South West, 1959 vs 1964: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in South West compared between the 1959 and 1964 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | 1959 | 1964 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Con | Con | 8.3% | +2.7 |
| Bodmin | Con | Lib gain | 8.5% | +0.7 |
| Bridgwater | Con | Con | 13.3% | +2.5 |
| Bristol Central | Lab | Lab | 15.4% | +4.1 |
| Bristol North East | Con | Con | 2.5% | +1.4 |
| Bristol North West | Con | Con | 2.2% | +0.9 |
| Bristol South | Lab | Lab | 27.0% | +2.7 |
| Bristol South East | Lab | Lab | 20.3% | +3.9 |
| Bristol West | Con | Con | 37.9% | +5.4 |
| Cheltenham | Con | Con | 12.5% | +4.5 |
| Chippenham | Con | Con | 3.5% | +1.6 |
| Cirencester and Tewkesbury | Con | Con | 19.3% | +3.7 |
| Devizes | Con | Con | 8.7% | +0.4 |
| Exeter | Con | Con | 3.1% | +4.8 |
| Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | Lab | 6.9% | −1.3 |
| Gloucester | Lab | Lab | 9.6% | +1.6 |
| Honiton | Con | Con | 29.4% | +2.9 |
| North Cornwall | Con | Con | 1.9% | +0.6 |
| North Devon | Lib | Lib | 13.7% | +1.1 |
| North Dorset | Con | Con | 12.5% | +1.2 |
| North Somerset | Con | Con | 6.5% | +3.0 |
| Plymouth Devonport | Con | Con | 8.1% | +2.4 |
| Plymouth Sutton | Con | Con | 0.7% | +5.4 |
| Poole | Con | Con | 15.7% | +3.6 |
| Salisbury | Con | Con | 13.9% | +2.9 |
| South Dorset | Con | Con | 1.9% | +6.6 |
| South Gloucestershire | Con | Con | 6.4% | +1.6 |
| St.Ives | Con | Con | 13.4% | +3.3 |
| Stroud | Con | Con | 5.9% | +2.3 |
| Swindon | Lab | Lab | 22.3% | +6.7 |
| Taunton | Con | Con | 10.3% | +1.9 |
| Tavistock | Con | Con | 13.2% | +0.9 |
| Tiverton | Con | Con | 12.8% | +0.6 |
| Torquay | Con | Con | 27.6% | +2.3 |
| Torrington | Con | Con | 5.5% | +0.7 |
| Totnes | Con | Con | 20.8% | +3.2 |
| Truro | Con | Con | 9.1% | +0.5 |
| Wells | Con | Con | 11.7% | +1.4 |
| West Dorset | Con | Con | 19.6% | +1.5 |
| West Gloucestershire | Lab | Lab | 15.9% | +1.7 |
| Westbury | Con | Con | 10.6% | +1.2 |
| Weston Super Mare | Con | Con | 29.1% | +2.9 |
| Yeovil | Con | Con | 9.2% | +1.4 |
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