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Ashford — UK General Election Results

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

Ashford was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 1,779 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Ashford from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Pomfret Pomfret (Conservative) 6,020 55.2% George Crispe Whiteley (Liberal) 1,125 (10.3 pts) 81.5%
1886 William Pomfret Pomfret (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Laurence Hardy (Conservative) 5,512 56.3% John Bugler (Liberal) 1,231 (12.6 pts) 68.4%
1895 Laurence Hardy (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Laurence Hardy (Conservative) 5,898 71.6% Benjamin Nicholson (Independent Protestant) 3,555 (43.1 pts) 64.8%
1906 Laurence Hardy (Conservative) 5,994 51.6% Percy Alfred Harris (Liberal) 380 (3.3 pts) 83.7%
Jan 1910 Laurence Hardy (Conservative) 7,966 64.3% Reginald John Farrer (Liberal) 3,544 (28.6 pts) 87.2%
Dec 1910 Laurence Hardy (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 Samuel Strang Steel (Unionist) 10,258 81.0% William Deedes (Independent Democrat) 7,850 (62.0 pts) 39.2%
1922 Samuel Strang Steel (Unionist) 15,638 69.1% Basil Noble (Labour) 8,661 (38.3 pts) 64.2%
1923 Samuel Strang Steel (Unionist) 12,644 62.1% Basil Noble (Labour) 4,935 (24.2 pts) 57.8%
1924 Samuel Strang Steel (Unionist) 15,159 60.3% Leonard John Humphrey (Liberal) 9,672 (38.5 pts) 70.4%
1929 Roderick Morris Kedward (Liberal) 15,753 46.0% Samuel Strang Steel (Unionist) 1,174 (3.4 pts) 75.3%
1931 Michael Herbert Rudolf Knatchbull (Conservative) 20,891 58.7% Roderick Morris Kedward (National Liberal) 6,210 (17.5 pts) 75.9%
1935 William Patrick Spens (Conservative) 21,323 59.2% Richard Borlase Matthews (Liberal) 12,985 (36.1 pts) 73.6%
1945 Edward Percy Smith (Conservative) 18,800 52.0% Horace Lee (Labour) 6,225 (17.2 pts) 71.0%
1950 William Francis Deedes (Conservative) 21,095 51.6% Neville Devonshire Sandelson (Labour) 6,147 (15.0 pts) 84.1%
1951 William Francis Deedes (Conservative) 24,093 59.1% Neville Devonshire Sandelson (Labour) 7,448 (18.3 pts) 81.9%
1955 William Francis Deedes (Conservative) 23,992 60.5% Neville Devonshire Sandelson (Labour) 8,307 (20.9 pts) 78.1%
1959 William Francis Deedes (Conservative) 25,383 62.9% Reginald Ward (Labour) 10,400 (25.8 pts) 77.5%
1964 William Francis Deedes (Conservative) 21,026 49.4% Charles A Thomas (Labour) 9,037 (21.2 pts) 77.5%
1966 William Deedes (Conservative) 21,362 50.0% Charles Thomas (Labour) 8,113 (19.0 pts) 75.4%
1970 William Deedes (Conservative) 26,649 54.8% John Bowyer (Labour) 12,612 (26.0 pts) 72.6%
Feb 1974 William Deedes (Conservative) 21,773 46.2% Clive Gardner Dennis (Liberal) 8,459 (17.9 pts) 81.5%
Oct 1974 Herbert Speed (Conservative) 19,294 44.3% Martin Bernard Jackson (Labour) 6,025 (13.8 pts) 74.6%
1979 Herbert Speed (Conservative) 26,224 55.7% Alan Arthur Gilbert (Labour) 13,638 (28.9 pts) 76.9%
1983 Keith Speed (Conservative) 27,230 56.8% Joan Catherine Hawkes (Social Democratic Party) 13,911 (29.0 pts) 73.2%
1987 Keith Speed (Conservative) 29,978 56.5% Neil Macmillan (Social Democratic Party) 15,488 (29.2 pts) 75.7%
1992 Keith Speed (Conservative) 31,031 54.6% Christine Headley (Liberal Democrat) 17,359 (30.5 pts) 79.2%
1997 Damian Green (Conservative) 22,899 41.4% John Ennals (Labour) 5,345 (9.7 pts) 74.6%
2001 Damian Green (Conservative) 22,739 47.4% John Adams (Labour) 7,359 (15.3 pts) 62.5%
2005 Damian Green (Conservative) 26,651 51.6% Valerie Whitaker (Labour) 13,298 (25.7 pts) 65.0%
2010 Damian Green (Conservative) 29,878 54.1% Chris Took (Liberal Democrat) 17,297 (31.3 pts) 68.0%
2015 Damian Green (Conservative) 30,094 52.5% Gerald O'Brien (UKIP) 19,296 (33.6 pts) 67.6%
2017 Damian Green (Conservative) 35,318 59.0% Sally Gathern (Labour) 17,478 (29.2 pts) 68.7%
2019 Damian Green (Conservative) 37,270 62.1% Dara Farrell (Labour) 24,029 (40.0 pts) 67.4%
2024 Sojan Joseph (Labour) 15,262 32.5% Damian Green (Conservative) 1,779 (3.8 pts) 61.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pomfret Pomfret Conservative 6,02055.2% Yes
