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

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

Constituency19181922MajorityCon–Lab swing
BathConCon18.3%+8.7
Bristol CentralConCon11.7%+7.3
Bristol EastCo LibNat Lib gain0.6%+3.5
Bristol NorthCo LibNat Lib gain29.3%+4.5
Bristol SouthCo LibNat Lib gain12.3%+6.0
Bristol WestConCon24.0%−31.0
CheltenhamConCon16.0%+1.2
Cornwall BodminConLib gain6.8%+5.9
Cornwall CamborneLibNat Lib gain1.3%−13.1
Cornwall NorthernCo LibNat Lib gain—0
Cornwall Penryn and FalmouthConCon9.9%+12.2
Cornwall St IvesCo LibCon gain7.1%−46.0
Devonshire BarnstapleLibCon gain0.6%−0.8
Devonshire HonitonConCon11.0%−27.7
Devonshire South MoltonLibLib—+21.9
Devonshire TavistockConLib gain9.1%+5.6
Devonshire TivertonConCon0.3%+1.4
Devonshire TorquayConCon4.5%−2.5
Devonshire TotnesConCon4.8%+3.2
Dorset EasternCo LibInd Con gain22.0%+0.3
Dorset NorthernConLib gain4.5%+1.5
Dorset SouthernConCon35.3%+0.2
Dorset WesternConCon24.3%−12.1
ExeterConCon13.5%+1.0
GloucesterConCon0.2%+16.8
Gloucestershire Cirencester and TewkesburyConCon28.3%+14.2
Gloucestershire Forest of DeanLabLab23.5%−5.2
Gloucestershire StroudCo LibCon gain19.7%−36.8
Gloucestershire ThornburyCo LibCon gain0.4%−9.1
Plymouth DevonportConCon7.8%+11.9
Plymouth DrakeConCon12.5%+30.4
Plymouth SuttonConCon10.5%+17.4
Somerset BridgwaterConCon0.5%−1.6
Somerset FromeConCon2.4%+0.2
Somerset TauntonConLib gain12.9%+0.6
Somerset WellsConCon14.3%+13.5
Somerset Weston Super MareConCon10.2%+5.2
Somerset YeovilConCon23.5%−4.7
Wiltshire ChippenhamConLib gain2.3%−3.0
Wiltshire DevizesConCon18.7%+2.3
Wiltshire SalisburyConCon1.4%+1.3
Wiltshire SwindonConCon12.8%−2.2
Wiltshire WestburyConLib gain2.7%+5.3

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