South West, 1997 vs 2001: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in South West compared between the 1997 and 2001 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | 1997 | 2001 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | LD | LD | 21.4% | +0.7 |
| Bournemouth East | Con | Con | 9.6% | −1.6 |
| Bournemouth West | Con | Con | 14.0% | +1.5 |
| Bridgwater | Con | Con | 10.4% | −0.8 |
| Bristol East | Lab | Lab | 33.2% | −0.2 |
| Bristol North West | Lab | Lab | 23.4% | +1.4 |
| Bristol South | Lab | Lab | 34.6% | −2.1 |
| Bristol West | Lab | Lab | 8.0% | +2.8 |
| Cheltenham | LD | LD | 12.6% | +1.5 |
| Christchurch | Con | Con | 27.3% | −0.2 |
| Cotswold | Con | Con | 26.1% | −2.0 |
| Devizes | Con | Con | 22.3% | −1.9 |
| East Devon | Con | Con | 17.1% | −2.5 |
| Exeter | Lab | Lab | 22.4% | +1.7 |
| Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | Lab | 9.7% | +2.3 |
| Forest of Dean | Lab | Lab | 4.6% | −4.0 |
| Gloucester | Lab | Lab | 8.1% | −3.1 |
| Kingswood | Lab | Lab | 26.5% | +1.4 |
| Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | LD gain | 0.9% | −0.4 |
| North Cornwall | LD | LD | 18.2% | −2.0 |
| North Devon | LD | LD | 6.1% | +0.8 |
| North Dorset | Con | Con | 7.9% | −0.7 |
| North Swindon | Lab | Lab | 19.2% | +1.6 |
| North Wiltshire | Con | Con | 7.3% | −0.8 |
| Northavon | LD | LD | 17.7% | +0.1 |
| Plymouth Devonport | Lab | Lab | 31.2% | −2.7 |
| Plymouth Sutton | Lab | Lab | 19.2% | −0.3 |
| Poole | Con | Con | 18.3% | +1.2 |
| Salisbury | Con | Con | 16.5% | −1.9 |
| Somerton and Frome | LD | LD | 1.3% | −3.9 |
| South Dorset | Con | Lab gain | 0.3% | +0.3 |
| South East Cornwall | LD | LD | 10.4% | −0.1 |
| South Swindon | Lab | Lab | 16.9% | +2.9 |
| South West Devon | Con | Con | 15.2% | −0.6 |
| St Ives | LD | LD | 20.4% | −0.9 |
| Stroud | Lab | Lab | 9.1% | +2.2 |
| Taunton | LD | Con gain | 0.4% | −0.8 |
| Teignbridge | Con | LD gain | 5.1% | −2.8 |
| Tewkesbury | Con | Con | 19.2% | +0.2 |
| Tiverton and Honiton | Con | Con | 11.3% | −3.3 |
| Torbay | LD | LD | 14.1% | −1.1 |
| Torridge and West Devon | LD | LD | 2.1% | −1.6 |
| Totnes | Con | Con | 7.3% | −6.1 |
| Truro and St Austell | LD | LD | 16.0% | −3.7 |
| Wansdyke | Lab | Lab | 11.3% | +1.3 |
| Wells | Con | Con | 5.5% | −3.5 |
| West Dorset | Con | Con | 2.9% | −3.8 |
| Westbury | Con | Con | 10.5% | −0.6 |
| Weston Super Mare | LD | LD | 0.7% | +0.4 |
| Woodspring | Con | Con | 18.0% | +2.9 |
| Yeovil | LD | LD | 8.2% | −4.3 |
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