South East: 1918 general election results
How South East voted at the 1918 general election: the Conservatives won 45 of 52 seats with 63.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 45 | new | 482,281 | 63.2% | — | ||
| Coalition Liberal | 2 | new | 38,138 | 5.0% | — | ||
| Liberal | 1 | new | 71,537 | 9.4% | — | ||
| Labour | 0 | new | 135,390 | 17.7% | — | ||
| Independent Labour | 0 | new | 14,048 | 1.8% | — | ||
| Independent | 0 | new | 11,060 | 1.5% | — | ||
| Independent Conservative | 0 | new | 5,106 | 0.7% | — | ||
| Others | 0 | new | 5,013 | 0.7% | — | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 985 | 0.1% | |||||
Change compared with the previous general election in South East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Abingdon | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Berkshire Newbury | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Berkshire Windsor | Con | 5,625 | 38.7 | 43.5% | |
| Bournemouth | Con | 8,746 | 41.3 | 64.1% | |
| Brighton | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 51.4% | |
| Buckinghamshire Aylesbury | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Buckinghamshire Buckingham | Con | 4,960 | 21.4 | 63.6% | |
| Buckinghamshire Wycombe | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Hampshire Aldershot | Con | 5,413 | 44.8 | 48.0% | |
| Hampshire Basingstoke | Con | 4,941 | 28.2 | 55.2% | |
| Hampshire Fareham | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Hampshire New Forest and Christchurch | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Hampshire Petersfield | Con | 6,463 | 43.1 | 52.7% | |
| Hampshire Winchester | Con | 4,597 | 29.2 | 48.1% | |
| Hastings | Con | 7,654 | 51.8 | 59.2% | |
| Hythe | Con | 5,392 | 44.0 | 61.6% | |
| Isle of Wight | Con | 5,039 | 18.3 | 65.5% | |
| Kent Ashford | Con | 7,850 | 62.0 | 39.2% | |
| Kent Canterbury | Con | 8,689 | 61.5 | 44.9% | |
| Kent Dartford | Co Lib | 9,370 | 42.8 | 47.9% | |
| Kent Dover | Con | 6,128 | 37.4 | 46.5% | |
| Kent Faversham | Con | 6,845 | 36.4 | 50.2% | |
| Kent Gravesend | Con | 4,587 | 30.2 | 48.8% | |
| Kent Isle of Thanet | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Kent Maidstone | Con | 5,654 | 31.1 | 59.2% | |
| Kent Sevenoaks | Con | 7,327 | 52.4 | 46.3% | |
| Kent Tonbridge | Con | 9,616 | 44.8 | 57.4% | |
| Middlesex Spelthorne | Con | 10,005 | 62.6 | 45.6% | |
| Oxford | Con | 5,748 | 41.5 | 55.2% | |
| Oxfordshire Banbury | Co Lib | unopposed | — | — | |
| Oxfordshire Henley | Con | 5,619 | 35.4 | 52.2% | |
| Portsmouth Central | Lib | 4,921 | 23.5 | 58.2% | |
| Portsmouth North | Con | 4,364 | 23.6 | 52.3% | |
| Portsmouth South | Con | 11,559 | 49.8 | 62.0% | |
| Reading | Con | 6,794 | 24.1 | 62.2% | |
| Rochester Chatham | Con | 7,320 | 39.9 | 59.2% | |
| Rochester Gillingham | Con | 7,750 | 42.7 | 65.1% | |
| Southampton | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 53.7% | |
| Surrey Chertsey | Con | 10,299 | 61.4 | 48.0% | |
| Surrey Eastern | Con | 6,965 | 65.6 | 47.1% | |
| Surrey Epsom | Con | 8,760 | 47.7 | 56.3% | |
| Surrey Farnham | Con | 4,024 | 28.0 | 44.0% | |
| Surrey Guildford | Con | 8,071 | 44.3 | 50.0% | |
| Surrey Reigate | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Sussex (East) East Grinstead | Con | 6,376 | 33.9 | 52.3% | |
| Sussex (East) Eastbourne | Con | 6,716 | 37.6 | 59.8% | |
| Sussex (East) Lewes | Con | 3,628 | 29.2 | 55.1% | |
| Sussex (East) Rye | Con | 6,344 | 44.0 | 53.1% | |
| Sussex (West) Chichester | Con | 7,786 | 36.7 | 50.3% | |
| Sussex (West) Horsham and Worthing | Con | 13,100 | 72.0 | 42.2% |
South East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in South East at the 1918 general election?
The Conservatives won 45 of the 52 seats in South East, with 63.2% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South East in 1918?
52 constituencies.
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