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Southwark South East

Every general election in Southwark South East since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 6,718.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won9,59976.9%
Conservative2,88123.1%
Valid votes12,480
Majority6,71853.8%

Turnout 60.6% of 20,596 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Labour, 1918: 27.4%Labour, 1922: 43.6%Labour, 1923: 54.3%Labour, 1924: 54.3%Labour, 1929: 60.5%Labour, 1931: 46.7%Labour, 1935: 63.2%Labour, 1945: 76.9%Conservative, 1924: 34.5%Conservative, 1929: 18.3%Conservative, 1931: 53.3%Conservative, 1935: 36.8%Conservative, 1945: 23.1%Liberal, 1923: 45.7%Liberal, 1924: 11.2%Liberal, 1929: 21.3%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 72.6%National Liberal, 1922: 56.4%
Vote share in Southwark South East at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon6,71853.860.6%
1935LabCon4,99726.553.3%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab1,3856.754.1%Con gain from Lab
1929LabLib8,76139.258.9%Lab hold
1924LabCon4,24819.868.1%Lab hold
1923LabLib1,4908.655.7%Lab gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLab2,28012.958.2%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab4,49045.236.1%

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 Southwark South East?

Labour won Southwark South East at the 1945 general election with a majority of 6,718.

Which parties have won Southwark South East?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 5, Conservative 1, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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