West Midlands: 1935 general election results
How West Midlands voted at the 1935 general election: the Conservatives won 34 of 47 seats with 51.4% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 34 | −8 | 852,657 | 51.4% | −6.8 | |
| Labour | 10 | +9 | 615,489 | 37.1% | +7.6 | |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 67,980 | 4.1% | −0.8 | |
| National Labour | 1 | 0 | 60,791 | 3.7% | +2.1 | |
| National Liberal | 1 | +1 | 43,790 | 2.6% | +1.9 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 18,397 | 1.1% | +0.2 |
Change compared with the 1931 general election in West Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Aston | Con | 10,355 | 37.6 | 64.7% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Deritend | Con | 4,781 | 19.1 | 59.6% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Duddeston | Con | 3,262 | 15.5 | 53.7% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | 21,862 | 63.1 | 62.4% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Erdington | Con | 9,959 | 21.0 | 65.5% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Handsworth | Con | 15,225 | 46.1 | 61.7% | Con hold |
| Birmingham King'S Norton | Con | 5,875 | 13.6 | 74.6% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Con | 11,254 | 43.5 | 66.0% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Moseley | Con | 26,342 | 42.9 | 60.7% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Con | 9,446 | 36.9 | 57.3% | Con hold |
| Birmingham West Birmingham | Con | 7,371 | 28.7 | 63.6% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Yardley | Con | 6,838 | 15.3 | 65.2% | Con hold |
| Coventry | Con | 2,472 | 3.4 | 81.1% | Con hold |
| Dudley | Con | 2,449 | 9.6 | 75.3% | Con hold |
| Herefordshire Hereford | Con | 9,381 | 31.8 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Herefordshire Leominster | Con | 1,715 | 6.4 | 78.2% | Con hold |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | unopposed | — | — | Lab hold |
| Shropshire Ludlow | Con | 10,204 | 45.3 | 67.9% | Con hold |
| Shropshire Oswestry | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Shropshire Shrewsbury | Con | 8,795 | 31.4 | 74.2% | Con hold |
| Shropshire the Wrekin | Con | 5,625 | 15.8 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| Smethwick | Con | 1,552 | 4.9 | 70.7% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Burton | Con | 15,498 | 49.1 | 65.6% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Cannock | Lab | 1,046 | 1.9 | 71.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Staffordshire Kingswinford | Lab | 16 | 0.0 | 71.5% | Lab gain from Con |
| Staffordshire Leek | Lab | 6,013 | 14.7 | 75.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Staffordshire Lichfield | Nat Lab | 3,298 | 7.6 | 64.2% | Nat Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Stafford | Con | 3,661 | 12.8 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Stone | Con | 7,399 | 22.0 | 66.3% | Con hold |
| Stoke on Trent Burslem | Lab | 2,803 | 8.4 | 77.9% | Lab gain from Nat |
| Stoke on Trent Hanley | Lab | 1,331 | 4.0 | 69.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Stoke on Trent Stoke | Lab | 2,125 | 5.3 | 70.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Walsall | Nat Lib | 8,969 | 18.1 | 75.3% | Nat Lib gain from Nat |
| Warwickshire Nuneaton | Lab | 5,237 | 7.6 | 75.9% | Lab gain from Con |
| Warwickshire Rugby | Con | 7,844 | 23.1 | 73.8% | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Tamworth | Con | 31,649 | 58.9 | 64.6% | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Warwick and Leamington | Con | 24,816 | 53.2 | 65.7% | Con hold |
| Wednesbury | Lab | 2,800 | 6.6 | 78.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| West Bromwich | Lab | 938 | 2.5 | 74.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Wolverhampton Bilston | Con | 869 | 2.4 | 70.9% | Con hold |
| Wolverhampton East | Lib | 4,000 | 12.2 | 73.3% | Lib hold |
| Wolverhampton West | Con | 4,830 | 13.5 | 72.4% | Con hold |
| Worcester | Con | 6,513 | 24.6 | 76.8% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Bewdley | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Evesham | Con | 12,493 | 43.4 | 66.4% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Kidderminster | Con | 16,009 | 39.1 | 60.2% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Stourbridge | Con | 5,301 | 9.3 | 70.9% | Con hold |
West Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in West Midlands at the 1935 general election?
The Conservatives won 34 of the 47 seats in West Midlands, with 51.4% of the vote.
How many seats were there in West Midlands in 1935?
47 constituencies.
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