East Midlands: 1922 general election results
How East Midlands voted at the 1922 general election: the Conservatives won 17 of 38 seats with 35.4% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 17 | 0 | 325,996 | 35.4% | +7.2 | |
| Liberal | 8 | +4 | 200,245 | 21.7% | +6.5 | |
| Labour | 7 | +2 | 288,541 | 31.3% | +3.2 | |
| National Liberal | 4 | new | 98,338 | 10.7% | — | |
| Others | 0 | −1 | 9,177 | 1.0% | −2.1 |
Change compared with the 1918 general election in East Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daventry | Con | 4,205 | 19.2 | 72.1% | Con hold |
| Derby | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 84.0% | |
| Derbyshire Belper | Lib | 4,552 | 22.3 | 63.6% | Lib hold |
| Derbyshire Chesterfield | Lib | unopposed | — | — | Lib hold |
| Derbyshire Clay Cross | Lab | 6,912 | 30.3 | 72.1% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| Derbyshire High Peak | Con | 7,194 | 25.3 | 82.9% | Con hold |
| Derbyshire Ilkeston | Lab | 1,084 | 4.6 | 76.8% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| Derbyshire North Eastern | Lab | 15 | 0.1 | 77.3% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Derbyshire Southern | Con | 4,463 | 13.0 | 79.8% | Con gain from Co Lib |
| Derbyshire Western | Lib | 87 | 0.3 | 86.1% | Lib hold |
| Gainsborough | Con | 1,799 | 8.5 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Grantham | Lib | 428 | 1.5 | 79.5% | Lib gain from Con |
| Holland With Boston | Lab | 591 | 1.9 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Horncastle | Lib | 1,639 | 8.2 | 81.5% | Lib gain from Con |
| Kettering | Con | 309 | 1.1 | 81.0% | Con gain from Oth |
| Leicester East | Nat Lib | 1,314 | 4.5 | 76.9% | Nat Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Leicester South | Con | 109 | 0.4 | 71.7% | Con hold |
| Leicester West | Lab | 4,792 | 16.7 | 72.5% | Lab gain from Co Lab |
| Leicestershire Bosworth | Con | 2,511 | 9.1 | 81.0% | Con gain from Co Lib |
| Leicestershire Harborough | Con | 2,929 | 13.3 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Leicestershire Loughborough | Nat Lib | unopposed | — | — | Nat Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Leicestershire Melton | Con | 1,791 | 7.2 | 79.9% | Con hold |
| Lincoln | Con | 4,829 | 18.1 | 85.9% | Con hold |
| Louth | Lib | 883 | 4.0 | 78.5% | Lib gain from SF |
| Northampton | Nat Lib | 5,476 | 14.3 | 85.5% | Nat Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Nottingham Central | Lib | 22 | 0.1 | 68.9% | Lib gain from Con |
| Nottingham East | Con | 3,912 | 19.3 | 66.2% | Con hold |
| Nottingham South | Con | 10,452 | 52.6 | 66.3% | Con hold |
| Nottingham West | Lab | 4,737 | 21.5 | 72.5% | Lab hold |
| Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw | Con | 2,442 | 10.4 | 74.4% | Con hold |
| Nottinghamshire Broxtowe | Lab | 371 | 1.6 | 59.8% | Lab hold |
| Nottinghamshire Mansfield | Lib | 1,275 | 4.1 | 74.3% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Nottinghamshire Newark | Con | 7,045 | 29.6 | 79.9% | Con hold |
| Nottinghamshire Rushcliffe | Con | 3,561 | 13.7 | 69.9% | Con hold |
| Peterborough | Con | 4,892 | 17.2 | 80.6% | Con hold |
| Rutland and Stamford | Con | 3,042 | 13.8 | 81.2% | Con hold |
| Wellingborough | Nat Lib | 3,938 | 15.1 | 79.4% | Nat Lib gain from Lab |
East Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East Midlands at the 1922 general election?
The Conservatives won 17 of the 38 seats in East Midlands, with 35.4% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East Midlands in 1922?
38 constituencies.
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