West Midlands: 1955 general election results
How West Midlands voted at the 1955 general election: Labour won 32 of 54 seats with 49.4% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 32 | −1 | 1,142,984 | 49.4% | −3.4 | ||
| Conservative | 22 | +4 | 1,137,544 | 49.2% | +6.2 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 28,356 | 1.2% | +0.6 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 4,350 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the 1951 general election in West Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilston | Lab | 7,008 | 15.2 | 74.4% | |
| Birmingham All Saints | Lab | 1,307 | 3.6 | 70.6% | |
| Birmingham Aston | Lab | 8,262 | 19.3 | 71.5% | |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | 14,094 | 35.3 | 68.2% | |
| Birmingham Hall Green | Con | 10,697 | 23.1 | 75.3% | |
| Birmingham Handsworth | Con | 10,285 | 25.4 | 69.5% | |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Lab | 8,811 | 31.3 | 60.0% | |
| Birmingham Northfield | Lab | 2,884 | 5.6 | 78.6% | |
| Birmingham Perry Barr | Lab | 1,680 | 4.6 | 72.7% | |
| Birmingham Selly Oak | Con | 6,720 | 15.0 | 74.3% | |
| Birmingham Small Heath | Lab | 7,960 | 21.6 | 65.8% | |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Lab | 3,211 | 8.7 | 72.2% | |
| Birmingham Stechford | Lab | 6,740 | 16.9 | 72.7% | |
| Birmingham Yardley | Lab | 3,124 | 7.1 | 75.0% | |
| Brierley Hill | Lab | 949 | 1.9 | 78.9% | |
| Bromsgrove | Con | 5,174 | 10.4 | 81.7% | |
| Burton | Con | 2,973 | 6.5 | 80.8% | |
| Cannock | Lab | 8,298 | 18.4 | 76.9% | |
| Coventry East | Lab | 6,104 | 12.4 | 81.2% | |
| Coventry North | Lab | 3,173 | 6.9 | 82.3% | |
| Coventry South | Lab | 1,688 | 3.2 | 81.4% | |
| Dudley | Lab | 11,051 | 19.3 | 79.8% | |
| Hereford | Con | 9,400 | 27.0 | 78.8% | |
| Kidderminster | Con | 8,224 | 18.7 | 78.4% | |
| Leek | Lab | 1,059 | 1.9 | 81.5% | |
| Leominster | Con | 8,747 | 31.0 | 70.4% | |
| Lichfield and Tamworth | Lab | 3,105 | 8.0 | 80.9% | |
| Ludlow | Con | 7,879 | 23.3 | 71.8% | |
| Meriden | Lab | 1,105 | 2.5 | 81.5% | |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | 6,745 | 13.5 | 80.7% | |
| Nuneaton | Lab | 10,284 | 22.9 | 79.7% | |
| Oldbury and Halesowen | Lab | 5,055 | 9.7 | 78.6% | |
| Oswestry | Con | 10,425 | 29.5 | 70.2% | |
| Rowley Regis and Tipton | Lab | 13,168 | 30.5 | 72.1% | |
| Rugby | Lab | 1,378 | 3.5 | 85.4% | |
| Shrewsbury | Con | 7,593 | 21.7 | 77.5% | |
| Smethwick | Lab | 6,495 | 16.3 | 75.5% | |
| Solihull | Con | 18,023 | 44.4 | 78.3% | |
| South Worcestershire | Con | 12,980 | 31.9 | 72.9% | |
| Stafford and Stone | Con | 8,656 | 19.8 | 79.0% | |
| Stoke on Trent Central | Lab | 12,355 | 27.7 | 71.3% | |
| Stoke on Trent North | Lab | 14,874 | 33.8 | 75.3% | |
| Stoke on Trent South | Lab | 13,264 | 27.2 | 73.6% | |
| Stratford | Con | 13,312 | 37.1 | 75.6% | |
| Sutton Coldfield | Con | 17,987 | 39.9 | 76.7% | |
| The Wrekin | Con | 478 | 1.3 | 80.1% | |
| Walsall North | Lab | 10,695 | 25.1 | 77.0% | |
| Walsall South | Con | 2,426 | 5.3 | 80.2% | |
| Warwick and Leamington | Con | 13,466 | 29.0 | 78.8% | |
| Wednesbury | Lab | 8,944 | 20.7 | 72.9% | |
| West Bromwich | Lab | 10,020 | 23.6 | 70.2% | |
| Wolverhampton North East | Lab | 9,209 | 24.3 | 71.4% | |
| Wolverhampton South West | Con | 8,420 | 20.0 | 77.7% | |
| Worcester | Con | 6,102 | 13.5 | 77.8% |
West Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in West Midlands at the 1955 general election?
Labour won 32 of the 54 seats in West Midlands, with 49.4% of the vote.
How many seats were there in West Midlands in 1955?
54 constituencies.
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