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

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

Constituency19241929MajorityCon–Lab swing
Berkshire AbingdonConCon7.4%+7.8
Berkshire NewburyConCon12.0%+5.1
Berkshire WindsorConCon25.8%+5.7
BournemouthConCon20.2%+4.6
Buckinghamshire AylesburyConCon6.8%+5.2
Buckinghamshire BuckinghamConCon13.0%+4.1
Buckinghamshire WycombeConCon12.9%+6.7
Hampshire AldershotConCon35.8%+5.5
Hampshire BasingstokeConCon15.1%+6.5
Hampshire FarehamConCon30.6%+9.1
Hampshire New Forest and ChristchurchConCon26.6%+6.7
Hampshire PetersfieldConCon22.1%+7.3
Hampshire WinchesterConCon8.3%+8.8
HastingsConCon26.0%+6.0
HytheConCon27.0%+3.5
Isle of WightConCon10.0%+4.1
Kent AshfordConLib gain3.4%+5.6
Kent CanterburyConCon27.3%+13.7
Kent DartfordConLab gain19.4%+10.7
Kent DoverConCon31.1%+8.0
Kent FavershamConCon2.4%+7.3
Kent GravesendConCon5.6%+5.6
Kent Isle of ThanetConCon16.3%+5.2
Kent MaidstoneConCon11.0%+10.8
Kent SevenoaksConCon28.6%+14.7
Kent TonbridgeConCon23.6%+5.2
Middlesex SpelthorneConCon18.6%+10.1
OxfordConCon21.7%+5.5
Oxfordshire BanburyConCon7.3%+3.4
Oxfordshire HenleyConCon21.9%+15.6
Portsmouth CentralConLab gain4.3%+7.9
Portsmouth NorthConCon8.4%+9.0
Portsmouth SouthConCon12.1%+16.9
ReadingConLab gain1.6%+4.6
Rochester ChathamConLab gain2.5%+9.0
Rochester GillinghamConCon8.5%+4.5
Surrey ChertseyConCon11.1%+7.7
Surrey EasternConCon37.8%+10.7
Surrey EpsomConCon33.4%+9.6
Surrey FarnhamConCon33.5%+6.8
Surrey GuildfordConCon10.7%+3.4
Surrey ReigateConCon29.5%+9.9
Sussex (East) East GrinsteadConCon32.2%+3.7
Sussex (East) EastbourneConCon27.3%+12.3
Sussex (East) LewesConCon26.5%+9.4
Sussex (East) RyeConCon24.8%+10.6
Sussex (West) ChichesterConCon20.3%−2.9
Sussex (West) Horsham and WorthingConCon36.6%+4.0

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