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Biggest majorities at the 1922 general election

The safest wins: constituencies won by the largest share of the vote in each general election.

#ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMajority%
1Westminster AbbeyConLab11,16661.95
2Surrey EasternConLab8,83154.63
3Nottingham SouthConOth10,45252.62
4Herefordshire HerefordConLab9,04452.48
5Kensington SouthConInd10,79652.09
6LondonderryConOth20,88251.43
7ChelseaConLab8,92449.72
8Sussex (West) ChichesterConLab12,74248.55
9Surrey FarnhamConLab9,24546.53
10Yorkshire (West Riding) NormantonLabNat Lib10,18546.52
11Hampshire FarehamConLab10,76346.29
12West Ham SilvertownLabCon7,51346.28
13Liverpool FairfieldConLab8,83844.65
14WimbledonConLib10,12443.31
15Kent CanterburyConLab8,31542.44
16Surrey EpsomConLab9,67842.41
17Middlesex HendonConLib11,75242.39
18Berkshire WindsorConLib10,41742.36
19Sussex (East) East GrinsteadConLab9,45442.00
20Surrey GuildfordConLab10,53141.20
21HolbornConLib5,23941.08
22Liverpool West DerbyConLab9,39440.91
23Middlesex Wood GreenConLab12,52639.96
24Wandsworth CentralConLab7,05039.41
25Glasgow PollokConLab9,16139.26
26EalingConLab8,37939.24
27Middlesbrough WestLibNat Lib9,38938.74
28Kent AshfordConLab8,66138.30
29Wandsworth StreathamConLib6,79938.27
30PembrokeshireNat LibLab11,86637.94
31Portsmouth SouthConLib10,88037.47
32Lancashire StretfordNat LibLab10,45237.44
33Lambeth NorwoodConLib9,86837.16
34Durham Chester Le StreetLabCon10,96136.99
35Wandsworth ClaphamConLab8,36636.94
36HampsteadConNat Lib9,01436.85
37Lancashire LancasterConLab10,52836.79
38HastingsConLab7,49936.61
39Fulham EastConLab7,88936.55
40Sheffield AttercliffeLabNat Lib8,64436.37
41Wandsworth Balham and TootingConLib9,19536.37
42Worcestershire KidderminsterConLab10,50836.34
43Sussex (East) LewesConLab6,01736.09
44Lancashire InceLabCon9,07535.46
45Dorset SouthernConLib7,46435.25
46Durham SeahamLabCon11,88835.21
47Camberwell DulwichConLib7,31335.19
48Breconshire and RadnorshireNat LibLab10,55534.89
49Hertfordshire Hemel HempsteadConLab6,12134.83
50Hampshire AldershotConLib5,65634.81

Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.

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