West Midlands: 1922 general election results
How West Midlands voted at the 1922 general election: the Conservatives won 33 of 47 seats with 43.3% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33 | +2 | 450,712 | 43.3% | −1.0 | |
| Labour | 9 | +3 | 332,211 | 31.9% | +7.0 | |
| Liberal | 3 | +1 | 155,539 | 14.9% | +1.1 | |
| National Liberal | 2 | new | 69,980 | 6.7% | — | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 21,906 | 2.1% | +0.9 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 11,555 | 1.1% | −2.8 |
Change compared with the 1918 general election in West Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Aston | Con | 5,634 | 21.5 | 72.5% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Deritend | Con | 4,808 | 20.1 | 64.7% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Duddeston | Con | 4,760 | 22.2 | 62.3% | Con gain from Co Lab |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Birmingham Erdington | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Birmingham Handsworth | Con | 6,069 | 19.2 | 82.9% | Con hold |
| Birmingham King'S Norton | Con | 1,853 | 8.7 | 74.0% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Con | 2,443 | 10.3 | 70.5% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Moseley | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Con | 6,043 | 22.5 | 71.0% | Con hold |
| Birmingham West Birmingham | Con | 5,806 | 23.2 | 67.1% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Yardley | Con | 4,352 | 16.2 | 70.5% | Con hold |
| Coventry | Con | 4,697 | 9.5 | 80.8% | Con hold |
| Dudley | Con | 4,354 | 20.4 | 82.5% | Con hold |
| Herefordshire Hereford | Con | 9,044 | 52.5 | 62.0% | Con hold |
| Herefordshire Leominster | Con | 1,280 | 6.2 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | 4,930 | 20.5 | 79.5% | Lab gain from Ind Lib |
| Shropshire Ludlow | Con | 5,808 | 32.7 | 71.6% | Con hold |
| Shropshire Oswestry | Con | 6,177 | 24.1 | 80.2% | Con hold |
| Shropshire Shrewsbury | Con | 1,598 | 7.8 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Shropshire the Wrekin | Con | 1,049 | 4.7 | 67.8% | Con gain from Co Lib |
| Smethwick | Lab | 382 | 1.5 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Burton | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Cannock | Lab | 773 | 2.9 | 66.9% | Lab gain from Co Lib |
| Staffordshire Kingswinford | Lab | 919 | 3.1 | 75.2% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Leek | Lab | 384 | 1.5 | 78.7% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Lichfield | Nat Lib | 1,278 | 6.4 | 62.0% | Nat Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Staffordshire Stafford | Con | 3,318 | 17.8 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Stone | Con | 544 | 2.7 | 71.4% | Con hold |
| Stoke on Trent Burslem | Lab | 205 | 0.9 | 78.2% | Lab hold |
| Stoke on Trent Hanley | Lab | 4,430 | 20.1 | 67.4% | Lab gain from Co Lab |
| Stoke on Trent Stoke | Nat Lib | 6,163 | 22.7 | 68.0% | Nat Lib gain from Co Lib |
| Walsall | Lib | 325 | 0.9 | 84.4% | Lib gain from Nat |
| Warwickshire Nuneaton | Con | 1,923 | 5.8 | 69.8% | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Rugby | Con | 3,738 | 14.9 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Tamworth | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Warwick and Leamington | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Wednesbury | Lab | 105 | 0.3 | 85.5% | Lab hold |
| West Bromwich | Lab | 2,947 | 10.5 | 85.7% | Lab hold |
| Wolverhampton Bilston | Con | 1,905 | 8.4 | 73.8% | Con hold |
| Wolverhampton East | Lib | 2,167 | 8.6 | 80.4% | Lib hold |
| Wolverhampton West | Con | 2,548 | 7.7 | 83.5% | Con hold |
| Worcester | Lib | 773 | 4.0 | 82.4% | Lib gain from Con |
| Worcestershire Bewdley | Con | 5,444 | 32.1 | 64.7% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Evesham | Con | 3,787 | 19.7 | 65.7% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Kidderminster | Con | 10,508 | 36.3 | 70.0% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Stourbridge | Con | 1,251 | 3.6 | 75.8% | Con gain from Lib |
West Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in West Midlands at the 1922 general election?
The Conservatives won 33 of the 47 seats in West Midlands, with 43.3% of the vote.
How many seats were there in West Midlands in 1922?
47 constituencies.
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