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Yorkshire and the Humber, 1924 vs 1929: seat-by-seat change

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

Constituency19241929MajorityCon–Lab swing
BarnsleyLabLab23.0%−6.7
Batley and MorleyLibLab gain16.5%+4.4
Bradford CentralConLab gain18.1%+10.8
Bradford EastLibLab gain9.5%+2.4
Bradford NorthConLab gain5.7%+6.3
Bradford SouthLabLab23.1%+8.5
BriggConLab gain10.1%+11.5
DewsburyLabLab12.2%+8.2
GrimsbyConCon9.6%+3.1
HalifaxLibLab gain12.5%+6.3
HuddersfieldLabLab6.7%+2.0
Kingston upon Hull CentralLibLab gain21.9%+33.9
Kingston upon Hull EastConLab gain15.1%+9.6
Kingston upon Hull North WestConCon11.4%+11.8
Kingston upon Hull South WestConLab gain6.7%+9.3
Leeds CentralConLab gain3.5%+11.3
Leeds NorthConCon20.8%+9.6
Leeds North EastConCon14.5%+5.8
Leeds SouthLabLab25.1%+9.3
Leeds South EastLabLab50.4%−4.1
Leeds WestLabLab14.2%+7.1
RotherhamLabLab37.8%+14.3
Sheffield AttercliffeLabLab40.9%+6.9
Sheffield BrightsideLabLab28.5%+8.8
Sheffield CentralConLab gain18.2%+9.7
Sheffield EcclesallConCon29.6%+28.2
Sheffield HallamConCon21.9%+2.8
Sheffield HillsboroughLabLab28.7%+7.4
Sheffield ParkConLab gain17.0%+13.3
WakefieldConLab gain11.7%+8.0
YorkConLab gain7.2%+9.8
Yorkshire (East Riding) BuckroseConCon5.6%+5.9
Yorkshire (East Riding) HoldernessConCon3.3%+8.2
Yorkshire (East Riding) HowdenshireConCon2.4%−25.6
Yorkshire (North Riding) RichmondConCon14.9%−28.7
Yorkshire (North Riding) Scarborough and WhitbyConCon7.4%+5.9
Yorkshire (North Riding) Thirsk and MaltonConCon18.5%+3.3
Yorkshire (West Riding) Barkston AshConCon4.7%+6.2
Yorkshire (West Riding) Colne ValleyLabLab20.4%+5.2
Yorkshire (West Riding) Don ValleyLabLab46.6%+19.4
Yorkshire (West Riding) DoncasterLabLab31.6%+13.1
Yorkshire (West Riding) EllandLabLab15.1%+6.7
Yorkshire (West Riding) HemsworthLabLab59.7%+10.5
Yorkshire (West Riding) KeighleyLabLab15.8%+0.9
Yorkshire (West Riding) NormantonLabLab66.3%+33.1
Yorkshire (West Riding) PenistoneLabLab17.4%+6.5
Yorkshire (West Riding) PontefractConLab gain20.1%+11.4
Yorkshire (West Riding) Pudsey and OtleyConCon10.8%+7.4
Yorkshire (West Riding) RiponConCon20.5%−22.4
Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother ValleyLabLab52.5%+11.0
Yorkshire (West Riding) RothwellLabLab41.9%−10.0
Yorkshire (West Riding) ShipleyLabLab11.3%+4.7
Yorkshire (West Riding) SkiptonConCon8.3%+5.5
Yorkshire (West Riding) SowerbyConLab gain5.7%+6.7
Yorkshire (West Riding) Spen ValleyLibLib4.1%+2.3
Yorkshire (West Riding) WentworthLabLab58.2%+33.7

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