Yorkshire and the Humber: 1924 general election results
How Yorkshire and the Humber voted at the 1924 general election: the Conservatives won 28 of 56 seats with 40.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | +6 | 596,250 | 40.9% | +6.6 | ||
| Labour | 23 | 0 | 573,861 | 39.4% | +1.8 | ||
| Liberal | 5 | −6 | 284,554 | 19.5% | −8.6 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 3,068 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the 1923 general election in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Lab | 953 | 3.3 | 78.2% | Lab hold |
| Batley and Morley | Lib | 403 | 1.3 | 83.3% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Bradford Central | Con | 1,202 | 3.5 | 76.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Bradford East | Lib | 66 | 0.2 | 80.8% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Bradford North | Con | 2,017 | 7.0 | 84.7% | Con gain from Lib |
| Bradford South | Lab | 2,333 | 6.5 | 82.2% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Brigg | Con | 3,456 | 12.9 | 80.9% | Con hold |
| Dewsbury | Lab | 2,425 | 10.0 | 84.3% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Grimsby | Con | 6,613 | 15.8 | 76.4% | Con hold |
| Halifax | Lib | unopposed | — | — | Lib hold |
| Huddersfield | Lab | 2,265 | 4.3 | 88.5% | Lab hold |
| Kingston upon Hull Central | Lib | 2,330 | 8.3 | 77.1% | Lib hold |
| Kingston upon Hull East | Con | 1,166 | 4.0 | 81.8% | Con hold |
| Kingston upon Hull North West | Con | 6,992 | 24.7 | 81.2% | Con hold |
| Kingston upon Hull South West | Con | 3,035 | 11.1 | 75.4% | Con gain from Lib |
| Leeds Central | Con | 5,207 | 19.2 | 61.0% | Con hold |
| Leeds North | Con | 10,582 | 40.1 | 67.1% | Con hold |
| Leeds North East | Con | 7,412 | 26.1 | 74.6% | Con hold |
| Leeds South | Lab | 1,791 | 6.5 | 76.5% | Lab hold |
| Leeds South East | Lab | 4,429 | 17.1 | 71.8% | Lab hold |
| Leeds West | Lab | 3 | 0.0 | 77.5% | Lab hold |
| Rotherham | Lab | 3,148 | 9.1 | 81.8% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Attercliffe | Lab | 7,173 | 27.1 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Brightside | Lab | 3,345 | 10.9 | 78.9% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Central | Con | 307 | 1.2 | 74.5% | Con hold |
| Sheffield Ecclesall | Con | 13,507 | 72.0 | 62.8% | Con hold |
| Sheffield Hallam | Con | 6,639 | 27.4 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Sheffield Hillsborough | Lab | 4,019 | 13.8 | 77.9% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Park | Con | 2,477 | 9.7 | 81.1% | Con hold |
| Wakefield | Con | 894 | 4.2 | 84.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| York | Con | 4,414 | 12.5 | 84.8% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (East Riding) Buckrose | Con | 3,004 | 12.1 | 82.9% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (East Riding) Holderness | Con | 2,749 | 11.9 | 81.1% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (East Riding) Howdenshire | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Richmond | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Scarborough and Whitby | Con | 7,688 | 23.4 | 78.9% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Thirsk and Malton | Con | 6,492 | 31.5 | 71.5% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Barkston Ash | Con | 4,923 | 17.2 | 80.2% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Colne Valley | Lab | 3,243 | 9.9 | 78.6% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Don Valley | Lab | 2,135 | 7.9 | 72.8% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Doncaster | Lab | 1,696 | 5.4 | 77.0% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Elland | Lab | 488 | 1.7 | 84.1% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Hemsworth | Lab | 8,691 | 38.6 | 69.7% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Keighley | Lab | 5,183 | 16.5 | 82.8% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Normanton | Lab | unopposed | — | — | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Penistone | Lab | 1,279 | 4.5 | 80.6% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Pontefract | Con | 701 | 2.6 | 76.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Pudsey and Otley | Con | 7,089 | 25.7 | 80.5% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Ripon | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley | Lab | 8,765 | 30.5 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Rothwell | Lab | 6,300 | 23.5 | 69.3% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Shipley | Lab | 596 | 1.8 | 86.4% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Skipton | Con | 5,977 | 18.4 | 83.8% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Sowerby | Con | 1,701 | 5.8 | 83.2% | Con gain from Lib |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Spen Valley | Lib | 4,475 | 13.8 | 79.2% | Lib hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Wentworth | Lab | unopposed | — | — | Lab hold |
Yorkshire and the Humber at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in Yorkshire and the Humber at the 1924 general election?
The Conservatives won 28 of the 56 seats in Yorkshire and the Humber, with 40.9% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Yorkshire and the Humber in 1924?
56 constituencies.
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