North East: 1945 general election results
How North East voted at the 1945 general election: Labour won 26 of 31 seats with 59.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 26 | +12 | 753,287 | 59.9% | +12.1 | ||
| Conservative | 3 | −8 | 323,681 | 25.7% | −8.2 | ||
| National Liberal | 0 | −2 | 107,141 | 8.5% | −0.2 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | −2 | 68,027 | 5.4% | −0.9 | ||
| 4 other parties and independents | 6,025 | 0.5% | |||||
Change compared with the 1935 general election in North East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | Lab | 8,289 | 18.9 | 79.9% | |
| Durham Barnard Castle | Lab | 3,424 | 16.6 | 75.3% | |
| Durham Bishop Auckland | Lab | 8,860 | 28.3 | 73.5% | |
| Durham Blaydon | Lab | 18,089 | 43.3 | 79.4% | |
| Durham Chester Le Street | Lab | 23,560 | 53.5 | 79.5% | |
| Durham Consett | Lab | 16,419 | 40.2 | 77.1% | |
| Durham Durham | Lab | 11,804 | 32.4 | 79.8% | |
| Durham Houghton Le Spring | Lab | 21,866 | 33.3 | 76.6% | |
| Durham Jarrow | Lab | 11,007 | 32.1 | 76.0% | |
| Durham Seaham | Lab | 32,257 | 60.2 | 79.5% | |
| Durham Sedgefield | Lab | 11,691 | 27.6 | 77.3% | |
| Durham Spennymoor | Lab | 15,077 | 46.7 | 79.5% | |
| Gateshead | Lab | 19,017 | 34.9 | 76.0% | |
| Middlesbrough East | Lab | 8,075 | 30.2 | 76.7% | |
| Middlesbrough West | Lab | 2,613 | 7.0 | 77.2% | |
| Morpeth | Lab | 24,442 | 46.5 | 79.4% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | 4,091 | 23.8 | 71.4% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne East | Lab | 14,342 | 37.9 | 72.9% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | Con | 7,153 | 20.8 | 73.0% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne West | Lab | 8,183 | 17.0 | 72.7% | |
| Northumberland Berwick upon Tweed | Con | 1,962 | 6.9 | 67.5% | |
| Northumberland Hexham | Con | 4,645 | 16.5 | 73.5% | |
| Northumberland Wansbeck | Lab | 13,653 | 20.0 | 77.5% | |
| South Shields | Lab | 7,114 | 18.9 | 73.1% | |
| Stockton on Tees | Lab | 8,664 | 17.6 | 81.2% | |
| Sunderland | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 77.2% | |
| The Hartlepools | Lab | 275 | 0.7 | 76.1% | |
| Tynemouth | Lab | 3,079 | 10.2 | 76.7% | |
| Wallsend | Lab | 10,746 | 20.1 | 78.9% | |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Cleveland | Lab | 7,921 | 14.0 | 76.0% |
North East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in North East at the 1945 general election?
Labour won 26 of the 31 seats in North East, with 59.9% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North East in 1945?
31 constituencies.
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