West Midlands: 1931 general election results
How West Midlands voted at the 1931 general election: the Conservatives won 42 of 47 seats with 58.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 42 | +22 | 1,016,307 | 58.2% | +17.7 | ||
| National | 2 | new | 49,154 | 2.8% | — | ||
| Labour | 1 | −24 | 515,325 | 29.5% | −10.4 | ||
| Liberal | 1 | −1 | 84,855 | 4.9% | −14.7 | ||
| National Labour | 1 | new | 26,669 | 1.5% | — | ||
| Independent Labour | 0 | new | 26,351 | 1.5% | — | ||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 15,880 | 0.9% | +0.9 | ||
| National Liberal | 0 | new | 12,811 | 0.7% | — | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 327 | 0.02% | |||||
Change compared with the 1929 general election in West Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Aston | Con | 16,747 | 51.7 | 73.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Deritend | Con | 10,521 | 32.0 | 71.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Duddeston | Con | 6,543 | 24.5 | 64.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | 27,928 | 73.0 | 70.9% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Erdington | Con | 18,996 | 36.3 | 77.6% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Handsworth | Con | 22,441 | 56.8 | 75.1% | Con hold |
| Birmingham King'S Norton | Con | 11,047 | 28.8 | 81.0% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Con | 14,000 | 43.6 | 78.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Moseley | Con | 39,642 | 59.7 | 72.1% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Con | 14,979 | 46.7 | 69.6% | Con hold |
| Birmingham West Birmingham | Con | 11,941 | 36.2 | 75.9% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Yardley | Con | 15,421 | 31.4 | 76.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Coventry | Con | 15,994 | 22.0 | 82.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Dudley | Con | 3,904 | 13.9 | 80.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Herefordshire Hereford | Con | 6,953 | 21.8 | 83.9% | Con gain from Lib |
| Herefordshire Leominster | Con | 7,113 | 26.6 | 79.9% | Con hold |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | unopposed | — | — | Lab hold |
| Shropshire Ludlow | Con | 15,017 | 61.6 | 74.4% | Con hold |
| Shropshire Oswestry | Con | 15,397 | 48.0 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Shropshire Shrewsbury | Con | 9,147 | 30.1 | 82.7% | Con hold |
| Shropshire the Wrekin | Con | 8,096 | 22.2 | 83.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Smethwick | Con | 7,018 | 20.1 | 74.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Staffordshire Burton | Con | 17,285 | 49.5 | 74.6% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Cannock | Con | 4,665 | 9.3 | 76.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Staffordshire Kingswinford | Con | 2,439 | 5.9 | 75.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| Staffordshire Leek | Con | 1,088 | 2.8 | 80.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Staffordshire Lichfield | Nat Lab | 10,879 | 25.6 | 73.7% | Nat Lab gain from Lab |
| Staffordshire Stafford | Con | 9,827 | 36.3 | 78.5% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Stone | Con | 13,920 | 42.5 | 74.6% | Con hold |
| Stoke on Trent Burslem | Nat | 2,399 | 6.8 | 82.5% | Nat gain from Lab |
| Stoke on Trent Hanley | Con | 3,017 | 8.8 | 72.6% | Con gain from Lab |
| Stoke on Trent Stoke | Con | 6,654 | 15.2 | 75.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Walsall | Nat | 6,555 | 12.0 | 86.3% | Nat gain from Lab |
| Warwickshire Nuneaton | Con | 2,464 | 4.0 | 78.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Warwickshire Rugby | Con | 13,970 | 39.9 | 78.9% | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Tamworth | Con | 34,046 | 69.4 | 73.9% | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Warwick and Leamington | Con | 29,323 | 61.3 | 72.4% | Con hold |
| Wednesbury | Con | 4,158 | 9.1 | 89.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| West Bromwich | Con | 525 | 1.4 | 81.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Wolverhampton Bilston | Con | 3,773 | 10.1 | 81.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Wolverhampton East | Lib | 2,317 | 6.8 | 78.6% | Lib hold |
| Wolverhampton West | Con | 9,091 | 21.0 | 84.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Worcester | Con | 9,746 | 36.3 | 79.7% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Bewdley | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Evesham | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Kidderminster | Con | 23,545 | 54.5 | 69.0% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Stourbridge | Con | 3,742 | 6.5 | 82.0% | Con gain from Lab |
West Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in West Midlands at the 1931 general election?
The Conservatives won 42 of the 47 seats in West Midlands, with 58.2% of the vote.
How many seats were there in West Midlands in 1931?
47 constituencies.
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