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South East, October 1974 vs 1979: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in South East compared between the October 1974 and 1979 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

ConstituencyOctober 19741979MajorityCon–Lab swing
AbingdonConCon29.1%−6.8
AldershotConCon35.6%−8.6
ArundelConCon45.5%−5.9
AshfordConCon28.9%−7.6
AylesburyConCon34.1%−8.1
BanburyConCon25.5%−6.7
BasingstokeConCon27.6%−9.2
BeaconsfieldConCon41.5%−9.3
Bournemouth EastConCon44.3%−6.8
Bournemouth WestConCon38.5%−6.5
Brighton KemptownConCon16.8%−5.6
Brighton PavilionConCon24.5%−2.8
BuckinghamConCon17.2%−6.3
CanterburyConCon34.0%−5.1
Chertsey and WaltonConCon22.9%−2.5
Chesham and AmershamConCon38.4%−8.7
ChichesterConCon42.7%−5.7
DartfordLabCon gain3.0%−7.8
DorkingConCon41.9%−6.9
DoverConCon13.0%−4.5
East GrinsteadConCon37.7%−5.7
EastbourneConCon44.3%−5.3
EastleighConCon29.5%−8.2
EpsomConCon41.7%−4.6
EsherConCon45.4%−6.6
Eton and SloughLabLab2.8%−6.9
FarehamConCon35.0%−8.9
FarnhamConCon31.9%−5.6
FavershamConCon19.7%−7.4
Folkestone and HytheConCon33.3%−7.2
GillinghamConCon20.8%−6.2
GosportConCon35.5%−8.4
GravesendLabCon gain12.9%−8.1
GuildfordConCon36.1%−4.7
HastingsConCon21.6%−5.1
Havant and WaterlooConCon32.8%−7.2
HenleyConCon35.8%−7.7
HorshamConCon18.4%−6.6
HoveConCon38.6%−3.5
Isle of WightLibLib0.5%−7.4
LewesConCon37.3%−4.8
MaidstoneConCon29.3%−6.3
Mid OxfordshireConCon30.9%−7.3
New ForestConCon38.7%−7.0
NewburyConCon16.1%−8.4
OxfordLabCon gain2.5%−2.2
PetersfieldConCon34.9%−6.3
Portsmouth NorthLabCon gain4.3%−3.4
Portsmouth SouthConCon23.5%−3.5
Reading NorthConCon15.0%−7.0
Reading SouthConCon28.0%−6.7
ReigateConCon37.7%−6.5
Rochester and ChathamLabCon gain4.6%−4.4
RyeConCon40.8%−4.6
SevenoaksConCon34.6%−7.1
ShorehamConCon38.3%−7.0
Southampton TestLabCon gain3.6%−2.3
SouthamptonitchenLabLab2.6%−5.4
SpelthorneConCon29.6%−9.1
Surrey EastConCon43.1%−6.2
Surrey North WestConCon44.8%−8.5
Sussex MidConCon39.2%−4.9
Thanet EastConCon28.7%−7.8
Thanet WestConCon29.2%−6.2
Tonbridge and MallingConCon30.0%−6.3
Tunbridge WellsConCon38.3%−6.9
WinchesterConCon33.5%−7.5
Windsor and MaidenheadConCon39.0%−8.3
WokingConCon33.1%−5.4
WokinghamConCon28.2%−7.2
WorthingConCon37.1%−3.6
WycombeConCon30.3%−7.4

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