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North West, 1918 vs 1922: seat-by-seat change

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

Constituency19181922MajorityCon–Lab swing
AccringtonConLab gain13.6%+19.5
Ashton under LyneConCon15.2%+21.6
Barrow in FurnessConCon6.2%−2.5
Birkenhead EastConLib gain15.5%−2.3
Birkenhead WestConCon8.0%+10.2
BlackpoolConCon0.5%−1.8
BootleConLib gain14.5%+10.6
BurnleyLabLab6.0%−1.0
BuryConCon4.5%+9.3
CarlisleCo LibLab gain6.2%−13.5
Cheshire AltrinchamConCon21.3%+2.6
Cheshire City of ChesterConCon29.6%+5.5
Cheshire CreweCo LibLab gain1.9%+3.6
Cheshire EddisburyConCon—0
Cheshire KnutsfordConCon15.8%−28.9
Cheshire MacclesfieldConCon16.3%−5.9
Cheshire NorthwichConCon8.4%+26.5
Cheshire Stalybridge and HydeConCon19.8%−0.5
Cheshire WirralConCon19.3%−16.9
Cumberland NorthernConCon1.6%−25.4
Cumberland Penrith and CockermouthConLib gain2.1%−24.5
Cumberland WhitehavenConLab gain8.2%+8.5
Cumberland WorkingtonLabLab9.3%−6.4
EcclesConLab gain2.9%+42.6
Lancashire ChorleyConCon—+17.7
Lancashire ClitheroeLabCon gain9.4%−7.4
Lancashire DarwenConCon1.0%−4.9
Lancashire FarnworthConLab gain11.4%+6.8
Lancashire FyldeConCon—+14.9
Lancashire Heywood and RadcliffeCo LibNat Lib gain10.7%+6.1
Lancashire InceLabLab35.5%−25.8
Lancashire LancasterConCon36.8%+11.4
Lancashire LonsdaleConCon28.6%−4.2
Lancashire Middleton and PrestwichCo LibNat Lib gain17.1%+5.5
Lancashire MossleyCo LibInd gain16.8%0
Lancashire NewtonLabLab18.5%+4.2
Lancashire OrmskirkLabCon gain17.5%−10.1
Lancashire RoytonConCon3.7%+6.2
Lancashire StretfordCo LibNat Lib gain37.4%+4.0
Lancashire WaterlooConCon34.6%−0.1
Lancashire West HoughtonLabLab10.9%−4.2
Lancashire WidnesConCon6.5%+6.3
LeighLibLab gain11.2%−17.6
Liverpool East ToxtethConCon20.6%−30.1
Liverpool Edge HillConCon19.7%+3.9
Liverpool EvertonConCon21.1%+15.7
Liverpool ExchangeConCon10.7%+0.1
Liverpool FairfieldConCon44.7%−8.0
Liverpool KirkdaleConCon—+17.4
Liverpool ScotlandOthOth—0
Liverpool WaltonConCon—+21.4
Liverpool WavertreeConCon23.3%+4.8
Liverpool West DerbyConCon40.9%−3.0
Liverpool West ToxtethConCon19.1%+6.1
Manchester ArdwickConLab gain4.7%+10.7
Manchester BlackleyConCon13.5%+6.6
Manchester ClaytonConCon0.0%+11.6
Manchester ExchangeConCon15.7%+6.0
Manchester GortonLabLab7.1%−30.2
Manchester HulmeConCon14.8%−1.7
Manchester Moss SideConCon22.3%+16.9
Manchester PlattingLabLab2.7%+1.3
Manchester RusholmeConCon21.7%+13.8
Manchester WithingtonConCon3.0%+8.9
Nelson and ColneLabLab16.9%−16.7
RochdaleConLab gain6.8%+18.9
RossendaleConCon6.1%−1.0
Salford NorthLabLab0.1%−37.2
Salford SouthConCon—+26.1
Salford WestConCon12.6%+6.4
SouthportConCon6.5%−4.6
St HelensLabLab17.4%+1.6
WallaseyConCon27.4%−12.5
WarringtonConCon6.3%+7.4
WestmorlandConCon—0
WiganLabLab13.1%+4.1

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