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

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

Constituency19291931MajorityCon–Lab swing
DarlingtonLabCon gain21.4%−12.6
Durham Barnard CastleLabCon gain10.6%−7.3
Durham Bishop AucklandLabNat Lib gain2.8%+3.5
Durham BlaydonLabCon gain1.3%−19.3
Durham Chester Le StreetLabLab21.2%−16.1
Durham ConsettLabNat Lab gain6.0%+3.4
Durham DurhamLabLib gain0.8%+6.9
Durham Houghton Le SpringLabCon gain5.9%−21.8
Durham JarrowLabCon gain8.1%−16.6
Durham SeahamLabNat Lab gain11.3%−7.5
Durham SedgefieldLabCon gain17.5%−12.9
Durham SpennymoorLabLab12.4%−15.6
GatesheadLabNat Lib gain22.4%+3.4
Middlesbrough EastLabLib gain20.8%+13.1
Middlesbrough WestLibLib33.2%+9.5
MorpethLabCon gain2.7%−20.9
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabCon gain25.1%−38.4
Newcastle upon Tyne EastLibNat Lib gain26.7%−6.0
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConCon67.9%−17.9
Newcastle upon Tyne WestLabCon gain35.8%−21.7
Northumberland Berwick upon TweedConCon—+12.2
Northumberland HexhamConCon46.3%−18.0
Northumberland WansbeckLabCon gain16.5%−18.8
South ShieldsLabLib gain19.6%+6.9
Stockton on TeesLabCon gain23.3%−14.2
The HartlepoolsConCon36.2%−11.2
TynemouthConCon27.4%−10.4
WallsendLabCon gain17.1%−17.3
Yorkshire (North Riding) ClevelandLabCon gain20.8%−12.2

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