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

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

Constituency19241929MajorityCon–Lab swing
BathConCon16.7%+9.2
Bristol CentralConLab gain11.3%+10.7
Bristol EastLabLab31.6%+3.8
Bristol NorthLibLab gain14.9%+3.9
Bristol SouthLibLab gain12.9%+4.0
Bristol WestConCon28.5%+14.7
CheltenhamConCon23.5%+10.3
Cornwall BodminConLib gain2.7%+8.7
Cornwall CamborneConstLib gain3.3%−16.0
Cornwall NorthernConLib gain7.5%+9.7
Cornwall Penryn and FalmouthConLib gain3.0%+7.9
Cornwall St IvesConLib gain3.6%+15.2
Devonshire BarnstapleConCon2.1%+8.1
Devonshire HonitonConCon4.4%+3.4
Devonshire South MoltonConLib gain4.8%+8.4
Devonshire TavistockConCon0.5%+9.7
Devonshire TivertonConCon8.2%+5.0
Devonshire TorquayConCon12.3%+4.9
Devonshire TotnesConCon8.6%+6.3
Dorset EasternConLib gain0.7%+6.0
Dorset NorthernConCon3.6%+7.5
Dorset SouthernConCon21.7%+7.6
Dorset WesternConCon17.4%+3.3
ExeterConOth gain21.7%+18.8
GloucesterConCon1.8%+4.8
Gloucestershire Cirencester and TewkesburyConCon31.1%+4.1
Gloucestershire Forest of DeanLabLab25.7%+9.7
Gloucestershire StroudConCon15.0%+5.3
Gloucestershire ThornburyConCon0.7%+9.9
Plymouth DevonportLibLib13.6%+2.6
Plymouth DrakeConLab gain5.3%+6.8
Plymouth SuttonConCon0.6%+7.8
Somerset BridgwaterConCon13.0%+9.1
Somerset FromeConLab gain5.3%+5.5
Somerset TauntonConCon12.1%+8.6
Somerset WellsConCon2.2%+6.3
Somersetshire Weston Super MareConCon13.2%+5.9
Somersetshire YeovilConCon2.2%+3.4
Wiltshire ChippenhamConCon6.0%+10.4
Wiltshire DevizesConCon5.0%+11.3
Wiltshire SalisburyConCon8.0%+7.2
Wiltshire SwindonConLab gain5.6%+7.9
Wiltshire WestburyConCon0.2%+4.9

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