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

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

Constituency19641966MajorityCon–Lab swing
BilstonLabLab13.9%+3.8
Birmingham All SaintsLabLab17.0%+7.7
Birmingham AstonLabLab21.7%+6.2
Birmingham EdgbastonConCon21.5%+6.6
Birmingham Hall GreenConCon7.7%+6.5
Birmingham HandsworthConCon4.0%+5.0
Birmingham LadywoodLabLab35.2%+7.6
Birmingham NorthfieldLabLab19.0%+6.1
Birmingham Perry BarrConLab gain10.0%+5.4
Birmingham Selly OakConCon2.1%+5.9
Birmingham Small HeathLabLab40.8%+8.3
Birmingham SparkbrookLabLab21.2%+8.6
Birmingham StechfordLabLab31.0%+8.7
Birmingham YardleyLabLab12.7%+6.2
Brierley HillConCon2.4%+2.3
BromsgroveConCon6.1%+2.7
BurtonConCon0.6%+3.0
CannockLabLab19.6%+2.3
Coventry EastLabLab30.9%+4.7
Coventry NorthLabLab18.6%+5.3
Coventry SouthLabLab9.7%+3.3
DudleyLabLab18.1%0
HerefordConCon7.0%+3.9
KidderminsterConCon6.7%+3.8
LeekLabLab12.3%+2.9
LeominsterConCon25.3%+1.3
Lichfield and TamworthLabLab8.0%−0.1
LudlowConCon9.7%+4.0
MeridenLabLab7.3%+3.3
Newcastle under LymeLabLab23.6%+3.8
NuneatonLabLab22.4%−0.6
Oldbury and HalesowenLabLab6.5%+2.4
OswestryConCon12.8%+2.4
Rowley Regis and TiptonLabLab31.6%+5.6
RugbyConLab gain0.9%+2.4
ShrewsburyConCon7.6%+3.8
SmethwickConLab gain10.3%+7.7
SolihullConCon31.4%+3.0
South WorcestershireConCon23.7%+1.7
Stafford and StoneConCon9.9%+1.8
Stoke on Trent CentralLabLab36.1%+3.9
Stoke on Trent NorthLabLab43.1%+6.8
Stoke on Trent SouthLabLab28.4%+3.6
StratfordConCon21.6%+1.5
Sutton ColdfieldConCon27.8%+3.7
The WrekinConLab gain1.8%+3.9
Walsall NorthLabLab30.1%+3.7
Walsall SouthConCon6.9%+3.6
Warwick and LeamingtonConCon15.5%+2.1
WednesburyLabLab17.7%+5.2
West BromwichLabLab15.7%+2.7
Wolverhampton North EastLabLab23.8%+5.9
Wolverhampton South WestConCon18.1%+4.0
WorcesterConCon7.0%+4.1

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