1929 general election · South East
Southampton: 1929 general election result
Southampton returned 2 MPs at the 1929 general election. Votes by party, electorate and turnout.
- Turnout
- 70.9%73,477 valid votes
- Electorate
- 103,653
Southampton elected 2 MPs. The source gives votes by party (not by candidate) for multi-member seats, so the seats are not split by party here.
| Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 32,446 | 44.2% | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | 27,949 | 38.0% | −19.9 | |
| Liberal | 13,082 | 17.8% | +17.8 | |
| Valid votes | 73,477 | |||
Change compared with the 1924 general election (same boundaries).
Questions and answers
Who won Southampton in 1929?
Southampton elected 2 MPs. Our source gives the votes by party rather than by candidate for two-member seats, so the split of seats is not shown here.
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