South West: 1951 general election results
How South West voted at the 1951 general election: the Conservatives won 31 of 43 seats with 46.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 31 | +1 | 886,461 | 46.2% | +6.1 | |
| Labour | 10 | −1 | 807,884 | 42.1% | +3.3 | |
| National Liberal | 2 | 0 | 110,004 | 5.7% | +0.8 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 115,274 | 6.0% | −9.2 |
Change compared with the 1950 general election in South West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Con | 5,296 | 10.5 | 85.6% | Con hold |
| Bristol Central | Lab | 10,366 | 24.8 | 83.1% | Lab hold |
| Bristol North East | Lab | 2,500 | 6.1 | 82.8% | Lab hold |
| Bristol North West | Con | 3,841 | 7.3 | 86.1% | Con hold |
| Bristol South | Lab | 10,283 | 26.6 | 84.5% | Lab hold |
| Bristol South East | Lab | 14,256 | 30.1 | 83.8% | Lab hold |
| Bristol West | Con | 14,142 | 34.8 | 80.5% | Con hold |
| Cheltenham | Con | 5,897 | 14.2 | 83.2% | Con hold |
| Cornwall Bodmin | Con | 9,998 | 25.4 | 84.6% | Con hold |
| Cornwall Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | 1,003 | 2.2 | 83.6% | Lab hold |
| Cornwall North | Con | 5,140 | 13.9 | 85.7% | Con hold |
| Cornwall St Ives | Nat Lib | 7,612 | 21.6 | 78.7% | Nat Lib hold |
| Cornwall Truro | Con | 5,131 | 11.5 | 81.3% | Con hold |
| Devon Honiton | Con | 17,157 | 37.1 | 82.5% | Con hold |
| Devon North | Con | 9,148 | 24.2 | 83.9% | Con hold |
| Devon Tavistock | Con | 9,850 | 27.7 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Devon Tiverton | Con | 10,448 | 27.1 | 81.3% | Con hold |
| Devon Torrington | Nat Lib | 11,350 | 32.5 | 76.4% | Nat Lib hold |
| Devon Totnes | Con | 11,596 | 22.2 | 82.8% | Con hold |
| Dorset North | Con | 747 | 2.0 | 86.4% | Con hold |
| Dorset South | Con | 3,435 | 7.7 | 84.0% | Con hold |
| Dorset West | Con | 7,431 | 20.6 | 82.1% | Con hold |
| Exeter | Con | 4,642 | 10.2 | 84.1% | Con hold |
| Gloucester | Lab | 2,261 | 5.2 | 85.5% | Lab hold |
| Gloucestershire Cirencester and Tewkesbury | Con | 8,625 | 19.0 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Gloucestershire South | Lab | 5,338 | 10.6 | 86.2% | Lab hold |
| Gloucestershire Stroud and Thornbury | Con | 1,582 | 2.7 | 86.0% | Con hold |
| Gloucestershire West | Lab | 6,679 | 15.9 | 82.3% | Lab hold |
| Plymouth Devonport | Lab | 2,390 | 3.9 | 85.3% | Lab hold |
| Plymouth Sutton | Con | 710 | 1.2 | 85.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Poole | Con | 8,652 | 17.2 | 85.0% | Con hold |
| Somerset Bridgwater | Con | 5,709 | 12.7 | 84.6% | |
| Somerset North | Con | 2,548 | 4.9 | 88.5% | Con hold |
| Somerset Taunton | Con | 3,981 | 8.7 | 89.0% | Con hold |
| Somerset Wells | Con | 5,043 | 10.5 | 84.2% | Con hold |
| Somerset Weston Super Mare | Con | 14,543 | 31.3 | 79.7% | Con hold |
| Somerset Yeovil | Con | 2,921 | 5.8 | 88.0% | Con hold |
| Swindon | Lab | 5,908 | 14.1 | 84.8% | Lab hold |
| Torquay | Con | 16,640 | 31.3 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| Wiltshire Chippenham | Con | 4,878 | 12.1 | 81.5% | Con hold |
| Wiltshire Devizes | Con | 1,577 | 4.0 | 81.4% | Con hold |
| Wiltshire Salisbury | Con | 5,412 | 14.2 | 80.2% | Con hold |
| Wiltshire Westbury | Con | 2,031 | 4.5 | 86.2% | Con hold |
South West at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in South West at the 1951 general election?
The Conservatives won 31 of the 43 seats in South West, with 46.2% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South West in 1951?
43 constituencies.
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