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South West, 1983 vs 1987: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in South West compared between the 1983 and 1987 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19831987MajorityCon–Lab swing
BathConCon2.7%−1.4
Bournemouth EastConCon27.7%−1.2
Bournemouth WestConCon23.2%+1.1
BridgwaterConCon21.2%+0.6
Bristol EastConCon8.2%−2.3
Bristol North WestConCon12.0%−0.4
Bristol SouthLabLab2.8%−3.1
Bristol WestConCon14.2%+2.5
CheltenhamConCon7.8%+0.2
ChristchurchConCon41.4%+1.6
Cirencester and TewkesburyConCon19.3%+0.6
Cornwall NorthConCon9.8%+1.6
Cornwall South EastConCon11.8%+3.8
DevizesConCon26.9%−0.2
Devon NorthConCon8.1%+2.4
Devon West and TorridgeConCon11.0%+4.8
Dorset NorthConCon20.7%+1.2
Dorset SouthConCon27.4%+1.9
Dorset WestConCon24.6%+2.1
ExeterConCon12.6%+0.9
Falmouth and CamborneConCon9.3%+2.9
GloucesterConCon20.1%+1.1
Gloucestershire WestConCon18.5%+1.4
HonitonConCon28.1%+1.8
KingswoodConCon7.5%−2.1
NorthavonConCon22.7%−0.6
Plymouth DevonportAllianceAlliance13.0%+6.0
Plymouth DrakeConCon8.0%+6.6
Plymouth SuttonConCon7.9%+5.7
PooleConCon24.9%0
SalisburyConCon19.9%+1.1
Somerton and FromeConCon17.5%+0.4
South HamsConCon21.3%+1.6
St IvesConCon14.5%+4.8
StroudConCon18.9%+1.4
SwindonConCon7.3%−2.4
TauntonConCon17.6%−0.7
TeignbridgeConCon18.1%+2.4
TivertonConCon16.9%−0.2
TorbayConCon16.4%−0.1
TruroAllianceAlliance8.2%+1.5
WansdykeConCon26.4%+0.3
WellsConCon16.0%0
WestburyConCon15.2%+0.9
Weston Super MareConCon13.9%+2.2
Wiltshire NorthConCon17.1%−0.1
WoodspringConCon29.6%+1.8
YeovilAllianceAlliance10.2%+2.2

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