South East: 1923 general election results

How South East voted at the 1923 general election: the Conservatives won 35 of 52 seats with 49.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.

27 for a majority

Con35
Lib10
Lab3

South East: results by party
Party	Seats	Change	Votes	Share	Change	Candidates
Conservative	35	−10	593,696	49.9%	−4.8	49
Liberal	10	+8	344,154	28.9%	+8.7	35
Labour	3	+3	237,285	19.9%	+1.4	31
Others	0	−1	15,500	1.3%	−0.5	1

Change compared with the 1922 general election in South East.

Constituencies

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Constituency	Winner	Majority	%	Turnout	Result
Berkshire Abingdon	Lib	254	1.2	79.5%	Lib gain from Con
Berkshire Newbury	Lib	41	0.2	71.3%	Lib gain from Con
Berkshire Windsor	Con	3,625	16.7	57.1%	Con hold
Bournemouth	Con	6,250	20.3	79.0%	Con hold
Brighton	2-member seat: not split by party in the source	—	—	69.3%
Buckinghamshire Aylesbury	Lib	71	0.3	74.7%	Lib gain from Con
Buckinghamshire Buckingham	Con	1,527	6.1	68.4%	Con hold
Buckinghamshire Wycombe	Lib	1,682	5.3	68.2%	Lib gain from Con
Hampshire Aldershot	Con	2,816	18.2	59.6%	Con hold
Hampshire Basingstoke	Lib	348	1.5	68.8%	Lib gain from Con
Hampshire Fareham	Con	8,261	38.8	59.7%	Con hold
Hampshire New Forest and Christchurch	Con	2,011	7.8	68.8%	Con hold
Hampshire Petersfield	Con	5,792	31.1	60.6%	Con hold
Hampshire Winchester	Con	4,745	19.8	67.9%	Con hold
Hastings	Con	6,038	26.7	76.4%	Con hold
Hythe	Con	unopposed	—	—	Con hold
Isle of Wight	Lib	90	0.3	76.6%	Lib hold
Kent Ashford	Con	4,935	24.3	57.8%	Con hold
Kent Canterbury	Con	3,456	16.8	59.3%	Con hold
Kent Dartford	Lab	2,829	8.4	70.0%	Lab gain from Oth
Kent Dover	Con	unopposed	—	—	Con hold
Kent Faversham	Con	1,061	4.1	63.4%	Con hold
Kent Gravesend	Lab	119	0.5	68.8%	Lab gain from Con
Kent Isle of Thanet	Con	48	0.2	69.5%	Con hold
Kent Maidstone	Con	2,197	8.2	78.9%	Con hold
Kent Sevenoaks	Lib	669	3.2	64.4%	Lib gain from Con
Kent Tonbridge	Con	6,477	23.2	70.6%	Con hold
Middlesex Spelthorne	Con	5,736	32.8	46.0%	Con hold
Oxford	Lib	2,693	12.3	83.5%	Lib hold
Oxfordshire Banbury	Con	219	0.8	76.0%	Con hold
Oxfordshire Henley	Con	826	3.5	73.3%	Con hold
Portsmouth Central	Lib	1,262	4.3	78.2%	Lib gain from Con
Portsmouth North	Con	3,706	14.1	71.7%	Con hold
Portsmouth South	Con	9,237	31.1	72.7%	Con hold
Reading	Lab	1,542	4.2	82.1%	Lab gain from Con
Rochester Chatham	Con	1,767	7.4	74.6%	Con hold
Rochester Gillingham	Con	2,752	12.4	73.9%	Con hold
Southampton	2-member seat: not split by party in the source	—	—	67.3%
Surrey Chertsey	Con	2,639	11.0	60.1%	Con hold
Surrey Eastern	Con	unopposed	—	—	Con hold
Surrey Epsom	Con	8,423	42.0	55.6%	Con hold
Surrey Farnham	Con	7,555	35.9	59.6%	Con hold
Surrey Guildford	Con	6,516	24.2	67.6%	Con hold
Surrey Reigate	Con	unopposed	—	—	Con hold
Sussex (East) East Grinstead	Con	7,764	37.6	52.4%	Con hold
Sussex (East) Eastbourne	Con	1,880	7.6	77.0%	Con hold
Sussex (East) Lewes	Con	3,052	19.2	58.1%	Con hold
Sussex (East) Rye	Con	1,516	7.3	69.4%	Con hold
Sussex (West) Chichester	Lib	1,165	4.2	60.2%	Lib gain from Con
Sussex (West) Horsham and Worthing	Con	9,033	33.7	59.0%	Con hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in South East at the 1923 general election?

The Conservatives won 35 of the 52 seats in South East, with 49.9% of the vote.

How many seats were there in South East in 1923?

52 constituencies.

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