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

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

Constituency19291931MajorityCon–Lab swing
BathConCon42.6%−12.7
Bristol CentralLabCon gain19.1%−15.2
Bristol EastLabLab1.1%−32.3
Bristol NorthLabLib gain32.3%−7.4
Bristol SouthLabCon gain21.7%−39.1
Bristol WestConCon66.0%−18.8
CheltenhamConCon62.1%−13.0
Cornwall BodminLibLib—+16.9
Cornwall CamborneLibCon gain11.3%−18.1
Cornwall NorthernLibLib3.9%−2.7
Cornwall Penryn and FalmouthLibCon gain5.9%−5.2
Devonshire BarnstapleConCon4.5%−8.3
Devonshire HonitonConCon20.0%−5.9
Devonshire South MoltonLibNat Lib gain76.0%+23.3
Devonshire TavistockConCon11.3%−6.3
Devonshire TivertonConCon—+21.7
Devonshire TorquayConCon65.0%−14.0
Devonshire TotnesConCon14.0%−11.0
Dorset EasternLibCon gain4.1%−2.0
Dorset NorthernConCon18.4%−10.4
Dorset SouthernConCon41.5%−7.8
Dorset WesternConCon20.3%−15.1
ExeterOthCon gain32.0%−19.4
GloucesterConCon35.1%−16.7
Gloucestershire Cirencester and TewkesburyConCon65.5%−14.9
Gloucestershire Forest of DeanLabNat Lab gain5.4%+10.8
Gloucestershire StroudConCon42.9%−12.3
Gloucestershire ThornburyConCon28.8%−13.8
Plymouth DevonportLibNat Lib gain44.4%+18.8
Plymouth DrakeLabCon gain32.9%−19.1
Plymouth SuttonConCon26.6%−13.0
Somerset BridgwaterConCon55.0%−13.9
Somerset FromeLabCon gain16.7%−11.0
Somerset TauntonConCon45.9%−10.1
Somerset WellsConCon17.5%−15.1
Somersetshire Weston Super MareConCon71.3%−15.7
Somersetshire YeovilConCon15.5%−8.2
Wiltshire ChippenhamConCon20.8%−7.9
Wiltshire DevizesConCon32.5%−14.0
Wiltshire SalisburyConCon53.9%−10.0
Wiltshire SwindonLabCon gain11.8%−8.7
Wiltshire WestburyConCon17.9%−9.7

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