West Midlands: 1929 general election results
How West Midlands voted at the 1929 general election: Labour won 25 of 47 seats with 39.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 25 | +14 | 719,206 | 39.9% | +4.7 | ||
| Conservative | 20 | −14 | 729,530 | 40.5% | −9.9 | ||
| Liberal | 2 | +1 | 352,643 | 19.6% | +8.4 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 736 | 0.04% | |||||
Change compared with the 1924 general election in West Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Aston | Lab | 1,558 | 4.4 | 78.3% | Lab gain from Con |
| Birmingham Deritend | Lab | 2,767 | 8.3 | 70.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Birmingham Duddeston | Lab | 6,565 | 22.0 | 68.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | 14,760 | 40.3 | 70.0% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Erdington | Lab | 133 | 0.3 | 78.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Birmingham Handsworth | Con | 10,076 | 24.7 | 78.5% | Con hold |
| Birmingham King'S Norton | Con | 491 | 1.4 | 82.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Lab | 11 | 0.0 | 77.2% | Lab gain from Con |
| Birmingham Moseley | Con | 18,087 | 30.3 | 73.1% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Con | 2,992 | 8.7 | 73.1% | Con hold |
| Birmingham West Birmingham | Con | 43 | 0.1 | 73.9% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Yardley | Lab | 4,366 | 8.9 | 77.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Coventry | Lab | 11,719 | 16.9 | 82.2% | Lab gain from Con |
| Dudley | Lab | 3,043 | 10.7 | 81.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Herefordshire Hereford | Lib | 1,121 | 3.8 | 78.9% | Lib gain from Con |
| Herefordshire Leominster | Con | 1,247 | 4.9 | 76.3% | Con hold |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | 11,920 | 39.8 | 75.8% | Lab hold |
| Shropshire Ludlow | Con | 8,743 | 35.5 | 76.5% | Con hold |
| Shropshire Oswestry | Con | 4,989 | 15.1 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Shropshire Shrewsbury | Con | 2,792 | 9.3 | 82.7% | Con hold |
| Shropshire the Wrekin | Lab | 2,862 | 8.7 | 76.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Smethwick | Lab | 7,340 | 20.6 | 78.9% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Burton | Con | 7,732 | 22.3 | 75.3% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Cannock | Lab | 11,333 | 23.3 | 77.5% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Kingswinford | Lab | 10,328 | 24.4 | 79.0% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Leek | Lab | 6,505 | 16.9 | 82.4% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Lichfield | Lab | 3,454 | 9.8 | 80.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Staffordshire Stafford | Con | 2,313 | 8.5 | 81.8% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Stone | Con | 4,990 | 15.7 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Stoke on Trent Burslem | Lab | 12,788 | 37.1 | 82.5% | Lab hold |
| Stoke on Trent Hanley | Lab | 11,763 | 35.1 | 72.5% | Lab hold |
| Stoke on Trent Stoke | Lab | 7,850 | 17.4 | 81.2% | Lab gain from Const |
| Walsall | Lab | 4,706 | 9.1 | 85.9% | Lab gain from Con |
| Warwickshire Nuneaton | Lab | 7,998 | 13.1 | 84.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Warwickshire Rugby | Con | 3,559 | 9.7 | 84.8% | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Tamworth | Con | 15,405 | 34.9 | 73.6% | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Warwick and Leamington | Con | 5,460 | 11.3 | 77.5% | Con hold |
| Wednesbury | Lab | 5,331 | 11.9 | 89.7% | Lab hold |
| West Bromwich | Lab | 8,678 | 23.0 | 83.1% | Lab hold |
| Wolverhampton Bilston | Lab | 5,044 | 13.7 | 85.4% | Lab hold |
| Wolverhampton East | Lib | 5,228 | 15.2 | 81.5% | Lib hold |
| Wolverhampton West | Lab | 3,866 | 9.0 | 84.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Worcester | Con | 4,974 | 17.8 | 85.4% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Bewdley | Con | 9,407 | 35.7 | 71.3% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Evesham | Con | 3,175 | 10.5 | 76.4% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Kidderminster | Con | 9,397 | 20.9 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Stourbridge | Lab | 3,668 | 6.6 | 84.0% | Lab gain from Con |
West Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in West Midlands at the 1929 general election?
Labour won 25 of the 47 seats in West Midlands, with 39.9% of the vote.
How many seats were there in West Midlands in 1929?
47 constituencies.
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