West Midlands: 1923 general election results
How West Midlands voted at the 1923 general election: the Conservatives won 29 of 47 seats with 45.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 29 | −4 | 487,685 | 45.5% | +2.3 | ||
| Labour | 11 | +2 | 329,783 | 30.8% | −1.1 | ||
| Liberal | 7 | +4 | 253,264 | 23.6% | +8.7 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 634 | 0.06% | |||||
Change compared with the 1922 general election in West Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Aston | Con | 5,750 | 24.3 | 65.0% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Deritend | Con | 2,619 | 12.2 | 56.8% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Duddeston | Con | 4,403 | 22.4 | 56.9% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | 9,497 | 44.3 | 56.7% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Erdington | Con | 7,109 | 31.9 | 59.4% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Handsworth | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Birmingham King'S Norton | Con | 2,802 | 12.8 | 74.1% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Con | 1,554 | 6.4 | 72.0% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Moseley | Con | 11,724 | 42.6 | 63.1% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Con | 7,575 | 31.4 | 63.7% | Con hold |
| Birmingham West Birmingham | Con | 3,957 | 16.5 | 63.9% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Yardley | Con | 1,738 | 7.0 | 64.4% | Con hold |
| Coventry | Lab | 620 | 1.3 | 77.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Dudley | Con | 1,717 | 8.3 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Herefordshire Hereford | Con | 3,168 | 15.3 | 72.6% | Con hold |
| Herefordshire Leominster | Con | 2,968 | 14.7 | 75.8% | Con hold |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | 6,135 | 31.3 | 64.2% | Lab hold |
| Shropshire Ludlow | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Shropshire Oswestry | Con | 1,815 | 7.3 | 75.8% | Con hold |
| Shropshire Shrewsbury | Lib | 549 | 2.5 | 81.8% | Lib gain from Con |
| Shropshire the Wrekin | Lab | 1,383 | 6.3 | 66.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Smethwick | Lab | 2,333 | 9.4 | 71.7% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Burton | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Cannock | Lab | 2,518 | 8.7 | 70.5% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Kingswinford | Lab | 4,312 | 14.1 | 76.6% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Leek | Lab | 1,847 | 7.1 | 77.3% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Lichfield | Lab | 2,019 | 8.9 | 69.7% | Lab gain from Nat Lib |
| Staffordshire Stafford | Con | 1,411 | 7.7 | 72.9% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Stone | Con | 314 | 1.6 | 67.5% | Con hold |
| Stoke on Trent Burslem | Lib | 63 | 0.3 | 82.4% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Stoke on Trent Hanley | Lab | 5,691 | 26.4 | 63.7% | Lab hold |
| Stoke on Trent Stoke | Lib | 617 | 2.4 | 63.2% | Lib gain from Nat Lib |
| Walsall | Lib | 2,163 | 5.8 | 82.6% | Lib hold |
| Warwickshire Nuneaton | Lib | 3,578 | 10.0 | 72.6% | Lib gain from Con |
| Warwickshire Rugby | Lib | 2,512 | 10.0 | 75.2% | Lib gain from Con |
| Warwickshire Tamworth | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Warwick and Leamington | Con | 5,203 | 16.5 | 72.9% | Con hold |
| Wednesbury | Lab | 1,019 | 3.0 | 88.7% | Lab hold |
| West Bromwich | Lab | 1,764 | 6.1 | 85.0% | Lab hold |
| Wolverhampton Bilston | Con | 1,101 | 4.5 | 74.9% | Con hold |
| Wolverhampton East | Lib | unopposed | — | — | Lib hold |
| Wolverhampton West | Con | 241 | 0.8 | 79.5% | Con hold |
| Worcester | Con | 1,228 | 5.7 | 85.8% | Con gain from Lib |
| Worcestershire Bewdley | Con | 6,369 | 34.6 | 68.8% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Evesham | Con | 5,523 | 27.4 | 67.7% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Kidderminster | Con | 5,806 | 19.9 | 69.4% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Stourbridge | Con | 1,495 | 4.0 | 78.5% | Con hold |
West Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in West Midlands at the 1923 general election?
The Conservatives won 29 of the 47 seats in West Midlands, with 45.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in West Midlands in 1923?
47 constituencies.
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