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Bermondsey — UK General Election Results

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

Bermondsey was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 11,756 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Bermondsey from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 James Edwin Thorold Rogers (Liberal) 3,469 50.6% Alfred Lafone (Conservative) 83 (1.2 pts) 72.7%
1886 Alfred Lafone (Conservative) 3,356 52.8% James Edwin Thorold Rogers (Liberal) 358 (5.6 pts) 67.4%
1892 Reuben Vincent Barrow (Liberal) 4,390 54.1% Alfred Lafone (Conservative) 658 (8.1 pts) 75.9%
1895 Alfred Lafone (Conservative) 4,182 52.2% Reuben Vincent Barrow (Liberal) 360 (4.5 pts) 73.2%
1900 Henry John Cockayne Cust (Conservative) 4,017 51.9% John Williams Benn (Liberal) 300 (3.9 pts) 69.0%
1906 George Joseph Cooper (Liberal) 4,775 61.3% Henry John Cockayne Cust (Conservative) 1,759 (22.6 pts) 73.4%
Jan 1910 Harold James Glanville (Liberal) 5,477 54.9% John Molesworth Thomas Dumphreys (Conservative) 969 (9.7 pts) 82.4%
Dec 1910 Harold James Glanville (Liberal) 4,911 57.1% John Molesworth Thomas Dumphreys (Conservative) 1,216 (14.1 pts) 71.0%
1950 Robert Joseph Mellish (Labour) 26,018 76.9% Frank Warwick (Conservative) 20,054 (59.3 pts) 79.7%
1951 Robert Joseph Mellish (Labour) 26,267 78.9% Ralph Manders (Conservative) 21,002 (63.0 pts) 78.2%
1955 Robert Joseph Mellish (Labour) 21,709 76.7% Catherine Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 17,400 (61.5 pts) 69.5%
1959 Robert Joseph Mellish (Labour) 20,528 76.8% Kenneth Payne (Conservative) 14,341 (53.7 pts) 76.7%
1964 Robert Joseph Mellish (Labour) 17,481 79.3% Jeremy GLM Porter (Conservative) 12,913 (58.6 pts) 63.3%
1966 Robert Mellish (Labour) 16,605 80.6% Jeremy Porter (Conservative) 12,615 (61.3 pts) 60.9%
1970 Robert Mellish (Labour) 13,908 76.9% George Nicholson (Conservative) 9,736 (53.8 pts) 52.9%
Feb 1974 Robert Mellish (Labour) 24,847 68.6% Howard Flight (Conservative) 18,721 (51.7 pts) 65.9%
Oct 1974 Robert Mellish (Labour) 22,875 73.4% Howard Flight (Conservative) 18,581 (59.6 pts) 56.4%
1979 Robert Mellish (Labour) 19,338 63.6% Alexander Duma (Conservative) 11,756 (38.7 pts) 59.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Edwin Thorold Rogers Liberal 3,46950.6% Yes
Alfred Lafone Conservative 3,38649.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Lafone Conservative 3,35652.8% Yes
James Edwin Thorold Rogers Liberal 2,99847.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reuben Vincent Barrow Liberal 4,39054.1% Yes
Alfred Lafone Conservative 3,73245.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Lafone Conservative 4,18252.2% Yes
Reuben Vincent Barrow Liberal 3,82247.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry John Cockayne Cust Conservative 4,01751.9% Yes
John Williams Benn Liberal 3,71748.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Joseph Cooper Liberal 4,77561.3% Yes
Henry John Cockayne Cust Conservative 3,01638.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold James Glanville Liberal 5,47754.9% Yes
John Molesworth Thomas Dumphreys Conservative 4,50845.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold James Glanville Liberal 4,91157.1% Yes
John Molesworth Thomas Dumphreys Conservative 3,69542.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Joseph Mellish Labour 26,01876.9% Yes
Frank Warwick Conservative 5,96417.6% No
Bridget Elizabeth Talbot Liberal 1,8525.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Joseph Mellish Labour 26,26778.9% Yes
Ralph Manders Conservative 5,26515.8% No
Harry Wilson Liberal 1,7795.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Joseph Mellish Labour 21,70976.7% Yes
Catherine Orr-Ewing Conservative 4,30915.2% No
Harry Ball Wilson Liberal 1,5545.5% No
H Stanley Birkett Independent Labour 7152.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Joseph Mellish Labour 20,52876.8% Yes
Kenneth Payne Conservative 6,18723.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Joseph Mellish Labour 17,48179.3% Yes
Jeremy GLM Porter Conservative 4,56820.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Mellish Labour 16,60580.6% Yes
Jeremy Porter Conservative 3,99019.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Mellish Labour 13,90876.9% Yes
George Nicholson Conservative 4,17223.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Mellish Labour 24,84768.6% Yes
Howard Flight Conservative 6,12616.9% No
Christopher Barker Hewittson Liberal 3,75110.4% No
Godfrey Davey National Front 1,4854.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Mellish Labour 22,87573.4% Yes
Howard Flight Conservative 4,29413.8% No
Thomas Taylor Liberal 2,5208.1% No
Godfrey Davey National Front 1,4884.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Mellish Labour 19,33863.6% Yes
Alexander Duma Conservative 7,58224.9% No
Thomas Taylor Liberal 2,0726.8% No
James Sneath National Front 1,1753.9% No
Anthony Moore Workers Revolutionary 2390.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 1.2 pts 1886: Conservative margin 5.6 pts 1892: Liberal margin 8.1 pts 1895: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1900: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1906: Liberal margin 22.6 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 9.7 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 14.1 pts 1950: Labour margin 59.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 63.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 61.5 pts 1959: Labour margin 53.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 58.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 61.3 pts 1970: Labour margin 53.8 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 51.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 59.6 pts 1979: Labour margin 38.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Bermondsey has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bermondsey in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Bermondsey in 1979 with 19,338 votes (63.6%), a majority of 11,756 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Bermondsey since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Bermondsey?

The closest result on record for Bermondsey was 1885, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 83 votes (1.2 percentage points).

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