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Basingstoke — UK General Election Results

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

Basingstoke was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,484 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Basingstoke from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 George Limbrey Sclater-Booth (Conservative) 3,892 62.7% Richard Eve (Liberal) 1,579 (25.4 pts) 80.4%
1886 George Sclater-Booth (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Arthur Frederick Jeffreys (Conservative) 4,046 61.3% George Judd (Liberal) 1,491 (22.6 pts) 72.5%
1895 Arthur Frederick Jeffreys (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Arthur Frederick Jeffreys (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Arthur Frederick Jeffreys (Conservative) 4,825 50.6% Harry Calvert Williams Verney (Liberal) 120 (1.3 pts) 79.1%
Jan 1910 Arthur Clavell Salter (Conservative) 7,506 66.3% John Ernest Wallis (Liberal) 3,685 (32.5 pts) 86.2%
Dec 1910 Arthur Clavell Salter (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 Auckland Campbell Geddes (Unionist) 11,218 64.1% A Close (Independent Labour) 4,941 (28.2 pts) 55.2%
1922 Arthur Richard Holbrook (Unionist) 12,514 56.0% Reginald Thomas Herbert Fletcher (Liberal) 5,734 (25.7 pts) 66.9%
1923 Reginald Thomas Herbert Fletcher (Liberal) 11,879 50.7% Arthur Richard Holbrook (Unionist) 348 (1.5 pts) 68.8%
1924 Arthur Richard Holbrook (Unionist) 15,558 57.3% Reginald Thomas Herbert Fletcher (Liberal) 6,129 (22.6 pts) 78.3%
1929 Gerard Vernon Wallop (Unionist) 16,547 50.5% Laurence Harry Duniam Jones (Liberal) 4,952 (15.1 pts) 74.2%
1931 Gerard Vernon Wallop (Conservative) 23,523 69.7% Frances Louise Josephy (Liberal) 17,417 (51.6 pts) 74.2%
1935 Patrick William Donner (Conservative) 18,549 57.8% John Mackintosh Foot (Liberal) 8,232 (25.7 pts) 67.4%
1945 Patrick William Donner (Conservative) 18,700 46.0% Edith Alice Weston (Labour) 4,937 (12.1 pts) 66.4%
1950 Patrick William Donner (Conservative) 25,151 55.4% Marjorie Clark (Labour) 4,894 (10.8 pts) 79.5%
1951 Patrick William Donner (Conservative) 26,045 55.9% Arthur Carr (Labour) 5,465 (11.7 pts) 79.9%
1955 Denzil Kingston Freeth (Conservative) 24,973 57.2% William Royle (Labour) 6,290 (14.4 pts) 76.6%
1959 Denzil Kingston Freeth (Conservative) 25,314 52.2% Sydney G Conbeer (Labour) 11,244 (23.2 pts) 79.6%
1964 David Bower Mitchell (Conservative) 26,466 49.3% Brian Tilley (Labour) 7,976 (14.9 pts) 78.1%
1966 David Mitchell (Conservative) 26,076 45.9% Alec Kazantzis (Labour) 3,659 (6.4 pts) 78.6%
1970 David Mitchell (Conservative) 35,138 51.0% Denis Carter (Labour) 9,474 (13.7 pts) 75.0%
Feb 1974 David Mitchell (Conservative) 30,886 43.2% Terence Edward Hunt (Labour) 7,797 (10.9 pts) 83.2%
Oct 1974 David Mitchell (Conservative) 29,038 43.2% Terence Edward Hunt (Labour) 6,212 (9.2 pts) 77.5%
1979 David Mitchell (Conservative) 42,625 54.1% Robert William Harris (Labour) 21,746 (27.6 pts) 79.5%
1983 Andrew Hunter (Conservative) 28,381 51.3% Ednyfed Davies (Social Democratic Party) 12,450 (22.5 pts) 76.8%
1987 Andrew Hunter (Conservative) 33,657 56.0% David Bennett (Social Democratic Party) 17,893 (29.8 pts) 77.0%
1992 Andrew Hunter (Conservative) 37,521 54.6% David Bull (Labour) 21,198 (30.9 pts) 82.8%
1997 Andrew Hunter (Conservative) 24,751 43.3% Nigel Lickley (Labour) 2,397 (4.2 pts) 74.2%
2001 Andrew Hunter (Conservative) 20,490 42.7% Jon Hartley (Labour) 880 (1.8 pts) 60.7%
2005 Maria Miller (Conservative) 19,955 41.5% Paul Harvey (Labour) 4,680 (9.7 pts) 63.0%
2010 Maria Miller (Conservative) 25,590 50.5% John Shaw (Liberal Democrat) 13,176 (26.0 pts) 67.3%
2015 Maria Miller (Conservative) 25,769 48.6% Paul Harvey (Labour) 11,063 (20.8 pts) 66.9%
2017 Maria Miller (Conservative) 29,510 52.7% Terry Bridgeman (Labour) 9,466 (16.9 pts) 68.5%
2019 Maria Miller (Conservative) 29,593 54.1% Kerena Marchant (Labour) 14,198 (25.9 pts) 66.3%
2024 Luke Murphy (Labour) 20,922 42.7% Maria Miller (Conservative) 6,484 (13.2 pts) 62.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Limbrey Sclater-Booth Conservative 3,89262.7% Yes
