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North East, 1964 vs 1966: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in North East compared between the 1964 and 1966 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19641966MajorityCon–Lab swing
Berwick upon TweedConCon14.6%+4.7
Bishop AucklandLabLab29.7%+3.0
BlaydonLabLab38.4%+3.0
BlythLabLab56.4%+2.3
Chester-le-StreetLabLab53.9%+1.8
ClevelandLabLab18.6%+5.8
ConsettLabLab46.5%+5.2
DarlingtonLabLab9.2%+2.6
DurhamLabLab41.3%+2.3
EasingtonLabLab62.7%+0.9
Gateshead EastLabLab39.1%+5.1
Gateshead WestLabLab49.5%+5.8
HexhamConCon11.0%+3.9
Houghton-le-SpringLabLab55.0%+2.7
JarrowLabLab35.3%+3.4
Middlesbrough EastLabLab50.2%+5.6
Middlesbrough WestLabLab9.0%+3.2
MorpethLabLab48.7%+1.7
Newcastle-upon-Tyne CentralLabLab54.9%+5.6
Newcastle-upon-Tyne EastLabLab19.5%+7.8
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NorthConCon8.8%+6.5
Newcastle-Upontyne WestLabLab25.3%+4.3
North West DurhamLabLab47.2%+3.8
SedgefieldLabLab29.3%+4.0
South ShieldsLabLab29.5%+2.3
Stockton on TeesLabLab21.5%+3.2
Sunderland NorthLabLab21.5%+4.1
Sunderland SouthLabLab15.0%+5.9
The HartlepoolsLabLab18.7%+6.4
TynemouthConCon5.8%+3.4
WallsendLabLab30.4%+4.8

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