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

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

Constituency19241929MajorityCon–Lab swing
Birmingham AstonConLab gain4.4%+6.8
Birmingham DeritendConLab gain8.3%+5.7
Birmingham DuddestonConLab gain22.0%+12.2
Birmingham EdgbastonConCon40.3%+6.5
Birmingham ErdingtonConLab gain0.3%+9.6
Birmingham HandsworthConCon24.7%+3.3
Birmingham King'S NortonLabCon gain1.4%−1.0
Birmingham LadywoodConLab gain0.0%+0.2
Birmingham MoseleyConCon30.3%+12.0
Birmingham SparkbrookConCon8.7%+6.7
Birmingham West BirminghamConCon0.1%+33.6
Birmingham YardleyConLab gain8.9%+7.7
CoventryConLab gain16.9%+13.0
DudleyConLab gain10.7%+7.4
Herefordshire HerefordConLib gain3.8%+11.1
Herefordshire LeominsterConCon4.9%+6.0
Newcastle under LymeLabLab39.8%+12.2
Shropshire LudlowConCon35.5%−17.7
Shropshire OswestryConCon15.1%+4.0
Shropshire ShrewsburyConCon9.3%+6.2
Shropshire the WrekinConLab gain8.7%+10.1
SmethwickLabLab20.6%+8.0
Staffordshire BurtonConCon22.3%+13.1
Staffordshire CannockLabLab23.3%+9.8
Staffordshire KingswinfordLabLab24.4%+10.7
Staffordshire LeekLabLab16.9%+6.7
Staffordshire LichfieldConLab gain9.8%+8.7
Staffordshire StaffordConCon8.5%+7.9
Staffordshire StoneConCon15.7%+11.0
Stoke on Trent BurslemLabLab37.1%−7.0
Stoke on Trent HanleyLabLab35.1%+14.5
Stoke on Trent StokeConstLab gain17.4%+8.0
WalsallConLab gain9.1%+9.2
Warwickshire NuneatonConLab gain13.1%+13.2
Warwickshire RugbyConCon9.7%+13.7
Warwickshire TamworthConCon34.9%−17.4
Warwickshire Warwick and LeamingtonConCon11.3%+14.3
WednesburyLabLab11.9%+5.5
West BromwichLabLab23.0%+9.9
Wolverhampton BilstonLabLab13.7%+3.7
Wolverhampton EastLibLib15.2%+7.3
Wolverhampton WestConLab gain9.0%+5.7
WorcesterConCon17.8%+11.4
Worcestershire BewdleyConCon35.7%−26.6
Worcestershire EveshamConCon10.5%+6.7
Worcestershire KidderminsterConCon20.9%+8.0
Worcestershire StourbridgeConLab gain6.6%+5.7

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