West Midlands: 1951 general election results
How West Midlands voted at the 1951 general election: Labour won 33 of 52 seats with 52.8% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 33 | +1 | 1,312,408 | 52.8% | +1.8 | ||
| Conservative | 18 | −2 | 1,069,136 | 43.0% | +2.0 | ||
| Independent Conservative | 1 | new | 36,628 | 1.5% | — | ||
| National Liberal | 0 | 0 | 49,272 | 2.0% | +0.2 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 16,679 | 0.7% | −5.1 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 545 | 0.02% | |||||
Change compared with the 1950 general election in West Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilston | Lab | 12,029 | 23.7 | 82.7% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Aston | Lab | 11,763 | 26.4 | 71.5% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | 13,104 | 28.6 | 76.1% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Erdington | Lab | 3,408 | 6.1 | 83.4% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Hall Green | Con | 6,415 | 13.3 | 82.9% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Hansworth | Con | 8,707 | 19.1 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Birmingham King'S Norton | Con | 8,131 | 15.4 | 81.6% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Lab | 7,677 | 19.0 | 77.2% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Northfield | Lab | 2,850 | 5.7 | 83.3% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Perry Barr | Lab | 6,467 | 16.1 | 81.1% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Small Heath | Lab | 15,923 | 32.5 | 77.2% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Sparbrook | Lab | 8,936 | 22.7 | 76.4% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Strechford | Lab | 10,971 | 19.0 | 81.4% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Yardley | Lab | 2,701 | 6.3 | 82.5% | Lab hold |
| Coventry East | Lab | 12,671 | 24.6 | 85.7% | Lab hold |
| Coventry North | Lab | 9,588 | 19.2 | 86.4% | Lab hold |
| Coventry South | Lab | 5,468 | 10.3 | 86.2% | Lab hold |
| Dudley | Lab | 9,851 | 16.7 | 83.7% | Lab hold |
| Herefordshire Hereford | Lab | 7,808 | 22.6 | 77.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Herefordshire Leominster | Con | 10,013 | 33.5 | 74.2% | Con hold |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | 8,536 | 16.1 | 87.5% | Lab hold |
| Oldbury and Halesowen | Lab | 6,272 | 11.4 | 83.3% | Lab hold |
| Rowley Regis and Tipton | Lab | 16,316 | 33.4 | 80.8% | Lab hold |
| Shropshire Ludlow | Con | 7,477 | 20.4 | 77.7% | Con hold |
| Shropshire Oswestry | Con | 9,372 | 24.5 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Shropshire Shrewsbury | Con | 6,768 | 18.7 | 80.7% | Con hold |
| Shropshire the Wrekin | Lab | 1,804 | 4.7 | 83.1% | Lab hold |
| Smethwick | Lab | 9,727 | 21.3 | 83.5% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Brierley Hill | Lab | 2,298 | 4.7 | 85.0% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Burton | Con | 733 | 1.5 | 86.3% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire Cannock | Lab | 16,338 | 33.7 | 83.1% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Leek | Lab | 1,910 | 3.4 | 86.2% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Lichfield and Tamworth | Lab | 2,885 | 5.3 | 85.5% | Lab hold |
| Staffordshire Stafford and Stone | Con | 6,046 | 13.3 | 84.1% | Con hold |
| Stoke on Trent Central | Lab | 15,490 | 29.2 | 82.2% | Lab hold |
| Stoke on Trent North | Lab | 22,024 | 42.9 | 83.8% | Lab hold |
| Stoke on Trent South | Lab | 16,906 | 31.5 | 84.2% | Lab hold |
| Walsall | Lab | 10,473 | 16.3 | 83.1% | Lab hold |
| Warwickshire Nuneaton | Lab | 18,295 | 30.8 | 85.0% | Lab hold |
| Warwickshire Rugby | Lab | 199 | 0.5 | 87.7% | Lab hold |
| Warwickshire Solihull | Con | 16,124 | 40.7 | 83.2% | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Stratford | Con | 10,795 | 29.0 | 79.9% | Con hold |
| Warwickshire Sutton Coldfield | Ind Con | 15,735 | 27.4 | 81.6% | Ind Con gain from Con |
| Warwickshire Warwick and Leamington | Con | 9,803 | 21.0 | 82.4% | Con hold |
| Wednesbury | Lab | 12,225 | 21.0 | 82.3% | Lab hold |
| West Bromwich | Lab | 13,659 | 28.4 | 80.5% | Lab hold |
| Wolverhampton North East | Lab | 12,080 | 24.6 | 80.9% | Lab hold |
| Wolverhampton South West | Con | 3,196 | 7.2 | 86.3% | Con hold |
| Worcester | Con | 5,151 | 11.0 | 82.1% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Bromsgrove | Con | 2,653 | 5.2 | 86.5% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire Kidderminster | Con | 5,158 | 11.3 | 83.0% | Con hold |
| Worcestershire South | Con | 12,795 | 30.7 | 75.9% | Con hold |
West Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in West Midlands at the 1951 general election?
Labour won 33 of the 52 seats in West Midlands, with 52.8% of the vote.
How many seats were there in West Midlands in 1951?
52 constituencies.
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