South West: 1945 general election results
How South West voted at the 1945 general election: the Conservatives won 22 of 43 seats with 38.7% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 22 | −12 | 652,397 | 38.7% | −10.4 | ||
| Labour | 15 | +12 | 644,532 | 38.3% | +10.9 | ||
| Liberal | 2 | −1 | 278,840 | 16.6% | −1.8 | ||
| National Liberal | 2 | −1 | 49,969 | 3.0% | 0 | ||
| National Independent | 1 | new | 26,610 | 1.6% | — | ||
| Others | 1 | +1 | 18,563 | 1.1% | +1.0 | ||
| National | 0 | new | 11,382 | 0.7% | — | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 1,681 | 0.1% | |||||
Change compared with the 1935 general election in South West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Con | 2,076 | 4.5 | 77.5% | |
| Bristol Central | Lab | 5,676 | 27.8 | 71.0% | |
| Bristol East | Lab | 17,902 | 47.1 | 76.2% | |
| Bristol North | Lab | 6,171 | 15.6 | 73.9% | |
| Bristol South | Lab | 12,550 | 29.6 | 75.1% | |
| Bristol West | Con | 6,986 | 10.6 | 74.7% | |
| Cheltenham | Nat Ind | 4,986 | 13.4 | 75.4% | |
| Cornwall Bodmin | Con | 2,048 | 5.8 | 76.1% | |
| Cornwall Camborne | Con | 584 | 1.8 | 64.3% | |
| Cornwall Northern | Lib | 2,665 | 7.5 | 72.7% | |
| Cornwall Penryn and Falmouth | Lab | 2,793 | 6.8 | 73.0% | |
| Cornwall St Ives | Nat Lib | 6,066 | 20.1 | 70.6% | |
| Devonshire Barnstaple | Con | 4,070 | 9.7 | 75.8% | |
| Devonshire Honiton | Con | 11,760 | 31.6 | 70.3% | |
| Devonshire South Molton | Nat Lib | 9,925 | 35.2 | 71.9% | |
| Devonshire Tavistock | Con | 5,966 | 14.2 | 75.6% | |
| Devonshire Tiverton | Con | 8,285 | 25.1 | 74.0% | |
| Devonshire Torquay | Con | 11,889 | 22.8 | 71.4% | |
| Devonshire Totnes | Con | 8,540 | 17.7 | 74.5% | |
| Dorset Eastern | Con | 1,468 | 2.4 | 75.0% | |
| Dorset Northern | Lib | 1,965 | 7.3 | 75.0% | |
| Dorset Southern | Con | 2,166 | 6.3 | 73.6% | |
| Dorset Western | Con | 5,184 | 19.4 | 74.7% | |
| Exeter | Con | 1,175 | 3.1 | 74.3% | |
| Gloucester | Lab | 3,544 | 11.9 | 74.8% | |
| Gloucestershire Cirencester and Tewkesbury | Con | 7,110 | 17.5 | 67.7% | |
| Gloucestershire Forest of Dean | Lab | 9,192 | 30.4 | 70.9% | |
| Gloucestershire Stroud | Lab | 949 | 1.7 | 72.6% | |
| Gloucestershire Thornbury | Lab | 9,437 | 16.4 | 76.4% | |
| Plymouth Devonport | Lab | 2,013 | 8.1 | 71.1% | |
| Plymouth Drake | Lab | 2,199 | 7.4 | 71.6% | |
| Plymouth Sutton | Lab | 4,679 | 15.7 | 71.9% | |
| Somerset Bridgwater | Oth | 2,312 | 5.9 | 72.7% | |
| Somerset Frome | Lab | 5,507 | 10.2 | 78.3% | |
| Somerset Taunton | Lab | 2,118 | 5.6 | 73.2% | |
| Somerset Wells | Con | 2,465 | 7.8 | 74.9% | |
| Somersetshire Weston Super Mare | Con | 10,188 | 16.4 | 73.6% | |
| Somersetshire Yeovil | Con | 174 | 0.4 | 75.2% | |
| Wiltshire Chippenham | Con | 4,023 | 10.8 | 69.7% | |
| Wiltshire Devizes | Con | 4,676 | 17.2 | 69.9% | |
| Wiltshire Salisbury | Con | 4,398 | 11.6 | 71.0% | |
| Wiltshire Swindon | Lab | 10,904 | 24.7 | 73.8% | |
| Wiltshire Westbury | Con | 931 | 2.5 | 75.4% |
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Questions and answers
Who won in South West at the 1945 general election?
The Conservatives won 22 of the 43 seats in South West, with 38.7% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South West in 1945?
43 constituencies.
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