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Banbury — UK General Election Results

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

Banbury was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 3,256 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Banbury from 1832 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Henry William Tancred (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1835 Henry William Tancred (Whig) 205 82.0% Edward Lloyd Williams (Radical) 160 (64.0 pts) 67.9%
1837 William Henry Tancred (Whig) 181 70.7% Henry Tawney (Conservative) 106 (41.4 pts) 74.6%
1841 Henry William Tancred (Whig) 124 45.1% Henry Vincent (Chartist) 73 (26.6 pts) 71.4%
1847 Henry William Tancred (Whig) 226 57.9% James Macgregor (Conservative) 62 (15.9 pts) 83.9%
1852 Henry William Tancred (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Henry William Tancred (Whig) 216 78.8% Edward Yates (Radical) 158 (57.7 pts) 50.9%
1859 Charles Eurwicke Douglas (Independent Liberal) 235 54.1% Bernhard Samuelson (Liberal) 36 (8.3 pts) 64.6%
1865 Bernhard Samuelson (Liberal) 206 38.8% Charles Bell (Conservative) 41 (7.7 pts) 86.5%
1868 Bernhard Samuelson (Liberal) 772 66.0% George Stratton (Conservative) 375 (32.1 pts) 76.7%
1874 Bernhard Samuelson (Liberal) 760 52.9% Josiah Wilkinson (Conservative) 84 (5.9 pts) 75.3%
1880 Bernard Samuelson (Liberal) 1,018 63.6% Thomas Gibson Bowles (Conservative) 435 (27.2 pts) 86.6%
1885 Bernhard Samuelson (Liberal) 4,436 60.1% Llewellyn Malcolm Wynne (Conservative) 1,492 (20.2 pts) 87.0%
1886 Bernhard Samuelson (Liberal) 3,677 53.6% Llewellyn Malcolm Wynne (Conservative) 493 (7.2 pts) 80.9%
1892 Bernhard Samuelson (Liberal) 3,640 51.3% Llewellyn Malcolm Wynne (Conservative) 187 (2.6 pts) 86.3%
1895 Albert Brassey (Conservative) 4,057 56.9% Charles Thornton (Liberal) 983 (13.8 pts) 87.6%
1900 Albert Brassey (Conservative) 3,632 56.3% Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes (Liberal) 811 (12.6 pts) 82.2%
1906 Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes (Liberal) 3,992 58.8% George Henry Robert Child Villiers (Conservative) 1,196 (17.6 pts) 87.6%
Jan 1910 Robert Bingham Brassey (Conservative) 3,831 52.1% Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes (Liberal) 315 (4.3 pts) 91.6%
Dec 1910 Eustace Edward Twistleton-Wykeham Fiennes (Liberal) 3,629 50.6% Robert Bingham Brassey (Conservative) 91 (1.3 pts) 89.4%
1918 Rhys Rhys Williams (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Albert James Edmondson (Unionist) 12,491 46.5% James Harold Early (Liberal) 4,606 (17.2 pts) 76.4%
1923 Albert James Edmondson (Unionist) 12,490 45.8% Charles Burgess Fry (Liberal) 219 (0.8 pts) 76.0%
