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

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

Constituency19291931MajorityCon–Lab swing
Berkshire AbingdonConCon—+17.5
Berkshire NewburyConCon—+20.5
Berkshire WindsorConCon—+23.0
BournemouthConCon60.1%−11.9
Buckinghamshire AylesburyConCon47.6%−10.0
Buckinghamshire BuckinghamConCon33.9%−10.5
Buckinghamshire WycombeConCon58.4%−14.6
Hampshire AldershotConCon68.8%−13.3
Hampshire BasingstokeConCon51.6%−10.6
Hampshire FarehamConCon—+16.1
Hampshire New Forest and ChristchurchConCon66.6%−13.3
Hampshire PetersfieldConCon76.0%−16.5
Hampshire WinchesterConCon39.4%−15.6
HastingsConCon54.9%−12.0
HytheConCon69.8%−11.8
Isle of WightConCon54.5%−10.0
Kent AshfordLibCon gain17.5%−13.7
Kent CanterburyConCon67.3%−12.3
Kent DartfordLabCon gain11.0%−15.2
Kent DoverConCon50.5%−9.7
Kent FavershamConCon31.8%−14.7
Kent GravesendConCon28.4%−11.4
Kent Isle of ThanetConCon48.5%−15.9
Kent MaidstoneConCon60.4%−24.7
Kent SevenoaksConCon—+16.2
Kent TonbridgeConCon57.7%−15.9
Middlesex SpelthorneConCon57.5%−19.4
OxfordConCon—+17.8
Oxfordshire BanburyConCon—+14.6
Oxfordshire HenleyConCon56.0%−13.6
Portsmouth CentralLabCon gain25.8%−15.1
Portsmouth NorthConCon36.7%−14.2
Portsmouth SouthConCon61.8%−24.8
ReadingLabCon gain27.8%−14.7
Rochester ChathamLabCon gain28.6%−15.6
Rochester GillinghamConCon38.0%−14.8
Surrey ChertseyConCon59.2%−12.0
Surrey EasternConCon77.7%−16.4
Surrey EpsomConCon70.7%−15.4
Surrey FarnhamConCon—+23.0
Surrey GuildfordConCon72.4%−19.1
Surrey ReigateConCon65.5%−16.0
Sussex (East) East GrinsteadConCon74.4%−16.5
Sussex (East) EastbourneConCon70.6%−21.7
Sussex (East) LewesConCon62.6%−18.0
Sussex (East) RyeConCon—+22.9
Sussex (West) ChichesterConCon75.6%−7.7
Sussex (West) Horsham and WorthingConCon76.7%−16.5

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