East Midlands: 1918 general election results
How East Midlands voted at the 1918 general election: the Conservatives won 17 of 37 seats with 28.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 17 | new | 177,902 | 28.2% | — | ||
| Coalition Liberal | 7 | new | 110,722 | 17.5% | — | ||
| Labour | 5 | new | 177,159 | 28.1% | — | ||
| Liberal | 4 | new | 95,988 | 15.2% | — | ||
| Coalition Labour | 1 | new | 31,622 | 5.0% | — | ||
| Others | 1 | new | 19,752 | 3.1% | — | ||
| National | 0 | new | 6,488 | 1.0% | — | ||
| Independent Labour | 0 | new | 5,665 | 0.9% | — | ||
| Independent Conservative | 0 | new | 5,049 | 0.8% | — | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 878 | 0.1% | |||||
Change compared with the previous general election in East Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daventry | Con | 3,352 | 17.6 | 62.7% | |
| Derby | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 65.5% | |
| Derbyshire Belper | Lib | unopposed | — | — | |
| Derbyshire Chesterfield | Lib | unopposed | — | — | |
| Derbyshire Clay Cross | Co Lib | 1,221 | 8.3 | 50.6% | |
| Derbyshire High Peak | Con | 3,614 | 17.5 | 62.3% | |
| Derbyshire Ilkeston | Co Lib | 1,698 | 9.6 | 61.0% | |
| Derbyshire North Eastern | Lib | 557 | 2.9 | 58.0% | |
| Derbyshire Southern | Co Lib | 7,581 | 32.4 | 58.4% | |
| Derbyshire Western | Lib | 2,160 | 11.2 | 66.0% | |
| Gainsborough | Con | 2,078 | 13.7 | 55.2% | |
| Grantham | Con | 1,271 | 6.2 | 58.1% | |
| Holland With Boston | Lab | 1,070 | 4.9 | 55.2% | |
| Horncastle | Con | 1,393 | 8.6 | 68.2% | |
| Kettering | Oth | 2,538 | 11.3 | 65.1% | |
| Leicester East | Co Lib | 11,327 | 45.8 | 65.6% | |
| Leicester South | Con | 13,035 | 54.4 | 66.7% | |
| Leicester West | Co Lab | 14,223 | 52.8 | 66.2% | |
| Leicestershire Bosworth | Co Lib | 6,201 | 32.8 | 58.6% | |
| Leicestershire Harborough | Con | 3,857 | 22.0 | 63.3% | |
| Leicestershire Loughborough | Co Lib | 5,537 | 30.3 | 59.8% | |
| Leicestershire Melton | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Lincoln | Con | 4,456 | 19.1 | 74.4% | |
| Northampton | Co Lib | 7,275 | 25.3 | 62.5% | |
| Nottingham Central | Con | 6,564 | 39.7 | 51.0% | |
| Nottingham East | Con | 6,732 | 46.3 | 49.5% | |
| Nottingham South | Con | 7,143 | 48.9 | 47.9% | |
| Nottingham West | Lab | 1,734 | 13.5 | 42.6% | |
| Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Nottinghamshire Broxtowe | Lab | 6,469 | 32.0 | 56.4% | |
| Nottinghamshire Mansfield | Lab | 2,279 | 11.1 | 52.5% | |
| Nottinghamshire Newark | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Nottinghamshire Rushcliffe | Con | 4,668 | 22.6 | 59.2% | |
| Peterborough | Con | 684 | 3.2 | 62.2% | |
| Rutland and Stamford | Con | 1,199 | 7.3 | 61.8% | |
| Wellingborough | Lab | 977 | 5.0 | 61.9% |
East Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East Midlands at the 1918 general election?
The Conservatives won 17 of the 37 seats in East Midlands, with 28.2% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East Midlands in 1918?
37 constituencies.
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