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South West, 1964 vs 1966: seat-by-seat change

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

Constituency19641966MajorityCon–Lab swing
BathConCon1.8%+3.2
BodminLibLib5.2%−0.2
BridgwaterConCon6.4%+3.5
Bristol CentralLabLab22.9%+3.7
Bristol North EastConLab gain8.4%+5.5
Bristol North WestConLab gain1.4%+1.8
Bristol SouthLabLab34.3%+3.7
Bristol South EastLabLab22.7%+1.2
Bristol WestConCon33.0%+2.5
CheltenhamConCon6.9%+2.8
ChippenhamConCon1.5%+0.3
Cirencester and TewkesburyConCon16.3%+1.5
DevizesConCon5.4%+1.7
ExeterConLab gain7.9%+5.5
Falmouth and CamborneLabLab7.1%+0.1
GloucesterLabLab12.2%+1.3
HonitonConCon27.7%+4.1
North CornwallConLib gain4.0%−0.8
North DevonLibLib3.0%+0.1
North DorsetConCon12.9%+0.9
North SomersetConCon3.7%+1.4
Plymouth DevonportConCon0.7%+3.7
Plymouth SuttonConLab gain9.0%+4.9
PooleConCon10.9%+2.4
SalisburyConCon10.1%+1.9
South DorsetConCon3.8%−0.9
South GloucestershireConCon2.3%+2.1
St.IvesConCon10.4%+2.1
StroudConCon3.1%+1.4
SwindonLabLab24.7%+1.2
TauntonConCon6.7%+1.8
TavistockConCon18.6%+0.5
TivertonConCon21.5%+3.8
TorquayConCon20.9%+4.4
TorringtonConCon9.6%−1.1
TotnesConCon16.3%+2.3
TruroConCon3.5%+2.8
WellsConCon7.4%+2.1
West DorsetConCon16.0%+1.8
West GloucestershireLabLab17.2%+0.7
WestburyConCon5.8%+2.4
Weston Super MareConCon23.3%+2.9
YeovilConCon4.0%+2.6

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