George Crispe Whiteley Liberal 4,89544.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pomfret Pomfret Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Hardy Conservative 5,51256.3% Yes
John Bugler Liberal 4,28143.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Hardy Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Hardy Conservative 5,89871.6% Yes
Benjamin Nicholson Independent Protestant 2,34328.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Hardy Conservative 5,99451.6% Yes
Percy Alfred Harris Liberal 5,61448.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Hardy Conservative 7,96664.3% Yes
Reginald John Farrer Liberal 4,42235.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Hardy Conservative Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Strang Steel Unionist 10,25881.0% Yes
William Deedes Independent Democrat 2,40819.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Strang Steel Unionist 15,63869.1% Yes
Basil Noble Labour 6,97730.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Strang Steel Unionist 12,64462.1% Yes
Basil Noble Labour 7,70937.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Strang Steel Unionist 15,15960.3% Yes
Leonard John Humphrey Liberal 5,48721.8% No
Basil Noble Labour 4,47317.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roderick Morris Kedward Liberal 15,75346.0% Yes
Samuel Strang Steel Unionist 14,57942.6% No
Montefiore Follick Labour 3,88511.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Herbert Rudolf Knatchbull Conservative 20,89158.7% Yes
Roderick Morris Kedward National Liberal 14,68141.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Patrick Spens Conservative 21,32359.2% Yes
Richard Borlase Matthews Liberal 8,33823.2% No
William James Beck Labour 6,33317.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Percy Smith Conservative 18,80052.0% Yes
Horace Lee Labour 12,57534.8% No
Harold Vesey Strong Liberal 4,80413.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Francis Deedes Conservative 21,09551.6% Yes
Neville Devonshire Sandelson Labour 14,94836.6% No
Herbert Cyril Shirley Liberal 4,82811.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Francis Deedes Conservative 24,09359.1% Yes
Neville Devonshire Sandelson Labour 16,64540.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Francis Deedes Conservative 23,99260.5% Yes
Neville Devonshire Sandelson Labour 15,68539.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Francis Deedes Conservative 25,38362.9% Yes
Reginald Ward Labour 14,98337.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Francis Deedes Conservative 21,02649.4% Yes
Charles A Thomas Labour 11,98928.2% No
J Gavin W Peck Liberal 9,53122.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Deedes Conservative 21,36250.0% Yes
Charles Thomas Labour 13,24931.0% No
J Gavin W Peck Liberal 8,12119.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Deedes Conservative 26,64954.8% Yes
John Bowyer Labour 14,03728.9% No
Charles Truman Liberal 7,90216.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Deedes Conservative 21,77346.2% Yes
Clive Gardner Dennis Liberal 13,31428.2% No
Martin Bernard Jackson Labour 12,07725.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Speed Conservative 19,29444.3% Yes
Martin Bernard Jackson Labour 13,26930.5% No
Clive Gardner Dennis Liberal 10,98325.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Speed Conservative 26,22455.7% Yes
Alan Arthur Gilbert Labour 12,58626.7% No
Allison Joan Wainman Liberal 7,63116.2% No
Kenneth Roderick McKilliam National Front 6781.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Speed Conservative 27,23056.8% Yes
Joan Catherine Hawkes Social Democratic Party 13,31927.8% No
Paul Arthur Lewis Labour 6,16712.9% No
Dr CA Porter Green 5691.2% No
John William King National Labour 4561.0% No
Robert Ernest Lockwood BNP 1950.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Speed Conservative 29,97856.5% Yes
Neil Macmillan Social Democratic Party 14,49027.3% No
Michael Wiggins Labour 7,77514.7% No
Dr Charles Porter Green 7781.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Speed Conservative 31,03154.6% Yes
Christine Headley Liberal Democrat 13,67224.1% No
