East Midlands: 1935 general election results
How East Midlands voted at the 1935 general election: the Conservatives won 24 of 38 seats with 42.8% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 24 | −3 | 595,076 | 42.8% | −7.0 | |
| Labour | 8 | +5 | 615,801 | 44.3% | +10.8 | |
| National Liberal | 2 | 0 | 67,620 | 4.9% | −0.1 | |
| National Labour | 2 | −1 | 52,144 | 3.8% | −1.1 | |
| Liberal | 0 | −1 | 47,165 | 3.4% | −1.6 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 13,250 | 1.0% | +0.9 |
Change compared with the 1931 general election in East Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daventry | Con | 8,167 | 27.5 | 76.0% | Con hold |
| Derby | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 77.0% | |
| Derbyshire Belper | Con | 828 | 2.1 | 76.8% | Con hold |
| Derbyshire Chesterfield | Lab | 4,884 | 11.6 | 79.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Derbyshire Clay Cross | Lab | 16,199 | 49.1 | 73.6% | Lab hold |
| Derbyshire High Peak | Con | 9,586 | 27.0 | 72.2% | Con hold |
| Derbyshire Ilkeston | Lab | 10,601 | 28.6 | 81.7% | Lab gain from Nat Lab |
| Derbyshire North Eastern | Lab | 9,580 | 21.6 | 77.9% | Lab gain from Con |
| Derbyshire Southern | Con | 1,859 | 3.1 | 73.5% | Con hold |
| Derbyshire Western | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Gainsborough | Con | 1,757 | 6.2 | 80.4% | Con hold |
| Grantham | Con | 6,185 | 16.2 | 74.2% | Con hold |
| Holland With Boston | Nat Lib | 11,898 | 31.0 | 63.6% | Nat Lib hold |
| Horncastle | Con | 9,612 | 37.6 | 69.4% | Con hold |
| Kettering | Con | 1,843 | 4.2 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| Leicester East | Con | 2,910 | 7.0 | 70.2% | Con hold |
| Leicester South | Con | 11,473 | 30.0 | 70.2% | Con hold |
| Leicester West | Nat Lab | 87 | 0.2 | 66.8% | Nat Lab gain from Lib |
| Leicestershire Bosworth | Nat Lib | 7,153 | 18.4 | 73.3% | Nat Lib hold |
| Leicestershire Harborough | Con | 10,590 | 26.5 | 72.3% | Con hold |
| Leicestershire Loughborough | Con | 743 | 2.1 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| Leicestershire Melton | Con | 13,601 | 34.8 | 71.9% | Con hold |
| Lincoln | Con | 2,684 | 8.1 | 84.0% | Con hold |
| Louth | Con | 7,444 | 23.3 | 71.9% | Con hold |
| Northampton | Con | 1,455 | 2.9 | 79.6% | Con hold |
| Nottingham Central | Con | 8,513 | 29.5 | 68.9% | Con hold |
| Nottingham East | Con | 9,291 | 32.1 | 68.1% | Con hold |
| Nottingham South | Nat Lab | 4,596 | 15.4 | 71.0% | Nat Lab hold |
| Nottingham West | Lab | 2,710 | 7.4 | 71.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw | Lab | 1,139 | 2.7 | 79.9% | Lab gain from Nat Lab |
| Nottinghamshire Broxtowe | Lab | 11,050 | 25.9 | 73.5% | Lab hold |
| Nottinghamshire Mansfield | Lab | 16,841 | 36.0 | 69.5% | Lab hold |
| Nottinghamshire Newark | Con | 8,666 | 24.8 | 69.9% | Con hold |
| Nottinghamshire Rushcliffe | Con | 12,971 | 25.1 | 67.9% | Con hold |
| Peterborough | Con | 5,304 | 13.2 | 80.8% | Con hold |
| Rutland and Stamford | Con | 5,561 | 19.8 | 78.4% | Con hold |
| Wellingborough | Con | 372 | 1.0 | 77.3% | Con hold |
East Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East Midlands at the 1935 general election?
The Conservatives won 24 of the 38 seats in East Midlands, with 42.8% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East Midlands in 1935?
38 constituencies.
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