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Belper — UK General Election Results

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

Belper was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 882 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Belper from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John George Hancock (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 John George Hancock (Liberal) 12,494 61.1% Oliver Walter Wright (Labour) 4,552 (22.3 pts) 63.6%
1923 Herbert Wragg (Unionist) 9,662 41.8% Oliver Walter Wright (Labour) 2,378 (10.3 pts) 70.0%
1924 Herbert Wragg (Unionist) 14,766 58.2% Jack Lees (Labour) 4,148 (16.3 pts) 74.5%
1929 Jack Lees (Labour) 15,958 43.0% Herbert Wragg (Unionist) 2,955 (8.0 pts) 82.7%
1931 Herbert Wragg (Conservative) 23,361 60.2% Jack Lees (Labour) 7,911 (20.4 pts) 82.0%
1935 Herbert Wragg (Conservative) 20,078 51.1% Jack Lees (Labour) 828 (2.1 pts) 76.8%
1945 George Alfred Brown (Labour) 24,319 52.8% George Hampson (Conservative) 8,881 (19.3 pts) 80.2%
1950 George Alfred Brown (Labour) 30,904 53.2% James Morton Michael Victor Argyle (Conservative) 9,323 (16.0 pts) 88.8%
1951 George Alfred Brown (Labour) 32,875 57.1% Samuel Middup (Conservative) 8,197 (14.2 pts) 86.8%
1955 George Alfred Brown (Labour) 30,214 55.6% John Twells (Conservative) 6,099 (11.2 pts) 81.6%
1959 George Alfred Brown (Labour) 31,344 53.7% Joyce Ratcliffe (Conservative) 4,337 (7.4 pts) 84.2%
1964 George Alfred Brown (Labour) 30,481 47.3% John Luke Lowther (Conservative) 6,312 (9.8 pts) 86.1%
1966 George Brown (Labour) 34,495 53.3% John Lowther (Conservative) 4,274 (6.6 pts) 84.1%
1970 Geoffrey Stewart-Smith (Conservative) 35,757 51.5% George Brown (Labour) 2,124 (3.1 pts) 80.1%
Feb 1974 Roderick MacFarquhar (Labour) 30,611 51.7% Geoffrey Stewart-Smith (Conservative) 2,034 (3.4 pts) 83.8%
Oct 1974 Roderick MacFarquhar (Labour) 27,365 47.1% Simon Newall (Conservative) 5,684 (9.8 pts) 81.6%
1979 Sheila Faith (Conservative) 27,193 44.4% Roderick MacFarquhar (Labour) 882 (1.4 pts) 83.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Hancock Liberal Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Hancock Liberal 12,49461.1% Yes
Oliver Walter Wright Labour 7,94238.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Wragg Unionist 9,66241.8% Yes
Oliver Walter Wright Labour 7,28431.5% No
John George Hancock Liberal 6,17826.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Wragg Unionist 14,76658.2% Yes
Jack Lees Labour 10,61841.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Lees Labour 15,95843.0% Yes
Herbert Wragg Unionist 13,00335.0% No
Thomas Scott Anderson Liberal 8,14922.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Wragg Conservative 23,36160.2% Yes
Jack Lees Labour 15,45039.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Wragg Conservative 20,07851.1% Yes
Jack Lees Labour 19,25048.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Brown Labour 24,31952.8% Yes
George Hampson Conservative 15,43833.5% No
Robert Burrows Liberal 6,27613.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Brown Labour 30,90453.2% Yes
James Morton Michael Victor Argyle Conservative 21,58137.1% No
John Pickett Lawrie Liberal 5,6509.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Brown Labour 32,87557.1% Yes
Samuel Middup Conservative 24,67842.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Brown Labour 30,21455.6% Yes
John Twells Conservative 24,11544.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Brown Labour 31,34453.7% Yes
Joyce Ratcliffe Conservative 27,00746.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Brown Labour 30,48147.3% Yes
John Luke Lowther Conservative 24,16937.5% No
Norman Heathcote Liberal 9,80715.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Brown Labour 34,49553.3% Yes
John Lowther Conservative 30,22146.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Stewart-Smith Conservative 35,75751.5% Yes
George Brown Labour 33,63348.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roderick MacFarquhar Labour 30,61151.7% Yes
Geoffrey Stewart-Smith Conservative 28,57748.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roderick MacFarquhar Labour 27,36547.1% Yes
Simon Newall Conservative 21,68137.3% No
Julian Wates Liberal 9,01715.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sheila Faith Conservative 27,19344.4% Yes
Roderick MacFarquhar Labour 26,31142.9% No
Malcom Peel Liberal 7,33112.0% No
John Grand-Scrutton National Front 4600.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1922: Liberal margin 22.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 10.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 16.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 8.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 20.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 19.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 16.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 14.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 11.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 7.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 9.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 6.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 3.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 3.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 9.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Belper has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Belper in the 1979 general election?

Conservative won Belper in 1979 with 27,193 votes (44.4%), a majority of 882 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Belper since 1918?

Since 1918, Belper has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Belper?

The closest result on record for Belper was 1979, when Conservative beat Labour by just 882 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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