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Bethnal Green South West

Every general election in Bethnal Green South West since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 2,456.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won6,66957.3%
Liberal4,21336.2%
Conservative7506.5%
Valid votes11,632
Majority2,45621.1%

Turnout 68.3% of 17,032 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Liberal, 1918: 23.8%Liberal, 1922: 40.7%Liberal, 1923: 43.3%Liberal, 1924: 42.3%Liberal, 1929: 45.8%Liberal, 1931: 59.6%Liberal, 1935: 53.1%Liberal, 1945: 36.2%Labour, 1923: 39.6%Labour, 1929: 38.7%Labour, 1931: 23.0%Labour, 1935: 46.9%Labour, 1945: 57.3%Conservative, 1918: 52.2%Conservative, 1922: 27.4%Conservative, 1923: 17.1%Conservative, 1924: 16.8%Conservative, 1929: 7.7%Conservative, 1945: 6.5%Communist, 1922: 31.9%Communist, 1924: 40.9%Communist, 1929: 7.7%Communist, 1931: 17.4%Independent, 1918: 23.9%
Vote share in Bethnal Green South West at each general election Lib Lab Con Com Ind

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabLib2,45621.168.3%
1935LibLab1,0666.361.7%Lib hold
1931LibLab6,25336.661.2%Lib hold
1929LibLab1,2607.164.1%Lib hold
1924LibCom2121.468.4%Lib hold
1923LibLab4843.762.2%Lib hold
1922LibCom1,1188.859.9%Lib gain from Con
1918ConInd2,29928.341.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Bethnal Green South West?

Labour won Bethnal Green South West at the 1945 general election with a majority of 2,456.

Which parties have won Bethnal Green South West?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Liberal 6, Labour 1, Conservative 1.

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