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South East, 1931 vs 1935: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in South East compared between the 1931 and 1935 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19311935MajorityCon–Lab swing
Berkshire AbingdonConCon—0
Berkshire NewburyConCon46.0%−23.0
Berkshire WindsorConCon—0
BournemouthConCon42.2%+9.0
Buckinghamshire AylesburyConCon25.8%+5.5
Buckinghamshire BuckinghamConCon16.0%+9.0
Buckinghamshire WycombeConCon29.7%+14.3
Hampshire AldershotConCon46.8%−2.3
Hampshire BasingstokeConCon25.7%+4.8
Hampshire FarehamConCon50.1%−25.1
Hampshire New Forest and ChristchurchConCon49.5%+8.5
Hampshire PetersfieldConCon58.1%+8.9
Hampshire WinchesterConCon28.9%+5.3
HastingsConCon38.0%+8.5
HytheConCon27.7%+3.0
Isle of WightConCon26.4%+14.1
Kent AshfordConCon36.1%+8.5
Kent CanterburyConCon48.7%+9.3
Kent DartfordConCon3.6%+3.7
Kent DoverConCon27.9%+11.3
Kent FavershamConCon9.1%+11.4
Kent GravesendConCon12.2%+8.1
Kent Isle of ThanetConCon—+37.1
Kent MaidstoneConCon45.0%+7.7
Kent SevenoaksConCon35.0%−33.8
Kent TonbridgeConCon36.7%+10.5
Middlesex SpelthorneConCon36.7%+10.4
OxfordConCon25.6%−12.8
Oxfordshire BanburyConCon31.3%−15.7
Oxfordshire HenleyConCon40.8%−4.8
Portsmouth CentralConCon30.2%−2.2
Portsmouth NorthConCon33.2%+1.8
Portsmouth SouthConCon50.4%+5.7
ReadingConCon8.6%+9.6
Rochester ChathamConCon18.1%+5.3
Rochester GillinghamConCon30.2%+3.9
Surrey ChertseyConCon42.8%+4.1
Surrey EasternConCon57.8%+9.9
Surrey EpsomConCon44.3%+13.2
Surrey FarnhamConCon57.0%−28.5
Surrey GuildfordConCon49.9%+11.3
Surrey ReigateConCon47.7%+8.9
Sussex (East) East GrinsteadConCon56.9%+8.8
Sussex (East) EastbourneConCon—+35.3
Sussex (East) LewesConCon40.0%+11.3
Sussex (East) RyeConCon42.3%−35.6
Sussex (West) ChichesterConCon56.7%+9.5
Sussex (West) Horsham and WorthingConCon53.8%+11.4

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