North East: 1923 general election results
How North East voted at the 1923 general election: Labour won 14 of 31 seats with 42.7% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 14 | −3 | 361,335 | 42.7% | +4.2 | |
| Liberal | 10 | +7 | 242,265 | 28.6% | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | 5 | −2 | 243,560 | 28.8% | +0.1 |
Change compared with the 1922 general election in North East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | Con | 2,354 | 8.5 | 86.8% | Con hold |
| Durham Barnard Castle | Lab | 1,689 | 10.1 | 78.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Bishop Auckland | Lab | 6,642 | 25.5 | 75.5% | Lab hold |
| Durham Blaydon | Lab | 7,949 | 35.8 | 62.1% | Lab hold |
| Durham Chester Le Street | Lab | 13,697 | 49.4 | 70.1% | Lab hold |
| Durham Consett | Lab | 1,243 | 4.1 | 78.2% | Lab hold |
| Durham Durham | Lab | 3,289 | 13.5 | 77.2% | Lab hold |
| Durham Houghton Le Spring | Lab | 4,780 | 18.6 | 69.0% | Lab hold |
| Durham Jarrow | Lab | 7,222 | 27.9 | 67.2% | Lab hold |
| Durham Seaham | Lab | 12,735 | 42.7 | 71.3% | Lab hold |
| Durham Sedgefield | Con | 6 | 0.0 | 74.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Durham Spennymoor | Lab | 7,451 | 31.5 | 69.7% | Lab hold |
| Gateshead | Lib | 655 | 1.6 | 73.2% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Middlesbrough East | Lib | 1,529 | 6.7 | 77.3% | Lib gain from Con |
| Middlesbrough West | Lib | 9,424 | 38.9 | 68.6% | Lib hold |
| Morpeth | Lab | 7,491 | 28.5 | 59.4% | Lab hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | 1,187 | 5.0 | 67.4% | Lab hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne East | Lib | 1,124 | 4.7 | 73.2% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | Con | 6,394 | 26.2 | 73.6% | Con hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne West | Lib | 3,614 | 13.6 | 79.3% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Northumberland Berwick upon Tweed | Con | 1,869 | 8.4 | 73.4% | Con gain from Nat Lib |
| Northumberland Hexham | Lib | 2,406 | 11.9 | 75.5% | Lib gain from Con |
| Northumberland Wansbeck | Lab | 4,452 | 13.6 | 68.4% | Lab hold |
| South Shields | Lib | 7,195 | 18.6 | 73.5% | Lib hold |
| Stockton on Tees | Lib | 73 | 0.2 | 87.5% | Lib gain from Nat Lib |
| Sunderland | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 77.9% | |
| The Hartlepools | Lib | 145 | 0.4 | 87.5% | Lib hold |
| Tynemouth | Con | 604 | 2.6 | 81.1% | Con hold |
| Wallsend | Lab | 3,176 | 10.9 | 75.6% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Cleveland | Lib | 1,471 | 4.2 | 80.4% | Lib gain from Con |
North East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in North East at the 1923 general election?
Labour won 14 of the 31 seats in North East, with 42.7% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North East in 1923?
31 constituencies.
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