North East: 1918 general election results
How North East voted at the 1918 general election: the Conservatives won 10 of 31 seats with 22.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 10 | new | 126,314 | 22.5% | — | ||
| Coalition Liberal | 8 | new | 127,468 | 22.7% | — | ||
| Liberal | 6 | new | 115,843 | 20.7% | — | ||
| Labour | 5 | new | 169,583 | 30.2% | — | ||
| Independent | 0 | new | 6,303 | 1.1% | — | ||
| Coalition Labour | 0 | new | 6,185 | 1.1% | — | ||
| Others | 0 | new | 6,182 | 1.1% | — | ||
| 2 other parties and independents | 3,083 | 0.6% | |||||
Change compared with the previous general election in North East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | Con | 4,457 | 22.9 | 67.8% | |
| Durham Barnard Castle | Lab | 1,631 | 12.8 | 64.0% | |
| Durham Bishop Auckland | Lab | 2,643 | 13.3 | 60.8% | |
| Durham Blaydon | Co Lib | 2,093 | 11.1 | 57.4% | |
| Durham Chester Le Street | Lab | unopposed | — | — | |
| Durham Consett | Lib | 293 | 1.3 | 64.3% | |
| Durham Durham | Con | 218 | 1.2 | 61.4% | |
| Durham Houghton Le Spring | Lab | 689 | 3.4 | 61.8% | |
| Durham Jarrow | Co Lib | 4,510 | 21.9 | 55.0% | |
| Durham Seaham | Lib | 3,766 | 17.3 | 59.2% | |
| Durham Sedgefield | Con | 826 | 5.2 | 63.4% | |
| Durham Spennymoor | Lib | 1,247 | 7.1 | 55.8% | |
| Gateshead | Con | 10,003 | 33.1 | 54.6% | |
| Middlesbrough East | Lib | 4,694 | 38.3 | 48.4% | |
| Middlesbrough West | Lib | 5,608 | 34.4 | 50.5% | |
| Morpeth | Lab | 537 | 2.4 | 56.3% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Con | 4,438 | 30.8 | 43.9% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne East | Co Lib | 3,487 | 23.3 | 48.7% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | Con | 7,025 | 37.4 | 58.2% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne West | Co Lib | 6,401 | 33.3 | 57.3% | |
| Northumberland Berwick upon Tweed | Lib | 2,324 | 20.9 | 39.5% | |
| Northumberland Hexham | Con | 3,595 | 22.6 | 62.4% | |
| Northumberland Wansbeck | Co Lib | 3,399 | 13.7 | 57.9% | |
| South Shields | Co Lib | 13,089 | 50.5 | 51.3% | |
| Stockton on Tees | Co Lib | unopposed | — | — | |
| Sunderland | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 56.4% | |
| The Hartlepools | Con | 5,356 | 21.1 | 64.1% | |
| Tynemouth | Con | 449 | 2.7 | 63.8% | |
| Wallsend | Co Lib | 3,411 | 17.0 | 54.8% | |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Cleveland | Con | 91 | 0.4 | 66.2% |
North East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in North East at the 1918 general election?
The Conservatives won 10 of the 31 seats in North East, with 22.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North East in 1918?
31 constituencies.
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