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Battersea South — UK General Election Results

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

Battersea South was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 332 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Battersea South from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon (Unionist) 15,670 68.2% Arthur Alfred Lynch (Labour) 12,287 (53.5 pts) 53.4%
1922 Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon (Unionist) 17,685 61.5% Albert Winfield (Labour) 6,635 (23.1 pts) 65.5%
1923 Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon (Unionist) 14,558 52.0% Albert Winfield (Labour) 1,118 (4.0 pts) 63.5%
1924 Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon (Unionist) 19,588 57.1% Albert Winfield (Labour) 4,857 (14.1 pts) 77.3%
1929 William Bennett (Labour) 18,113 43.8% Harry Ralph Selley (Unionist) 418 (1.0 pts) 72.5%
1931 Harry Ralph Selley (Conservative) 27,857 67.0% William Bennett (Labour) 15,035 (36.1 pts) 72.7%
1935 Harry Ralph Selley (Conservative) 21,268 57.3% Herbert George Romeril (Labour) 5,447 (14.7 pts) 66.8%
1945 Caroline Selina Ganley (Labour) 19,275 61.5% Ernest Partridge (Conservative) 7,225 (23.1 pts) 72.9%
1950 Caroline Selina Ganley (Labour) 16,142 46.3% Ernest Partridge (Conservative) 368 (1.1 pts) 85.6%
1951 Ernest Partridge (Conservative) 17,731 50.7% Caroline Selina Ganley (Labour) 494 (1.4 pts) 85.6%
1955 Ernest Partridge (Conservative) 15,044 47.6% Eric Kenneth I Hurst (Labour) 679 (2.1 pts) 80.6%
1959 Ernest Partridge (Conservative) 14,203 48.3% Geoffrey William Rhodes (Labour) 1,752 (5.9 pts) 78.9%
1964 Ernest George Perry (Labour) 12,253 46.8% Ernest Partridge (Conservative) 1,638 (6.3 pts) 72.3%
1966 Ernest Perry (Labour) 13,651 52.9% Ian Samuel (Conservative) 3,790 (14.7 pts) 73.0%
1970 Ernest Perry (Labour) 10,925 49.5% Ian Samuel (Conservative) 1,698 (7.7 pts) 63.6%
Feb 1974 Ernest Perry (Labour) 14,441 42.6% Anthony Bradbury (Conservative) 1,663 (4.9 pts) 73.0%
Oct 1974 Ernest Perry (Labour) 14,334 48.0% Wellesley Wallace (Conservative) 2,851 (9.6 pts) 64.2%
1979 Alfred Dubs (Labour) 13,984 45.1% Wellesley Wallace (Conservative) 332 (1.1 pts) 70.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon Unionist 15,67068.2% Yes
Arthur Alfred Lynch Labour 3,38314.7% No
Joseph William Molden Liberal 2,2739.9% No
John Ernest Philip Jenkin Independent 1,6577.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon Unionist 17,68561.5% Yes
Albert Winfield Labour 11,05038.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon Unionist 14,55852.0% Yes
Albert Winfield Labour 13,44048.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon Unionist 19,58857.1% Yes
Albert Winfield Labour 14,73142.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bennett Labour 18,11343.8% Yes
Harry Ralph Selley Unionist 17,69542.8% No
William James West Liberal 5,51613.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Ralph Selley Conservative 27,85767.0% Yes
William Bennett Labour 12,82230.8% No
Leslie Charles Cuming New Party 9092.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Ralph Selley Conservative 21,26857.3% Yes
Herbert George Romeril Labour 15,82142.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Selina Ganley Labour 19,27561.5% Yes
Ernest Partridge Conservative 12,05038.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Selina Ganley Labour 16,14246.3% Yes
Ernest Partridge Conservative 15,77445.2% No
Clifford Henry Tyers Liberal 2,9498.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Partridge Conservative 17,73150.7% Yes
Caroline Selina Ganley Labour 17,23749.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Partridge Conservative 15,04447.6% Yes
Eric Kenneth I Hurst Labour 14,36545.4% No
Alan Cooper-Smith Liberal 2,2197.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Partridge Conservative 14,20348.3% Yes
Geoffrey William Rhodes Labour 12,45142.3% No
William Broderick Mattinson Liberal 2,7749.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest George Perry Labour 12,25346.8% Yes
Ernest Partridge Conservative 10,61540.6% No
David Layton Liberal 3,29412.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Perry Labour 13,65152.9% Yes
Ian Samuel Conservative 9,86138.2% No
Basil Weekley Liberal 2,2768.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Perry Labour 10,92549.5% Yes
Ian Samuel Conservative 9,22741.8% No
Raymond Arthur Philip Benad Liberal 1,1835.4% No
Tom Lamb National Front 7163.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Perry Labour 14,44142.6% Yes
Anthony Bradbury Conservative 12,77837.7% No
Gerard Anthony Mulholland Liberal 5,91917.5% No
John Clifton National Front 7872.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Perry Labour 14,33448.0% Yes
Wellesley Wallace Conservative 11,48338.5% No
Jennifer Ware Liberal 4,02113.5% No
Thomas Keen Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain 1700.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Dubs Labour 13,98445.1% Yes
Wellesley Wallace Conservative 13,65244.0% No
Jennifer Ware Liberal 2,8029.0% No
Anthony William Perry National Front 5611.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 53.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 23.1 pts 1923: Unionist margin 4.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 14.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 1.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 36.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 14.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 23.1 pts 1950: Labour margin 1.1 pts 1951: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1955: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1959: Conservative margin 5.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 6.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 14.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 7.7 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 4.9 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 9.6 pts 1979: Labour margin 1.1 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Battersea South 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 Battersea South in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Battersea South in 1979 with 13,984 votes (45.1%), a majority of 332 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Battersea South since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Battersea South?

The closest result on record for Battersea South was 1929, when Labour beat Unionist by just 418 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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