1924 Albert James Edmondson (Unionist) 15,053 52.6% Harry Calvert Williams Verney (Liberal) 6,228 (21.8 pts) 79.3%
1929 Albert James Edmondson (Unionist) 16,444 45.5% Ronald Wilberforce Allen (Liberal) 2,644 (7.3 pts) 78.7%
1931 Albert James Edmondson (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 Albert James Edmondson (Conservative) 21,904 65.7% William Ernest Wade (Labour) 10,448 (31.3 pts) 65.8%
1945 Arthur Douglas Dodds-Parker (Conservative) 23,777 52.0% Richard Brian Roach (Labour) 1,826 (4.0 pts) 70.6%
1950 Arthur Douglas Dodds-Parker (Conservative) 21,365 43.5% Cyril Rawlett Fenton (Labour) 1,957 (4.0 pts) 83.6%
1951 Arthur Douglas Dodds-Parker (Conservative) 23,246 46.8% William Bird (Labour) 3,574 (7.2 pts) 82.8%
1955 Arthur Douglas Dodds-Parker (Conservative) 25,598 54.4% Norman Francis Stogdon (Labour) 4,125 (8.8 pts) 77.1%
1959 Harry Neil Marten (Conservative) 26,413 50.6% David J Buckle (Labour) 6,714 (12.9 pts) 81.0%
1964 Harry Neil Marten (Conservative) 27,281 47.2% Gerald Teasdale Fowler (Labour) 5,122 (8.9 pts) 82.4%
1966 Harry Marten (Conservative) 28,932 47.5% David Young (Labour) 4,403 (7.2 pts) 81.9%
1970 Harry Marten (Conservative) 36,712 53.4% Anthony Booth (Labour) 11,546 (16.8 pts) 77.3%
Feb 1974 Harry Marten (Conservative) 25,167 45.4% Anthony Booth (Labour) 6,878 (12.4 pts) 82.7%
Oct 1974 Harry Marten (Conservative) 24,210 47.4% Anthony Booth (Labour) 6,191 (12.1 pts) 75.7%
1979 Harry Marten (Conservative) 31,137 54.7% Brian Hodgson (Labour) 14,514 (25.5 pts) 78.3%
1983 Tony Baldry (Conservative) 26,225 53.4% Keith Fitchett (Social Democratic Party) 13,025 (26.5 pts) 75.2%
1987 Tony Baldry (Conservative) 29,716 56.2% David Rowland (Social Democratic Party) 17,330 (32.8 pts) 76.2%
1992 Tony Baldry (Conservative) 32,215 55.0% Angela Billingham (Labour) 16,720 (28.5 pts) 81.5%
1997 Tony Baldry (Conservative) 25,076 42.9% Hazel Peperell (Labour) 4,737 (8.1 pts) 75.5%
2001 Tony Baldry (Conservative) 23,271 45.2% Leslie Sibley (Labour) 5,219 (10.1 pts) 61.8%
2005 Tony Baldry (Conservative) 26,382 46.9% Leslie Sibley (Labour) 10,797 (19.2 pts) 64.5%
2010 Tony Baldry (Conservative) 29,703 52.8% David Rundle (Liberal Democrat) 18,227 (32.4 pts) 66.8%
2015 Victoria Prentis (Conservative) 30,749 53.0% Sean Woodcock (Labour) 18,395 (31.7 pts) 67.3%
2017 Victoria Prentis (Conservative) 33,388 54.2% Sean Woodcock (Labour) 12,399 (20.1 pts) 73.6%
2019 Victoria Prentis (Conservative) 34,148 54.3% Suzette Watson (Labour) 16,813 (26.7 pts) 70.2%
2024 Sean Woodcock (Labour) 18,468 38.3% Victoria Prentis (Conservative) 3,256 (6.8 pts) 66.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry William Tancred Whig Unopposed Yes

