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

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

Constituency19871992MajorityCon–Lab swing
AldershotConCon29.8%+1.5
ArundelConCon32.5%+3.0
AshfordConCon30.5%+3.6
AylesburyConCon29.7%−0.2
BanburyConCon28.6%+3.6
BasingstokeConCon30.9%+3.7
BeaconsfieldConCon44.6%+2.6
Berkshire EastConCon39.0%+3.0
Bexhill and BattleConCon31.4%+3.9
Brighton KemptownConCon7.0%+6.8
Brighton PavilionConCon8.3%+6.4
BuckinghamConCon41.9%−2.1
CanterburyConCon18.4%+0.7
Chertsy and WaltonConCon40.2%+2.5
Chesham and AmershamConCon39.0%−0.2
ChichesterConCon32.7%+2.9
CrawleyConCon12.5%+4.0
DartfordConCon17.3%+4.4
DoverConCon1.5%+5.2
EastbourneConCon8.9%+2.1
EastleighConCon23.3%+2.0
Epsom and EwellConCon36.7%+1.6
EsherConCon42.9%+1.7
FarehamConCon36.4%+2.1
FavershamConCon25.0%+2.7
Folkestone and HytheConCon17.0%+3.9
GillinghamConCon28.8%+3.6
GosportConCon30.5%+2.0
GraveshamConCon9.3%+3.0
GuildfordConCon22.1%+0.4
Hampshire EastConCon39.4%+1.4
Hampshire North WestConCon30.2%+1.5
Hastings and RyeConCon12.3%+2.6
HavantConCon30.0%+3.4
HenleyConCon35.6%+1.9
HorshamConCon36.7%+1.6
HoveConCon24.5%+8.0
Isle of WightConCon2.3%+1.7
Kent MidConCon33.1%+2.0
LewesConCon20.1%+1.4
MaidstoneConCon27.9%+1.9
MedwayConCon17.7%+1.7
Mole ValleyConCon29.1%+0.9
New ForestConCon33.5%+1.0
NewburyConCon18.6%+1.0
Oxford EastLabLab16.0%+6.7
Oxford West and AbingdonConCon6.4%−0.1
Portsmouth NorthConCon22.6%+6.4
Portsmouth SouthConCon0.5%+1.2
Reading EastConCon26.9%+2.7
Reading WestConCon25.1%+4.5
ReigateConCon31.3%+2.1
Romsey and WatersideConCon22.3%+1.6
SevenoaksConCon33.1%+2.3
ShorehamConCon24.7%+2.9
SloughConCon0.9%+3.2
Southampton ItchenConLab gain1.0%+6.6
Southampton TestConCon1.0%+5.6
SpelthorneConCon35.6%+3.7
Surrey EastConCon37.0%+0.6
Surrey North WestConCon43.4%+1.3
Surrey South WestConCon25.0%+0.9
Sussex MidConCon30.7%+2.5
Thanet NorthConCon33.8%+3.8
Thanet SouthConCon23.6%+4.9
Tonbridge and MallingConCon33.7%+2.4
Tunbridge WellsConCon28.6%+1.9
WantageConCon29.2%+1.8
WealdenConCon34.7%+1.7
WinchesterConCon12.3%+1.6
Windsor and MaidenheadConCon20.5%−1.0
WitneyConCon35.1%+2.8
WokingConCon31.0%+0.6
WokinghamConCon36.3%+1.9
WorthingConCon27.5%+3.1
WycombeConCon30.2%+1.8

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