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Yorkshire and the Humber, 1931 vs 1935: seat-by-seat change

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

Constituency19311935MajorityCon–Lab swing
BarnsleyNat LibLab gain17.8%+4.9
Batley and MorleyConLab gain7.2%+14.8
Bradford CentralConLab gain3.7%+13.3
Bradford EastConCon6.5%+3.2
Bradford NorthConCon17.8%+12.9
Bradford SouthLibLib16.9%+4.0
BriggConLab gain0.6%+8.6
DewsburyLibLab gain17.7%+5.4
GrimsbyConCon3.5%+15.9
HalifaxConCon4.9%+15.6
HuddersfieldNat LabNat Lib gain21.6%+4.7
Kingston upon Hull CentralConLab gain5.8%+8.0
Kingston upon Hull EastConLab gain9.3%+11.8
Kingston upon Hull North WestConCon15.7%+14.9
Kingston upon Hull South WestConCon10.1%+11.8
Leeds CentralNat LabNat Lab12.9%+7.5
Leeds NorthConCon37.9%+9.8
Leeds North EastConCon29.6%+10.7
Leeds SouthConLab gain3.1%+2.6
Leeds South EastLabLab31.5%+13.2
Leeds WestConCon8.5%+9.0
RotherhamConLab gain35.0%+34.6
Sheffield AttercliffeConLab gain25.7%+13.1
Sheffield BrightsideConLab gain17.0%+14.7
Sheffield CentralConCon1.5%+11.3
Sheffield EcclesallConCon47.3%−23.6
Sheffield HallamConCon34.6%+10.2
Sheffield HillsboroughConLab gain8.5%+12.2
Sheffield ParkConLab gain2.9%+14.1
WakefieldConLab gain12.1%+13.5
YorkConCon14.1%+7.9
Yorkshire (East Riding) BuckroseConCon10.1%−27.5
Yorkshire (East Riding) HoldernessConCon28.7%+10.6
Yorkshire (East Riding) HowdenshireConCon36.3%−27.6
Yorkshire (North Riding) RichmondConCon54.6%−27.3
Yorkshire (North Riding) Scarborough and WhitbyConCon15.2%+9.7
Yorkshire (North Riding) Thirsk and MaltonConCon—0
Yorkshire (West Riding) Barkston AshConCon21.8%+4.8
Yorkshire (West Riding) Colne ValleyLibLab gain8.9%+5.5
Yorkshire (West Riding) Don ValleyLabLab37.9%+10.4
Yorkshire (West Riding) DoncasterConLab gain15.3%+12.5
Yorkshire (West Riding) EllandConCon4.4%+13.0
Yorkshire (West Riding) HemsworthLabLab60.2%+9.6
Yorkshire (West Riding) KeighleyConLab gain0.9%+7.6
Yorkshire (West Riding) NormantonLabLab62.8%+11.8
Yorkshire (West Riding) PenistoneConLab gain6.9%+9.5
Yorkshire (West Riding) PontefractConLab gain6.8%+32.1
Yorkshire (West Riding) Pudsey and OtleyConCon26.7%+11.8
Yorkshire (West Riding) RiponConCon54.3%+10.9
Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother ValleyLabLab44.1%+9.7
Yorkshire (West Riding) RothwellLabLab28.9%+11.6
Yorkshire (West Riding) ShipleyConLab gain10.1%+20.5
Yorkshire (West Riding) SkiptonConCon12.5%+12.0
Yorkshire (West Riding) SowerbyConCon7.7%+14.4
Yorkshire (West Riding) Spen ValleyNat LibNat Lib1.5%+6.9
Yorkshire (West Riding) WentworthLabLab64.2%−2.3

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