South West: 1950 general election results
How South West voted at the 1950 general election: the Conservatives won 30 of 43 seats with 40.1% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 30 | +8 | 768,653 | 40.1% | +1.3 | ||
| Labour | 11 | −4 | 745,200 | 38.8% | +0.6 | ||
| National Liberal | 2 | 0 | 94,900 | 4.9% | +2.0 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | −2 | 291,688 | 15.2% | −1.4 | ||
| Others | 0 | −1 | 17,157 | 0.9% | −0.2 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 1,665 | 0.09% | |||||
Change compared with the 1945 general election in South West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Con | 3,730 | 7.6 | 87.3% | |
| Bristol Central | Lab | 12,428 | 28.6 | 84.5% | |
| Bristol North East | Lab | 4,374 | 10.6 | 84.4% | |
| Bristol North West | Con | 2,490 | 5.0 | 85.1% | |
| Bristol South | Lab | 10,983 | 28.0 | 85.1% | |
| Bristol South East | Lab | 16,803 | 35.8 | 85.0% | |
| Bristol West | Con | 12,243 | 29.0 | 82.4% | |
| Cheltenham | Con | 4,982 | 12.0 | 85.0% | |
| Cornwall Bodmin | Con | 7,792 | 19.7 | 84.3% | |
| Cornwall Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | 1,961 | 4.5 | 82.6% | |
| Cornwall North | Con | 3,072 | 8.4 | 85.9% | |
| Cornwall St Ives | Nat Lib | 5,535 | 15.3 | 81.6% | |
| Cornwall Truro | Con | 3,293 | 7.3 | 83.3% | |
| Devon Honiton | Con | 15,951 | 34.4 | 84.4% | |
| Devon North | Con | 6,084 | 15.9 | 86.3% | |
| Devon Tavistock | Con | 8,493 | 22.9 | 84.7% | |
| Devon Tiverton | Con | 8,551 | 21.6 | 85.0% | |
| Devon Torrington | Nat Lib | 9,539 | 25.5 | 83.2% | |
| Devon Totnes | Con | 10,337 | 19.4 | 84.6% | |
| Dorset North | Con | 97 | 0.3 | 85.0% | |
| Dorset South | Con | 2,543 | 5.8 | 84.4% | |
| Dorset West | Con | 6,804 | 18.8 | 84.0% | |
| Exeter | Con | 3,204 | 7.1 | 86.0% | |
| Gloucester | Lab | 4,494 | 10.6 | 86.4% | |
| Gloucestershire Cirencester and Tewkesbury | Con | 8,282 | 18.0 | 81.3% | |
| Gloucestershire South | Lab | 6,138 | 12.3 | 86.9% | |
| Gloucestershire Stroud and Thornbury | Con | 28 | 0.1 | 85.4% | |
| Gloucestershire West | Lab | 9,101 | 21.9 | 82.3% | |
| Plymouth Devonport | Lab | 3,483 | 5.7 | 87.2% | |
| Plymouth Sutton | Lab | 924 | 1.6 | 86.4% | |
| Poole | Con | 6,513 | 13.2 | 87.1% | |
| Somerset Bridgewater | Con | 5,679 | 12.8 | 85.8% | |
| Somerset North | Con | 903 | 1.7 | 87.7% | |
| Somerset Taunton | Con | 1,372 | 3.1 | 88.8% | |
| Somerset Wells | Con | 2,626 | 5.4 | 86.3% | |
| Somerset Weston Super Mare | Con | 13,473 | 28.4 | 83.1% | |
| Somerset Yeovil | Con | 1,613 | 3.3 | 87.5% | |
| Swindon | Lab | 8,279 | 19.4 | 87.2% | |
| Torquay | Con | 14,866 | 27.3 | 82.8% | |
| Wiltshire Chippenham | Con | 4,097 | 10.2 | 83.0% | |
| Wiltshire Devizes | Con | 1,185 | 3.1 | 82.1% | |
| Wiltshire Salisbury | Con | 4,982 | 13.0 | 83.7% | |
| Wiltshire Westbury | Con | 1,679 | 3.8 | 86.3% |
South West at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in South West at the 1950 general election?
The Conservatives won 30 of the 43 seats in South West, with 40.1% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South West in 1950?
43 constituencies.
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