Richard Eve Liberal 2,31337.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Sclater-Booth Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Frederick Jeffreys Conservative 4,04661.3% Yes
George Judd Liberal 2,55538.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Frederick Jeffreys Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Frederick Jeffreys Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Frederick Jeffreys Conservative 4,82550.6% Yes
Harry Calvert Williams Verney Liberal 4,70549.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Clavell Salter Conservative 7,50666.3% Yes
John Ernest Wallis Liberal 3,82133.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Clavell Salter Conservative Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Auckland Campbell Geddes Unionist 11,21864.1% Yes
A Close Independent Labour 6,27735.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Richard Holbrook Unionist 12,51456.0% Yes
Reginald Thomas Herbert Fletcher Liberal 6,78030.4% No
Samuel Ledbury Labour 3,03513.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Thomas Herbert Fletcher Liberal 11,87950.7% Yes
Arthur Richard Holbrook Unionist 11,53149.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Richard Holbrook Unionist 15,55857.3% Yes
Reginald Thomas Herbert Fletcher Liberal 9,42934.7% No
Benjamin Greene Labour 2,1728.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerard Vernon Wallop Unionist 16,54750.5% Yes
Laurence Harry Duniam Jones Liberal 11,59535.4% No
William James Beck Labour 4,65014.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerard Vernon Wallop Conservative 23,52369.7% Yes
Frances Louise Josephy Liberal 6,10618.1% No
Charles Alexander Goatcher Labour 4,12412.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick William Donner Conservative 18,54957.8% Yes
John Mackintosh Foot Liberal 10,31732.2% No
James Silas William Whybrew Labour 3,20710.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick William Donner Conservative 18,70046.0% Yes
Edith Alice Weston Labour 13,76333.8% No
David Reginald Rhys Liberal 8,20620.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick William Donner Conservative 25,15155.4% Yes
Marjorie Clark Labour 20,25744.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick William Donner Conservative 26,04555.9% Yes
Arthur Carr Labour 20,58044.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denzil Kingston Freeth Conservative 24,97357.2% Yes
William Royle Labour 18,68342.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denzil Kingston Freeth Conservative 25,31452.2% Yes
Sydney G Conbeer Labour 14,07029.0% No
Leslie Gascoinge Housden Liberal 9,12618.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Bower Mitchell Conservative 26,46649.3% Yes
Brian Tilley Labour 18,49034.5% No
Basil E Goldstone Liberal 8,70816.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Mitchell Conservative 26,07645.9% Yes
Alec Kazantzis Labour 22,41739.4% No
John Matthew Liberal 8,37914.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Mitchell Conservative 35,13851.0% Yes
Denis Carter Labour 25,66437.2% No
Ray Musselwhite Liberal 8,13811.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Mitchell Conservative 30,88643.2% Yes
Terence Edward Hunt Labour 23,08932.3% No
Neville Anthony Leonard Whitbread Liberal 17,59824.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Mitchell Conservative 29,03843.2% Yes
Terence Edward Hunt Labour 22,82633.9% No
Neville Anthony Leonard Whitbread Liberal 14,63621.8% No
Ernest Arthur Goodall National Front 7631.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Mitchell Conservative 42,62554.1% Yes
Robert William Harris Labour 20,87926.5% No
Peter Joseph Clatworthy Liberal 14,60518.5% No
Barbara Muriel Packer National Front 6770.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Hunter Conservative 28,38151.3% Yes
Ednyfed Davies Social Democratic Party 15,93128.8% No
James Samuel McAllister Labour 10,64619.3% No
Ian Seumas Wilson BNP 3440.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Hunter Conservative 33,65756.0% Yes
David Bennett Social Democratic Party 15,76426.3% No
