North West: 1922 general election results
How North West voted at the 1922 general election: the Conservatives won 48 of 86 seats with 42.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 48 | −7 | 901,402 | 42.0% | −3.0 | |
| Labour | 20 | +6 | 689,388 | 32.1% | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | 3 | +2 | 368,222 | 17.2% | +5.3 | |
| National Liberal | 3 | new | 146,822 | 6.8% | — | |
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 27,980 | 1.3% | −0.4 | |
| Others | 1 | 0 | 12,614 | 0.6% | −1.6 |
Change compared with the 1918 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Lab | 5,054 | 13.6 | 88.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Ashton under Lyne | Con | 3,172 | 15.2 | 83.3% | Con hold |
| Barrow in Furness | Con | 1,927 | 6.2 | 87.1% | Con hold |
| Birkenhead East | Lib | 3,945 | 15.5 | 77.5% | Lib gain from Con |
| Birkenhead West | Con | 1,805 | 8.0 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Blackburn | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 88.4% | |
| Blackpool | Con | 166 | 0.5 | 78.3% | Con hold |
| Bolton | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 87.2% | |
| Bootle | Lib | 3,409 | 14.5 | 71.1% | Lib gain from Con |
| Burnley | Lab | 2,654 | 6.0 | 88.7% | Lab hold |
| Bury | Con | 1,187 | 4.5 | 81.3% | Con hold |
| Carlisle | Lab | 1,301 | 6.2 | 84.0% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| Cheshire Altrincham | Con | 7,669 | 21.3 | 79.8% | Con hold |
| Cheshire City of Chester | Con | 6,524 | 29.6 | 81.2% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Crewe | Lab | 555 | 1.9 | 80.9% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| Cheshire Eddisbury | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Cheshire Knutsford | Con | 4,262 | 15.8 | 77.2% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Macclesfield | Con | 5,348 | 16.3 | 86.0% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Northwich | Con | 2,388 | 8.4 | 71.6% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Stalybridge and Hyde | Con | 6,951 | 19.8 | 81.1% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Wirral | Con | 4,874 | 19.3 | 74.0% | Con hold |
| Cumberland Northern | Con | 271 | 1.6 | 79.9% | Con hold |
| Cumberland Penrith and Cockermouth | Lib | 378 | 2.1 | 83.0% | Lib gain from Con |
| Cumberland Whitehaven | Lab | 1,979 | 8.2 | 87.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Cumberland Workington | Lab | 2,482 | 9.3 | 83.7% | Lab hold |
| Eccles | Lab | 803 | 2.9 | 77.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lancashire Chorley | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Lancashire Clitheroe | Con | 2,675 | 9.4 | 85.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Lancashire Darwen | Con | 274 | 1.0 | 91.4% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Farnworth | Lab | 3,354 | 11.4 | 84.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lancashire Fylde | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Lancashire Heywood and Radcliffe | Nat Lib | 3,682 | 10.7 | 83.8% | Nat Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Lancashire Ince | Lab | 9,075 | 35.5 | 80.0% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Lancaster | Con | 10,528 | 36.8 | 79.2% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Lonsdale | Con | 6,240 | 28.6 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Middleton and Prestwich | Nat Lib | 4,327 | 17.1 | 68.4% | Nat Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Lancashire Mossley | Ind | 4,577 | 16.8 | 67.5% | Ind gain from Co Lib |
| Lancashire Newton | Lab | 4,098 | 18.5 | 86.1% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Ormskirk | Con | 3,547 | 17.5 | 67.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Lancashire Royton | Con | 1,093 | 3.7 | 83.4% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Stretford | Nat Lib | 10,452 | 37.4 | 71.9% | Nat Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Lancashire Waterloo | Con | 6,667 | 34.6 | 69.4% | Con hold |
| Lancashire West Houghton | Lab | 2,909 | 10.9 | 85.4% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Widnes | Con | 1,782 | 6.5 | 86.8% | Con hold |
| Leigh | Lab | 3,727 | 11.2 | 89.9% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Liverpool East Toxteth | Con | 5,165 | 20.6 | 74.2% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Edge Hill | Con | 4,666 | 19.7 | 70.5% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Everton | Con | 4,067 | 21.1 | 70.3% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Exchange | Con | 3,036 | 10.7 | 74.8% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Fairfield | Con | 8,838 | 44.7 | 64.0% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Liverpool Scotland | Oth | unopposed | — | — | Oth hold |
| Liverpool Walton | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Con | 5,431 | 23.3 | 69.5% | Con hold |
| Liverpool West Derby | Con | 9,394 | 40.9 | 65.0% | Con hold |
| Liverpool West Toxteth | Con | 4,821 | 19.1 | 69.1% | Con hold |
| Manchester Ardwick | Lab | 1,254 | 4.7 | 71.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Manchester Blackley | Con | 2,804 | 13.5 | 81.4% | Con hold |
| Manchester Clayton | Con | 11 | 0.0 | 82.9% | Con hold |
| Manchester Exchange | Con | 3,771 | 15.7 | 61.2% | Con hold |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 2,001 | 7.1 | 79.0% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Hulme | Con | 4,053 | 14.8 | 70.1% | Con hold |
| Manchester Moss Side | Con | 5,189 | 22.3 | 70.4% | Con hold |
| Manchester Platting | Lab | 869 | 2.7 | 81.8% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Rusholme | Con | 5,344 | 21.7 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Manchester Withington | Con | 670 | 3.0 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| Nelson and Colne | Lab | 6,172 | 16.9 | 83.2% | Lab hold |
| Oldham | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 78.8% | |
| Preston | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 87.8% | |
| Rochdale | Lab | 2,768 | 6.8 | 87.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Rossendale | Con | 1,852 | 6.1 | 85.0% | Con hold |
| Salford North | Lab | 19 | 0.1 | 78.7% | Lab hold |
| Salford South | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Salford West | Con | 3,406 | 12.6 | 81.8% | Con hold |
| Southport | Con | 1,665 | 6.5 | 76.3% | Con hold |
| St Helens | Lab | 6,144 | 17.4 | 80.0% | Lab hold |
| Stockport | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 83.4% | |
| Wallasey | Con | 7,524 | 27.4 | 69.2% | Con hold |
| Warrington | Con | 1,824 | 6.3 | 84.7% | Con hold |
| Westmorland | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Wigan | Lab | 4,643 | 13.1 | 88.9% | Lab hold |
North West at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1922 general election?
The Conservatives won 48 of the 86 seats in North West, with 42.0% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1922?
86 constituencies.
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