.9%+11.6
Wandsworth PutneyConCon20.3%+8.2
Wandsworth StreathamConCon38.3%+1.9
West Ham PlaistowLabLab26.6%−34.1
West Ham SilvertownOthLab gain46.3%+30.5
West Ham StratfordConLab gain6.4%+35.1
West Ham UptonConCon13.2%+13.0
Westminster AbbeyConCon62.0%−31.0
Westminster St George'SConInd Con gain18.4%+26.3
Willesden EastConCon5.5%−8.4
Willesden WestConCon3.1%+6.9
WimbledonConCon43.3%+5.0
Woolwich EastLabLab14.3%+7.1
Woolwich WestConCon20.4%+2.6

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