Home General Elections 30 May 1929 Birkenhead West

UK Polling History: Election of 30 May 1929 – Birkenhead West

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 15,634 13,410 4,946
Votes gained +2,911 +351 +3,191
Share of votes 46.0% 39.5% 14.6%
Share of eligible voters 36.6% 31.4% 11.6%
Gain in share of votes -3.4% -11.2% +5.0%
Gain in share of eligible voters -3.5% -9.7% +5.7%
Total votes: 33,990
Electorate: 42,773
Turnout: 79.5%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 8.1% Liberal from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Birkenhead, Wirral
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Birkenhead
23 February 1950
»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
5 July 1945 General Election 11,591 15,568
14 November 1935 General Election 17,684 13,931
27 October 1931 General Election 22,336 12,682
30 May 1929 General Election 13,410 15,634 4,946
29 October 1924 General Election 13,059 12,723
6 December 1923 General Election 9,862 12,473
15 November 1922 General Election 12,176 10,371
14 December 1918 General Election 10,881 5,673 1,755