North East: 1931 general election results
How North East voted at the 1931 general election: the Conservatives won 18 of 31 seats with 40.7% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 18 | +13 | 496,775 | 40.7% | +11.7 | ||
| Liberal | 4 | +2 | 100,649 | 8.2% | −14.6 | ||
| National Liberal | 3 | new | 77,037 | 6.3% | — | ||
| Labour | 2 | −20 | 481,860 | 39.4% | −8.3 | ||
| National Labour | 2 | new | 51,733 | 4.2% | — | ||
| Independent Labour | 0 | new | 12,136 | 1.0% | — | ||
| 2 other parties and independents | 1,754 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the 1929 general election in North East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | Con | 8,618 | 21.4 | 89.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Durham Barnard Castle | Con | 2,434 | 10.6 | 85.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Durham Bishop Auckland | Nat Lib | 955 | 2.8 | 82.5% | Nat Lib gain from Lab |
| Durham Blaydon | Con | 496 | 1.3 | 80.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Durham Chester Le Street | Lab | 8,539 | 21.2 | 79.4% | Lab hold |
| Durham Consett | Nat Lab | 2,547 | 6.0 | 83.2% | Nat Lab gain from Lab |
| Durham Durham | Lib | 270 | 0.8 | 83.7% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Durham Houghton Le Spring | Con | 2,849 | 5.9 | 82.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Durham Jarrow | Con | 3,192 | 8.1 | 80.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Durham Seaham | Nat Lab | 5,951 | 11.3 | 86.7% | Nat Lab gain from Lab |
| Durham Sedgefield | Con | 6,552 | 17.5 | 84.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Durham Spennymoor | Lab | 4,000 | 12.4 | 79.4% | Lab hold |
| Gateshead | Nat Lib | 12,938 | 22.4 | 78.3% | Nat Lib gain from Lab |
| Middlesbrough East | Lib | 6,329 | 20.8 | 84.5% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Middlesbrough West | Lib | 12,971 | 33.2 | 85.0% | Lib hold |
| Morpeth | Con | 1,092 | 2.7 | 70.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Con | 8,173 | 25.1 | 80.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Newcastle upon Tyne East | Nat Lib | 10,346 | 26.7 | 86.5% | Nat Lib gain from Lib |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | Con | 24,454 | 67.9 | 76.8% | Con hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne West | Con | 15,046 | 35.8 | 83.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Northumberland Berwick upon Tweed | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Northumberland Hexham | Con | 13,021 | 46.3 | 79.2% | Con hold |
| Northumberland Wansbeck | Con | 9,533 | 16.5 | 81.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| South Shields | Lib | 10,016 | 19.6 | 80.1% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Stockton on Tees | Con | 11,031 | 23.3 | 88.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Sunderland | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 81.1% | |
| The Hartlepools | Con | 16,380 | 36.2 | 84.4% | Con hold |
| Tynemouth | Con | 9,312 | 27.4 | 84.1% | Con hold |
| Wallsend | Con | 7,606 | 17.1 | 84.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Cleveland | Con | 10,548 | 20.8 | 85.9% | Con gain from Lab |
North East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in North East at the 1931 general election?
The Conservatives won 18 of the 31 seats in North East, with 40.7% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North East in 1931?
31 constituencies.
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