North East: 1929 general election results
How North East voted at the 1929 general election: Labour won 22 of 31 seats with 47.8% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 22 | +5 | 560,295 | 47.8% | +2.7 | ||
| Conservative | 5 | −5 | 339,517 | 28.9% | −6.5 | ||
| Liberal | 2 | 0 | 267,719 | 22.8% | +4.9 | ||
| 2 other parties and independents | 5,863 | 0.5% | |||||
Change compared with the 1924 general election in North East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | Lab | 1,465 | 3.8 | 89.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Barnard Castle | Lab | 875 | 4.0 | 83.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Bishop Auckland | Lab | 8,203 | 25.7 | 76.5% | Lab hold |
| Durham Blaydon | Lab | 13,374 | 37.2 | 79.5% | Lab hold |
| Durham Chester Le Street | Lab | 20,641 | 53.4 | 78.5% | Lab hold |
| Durham Consett | Lab | 11,484 | 29.1 | 80.1% | Lab hold |
| Durham Durham | Lab | 11,248 | 34.5 | 80.1% | Lab hold |
| Durham Houghton Le Spring | Lab | 14,789 | 33.7 | 80.3% | Lab hold |
| Durham Jarrow | Lab | 9,113 | 25.0 | 75.3% | Lab hold |
| Durham Seaham | Lab | 28,794 | 58.6 | 84.2% | Lab hold |
| Durham Sedgefield | Lab | 2,706 | 8.2 | 83.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Spennymoor | Lab | 12,656 | 43.6 | 72.7% | Lab hold |
| Gateshead | Lab | 16,749 | 31.0 | 73.9% | Lab hold |
| Middlesbrough East | Lab | 3,199 | 10.8 | 80.8% | Lab hold |
| Middlesbrough West | Lib | 1,346 | 3.7 | 82.3% | Lib hold |
| Morpeth | Lab | 16,302 | 39.2 | 75.5% | Lab hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | 4,419 | 14.4 | 73.7% | Lab hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne East | Lib | 935 | 2.7 | 79.4% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | Con | 10,389 | 32.1 | 70.9% | Con hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne West | Lab | 2,768 | 7.6 | 76.8% | Lab hold |
| Northumberland Berwick upon Tweed | Con | 1,154 | 3.9 | 76.1% | Con hold |
| Northumberland Hexham | Con | 1,966 | 7.0 | 80.2% | Con hold |
| Northumberland Wansbeck | Lab | 10,874 | 21.2 | 76.1% | Lab hold |
| South Shields | Lab | 40 | 0.1 | 72.9% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Stockton on Tees | Lab | 2,389 | 5.2 | 87.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Sunderland | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 81.1% | |
| The Hartlepools | Con | 138 | 0.3 | 85.9% | Con hold |
| Tynemouth | Con | 1,240 | 3.9 | 83.3% | Con hold |
| Wallsend | Lab | 7,105 | 17.5 | 80.2% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Cleveland | Lab | 1,683 | 3.6 | 84.3% | Lab gain from Con |
North East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in North East at the 1929 general election?
Labour won 22 of the 31 seats in North East, with 47.8% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North East in 1929?
31 constituencies.
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