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South East · Former constituency (1918–1945)

Brighton

Every general election in Brighton since 1918 (until 1945).

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative50,47361.4%
Labour31,76338.6%
Valid votes82,235

Turnout 65.9% of 124,714 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 78.7%Conservative, 1922: 50.3%Conservative, 1923: 53.2%Conservative, 1924: 74.4%Conservative, 1929: 57.8%Conservative, 1931: 85.2%Conservative, 1935: 75.9%Conservative, 1945: 61.4%Labour, 1918: 21.3%Labour, 1923: 16.5%Labour, 1924: 25.6%Labour, 1929: 24.1%Labour, 1931: 14.9%Labour, 1935: 24.1%Labour, 1945: 38.6%Liberal, 1922: 34.5%Liberal, 1923: 30.2%Liberal, 1929: 18.2%Independent Conservative, 1922: 15.2%
Vote share in Brighton at each general election Con Lab Lib Ind Con

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
19452-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——65.9%
19352-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——62.6%
19312-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——69.4%
19292-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——66.4%
19242-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——64.2%
19232-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——69.3%
19222-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——70.1%
19182-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——51.4%

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.

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