North East: 1922 general election results
How North East voted at the 1922 general election: Labour won 17 of 31 seats with 38.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 17 | +12 | 338,882 | 38.5% | +8.2 | ||
| Conservative | 7 | −3 | 252,552 | 28.7% | +6.2 | ||
| Liberal | 3 | −3 | 193,695 | 22.0% | +1.3 | ||
| National Liberal | 2 | new | 94,382 | 10.7% | — | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 1,435 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the 1918 general election in North East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | Con | 4,238 | 15.8 | 88.0% | Con hold |
| Durham Barnard Castle | Con | 219 | 1.3 | 78.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Durham Bishop Auckland | Lab | 1,927 | 7.4 | 74.8% | Lab hold |
| Durham Blaydon | Lab | 6,759 | 24.8 | 77.0% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| Durham Chester Le Street | Lab | 10,961 | 37.0 | 76.6% | Lab hold |
| Durham Consett | Lab | 4,599 | 14.8 | 82.0% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Durham Durham | Lab | 2,672 | 10.5 | 81.9% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Houghton Le Spring | Lab | 7,056 | 25.1 | 78.4% | Lab hold |
| Durham Jarrow | Lab | 7,042 | 22.1 | 82.2% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| Durham Seaham | Lab | 11,888 | 35.2 | 81.9% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Durham Sedgefield | Lab | 689 | 3.1 | 76.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Spennymoor | Lab | 6,199 | 22.6 | 81.2% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Gateshead | Lab | 5,371 | 12.5 | 78.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Middlesbrough East | Con | 1,278 | 5.6 | 78.8% | Con gain from Lib |
| Middlesbrough West | Lib | 9,389 | 38.7 | 68.4% | Lib hold |
| Morpeth | Lab | 5,019 | 16.2 | 72.1% | Lab hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | 5,070 | 20.1 | 72.5% | Lab gain from Con |
| Newcastle upon Tyne East | Lab | 3,085 | 13.2 | 73.7% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | Con | 6,914 | 28.4 | 73.9% | Con hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne West | Lab | 155 | 0.6 | 80.5% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| Northumberland Berwick upon Tweed | Nat Lib | 4,579 | 23.7 | 66.2% | Nat Lib gain from Lib |
| Northumberland Hexham | Con | 2,883 | 13.8 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| Northumberland Wansbeck | Lab | 4,883 | 13.8 | 76.6% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| South Shields | Lib | 25 | 0.1 | 76.2% | Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Stockton on Tees | Nat Lib | 1,213 | 3.7 | 85.9% | Nat Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Sunderland | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 81.6% | |
| The Hartlepools | Lib | 567 | 1.6 | 87.2% | Lib gain from Con |
| Tynemouth | Con | 4,457 | 19.1 | 83.5% | Con hold |
| Wallsend | Lab | 2,823 | 9.3 | 82.2% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Cleveland | Con | 1,701 | 4.8 | 82.4% | Con hold |
North East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in North East at the 1922 general election?
Labour won 17 of the 31 seats in North East, with 38.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North East in 1922?
31 constituencies.
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