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Wiltshire Swindon

Every general election in Wiltshire Swindon since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 10,904.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won27,54562.3%
Conservative16,64137.7%
Valid votes44,186
Majority10,90424.7%

Turnout 73.8% of 59,878 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 48.4%Conservative, 1922: 56.4%Conservative, 1923: 45.1%Conservative, 1924: 55.1%Conservative, 1929: 38.1%Conservative, 1931: 55.9%Conservative, 1935: 51.2%Conservative, 1945: 37.7%Labour, 1918: 39.9%Labour, 1922: 43.6%Labour, 1923: 32.6%Labour, 1924: 44.9%Labour, 1929: 43.7%Labour, 1931: 44.1%Labour, 1935: 48.8%Labour, 1945: 62.3%Liberal, 1918: 11.7%Liberal, 1923: 22.3%Liberal, 1929: 18.3%
Vote share in Wiltshire Swindon at each general election Con Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon10,90424.773.8%
1935ConLab9752.484.3%Con hold
1931ConLab4,79411.885.5%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,1615.685.5%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,90410.381.0%Con hold
1923ConLab3,50412.582.8%Con hold
1922ConLab3,38412.880.0%Con hold
1918ConLab1,7878.567.0%

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 Wiltshire Swindon?

Labour won Wiltshire Swindon at the 1945 general election with a majority of 10,904.

Which parties have won Wiltshire Swindon?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 6, Labour 2.

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