South West: 1935 general election results
How South West voted at the 1935 general election: the Conservatives won 34 of 43 seats with 49.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 34 | −1 | 685,255 | 49.2% | −7.2 | ||
| Labour | 3 | +2 | 381,065 | 27.4% | +6.6 | ||
| Liberal | 3 | 0 | 255,479 | 18.3% | +1.8 | ||
| National Liberal | 3 | +1 | 41,619 | 3.0% | −1.8 | ||
| National Labour | 0 | −1 | 27,463 | 2.0% | +0.9 | ||
| 2 other parties and independents | 2,363 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the 1931 general election in South West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Con | 12,020 | 32.9 | 74.5% | Con hold |
| Bristol Central | Con | 1,516 | 5.1 | 72.8% | Con hold |
| Bristol East | Lab | 6,883 | 18.5 | 75.8% | Lab hold |
| Bristol North | Lib | 4,828 | 13.0 | 73.2% | Lib hold |
| Bristol South | Lab | 2,433 | 5.4 | 76.9% | Lab gain from Con |
| Bristol West | Con | 21,762 | 42.0 | 70.8% | Con hold |
| Cheltenham | Con | 10,790 | 40.9 | 70.4% | Con hold |
| Cornwall Bodmin | Con | 2,753 | 7.9 | 82.3% | Con gain from Lib |
| Cornwall Camborne | Con | 6,905 | 22.5 | 66.9% | Con hold |
| Cornwall Northern | Lib | 836 | 2.5 | 79.9% | Lib hold |
| Cornwall Penryn and Falmouth | Con | 3,031 | 7.4 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Cornwall St Ives | Nat Lib | unopposed | — | — | |
| Devonshire Barnstaple | Lib | 454 | 1.2 | 83.8% | Lib gain from Con |
| Devonshire Honiton | Con | 13,889 | 43.8 | 69.6% | Con hold |
| Devonshire South Molton | Nat Lib | 15,157 | 57.5 | 72.9% | Nat Lib hold |
| Devonshire Tavistock | Con | 4,053 | 12.2 | 77.9% | Con hold |
| Devonshire Tiverton | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Devonshire Torquay | Con | 17,935 | 42.2 | 71.0% | Con hold |
| Devonshire Totnes | Con | 7,176 | 15.5 | 79.2% | Con hold |
| Dorset Eastern | Con | 14,171 | 29.7 | 74.4% | Con hold |
| Dorset Northern | Con | 3,184 | 12.2 | 79.7% | Con hold |
| Dorset Southern | Con | 9,057 | 29.7 | 70.1% | Con hold |
| Dorset Western | Con | 2,090 | 8.2 | 77.9% | Con hold |
| Exeter | Con | 7,518 | 21.6 | 75.9% | Con hold |
| Gloucester | Con | 3,879 | 14.1 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Gloucestershire Cirencester and Tewkesbury | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Gloucestershire Forest of Dean | Lab | 4,431 | 15.2 | 77.3% | Lab gain from Nat Lab |
| Gloucestershire Stroud | Con | 10,149 | 26.4 | 71.0% | Con hold |
| Gloucestershire Thornbury | Con | 4,016 | 9.9 | 71.5% | Con hold |
| Plymouth Devonport | Nat Lib | 11,096 | 36.3 | 72.3% | Nat Lib hold |
| Plymouth Drake | Con | 6,078 | 16.5 | 74.8% | Con hold |
| Plymouth Sutton | Con | 6,097 | 16.5 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Somerset Bridgwater | Con | 10,569 | 33.5 | 72.7% | Con hold |
| Somerset Frome | Con | 994 | 2.3 | 82.5% | Con hold |
| Somerset Taunton | Con | 8,224 | 26.8 | 72.3% | Con hold |
| Somerset Wells | Con | 7,621 | 27.3 | 73.7% | Con hold |
| Somersetshire Weston Super Mare | Con | 19,852 | 47.0 | 66.4% | Con hold |
| Somersetshire Yeovil | Con | 5,158 | 13.7 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Wiltshire Chippenham | Con | 5,421 | 18.8 | 77.5% | Con hold |
| Wiltshire Devizes | Con | 4,535 | 18.6 | 72.2% | Con hold |
| Wiltshire Salisbury | Con | 12,448 | 43.0 | 66.2% | Con hold |
| Wiltshire Swindon | Con | 975 | 2.4 | 84.3% | Con hold |
| Wiltshire Westbury | Con | 5,015 | 15.6 | 80.1% | Con hold |
South West at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in South West at the 1935 general election?
The Conservatives won 34 of the 43 seats in South West, with 49.2% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South West in 1935?
43 constituencies.
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