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry William Tancred Whig 20582.0% Yes
Edward Lloyd Williams Radical 4518.0% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Tancred Whig 18170.7% Yes
Henry Tawney Conservative 7529.3% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry William Tancred Whig 12445.1% Yes
Henry Vincent Chartist 5118.5% No
Hugh Holbech Conservative 00.0% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry William Tancred Whig 22657.9% Yes
James Macgregor Conservative 16442.1% No

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry William Tancred Whig Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry William Tancred Whig 21678.8% Yes
Edward Yates Radical 5821.2% No

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Eurwicke Douglas Independent Liberal 23554.1% Yes
Bernhard Samuelson Liberal 19945.9% No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernhard Samuelson Liberal 20638.8% Yes
Charles Bell Conservative 16531.1% No
Charles Eurwicke Douglas Independent Liberal 16030.1% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernhard Samuelson Liberal 77266.0% Yes
George Stratton Conservative 39734.0% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernhard Samuelson Liberal 76052.9% Yes
Josiah Wilkinson Conservative 67647.1% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Samuelson Liberal 1,01863.6% Yes
Thomas Gibson Bowles Conservative 58336.4% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernhard Samuelson Liberal 4,43660.1% Yes
Llewellyn Malcolm Wynne Conservative 2,94439.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernhard Samuelson Liberal 3,67753.6% Yes
Llewellyn Malcolm Wynne Conservative 3,18446.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernhard Samuelson Liberal 3,64051.3% Yes
Llewellyn Malcolm Wynne Conservative 3,45348.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Brassey Conservative 4,05756.9% Yes
Charles Thornton Liberal 3,07443.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Brassey Conservative 3,63256.3% Yes
Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes Liberal 2,82143.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes Liberal 3,99258.8% Yes
George Henry Robert Child Villiers Conservative 2,79641.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Bingham Brassey Conservative 3,83152.1% Yes
Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes Liberal 3,51647.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eustace Edward Twistleton-Wykeham Fiennes Liberal 3,62950.6% Yes
Robert Bingham Brassey Conservative 3,53849.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rhys Rhys Williams Liberal Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert James Edmondson Unionist 12,49146.5% Yes
James Harold Early Liberal 7,88529.4% No
Ernest Nathaniel Bennett Labour 6,46324.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert James Edmondson Unionist 12,49045.8% Yes
Charles Burgess Fry Liberal 12,27145.0% No
Ernest Nathaniel Bennett Labour 2,5009.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert James Edmondson Unionist 15,05352.6% Yes
Harry Calvert Williams Verney Liberal 8,82530.8% No
Arthur Ernest Monks Labour 4,73316.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert James Edmondson Unionist 16,44445.5% Yes
Ronald Wilberforce Allen Liberal 13,80038.2% No
Lawrence Wingfield Labour 5,89416.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert James Edmondson Conservative Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert James Edmondson Conservative 21,90465.7% Yes
William Ernest Wade Labour 11,45634.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Douglas Dodds-Parker Conservative 23,77752.0% Yes
Richard Brian Roach Labour 21,95148.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Douglas Dodds-Parker Conservative 21,36543.5% Yes
Cyril Rawlett Fenton Labour 19,40839.5% No
Lawrence William Robson Liberal 8,39217.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Douglas Dodds-Parker Conservative 23,24646.8% Yes
William Bird Labour 19,67239.6% No
Lawrence William Robson Liberal 6,70613.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Douglas Dodds-Parker Conservative 25,59854.4% Yes
Norman Francis Stogdon Labour 21,47345.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Neil Marten Conservative 26,41350.6% Yes
David J Buckle Labour 19,69937.7% No
Kenneth Colman Liberal 6,07411.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Neil Marten Conservative 27,28147.2% Yes
Gerald Teasdale Fowler Labour 22,15938.3% No
Francis John Ware Liberal 7,85113.6% No
James Hayward Farmers' Candidate 5340.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Marten Conservative 28,93247.5% Yes
David Young Labour 24,52940.3% No
Penelope Jessel Liberal 7,40712.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Marten Conservative 36,71253.4% Yes
Anthony Booth Labour 25,16636.6% No
Geoffrey Fisher Liberal 6,85910.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Marten Conservative 25,16745.4% Yes
Anthony Booth Labour 18,28933.0% No
Geoffrey Fisher Liberal 11,94721.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Marten Conservative 24,21047.4% Yes
Anthony Booth Labour 18,01935.2% No
David Foster Charlton Liberal 8,35216.3% No
Julian Basil Barbour Independent English Nationalist 5471.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Marten Conservative 31,13754.7% Yes
Brian Hodgson Labour 16,62329.2% No
Malcolm Geoffrey White Liberal 8,65815.2% No
