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Biggest majorities at the 1931 general election

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

#ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMajority%
1Surrey EasternConLab29,53577.71
2Sussex (West) Horsham and WorthingConLab38,95476.65
3Yorkshire (West Riding) RiponConLab32,77376.18
4Devonshire South MoltonNat LibLab22,20176.03
5Hampshire PetersfieldConLab22,52275.99
6Sussex (West) ChichesterConLab37,67175.58
7Sussex (East) East GrinsteadConLab29,70574.36
8HampsteadConLab31,45374.18
9St MaryleboneConLab33,82973.35
10Birmingham EdgbastonConLab27,92873.03
11Essex HarwichNat LibLab22,58972.76
12Surrey GuildfordConLab32,76672.41
13Southend on SeaConLab38,82371.49
14Paddington SouthConLab22,67471.44
15Somersetshire Weston Super MareConLab29,35071.31
16Surrey EpsomConLab36,50570.68
17Sussex (East) EastbourneConLab25,86170.62
18Wandsworth StreathamConLab25,01570.07
19Kent ChislehurstConLab26,64069.92
20HytheConLab16,66969.79
21Warwickshire TamworthConLab34,04669.35
22HolbornConLab13,17869.32
23Richmond (Surrey)ConLab28,87369.09
24HornseyConLab33,60968.90
25Hampshire AldershotConLab18,04368.80
26Rhondda WestLabCom18,72868.55
27Middlesex FinchleyConLab27,84668.37
28Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConLab24,45467.86
29WallaseyConLab32,44967.78
30Aberdeen SouthConLab27,36167.37
31Kent CanterburyConLab24,40767.33
32BromleyConLab37,81267.11
33HuntingdonshireNat LibLab18,47866.65
34Hampshire New Forest and ChristchurchConLab28,41466.58
35Bristol WestConLab34,38965.96
36ChelseaConLab18,28965.93
37Yorkshire (North Riding) Scarborough and WhitbyConLab25,45065.93
38Gloucestershire Cirencester and TewkesburyConLab22,30265.52
39Surrey ReigateConLab26,85865.49
40EalingConLab25,93565.41
41Devonshire TorquayConLab27,33965.03
42Kingston upon ThamesConLab28,31265.03
43Wandsworth PutneyConLab21,14663.14
44Cheshire WirralConLab34,75863.07
45Glasgow PollokConLab21,44962.91
46Suffolk (East) WoodbridgeConLab19,76962.68
47Sussex (East) LewesConLab19,38662.58
48Middlesex HendonConLab51,00062.49
49CheltenhamConLab17,26162.12
50Lambeth NorwoodConLab23,63462.08

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

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