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

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

Constituency19311935MajorityCon–Lab swing
BathConCon32.9%+6.2
Bristol CentralConCon5.1%+7.1
Bristol EastLabLab18.5%+29.1
Bristol NorthLibLib13.0%+4.8
Bristol SouthConLab gain5.4%+13.6
Bristol WestConCon42.0%+12.0
CheltenhamConCon40.9%+10.6
Cornwall BodminLibCon gain7.9%−21.6
Cornwall CamborneConCon22.5%+9.6
Cornwall NorthernLibLib2.5%−4.5
Cornwall Penryn and FalmouthConCon7.4%+4.1
Devonshire BarnstapleConLib gain1.2%+1.4
Devonshire HonitonConCon43.8%+8.1
Devonshire South MoltonNat LibNat Lib57.5%+4.6
Devonshire TavistockConCon12.2%0
Devonshire TivertonConCon—0
Devonshire TorquayConCon42.2%+8.2
Devonshire TotnesConCon15.5%+5.9
Dorset EasternConCon29.7%−0.7
Dorset NorthernConCon12.2%+7.2
Dorset SouthernConCon29.7%+5.9
Dorset WesternConCon8.2%+3.0
ExeterConCon21.6%+6.0
GloucesterConCon14.1%+10.5
Gloucestershire Cirencester and TewkesburyConCon—+32.8
Gloucestershire Forest of DeanNat LabLab gain15.2%+5.2
Gloucestershire StroudConCon26.4%+8.2
Gloucestershire ThornburyConCon9.9%+9.4
Plymouth DevonportNat LibNat Lib36.3%+2.0
Plymouth DrakeConCon16.5%+8.2
Plymouth SuttonConCon16.5%+5.0
Somerset BridgwaterConCon33.5%+9.0
Somerset FromeConCon2.3%+7.2
Somerset TauntonConCon26.8%+9.5
Somerset WellsConCon27.3%+12.9
Somersetshire Weston Super MareConCon47.0%+10.7
Somersetshire YeovilConCon13.7%+5.3
Wiltshire ChippenhamConCon18.8%+4.2
Wiltshire DevizesConCon18.6%+3.5
Wiltshire SalisburyConCon43.0%+5.4
Wiltshire SwindonConCon2.4%+4.7
Wiltshire WestburyConCon15.6%+2.1

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