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East Midlands, 1950 vs 1951: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in East Midlands compared between the 1950 and 1951 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19501951MajorityCon–Lab swing
ChesterfieldLabLab27.5%+1.5
Debry SouthLabLab25.2%−1.9
Derby NorthLabLab14.2%−2.1
Derbyshire BelperLabLab14.2%−0.9
Derbyshire BolsolverLabLab59.8%−0.7
Derbyshire High PeakConCon7.3%−0.4
Derbyshire IlkestonLabLab50.4%+1.1
Derbyshire North EastLabLab33.4%+0.4
Derbyshire South EastLabLab5.4%−1.6
Derbyshire WestConCon17.6%−0.3
Leicester North EastLabLab20.0%−1.6
Leicester North WestLabLab13.7%−1.7
Leicester South EastConCon19.0%−2.0
Leicester South WestLabLab16.8%−1.7
Leicestershire BosworthLabLab14.2%−5.1
Leicestershire HarboroughConCon13.8%−1.1
Leicestershire LoughboroughLabLab13.9%−0.5
Leicestershire MeltonConCon12.5%+0.1
Lincnolshire (Parts of Lindsey) LouthConCon14.3%−1.5
LincolnLabLab8.2%−20.9
Lincolnshire (Parts of Holland) Holland With BostonNat LibNat Lib15.9%+1.1
Lincolnshire (Parts of Kesteven and Rutlandshire) GranthamConCon4.6%+2.8
Lincolnshire (Parts of Kesteven and Rutlandshire) Rutland and StamfordConCon8.3%+0.1
Lincolnshire (Parts of Lindsey) GainsboroughConCon9.5%−2.1
Lincolnshire (Parts of Lindsey) HorncastleConCon32.9%−0.8
NorthamptonLabLab7.3%−1.9
Northamptonshire (and the Soke of Peterborough) KetteringLabLab11.7%−1.3
Northamptonshire (and the Soke of Peterborough) PeterboroughConCon0.7%−0.2
Northamptonshire (and the Soke of Peterborough) SouthConCon7.2%−1.3
Northamptonshire (and the Soke of Peterborough) WellingboroughLabLab4.8%−6.9
Nottingham CentralLabLab0.3%−1.9
Nottingham EastLabLab0.6%−2.4
Nottingham North WestLabLab29.9%−2.5
Nottingham SouthLabLab1.2%−1.5
Nottinghamshire BassetlawLabLab21.4%−2.0
Nottinghamshire BroxtoweLabLab45.4%+0.2
Nottinghamshire CarltonConCon7.6%−3.4
Nottinghamshire MansfieldLabLab39.8%−1.9
Nottinghamshire NewarkLabLab14.4%+0.2
Nottinghamshire RushcliffeConCon15.8%−1.7

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