South West: 1918 general election results
How South West voted at the 1918 general election: the Conservatives won 31 of 43 seats with 46.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 31 | new | 340,416 | 46.2% | — | ||
| Coalition Liberal | 8 | new | 83,696 | 11.4% | — | ||
| Liberal | 3 | new | 160,343 | 21.8% | — | ||
| Labour | 1 | new | 134,084 | 18.2% | — | ||
| National | 0 | new | 9,714 | 1.3% | — | ||
| Independent Labour | 0 | new | 8,546 | 1.2% | — | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 436 | 0.06% | |||||
Change compared with the previous general election in South West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Con | 10,361 | 49.7 | 66.2% | |
| Bristol Central | Con | 5,095 | 26.3 | 53.7% | |
| Bristol East | Co Lib | 1,299 | 6.8 | 56.5% | |
| Bristol North | Co Lib | 6,393 | 33.8 | 54.6% | |
| Bristol South | Co Lib | 7,352 | 36.5 | 56.6% | |
| Bristol West | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Cheltenham | Con | 3,285 | 20.6 | 68.6% | |
| Cornwall Bodmin | Con | 3,523 | 16.8 | 69.1% | |
| Cornwall Camborne | Lib | 532 | 3.9 | 41.8% | |
| Cornwall Northern | Co Lib | unopposed | — | — | |
| Cornwall Penryn and Falmouth | Con | 235 | 1.2 | 56.6% | |
| Cornwall St Ives | Co Lib | 3,000 | 20.3 | 51.7% | |
| Devonshire Barnstaple | Lib | 602 | 2.7 | 69.1% | |
| Devonshire Honiton | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Devonshire South Molton | Lib | 2,331 | 12.6 | 65.8% | |
| Devonshire Tavistock | Con | 2,152 | 13.3 | 62.2% | |
| Devonshire Tiverton | Con | 4,771 | 28.4 | 64.8% | |
| Devonshire Torquay | Con | 10,039 | 47.2 | 65.3% | |
| Devonshire Totnes | Con | 4,414 | 17.7 | 63.9% | |
| Dorset Eastern | Co Lib | 7,623 | 46.9 | 54.2% | |
| Dorset Northern | Con | 212 | 1.4 | 61.0% | |
| Dorset Southern | Con | 6,016 | 36.8 | 57.9% | |
| Dorset Western | Con | unopposed | — | — | |
| Exeter | Con | 3,718 | 17.4 | 68.2% | |
| Gloucester | Con | 3,224 | 19.5 | 66.3% | |
| Gloucestershire Cirencester and Tewkesbury | Con | 2,625 | 13.3 | 56.3% | |
| Gloucestershire Forest of Dean | Lab | 3,966 | 25.6 | 56.1% | |
| Gloucestershire Stroud | Co Lib | 4,212 | 19.8 | 61.3% | |
| Gloucestershire Thornbury | Co Lib | 3,867 | 24.0 | 47.6% | |
| Plymouth Devonport | Con | 9,125 | 42.9 | 67.2% | |
| Plymouth Drake | Con | 10,963 | 46.8 | 54.7% | |
| Plymouth Sutton | Con | 11,757 | 45.4 | 59.6% | |
| Somerset Bridgwater | Con | 6,816 | 37.1 | 62.4% | |
| Somerset Frome | Con | 664 | 2.8 | 67.7% | |
| Somerset Taunton | Con | 7,803 | 44.8 | 60.4% | |
| Somerset Wells | Con | 2,851 | 16.3 | 65.0% | |
| Somerset Weston Super Mare | Con | 6,390 | 31.0 | 60.8% | |
| Somerset Yeovil | Con | 2,933 | 14.1 | 61.8% | |
| Wiltshire Chippenham | Con | 3,947 | 23.8 | 61.3% | |
| Wiltshire Devizes | Con | 3,689 | 27.7 | 53.1% | |
| Wiltshire Salisbury | Con | 1,150 | 6.7 | 59.0% | |
| Wiltshire Swindon | Con | 1,787 | 8.5 | 67.0% | |
| Wiltshire Westbury | Con | 3,197 | 17.0 | 64.6% |
South West at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in South West at the 1918 general election?
The Conservatives won 31 of the 43 seats in South West, with 46.2% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South West in 1918?
43 constituencies.
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