Ivor William Cherry National Front 5040.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Baldry Conservative 26,22553.4% Yes
Keith Fitchett Social Democratic Party 13,20026.9% No
Brian Hodgson Labour 9,34319.0% No
David Brough Monster Raving Loony 3830.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Baldry Conservative 29,71656.2% Yes
David Rowland Social Democratic Party 12,38623.4% No
James Honeybone Labour 10,78920.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Baldry Conservative 32,21555.0% Yes
Angela Billingham Labour 15,49526.5% No
Geoffrey Fisher Liberal Democrat 10,60218.1% No
Robin Ticciati Natural Law 2500.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Baldry Conservative 25,07642.9% Yes
Hazel Peperell Labour 20,33934.8% No
Catherine Bearder Liberal Democrat 9,76116.7% No
James Ager Referendum Party 2,2453.8% No
Bevis Cotton Green 5300.9% No
Lynda King UKIP 3640.6% No
Ian Pearson Natural Law 1310.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Baldry Conservative 23,27145.2% Yes
Leslie Sibley Labour 18,05235.0% No
Anthony Worgan Liberal Democrat 8,21615.9% No
Bevis Cotton Green 1,2812.5% No
Stephen Harris UKIP 6951.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Baldry Conservative 26,38246.9% Yes
Leslie Sibley Labour 15,58527.7% No
Zoe Patrick Liberal Democrat 10,07617.9% No
Alyson Duckmanton Green 1,5902.8% No
Diana Heimann UKIP 1,2412.2% No
James Starkey National Front 9181.6% No
Chris Rowe Your Party 4170.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Baldry Conservative 29,70352.8% Yes
David Rundle Liberal Democrat 11,47620.4% No
Les Sibley Labour 10,77319.2% No
David Fairweather UKIP 2,8065.0% No
Alastair White Green 9591.7% No
C. J. R. Edwards Independent 5240.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victoria Prentis Conservative 30,74953.0% Yes
Sean Woodcock Labour 12,35421.3% No
Dickie Bird UKIP 8,05013.9% No
John Howson Liberal Democrat 3,4405.9% No
Ian Middleton Green 2,6864.6% No
Roseanne Edwards National Health Action Party 7291.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victoria Prentis Conservative 33,38854.2% Yes
Sean Woodcock Labour 20,98934.1% No
John Howson Liberal Democrat 3,4525.6% No
Dickie Bird UKIP 1,5812.6% No
Ian Middleton Green 1,2252.0% No
Roseanne Edwards Independent 9271.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victoria Prentis Conservative 34,14854.3% Yes
Suzette Watson Labour 17,33527.6% No
Tim Bearder Liberal Democrat 8,83114.0% No
Ian Middleton Green 2,6074.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sean Woodcock Labour 18,46838.3% Yes
Victoria Prentis Conservative 15,21231.6% No
Paul Topley Reform UK 6,28413.0% No
Liz Adams Liberal Democrat 4,3529.0% No
Arron Baker Green 2,6155.4% No
Cassi Bellingham Independent 8501.8% No
Chris Nevile Climate Party 2420.5% No
Declan Soper Social Democratic Party 1550.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1835: Whig margin 64.0 pts 1837: Whig margin 41.4 pts 1841: Whig margin 26.6 pts 1847: Whig margin 15.9 pts 1857: Whig margin 57.7 pts 1859: Independent Liberal margin 8.3 pts 1865: Liberal margin 7.7 pts 1868: Liberal margin 32.1 pts 1874: Liberal margin 5.9 pts 1880: Liberal margin 27.2 pts 1885: Liberal margin 20.2 pts 1886: Liberal margin 7.2 pts 1892: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 12.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 17.6 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 4.3 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 1.3 pts 1922: Unionist margin 17.2 pts 1923: Unionist margin 0.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 21.8 pts 1929: Unionist margin 7.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 31.3 pts 1945: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1950: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1955: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1959: Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1964: Conservative margin 8.9 pts 1966: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1970: Conservative margin 16.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 12.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 12.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 25.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 26.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 32.8 pts 1992: Conservative margin 28.5 pts 1997: Conservative margin 8.1 pts 2001: Conservative margin 10.1 pts 2005: Conservative margin 19.2 pts 2010: Conservative margin 32.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 31.7 pts 2017: Conservative margin 20.1 pts 2019: Conservative margin 26.7 pts 2024: Labour margin 6.8 pts 1835 1837 1841 1847 1857 1859 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1922 1923 1924 1929 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

Banbury has been contested at 49 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Independent Liberal, Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Banbury in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Banbury in 2024 with 18,468 votes (38.3%), a majority of 3,256 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Banbury since 1832?

Since 1832, Banbury has been won by: Conservative, Independent Liberal, Labour, Liberal, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Banbury?

The closest result on record for Banbury was 1923, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 219 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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