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Acton — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Acton was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 5,798 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Acton from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Harry Ernest Brittain (Unionist) 11,671 73.3% Robert Dunsmore (Labour) 7,430 (46.7 pts) 53.9%
1922 Harry Ernest Brittain (Unionist) 10,208 50.0% Mary Raleigh Richardson (Labour) 4,866 (23.8 pts) 67.1%
1923 Harry Ernest Brittain (Unionist) 8,943 44.9% Herbert Alphonsus Baldwin (Labour) 2,874 (14.4 pts) 63.5%
1924 Harry Ernest Brittain (Unionist) 12,799 55.1% Herbert Alphonsus Baldwin (Labour) 7,216 (31.1 pts) 72.6%
1929 James Frederick Shillaker (Labour) 13,206 41.4% Harry Ernest Brittain (Unionist) 467 (1.5 pts) 75.5%
1931 Hubert John Duggan (Conservative) 24,196 67.0% James Frederick Shillaker (Labour) 12,272 (34.0 pts) 75.5%
1935 Hubert John Duggan (Conservative) 19,137 58.5% William McLaine (Labour) 5,578 (17.1 pts) 67.8%
1945 Joseph Alfred Sparks (Labour) 19,950 56.6% Henry Carpenter Longhurst (Conservative) 7,816 (22.2 pts) 78.5%
1950 Joseph Alfred Sparks (Labour) 21,751 49.1% George Willment (Conservative) 2,635 (5.9 pts) 87.9%
1951 Joseph Alfred Sparks (Labour) 23,287 52.2% Leslie Frank Ramseyer (Conservative) 1,991 (4.5 pts) 86.9%
1955 Joseph Alfred Sparks (Labour) 20,645 50.6% John Leslie Bott (Conservative) 525 (1.3 pts) 82.6%
1959 Philip Welsby Holland (Conservative) 19,358 51.2% Joseph Alfred Sparks (Labour) 920 (2.4 pts) 80.7%
1964 Bernard Floud (Labour) 17,022 49.3% Philip Holland (Conservative) 2,599 (7.5 pts) 77.4%
1966 Bernard Floud (Labour) 18,541 57.7% Kenneth Baker (Conservative) 4,941 (15.4 pts) 73.9%
1970 Nigel Spearing (Labour) 13,960 48.0% Kenneth Baker (Conservative) 660 (2.3 pts) 66.6%
Feb 1974 George Young (Conservative) 18,492 43.3% Nigel Spearing (Labour) 1,451 (3.4 pts) 75.7%
Oct 1974 George Young (Conservative) 17,669 45.2% Glen Barnham (Labour) 808 (2.1 pts) 69.0%
1979 George Young (Conservative) 21,056 51.9% Glen Barnham (Labour) 5,798 (14.3 pts) 71.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Ernest Brittain Unionist 11,67173.3% Yes
Robert Dunsmore Labour 4,24126.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Ernest Brittain Unionist 10,20850.0% Yes
Mary Raleigh Richardson Labour 5,34226.2% No
Charles Neville Douglas Dixey Liberal 4,87723.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Ernest Brittain Unionist 8,94344.9% Yes
Herbert Alphonsus Baldwin Labour 6,06930.5% No
Bertram Arthur Levinson Liberal 4,90924.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Ernest Brittain Unionist 12,79955.1% Yes
Herbert Alphonsus Baldwin Labour 5,58324.0% No
Bertram Arthur Levinson Liberal 3,07413.2% No
Mary Raleigh Richardson Democratic Labour 1,7757.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Frederick Shillaker Labour 13,20641.4% Yes
Harry Ernest Brittain Unionist 12,73939.9% No
Frank Medlicott Liberal 5,98118.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert John Duggan Conservative 24,19667.0% Yes
James Frederick Shillaker Labour 11,92433.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert John Duggan Conservative 19,13758.5% Yes
William McLaine Labour 13,55941.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Alfred Sparks Labour 19,95056.6% Yes
Henry Carpenter Longhurst Conservative 12,13434.4% No
Francis Joseph Halpin Liberal 3,1729.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Alfred Sparks Labour 21,75149.1% Yes
George Willment Conservative 19,11643.1% No
Pauline Furniss Liberal 2,7816.3% No
Albert Papworth Communist 6631.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Alfred Sparks Labour 23,28752.2% Yes
Leslie Frank Ramseyer Conservative 21,29647.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Alfred Sparks Labour 20,64550.6% Yes
John Leslie Bott Conservative 20,12049.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Welsby Holland Conservative 19,35851.2% Yes
Joseph Alfred Sparks Labour 18,43848.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Floud Labour 17,02249.3% Yes
Philip Holland Conservative 14,42341.8% No
Barwys Niel Martin-Kaye Liberal 3,0498.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Floud Labour 18,54157.7% Yes
Kenneth Baker Conservative 13,60042.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Spearing Labour 13,96048.0% Yes
Kenneth Baker Conservative 13,30045.7% No
Dion Scherer Liberal 1,5835.4% No
Maurice Costin Communist 2580.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Young Conservative 18,49243.3% Yes
Nigel Spearing Labour 17,04139.9% No
Mario Uziell-Hamilton Liberal 7,16016.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Young Conservative 17,66945.2% Yes
Glen Barnham Labour 16,86143.1% No
Mario Uziell-Hamilton Liberal 4,56911.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Young Conservative 21,05651.9% Yes
Glen Barnham Labour 15,25837.6% No
Simon James Rowley Liberal 3,5498.7% No
Clive Brian Wakley National Front 5011.2% No
James O'Leary Irish National Party 2430.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Unionist margin 46.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 23.8 pts 1923: Unionist margin 14.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 31.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 1.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 34.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 17.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 22.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 5.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 4.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 1.3 pts 1959: Conservative margin 2.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 7.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 15.4 pts 1970: Labour margin 2.3 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 3.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 14.3 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Acton has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Acton in the 1979 general election?

Conservative won Acton in 1979 with 21,056 votes (51.9%), a majority of 5,798 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Acton since 1918?

Since 1918, Acton has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Acton?

The closest result on record for Acton was 1955, when Labour beat Conservative by just 525 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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