West Midlands, 1955 vs 1959: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in West Midlands compared between the 1955 and 1959 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | 1955 | 1959 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilston | Lab | Lab | 7.0% | −4.1 |
| Birmingham All Saints | Lab | Con gain | 0.1% | −1.8 |
| Birmingham Aston | Lab | Lab | 6.3% | −6.5 |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | Con | 39.4% | −2.0 |
| Birmingham Hall Green | Con | Con | 29.5% | −3.2 |
| Birmingham Handsworth | Con | Con | 26.5% | −0.6 |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Lab | Lab | 27.4% | −2.0 |
| Birmingham Northfield | Lab | Lab | 1.6% | −2.0 |
| Birmingham Perry Barr | Lab | Lab | 0.5% | −2.1 |
| Birmingham Selly Oak | Con | Con | 20.1% | −2.6 |
| Birmingham Small Heath | Lab | Lab | 14.7% | −3.4 |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Lab | Con gain | 2.6% | −5.6 |
| Birmingham Stechford | Lab | Lab | 7.1% | −4.9 |
| Birmingham Yardley | Lab | Con gain | 3.0% | −5.0 |
| Brierley Hill | Lab | Con gain | 7.1% | −4.5 |
| Bromsgrove | Con | Con | 16.2% | −2.9 |
| Burton | Con | Con | 12.3% | −2.9 |
| Cannock | Lab | Lab | 13.7% | −2.4 |
| Coventry East | Lab | Lab | 13.5% | +0.5 |
| Coventry North | Lab | Lab | 2.8% | −2.1 |
| Coventry South | Lab | Con gain | 3.3% | −3.2 |
| Dudley | Lab | Lab | 9.9% | −4.7 |
| Hereford | Con | Con | 21.0% | +0.8 |
| Kidderminster | Con | Con | 20.3% | −0.8 |
| Leek | Lab | Lab | 1.9% | 0 |
| Leominster | Con | Con | 32.4% | −1.4 |
| Lichfield and Tamworth | Lab | Lab | 3.8% | −2.1 |
| Ludlow | Con | Con | 20.6% | +1.4 |
| Meriden | Lab | Con gain | 0.5% | −1.5 |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | Lab | 11.2% | −1.2 |
| Nuneaton | Lab | Lab | 20.1% | −1.4 |
| Oldbury and Halesowen | Lab | Lab | 4.3% | −2.7 |
| Oswestry | Con | Con | 28.0% | +0.8 |
| Rowley Regis and Tipton | Lab | Lab | 22.5% | −4.0 |
| Rugby | Lab | Con gain | 1.2% | −2.3 |
| Shrewsbury | Con | Con | 22.9% | −0.6 |
| Smethwick | Lab | Lab | 9.4% | −3.5 |
| Solihull | Con | Con | 47.8% | −1.7 |
| South Worcestershire | Con | Con | 34.3% | −1.2 |
| Stafford and Stone | Con | Con | 21.8% | −1.0 |
| Stoke on Trent Central | Lab | Lab | 22.3% | −2.7 |
| Stoke on Trent North | Lab | Lab | 27.9% | −2.9 |
| Stoke on Trent South | Lab | Lab | 18.6% | −4.3 |
| Stratford | Con | Con | 37.0% | 0 |
| Sutton Coldfield | Con | Con | 41.9% | −1.0 |
| The Wrekin | Con | Con | 7.3% | −3.0 |
| Walsall North | Lab | Lab | 21.9% | −1.6 |
| Walsall South | Con | Con | 16.8% | −5.8 |
| Warwick and Leamington | Con | Con | 25.2% | +1.9 |
| Wednesbury | Lab | Lab | 14.4% | −3.2 |
| West Bromwich | Lab | Lab | 14.8% | −4.4 |
| Wolverhampton North East | Lab | Lab | 10.2% | −7.0 |
| Wolverhampton South West | Con | Con | 27.8% | −3.9 |
| Worcester | Con | Con | 15.4% | −0.9 |
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