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Barkston Ash — UK General Election Results

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

Barkston Ash was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 18,711 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Barkston Ash from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Robert Gunter (Conservative) 4,600 63.1% Thomas Bayley (Liberal) 1,906 (26.1 pts) 86.7%
1886 Robert Gunter (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Robert Gunter (Conservative) 4,161 58.8% Archibald Witham Scarr (Liberal) 1,241 (17.5 pts) 76.0%
1895 Robert Gunter (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Robert Gunter (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 George Richard Lane-Fox (Conservative) 4,894 53.5% Joseph Ormond Andrews (Liberal) 648 (7.1 pts) 88.9%
Jan 1910 George Richard Lane-Fox (Conservative) 5,299 53.9% Frederic Horne (Liberal) 759 (7.7 pts) 90.5%
Dec 1910 George Richard Lane-Fox (Conservative) 5,066 53.7% Frederic Horne (Liberal) 694 (7.3 pts) 86.8%
1918 George Richard Lane-Fox (Unionist) 12,365 61.2% John Albert Rhodes (Liberal) 5,556 (27.5 pts) 61.4%
1922 George Richard Lane-Fox (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 George Richard Lane-Fox (Unionist) 12,932 49.1% George Lewis Ward (Labour) 4,968 (18.9 pts) 76.1%
1924 George Richard Lane-Fox (Unionist) 16,817 58.6% William Dobbie (Labour) 4,923 (17.2 pts) 80.2%
1929 George Richard Lane-Fox (Unionist) 20,116 52.3% George Saville Woods (Labour) 1,795 (4.7 pts) 80.2%
1931 Leonard Ropner (Conservative) 27,924 65.7% George Saville Woods (Labour) 13,339 (31.4 pts) 84.4%
1935 Leonard Ropner (Conservative) 25,714 60.9% Frank Smithson (Labour) 9,189 (21.8 pts) 78.5%
1945 Leonard Ropner (Conservative) 24,438 50.1% Bertie Hazell (Labour) 116 (0.2 pts) 75.5%
1950 Leonard Ropner (Conservative) 25,199 57.5% Bertie Hazell (Labour) 6,573 (15.0 pts) 87.3%
1951 Leonard Ropner (Conservative) 25,155 57.6% Herbert Victor Wiseman (Labour) 6,618 (15.2 pts) 85.1%
1955 Sir Leonard Ropner (Conservative) 24,194 57.3% Geoffrey William Rhodes (Labour) 6,167 (14.6 pts) 81.1%
1959 Sir Leonard Ropner (Conservative) 26,200 58.4% Robert W Bowes (Labour) 7,553 (16.8 pts) 82.4%
1964 Michae James Hugh Alison (Conservative) 27,897 58.8% Norman Holding (Labour) 8,364 (17.6 pts) 81.4%
1966 Michael Alison (Conservative) 28,183 56.3% Stanley Cohen (Labour) 6,342 (12.7 pts) 79.8%
1970 Michael Alison (Conservative) 35,198 59.6% E Keith Grime (Labour) 11,337 (19.2 pts) 75.7%
Feb 1974 Michael Alison (Conservative) 33,979 49.0% John Muir (Labour) 13,197 (19.0 pts) 83.5%
Oct 1974 Michael Alison (Conservative) 30,498 48.0% John Muir (Labour) 9,941 (15.7 pts) 75.8%
1979 Michael Alison (Conservative) 40,381 56.2% John Muir (Labour) 18,711 (26.1 pts) 78.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Gunter Conservative 4,60063.1% Yes
Thomas Bayley Liberal 2,69436.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Gunter Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Gunter Conservative 4,16158.8% Yes
Archibald Witham Scarr Liberal 2,92041.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Gunter Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Gunter Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Lane-Fox Conservative 4,89453.5% Yes
Joseph Ormond Andrews Liberal 4,24646.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Lane-Fox Conservative 5,29953.9% Yes
Frederic Horne Liberal 4,54046.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Lane-Fox Conservative 5,06653.7% Yes
Frederic Horne Liberal 4,37246.3% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Lane-Fox Unionist 12,36561.2% Yes
John Albert Rhodes Liberal 6,80933.7% No
Dennis Milner Independent Labour 1,0355.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Lane-Fox Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Lane-Fox Unionist 12,93249.1% Yes
George Lewis Ward Labour 7,96430.3% No
John Lambert Liberal 5,42520.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Lane-Fox Unionist 16,81758.6% Yes
William Dobbie Labour 11,89441.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Lane-Fox Unionist 20,11652.3% Yes
George Saville Woods Labour 18,32147.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard Ropner Conservative 27,92465.7% Yes
George Saville Woods Labour 14,58534.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard Ropner Conservative 25,71460.9% Yes
Frank Smithson Labour 16,52539.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard Ropner Conservative 24,43850.1% Yes
Bertie Hazell Labour 24,32249.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard Ropner Conservative 25,19957.5% Yes
Bertie Hazell Labour 18,62642.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard Ropner Conservative 25,15557.6% Yes
Herbert Victor Wiseman Labour 18,53742.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Leonard Ropner Conservative 24,19457.3% Yes
Geoffrey William Rhodes Labour 18,02742.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Leonard Ropner Conservative 26,20058.4% Yes
Robert W Bowes Labour 18,64741.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michae James Hugh Alison Conservative 27,89758.8% Yes
Norman Holding Labour 19,53341.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Alison Conservative 28,18356.3% Yes
Stanley Cohen Labour 21,84143.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Alison Conservative 35,19859.6% Yes
E Keith Grime Labour 23,86140.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Alison Conservative 33,97949.0% Yes
John Muir Labour 20,78230.0% No
Duncan Paige Liberal 14,61821.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Alison Conservative 30,49848.0% Yes
John Muir Labour 20,55732.4% No
Duncan Paige Liberal 12,48319.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Alison Conservative 40,38156.2% Yes
John Muir Labour 21,67030.2% No
Philip Pughe-Morgan Liberal 7,90911.0% No
David Corry Green 1,8292.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 26.1 pts 1892: Conservative margin 17.5 pts 1906: Conservative margin 7.1 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 7.7 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 7.3 pts 1918: Unionist margin 27.5 pts 1923: Unionist margin 18.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 17.2 pts 1929: Unionist margin 4.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 31.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 21.8 pts 1945: Conservative margin 0.2 pts 1950: Conservative margin 15.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 15.2 pts 1955: Conservative margin 14.6 pts 1959: Conservative margin 16.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 17.6 pts 1966: Conservative margin 12.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 19.2 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 19.0 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 15.7 pts 1979: Conservative margin 26.1 pts 1885 1892 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Barkston Ash has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Barkston Ash in the 1979 general election?

Conservative won Barkston Ash in 1979 with 40,381 votes (56.2%), a majority of 18,711 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Barkston Ash since 1885?

Since 1885, Barkston Ash has been won by: Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Barkston Ash?

The closest result on record for Barkston Ash was 1945, when Conservative beat Labour by just 116 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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