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North East, 1987 vs 1992: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in North East compared between the 1987 and 1992 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19871992MajorityCon–Lab swing
Berwick-upon-TweedAllianceLD gain11.6%+1.0
Bishop AucklandLabLab18.2%+2.5
BlaydonLabLab26.0%−0.1
Blyth ValleyLabLab16.4%+4.4
DarlingtonConLab gain5.1%+5.0
Durham City ofLabLab29.6%+3.3
Durham NorthLabLab35.0%0
Durham North WestLabLab30.3%+3.9
EasingtonLabLab56.0%+2.1
Gateshead EastLabLab39.1%+1.9
HartlepoolLabLab17.0%+1.2
HexhamConCon28.2%+1.7
Houghton and WashingtonLabLab37.2%+0.4
JarrowLabLab38.4%−0.9
LangbaurghConCon2.4%+0.5
MiddlesbroughLabLab38.4%+1.9
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabLab12.4%+3.5
Newcastle upon Tyne EastLabLab34.3%+2.3
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLabLab17.6%−0.3
RedcarLabLab23.8%+3.9
SedgefieldLabLab31.6%+1.7
South ShieldsLabLab32.4%+0.1
Stockton NorthLabLab19.6%+1.5
Stockton SouthConCon5.4%−0.8
Sunderland NorthLabLab33.9%+3.2
Sunderland SouthLabLab28.6%+2.5
Tyne BridgeLabLab45.7%+1.7
TynemouthConCon1.0%+1.7
WallsendLabLab33.7%0
WansbeckLabLab36.1%−1.0

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