1918 general election
Yorkshire and the Humber: 1918 general election results
How Yorkshire and the Humber voted at the 1918 general election: the Conservatives won 26 of 56 seats with 27.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.
1922 →
29 for a majority Con 26 Co Lib 19 Lab 6 Lib 2 Co Lab 2 Ind 1 Change compared with the previous general election in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Constituency Winner Majority % Turnout Result
Barnsley unopposed — — Batley and Morley 1,468 5.7 66.9% Bradford Central 4,798 19.7 54.7% Bradford East 753 3.3 62.4% Bradford North 4,543 20.4 67.3% Bradford South 3,658 13.6 64.8% Brigg 3,521 20.0 60.5% Dewsbury 2,257 12.2 67.3% Grimsby 4,673 17.5 56.7% Halifax 18,100 69.2 53.4% Huddersfield 2,497 6.4 69.8% Kingston upon Hull Central 10,371 60.2 54.9% Kingston upon Hull East 4,619 25.3 58.2% Kingston upon Hull North West 7,071 38.7 58.1% Kingston upon Hull South West 1,719 10.6 49.7% Leeds Central 8,840 54.4 37.4% Leeds North 10,440 56.2 49.0% Leeds North East 9,770 51.1 51.9% Leeds South 5,099 29.1 48.8% Leeds South East unopposed — — Leeds West 6,622 32.4 52.7% Rotherham 1,716 6.7 63.2% Sheffield Attercliffe 5,769 30.6 52.5% Sheffield Brightside 5,383 28.4 52.0% Sheffield Central 3,402 21.3 43.1% Sheffield Ecclesall unopposed — — Sheffield Hallam unopposed — — Sheffield Hillsborough 7,121 46.8 42.2% Sheffield Park 9,172 59.2 49.6% Wakefield 3,246 18.6 72.1% York 10,906 41.2 69.0% Yorkshire (East Riding) Buckrose 6,134 40.2 56.0% Yorkshire (East Riding) Holderness 3,866 25.9 57.9% Yorkshire (East Riding) Howdenshire 4,639 34.6 57.1% Yorkshire (North Riding) Richmond 4,950 33.5 48.1% Yorkshire (North Riding) Scarborough and Whitby 3,770 18.1 60.1% Yorkshire (North Riding) Thirsk and Malton 5,339 38.2 52.2% Yorkshire (West Riding) Barkston Ash 5,556 27.5 61.4% Yorkshire (West Riding) Colne Valley 4,068 17.7 58.9% Yorkshire (West Riding) Don Valley 2,227 16.9 45.9% Yorkshire (West Riding) Doncaster 10,278 49.9 58.6% Yorkshire (West Riding) Elland 1,889 8.2 67.0% Yorkshire (West Riding) Hemsworth 1,612 11.1 58.0% Yorkshire (West Riding) Keighley 1,111 4.9 65.4% Yorkshire (West Riding) Normanton unopposed — — Yorkshire (West Riding) Penistone 594 3.2 58.4% Yorkshire (West Riding) Pontefract 3,514 25.8 45.6% Yorkshire (West Riding) Pudsey and Otley 9,277 50.3 58.6% Yorkshire (West Riding) Ripon unopposed — — Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley 5,023 27.9 56.3% Yorkshire (West Riding) Rothwell 3,377 15.7 63.5% Yorkshire (West Riding) Shipley 11,010 49.2 63.0% Yorkshire (West Riding) Skipton 2,281 10.0 64.2% Yorkshire (West Riding) Sowerby 981 4.4 65.2% Yorkshire (West Riding) Spen Valley 2,156 11.3 49.4% Yorkshire (West Riding) Wentworth 7,714 35.4 60.5%
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Questions and answers Who won in Yorkshire and the Humber at the 1918 general election? The Conservatives won 26 of the 56 seats in Yorkshire and the Humber, with 27.9% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Yorkshire and the Humber in 1918? 56 constituencies.
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