Peter Daden Labour 10,63217.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Hunter Conservative 37,52154.6% Yes
David Bull Labour 16,32323.8% No
Chris Curtis Liberal Democrat 14,11920.6% No
Valerie Oldaker Green 7141.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Hunter Conservative 24,75143.3% Yes
Nigel Lickley Labour 22,35439.1% No
Martin Rimmer Liberal Democrat 9,71417.0% No
Elsayed Selim Independent 3100.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Hunter Conservative 20,49042.7% Yes
Jon Hartley Labour 19,61040.9% No
Steve Sollitt Liberal Democrat 6,69313.9% No
Kim Graham UKIP 1,2022.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Miller Conservative 19,95541.5% Yes
Paul Harvey Labour 15,27531.7% No
Jen Smith Liberal Democrat 9,95220.7% No
Peter Effer UKIP 1,0442.2% No
Darren Shirley Green 9281.9% No
Roger Robertson BNP 8211.7% No
Roger MacNair Millenium Council 1480.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Miller Conservative 25,59050.5% Yes
John Shaw Liberal Democrat 12,41424.5% No
Funda Pepperell Labour 10,32720.4% No
Craig Howell UKIP 2,0764.1% No
Stephen Saul Independent 2470.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Miller Conservative 25,76948.6% Yes
Paul Harvey Labour 14,70627.7% No
Alan Stone UKIP 8,29015.6% No
Janice Spalding Liberal Democrat 3,9197.4% No
Omar Selim Independent 3920.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Miller Conservative 29,51052.7% Yes
Terry Bridgeman Labour 20,04435.8% No
John Shaw Liberal Democrat 3,4066.1% No
Alan Stone UKIP 1,6813.0% No
Richard Winter Green 1,1062.0% No
Scott Neville Libertarian Party 2130.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Miller Conservative 29,59354.1% Yes
Kerena Marchant Labour 15,39528.1% No
Sashi Mylvaganam Liberal Democrat 6,84112.5% No
Jonathan Jenkin Green 2,1383.9% No
Alan Stone Independent 7461.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke Murphy Labour 20,92242.7% Yes
Maria Miller Conservative 14,43829.5% No
Ray Saint Reform UK 6,31412.9% No
Michael Howard-Sorrell Green 3,5687.3% No
Richard Whelan Liberal Democrat 3,1766.5% No
Alan Stone Hampshire Independents 5711.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 25.4 pts 1892: Conservative margin 22.6 pts 1906: Conservative margin 1.3 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 32.5 pts 1918: Unionist margin 28.2 pts 1922: Unionist margin 25.7 pts 1923: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 22.6 pts 1929: Unionist margin 15.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 51.6 pts 1935: Conservative margin 25.7 pts 1945: Conservative margin 12.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 10.8 pts 1951: Conservative margin 11.7 pts 1955: Conservative margin 14.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 1964: Conservative margin 14.9 pts 1966: Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1970: Conservative margin 13.7 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 10.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 9.2 pts 1979: Conservative margin 27.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 22.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 29.8 pts 1992: Conservative margin 30.9 pts 1997: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 2001: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 2005: Conservative margin 9.7 pts 2010: Conservative margin 26.0 pts 2015: Conservative margin 20.8 pts 2017: Conservative margin 16.9 pts 2019: Conservative margin 25.9 pts 2024: Labour margin 13.2 pts 1885 1892 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

Basingstoke 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 Basingstoke in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Basingstoke in 2024 with 20,922 votes (42.7%), a majority of 6,484 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Basingstoke since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Basingstoke?

The closest result on record for Basingstoke was 1906, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 120 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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