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East Midlands, 1929 vs 1931: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in East Midlands compared between the 1929 and 1931 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19291931MajorityCon–Lab swing
DaventryConCon—0
Derbyshire BelperLabCon gain20.4%−14.2
Derbyshire ChesterfieldLabCon gain14.9%−21.3
Derbyshire Clay CrossLabLab29.2%+2.1
Derbyshire High PeakConCon48.2%−16.4
Derbyshire IlkestonLabNat Lab gain0.0%+4.6
Derbyshire North EasternLabCon gain3.3%−17.4
Derbyshire SouthernLabCon gain17.3%−15.5
Derbyshire WesternConCon—+19.4
GainsboroughConCon23.8%−10.1
GranthamConCon38.3%−13.1
Holland With BostonLibNat Lib gain54.9%+18.3
HorncastleConCon34.6%−16.5
KetteringLabCon gain20.3%−13.5
Leicester EastLabCon gain37.3%−28.5
Leicester SouthConCon53.6%−24.3
Leicester WestLabLib gain35.0%+1.7
Leicestershire BosworthLibNat Lib gain36.0%+8.2
Leicestershire HarboroughConCon48.9%−19.9
Leicestershire LoughboroughLabCon gain21.4%−14.2
Leicestershire MeltonConCon57.9%−13.5
LincolnLabCon gain17.7%−13.5
LouthConCon12.2%−12.3
NorthamptonLabCon gain27.3%−15.7
Nottingham CentralConCon53.0%−22.2
Nottingham EastLibCon gain16.1%−15.6
Nottingham SouthLabNat Lab gain36.7%+15.0
Nottingham WestLabCon gain15.8%−25.2
Nottinghamshire BassetlawLabNat Lab gain33.3%+8.0
Nottinghamshire BroxtoweLabLab3.8%−19.0
Nottinghamshire MansfieldLabLab11.6%−14.2
Nottinghamshire NewarkConCon40.3%−9.1
Nottinghamshire RushcliffeConCon44.2%−18.8
PeterboroughLabCon gain30.4%−15.9
Rutland and StamfordConCon43.9%−12.1
WellingboroughLabCon gain22.0%−18.7

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