West Midlands, October 1974 vs 1979: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in West Midlands compared between the October 1974 and 1979 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | October 1974 | 1979 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge-Brownhill | Lab | Con gain | 10.8% | −8.0 |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | Con | 20.6% | −7.6 |
| Birmingham Erdington | Lab | Lab | 1.6% | −9.4 |
| Birmingham Hall Green | Con | Con | 19.3% | −6.8 |
| Birmingham Handsworth | Lab | Lab | 10.4% | −1.2 |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Lab | Lab | 36.7% | −2.9 |
| Birmingham Northfield | Lab | Con gain | 0.4% | −10.3 |
| Birmingham Perry Barr | Lab | Lab | 1.3% | −3.5 |
| Birmingham Selly Oak | Lab | Con gain | 10.0% | −5.4 |
| Birmingham Small Heath | Lab | Lab | 39.1% | −4.2 |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Lab | Lab | 27.9% | −0.3 |
| Birmingham Stechford | Lab | Lab | 3.8% | −13.0 |
| Birmingham Yardley | Lab | Con gain | 2.7% | −6.2 |
| Bromsgrove and Redditch | Con | Con | 19.3% | −8.2 |
| Burton | Con | Con | 17.8% | −6.9 |
| Cannock | Lab | Lab | 15.5% | −6.5 |
| Coventry North East | Lab | Lab | 22.3% | −6.8 |
| Coventry North West | Lab | Lab | 10.2% | −5.0 |
| Coventry South East | Lab | Lab | 21.0% | −7.1 |
| Coventry South West | Lab | Con gain | 10.0% | −7.0 |
| Dudley East | Lab | Lab | 18.4% | −5.6 |
| Dudley West | Lab | Con gain | 1.9% | −8.5 |
| Halesowen and Stourbridge | Con | Con | 13.4% | −6.0 |
| Hereford | Con | Con | 10.3% | −9.3 |
| Kidderminster | Con | Con | 25.1% | −6.8 |
| Leek | Con | Con | 15.0% | −4.2 |
| Leominster | Con | Con | 12.3% | −6.5 |
| Lichfield and Tamworth | Lab | Con gain | 10.3% | −5.4 |
| Ludlow | Con | Con | 21.2% | −7.1 |
| Meriden | Lab | Con gain | 5.4% | −8.8 |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | Lab | 7.2% | −2.9 |
| Nuneaton | Lab | Lab | 12.2% | −9.3 |
| Oswestry | Con | Con | 31.1% | −5.2 |
| Rugby | Lab | Con gain | 5.3% | −8.1 |
| Shrewsbury | Con | Con | 21.0% | −3.8 |
| Solihull | Con | Con | 49.5% | −8.9 |
| South Worcestershire | Con | Con | 33.8% | −5.8 |
| Stafford and Stone | Con | Con | 20.1% | −4.8 |
| Staffordshire South West | Con | Con | 32.7% | −8.2 |
| Stoke on Trent Central | Lab | Lab | 30.7% | −3.0 |
| Stoke on Trent North | Lab | Lab | 28.8% | −3.7 |
| Stoke on Trent South | Lab | Lab | 26.5% | −3.2 |
| Stratford | Con | Con | 38.4% | −6.8 |
| Sutton Coldfield | Con | Con | 52.7% | −7.0 |
| The Wrekin | Lab | Con gain | 1.4% | −6.2 |
| Walsall North | Lab | Lab | 11.1% | −11.1 |
| Walsall South | Lab | Lab | 3.6% | −3.6 |
| Warley East | Lab | Lab | 13.2% | −4.0 |
| Warley West | Lab | Lab | 23.4% | −6.4 |
| Warwick and Leamington | Con | Con | 25.1% | −5.5 |
| West Bromwich East | Lab | Lab | 4.8% | −7.1 |
| West Bromwich West | Lab | Lab | 24.0% | −7.7 |
| Wolverhampton N.e. | Lab | Lab | 12.6% | −9.6 |
| Wolverhampton S.w. | Con | Con | 21.2% | −5.0 |
| Wolverhampton Se | Lab | Lab | 21.3% | −5.4 |
| Worcester | Con | Con | 19.7% | −5.3 |
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