Yorkshire and the Humber, 1950 vs 1951: seat-by-seat change

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

Constituency	1950	1951	Majority	Con–Lab swing
Barnsley	Lab	Lab	52.5%	+0.6
Batley and Morley	Lab	Lab	19.4%	−0.3
Bradford Central	Lab	Lab	21.4%	+1.0
Bradford East	Lab	Lab	25.8%	+1.6
Bradford North	Nat Lib	Nat Lib	8.6%	+2.3
Bradford South	Lab	Lab	7.7%	−0.2
Brighouse and Spenborough	Lab	Lab	4.6%	+0.1
Dewsbury	Lab	Lab	16.9%	−0.2
Doncaster	Lab	Con gain	0.8%	−1.3
Grimsby	Lab	Lab	13.2%	+22.1
Halifax	Lab	Lab	1.3%	−6.3
Huddersfield East	Lab	Lab	11.4%	−1.0
Huddersfield West	Lib	Lib	17.0%	−0.1
Keighley	Lab	Lab	5.4%	−3.5
Kingston upon Hull Central	Lab	Lab	23.4%	−0.1
Kingston upon Hull East	Lab	Lab	23.6%	−1.7
Kingston upon Hull Haltemprice	Con	Con	16.2%	−2.5
Kingston upon Hull North	Con	Con	5.9%	−2.0
Leeds Central	Lab	Lab	24.7%	−1.2
Leeds North	Con	Con	27.4%	−0.2
Leeds North East	Lab	Lab	16.7%	−0.3
Leeds North West	Con	Con	25.1%	−1.1
Leeds South	Lab	Lab	30.1%	−0.7
Leeds South East	Lab	Lab	21.0%	0
Leeds West	Lab	Lab	8.2%	−1.3
Lincolnshire (Parts of Lindsey) Brigg	Lab	Lab	14.9%	−2.0
Pontefract	Lab	Lab	52.3%	+0.3
Pudsey	Con	Con	7.5%	−3.7
Rotherham	Lab	Lab	31.2%	−1.4
Sheffield Attercliffe	Lab	Lab	42.3%	−0.2
Sheffield Brightside	Lab	Lab	42.4%	+0.2
Sheffield Hallam	Nat Lib	Nat Lib	41.5%	+1.4
Sheffield Heeley	Nat Lib	Nat Lib	22.1%	+0.6
Sheffield Hillsborough	Lab	Lab	18.1%	+0.2
Sheffield Neepsend	Lab	Lab	46.1%	+0.1
Sheffield Park	Lab	Lab	38.4%	+0.7
Wakefield	Lab	Lab	16.6%	−2.5
York	Con	Con	1.4%	−0.6
Yorkshire (East Riding) Beverley	Con	Con	32.1%	−1.1
Yorkshire (East Riding) Bridlington	Con	Con	35.3%	−1.0
Yorkshire (North Riding) Richmond	Con	Con	41.2%	−2.2
Yorkshire (North Riding) Scarborough and Whitby	Con	Con	33.0%	−2.7
Yorkshire (North Riding) Thirsk and Malton	Con	Con	44.5%	−3.8
Yorkshire (West Riding) Barkston Ash	Con	Con	15.2%	−0.1
Yorkshire (West Riding) Colne Valley	Lab	Lab	4.3%	+17.1
Yorkshire (West Riding) Dearne Valley	Lab	Lab	59.2%	−10.2
Yorkshire (West Riding) Don Valley	Lab	Lab	48.2%	−0.8
Yorkshire (West Riding) Goole	Lab	Lab	20.9%	+19.9
Yorkshire (West Riding) Harrogate	Con	Con	41.1%	−2.0
Yorkshire (West Riding) Hemsworth	Lab	Lab	65.4%	−8.5
Yorkshire (West Riding) Normanton	Lab	Lab	47.0%	−0.5
Yorkshire (West Riding) Penistone	Lab	Lab	28.4%	−2.5
Yorkshire (West Riding) Ripon	Con	Con	36.9%	−2.1
Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley	Lab	Lab	51.4%	−0.9
Yorkshire (West Riding) Shipley	Con	Con	3.5%	−1.7
Yorkshire (West Riding) Skipton	Con	Con	18.1%	−2.4
Yorkshire (West Riding) Sowerby	Lab	Lab	3.3%	−2.0

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