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South East, February 1974 vs October 1974: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in South East compared between the February 1974 and October 1974 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

ConstituencyFebruary 1974October 1974MajorityCon–Lab swing
AbingdonConCon15.5%+1.5
AldershotConCon17.7%+0.9
ArundelConCon30.9%+1.7
AshfordConCon13.8%+3.4
AylesburyConCon17.8%+1.4
BanburyConCon12.1%+0.2
BasingstokeConCon9.2%+0.8
BeaconsfieldConCon22.1%+2.2
Bournemouth EastConCon26.5%+1.4
Bournemouth WestConCon25.5%+1.8
Brighton KemptownConCon5.6%+1.1
Brighton PavilionConCon18.9%+2.8
BuckinghamConCon4.6%0
CanterburyConCon23.7%+1.8
Chertsey and WaltonConCon20.8%+0.5
Chesham and AmershamConCon22.2%+1.3
ChichesterConCon22.1%+1.7
DartfordLabLab12.6%+2.4
DorkingConCon23.3%+2.1
East GrinsteadConCon22.4%+1.8
EastbourneConCon28.8%+3.3
EastleighConCon13.1%+1.4
EsherConCon30.7%+2.0
Eton and SloughLabLab16.5%+1.5
FarehamConCon10.1%+2.7
FarnhamConCon17.3%+2.5
FavershamConCon4.9%+1.9
Folkestone and HytheConCon18.6%+1.8
GillinghamConCon8.5%+1.8
GosportConCon18.7%−0.2
GravesendLabLab3.4%+0.6
GuildfordConCon21.0%+1.4
HastingsConCon11.4%+2.2
Havant and WaterlooConCon15.7%+2.5
HenleyConCon22.3%+1.4
HoveConCon29.2%+5.6
Isle of WightLibLib3.1%−0.4
LewesConCon26.0%+2.2
MaidstoneConCon15.7%+2.3
New ForestConCon23.2%+1.4
NewburyConCon1.9%−0.2
OxfordConLab gain1.9%+1.6
PetersfieldConCon15.8%+1.3
Portsmouth NorthLabLab2.5%+1.0
Portsmouth SouthConCon16.4%+2.1
Reading NorthConCon1.0%+1.8
Reading SouthConCon12.9%+2.0
ReigateConCon24.8%+1.4
Rochester and ChathamConLab gain4.1%+2.7
RyeConCon29.2%+2.2
SevenoaksConCon20.5%+1.9
ShorehamConCon22.2%+2.4
Southampton TestConLab gain1.0%+1.7
SpelthorneConCon11.5%+1.4
Surrey EastConCon23.2%+1.0
Surrey North WestConCon27.8%+1.8
Sussex MidConCon25.7%+1.2
Thanet EastConCon13.1%+2.1
Thanet WestConCon16.8%+4.7
Tonbridge and MallingConCon17.4%+0.7
Tunbridge WellsConCon24.0%+1.7
WinchesterConCon14.8%+2.1
Windsor and MaidenheadConCon22.5%+1.1
WokingConCon17.6%+1.4
WokinghamConCon13.9%+2.2
WorthingConCon33.6%+1.9
WycombeConCon15.5%+0.6

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