1945 general election · South East
Southampton: 1945 general election result
Southampton returned 2 MPs at the 1945 general election. Votes by party, electorate and turnout.
- Turnout
- 72.6%69,595 valid votes
- Electorate
- 95,898
Southampton elected 2 MPs. The source gives votes by party (not by candidate) for multi-member seats, so the seats are not split by party here.
| Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 38,416 | 55.2% | |
| Conservative | 13,302 | 19.1% | |
| National Liberal | 12,392 | 17.8% | |
| Liberal | 5,485 | 7.9% | |
| Valid votes | 69,595 | ||
No change figures: the constituency’s boundaries changed after the 1935 election.
Questions and answers
Who won Southampton in 1945?
Southampton elected 2 MPs. Our source gives the votes by party rather than by candidate for two-member seats, so the split of seats is not shown here.
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