Doreen Cameron Labour 11,36520.0% No
Dr Andrew Porter Green 7731.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Damian Green Conservative 22,89941.4% Yes
John Ennals Labour 17,55431.7% No
John Williams Liberal Democrat 10,90119.7% No
Christopher Cruden Referendum Party 3,2015.8% No
Richard Boden Green 6601.2% No
Stephen Tyrell Natural Law 890.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Damian Green Conservative 22,73947.4% Yes
John Adams Labour 15,38032.1% No
Keith Fitchett Liberal Democrat 7,23615.1% No
Richard Boden Green 1,3532.8% No
David Waller UKIP 1,2292.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Damian Green Conservative 26,65151.6% Yes
Valerie Whitaker Labour 13,35325.8% No
Chris Took Liberal Democrat 8,30816.1% No
Richard Boden Green 1,7533.4% No
Bernard Stroud UKIP 1,6203.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Damian Green Conservative 29,87854.1% Yes
Chris Took Liberal Democrat 12,58122.8% No
Chris Clark Labour 9,20416.7% No
Jeffrey Elenor UKIP 2,5084.5% No
Steve Campkin Green 1,0141.8% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Damian Green Conservative 30,09452.5% Yes
Gerald O'Brien UKIP 10,79818.8% No
Brendan Chilton Labour 10,58018.4% No
Debbie Enever Liberal Democrat 3,4336.0% No
Mandy Rossi Green 2,4674.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Damian Green Conservative 35,31859.0% Yes
Sally Gathern Labour 17,84029.8% No
Adrian Gee-Turner Liberal Democrat 3,1015.2% No
Gerald O'Brien UKIP 2,2183.7% No
Mandy Rossi Green 1,4022.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Damian Green Conservative 37,27062.1% Yes
Dara Farrell Labour 13,24122.0% No
Adrian Gee-Turner Liberal Democrat 6,04810.1% No
Mandy Rossi Green 2,6384.4% No
Susannah De Sanvil Independent 8621.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sojan Joseph Labour 15,26232.5% Yes
Damian Green Conservative 13,48328.7% No
Tristram Kennedy Harper Reform UK 10,14121.6% No
Mandy Rossi Green 4,3559.3% No
Adam Rowledge Liberal Democrat 2,4455.2% No
James Ransley Consensus 1,2892.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 10.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 12.6 pts 1900: Conservative margin 43.1 pts 1906: Conservative margin 3.3 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 28.6 pts 1918: Unionist margin 62.0 pts 1922: Unionist margin 38.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 24.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 38.5 pts 1929: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1931: Conservative margin 17.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 36.1 pts 1945: Conservative margin 17.2 pts 1950: Conservative margin 15.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 18.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 20.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 25.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 21.2 pts 1966: Conservative margin 19.0 pts 1970: Conservative margin 26.0 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 17.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 28.9 pts 1983: Conservative margin 29.0 pts 1987: Conservative margin 29.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 30.5 pts 1997: Conservative margin 9.7 pts 2001: Conservative margin 15.3 pts 2005: Conservative margin 25.7 pts 2010: Conservative margin 31.3 pts 2015: Conservative margin 33.6 pts 2017: Conservative margin 29.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 40.0 pts 2024: Labour margin 3.8 pts 1885 1892 1900 1906 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Ashford has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ashford in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Ashford in 2024 with 15,262 votes (32.5%), a majority of 1,779 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Ashford since 1885?

Since 1885, Ashford has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Ashford?

The closest result on record for Ashford was 1906, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 380 votes (3.3 percentage points).

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