North East: 1935 general election results
How North East voted at the 1935 general election: Labour won 14 of 31 seats with 47.8% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 14 | +12 | 600,030 | 47.8% | +8.4 | |
| Conservative | 11 | −7 | 426,253 | 34.0% | −6.7 | |
| National Liberal | 2 | −1 | 109,433 | 8.7% | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | 2 | −2 | 79,718 | 6.4% | −1.9 | |
| National Labour | 0 | −2 | 40,053 | 3.2% | −1.0 |
Change compared with the 1931 general election in North East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | Con | 4,215 | 10.4 | 84.8% | Con hold |
| Durham Barnard Castle | Lab | 1,320 | 5.7 | 84.2% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Bishop Auckland | Lab | 8,086 | 24.6 | 79.2% | Lab gain from Nat Lib |
| Durham Blaydon | Lab | 9,526 | 24.6 | 80.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Chester Le Street | Lab | 17,210 | 42.0 | 78.2% | Lab hold |
| Durham Consett | Lab | 7,522 | 17.4 | 83.8% | Lab gain from Nat Lab |
| Durham Durham | Lab | 6,607 | 18.1 | 85.2% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Durham Houghton Le Spring | Lab | 7,675 | 14.3 | 82.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Jarrow | Lab | 2,350 | 6.1 | 80.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Seaham | Lab | 20,498 | 36.4 | 86.3% | Lab gain from Nat Lab |
| Durham Sedgefield | Lab | 1,771 | 4.5 | 81.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Durham Spennymoor | Lab | 12,767 | 42.3 | 74.4% | Lab hold |
| Gateshead | Nat Lib | 2,968 | 5.4 | 74.7% | Nat Lib hold |
| Middlesbrough East | Lab | 67 | 0.2 | 81.1% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Middlesbrough West | Lib | 925 | 2.4 | 79.4% | Lib hold |
| Morpeth | Lab | 8,956 | 18.3 | 78.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Con | 4,955 | 18.6 | 75.5% | Con hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne East | Nat Lib | 6,824 | 17.3 | 81.3% | Nat Lib hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | Con | 17,990 | 53.9 | 70.3% | Con hold |
| Newcastle upon Tyne West | Con | 8,474 | 19.9 | 75.1% | Con hold |
| Northumberland Berwick upon Tweed | Lib | 634 | 2.1 | 76.0% | Lib gain from Con |
| Northumberland Hexham | Con | 6,917 | 25.1 | 75.9% | Con hold |
| Northumberland Wansbeck | Con | 955 | 1.6 | 79.6% | Con hold |
| South Shields | Lab | 9,099 | 19.9 | 72.8% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Stockton on Tees | Con | 4,068 | 8.5 | 86.3% | Con hold |
| Sunderland | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 79.0% | |
| The Hartlepools | Con | 4,897 | 10.7 | 83.0% | Con hold |
| Tynemouth | Con | 5,858 | 17.2 | 79.2% | Con hold |
| Wallsend | Con | 2,379 | 5.3 | 81.3% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Cleveland | Con | 2,732 | 5.4 | 81.2% | Con hold |
North East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in North East at the 1935 general election?
Labour won 14 of the 31 seats in North East, with 47.8% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North East in 1935?
31 constituencies.
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