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

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

Constituency19501951MajorityCon–Lab swing
BlythLabLab47.5%−0.9
DarlingtonLabCon gain1.5%−6.6
Durham Bishop AucklandLabLab21.0%−2.6
Durham BlaydonLabLab36.4%−0.8
Durham Chester Le StreetLabLab53.9%−0.3
Durham ConsettLabLab38.5%−2.1
Durham DurhamLabLab34.2%−1.0
Durham EasingtonLabLab61.5%−0.3
Durham Houghton Le SpringLabLab51.6%−1.3
Durham JarrowLabLab30.4%−0.6
Durham North WestLabLab37.3%−1.0
Durham SedgefieldLabLab24.6%−0.2
Gateshead EastLabLab15.3%+6.3
Gateshead WestLabLab27.5%−0.2
Middlesborough EastLabLab33.0%−1.5
Middlesbrough WestLabCon gain4.5%−6.3
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabLab30.8%+0.7
Newcastle upon Tyne EastLabLab5.7%−3.2
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConNat Lib gain14.8%+27.2
Newcastle upon Tyne WestLabLab15.8%−0.7
Northumberland Berwick upon TweedConCon19.6%−0.7
Northumberland HexhamConCon19.2%+33.2
Northumberland MorpethLabLab43.8%+0.4
South ShieldsLabLab22.3%−3.7
Stockton on TeesLabLab11.5%−2.3
Sunderland NorthLabLab7.9%−4.0
Sunderland SouthLabLab0.6%−4.4
The HartlepoolsLabLab5.3%−2.5
TynemouthConCon12.8%−1.6
WallsendLabLab17.4%−1.4
Yorkshire (North Riding) ClevelandLabLab9.6%−2.0

← Whole UK

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