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North East, 1924 vs 1929: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in North East compared between the 1924 and 1929 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19241929MajorityCon–Lab swing
DarlingtonConLab gain3.8%+5.7
Durham Barnard CastleConLab gain4.0%+2.8
Durham Bishop AucklandLabLab25.7%−6.7
Durham BlaydonLabLab37.2%+6.0
Durham Chester Le StreetLabLab53.4%+5.7
Durham ConsettLabLab29.1%−7.9
Durham DurhamLabLab34.5%+8.0
Durham Houghton Le SpringLabLab33.7%−10.1
Durham JarrowLabLab25.0%+5.2
Durham SeahamLabLab58.6%+13.8
Durham SedgefieldConLab gain8.2%+6.8
Durham SpennymoorLabLab43.6%+8.8
GatesheadLabLab31.0%+5.5
Middlesbrough EastLabLab10.8%+4.8
Middlesbrough WestLibLib3.7%+7.2
MorpethLabLab39.2%+7.2
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabLab14.4%+5.6
Newcastle upon Tyne EastLabLib gain2.7%+5.4
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConCon32.1%+6.4
Newcastle upon Tyne WestLabLab7.6%−4.2
Northumberland Berwick upon TweedConCon3.9%+5.9
Northumberland HexhamConCon7.0%+7.4
Northumberland WansbeckLabLab21.2%+7.7
South ShieldsLibLab gain0.1%−7.9
Stockton on TeesConLab gain5.2%+7.1
The HartlepoolsConCon0.3%+13.1
TynemouthConCon3.9%+5.3
WallsendLabLab17.5%+6.3
Yorkshire (North Riding) ClevelandConLab gain3.6%+8.9

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