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Bewdley — UK General Election Results

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

Bewdley was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 3,170 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Bewdley from 1832 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1832–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Thomas Edward Winnington (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1835 Thomas Edward Winnington (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 Thomas Edward Winnington (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 Thomas Edward Winnington (Whig) 173 50.7% Robert Monteith (Conservative) 5 (1.5 pts) 83.0%
1847 Thomas James Ireland (Conservative) 160 50.3% Thomas Edward Winnington (Whig) 2 (0.6 pts) 77.4%
1852 Thomas Edward Winnington (Whig) 169 52.8% Joseph Sandars (Peelite) 18 (5.6 pts) 82.1%
1857 Thomas Edward Winnington (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Thomas Edward Winnington (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Thomas Edward Winnington (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Richard Atwood Glass (Conservative) 518 55.3% Thomas Lloyd (Liberal) 100 (10.7 pts) 89.7%
1874 Charles Harrison (Liberal) 504 55.4% Stanley Leighton (Conservative) 99 (10.9 pts) 84.1%
1880 Charles Harrison (Liberal) 598 53.0% Richard Everard Webster (Conservative) 68 (6.0 pts) 91.9%
1885 Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere (Conservative) 4,525 60.0% John Fell (Liberal) 1,510 (20.0 pts) 76.7%
1886 Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Alfred Baldwin (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 Alfred Baldwin (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Alfred Baldwin (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Alfred Baldwin (Conservative) 5,912 68.5% Godfrey Rathbone Benson (Liberal) 3,194 (37.0 pts) 84.4%
Jan 1910 Stanley Baldwin (Conservative) 6,618 73.6% Joseph Lawies Brooks (Liberal) 4,248 (47.3 pts) 84.5%
Dec 1910 Stanley Baldwin (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 Stanley Baldwin (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Stanley Baldwin (Unionist) 11,192 66.1% Sardius Hancock (Liberal) 5,444 (32.1 pts) 64.7%
1923 Stanley Baldwin (Unionist) 12,395 67.3% Sardius Hancock (Liberal) 6,369 (34.6 pts) 68.8%
1924 Stanley Baldwin (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1929 Stanley Baldwin (Unionist) 16,593 63.0% Sidney Benjamin Carter (Liberal) 9,407 (35.7 pts) 71.3%
1931 Stanley Baldwin (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 Stanley Baldwin (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 Roger John Edward Conant (Conservative) 17,393 55.0% Gerald Samson (Liberal) 3,170 (10.0 pts) 67.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edward Winnington Whig Unopposed Yes

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edward Winnington Whig Unopposed Yes

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edward Winnington Whig Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edward Winnington Whig 17350.7% Yes
Robert Monteith Conservative 16849.3% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas James Ireland Conservative 16050.3% Yes
Thomas Edward Winnington Whig 15849.7% No

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edward Winnington Whig 16952.8% Yes
Joseph Sandars Peelite 15147.2% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edward Winnington Whig Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edward Winnington Liberal Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edward Winnington Liberal Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Atwood Glass Conservative 51855.3% Yes
Thomas Lloyd Liberal 41844.7% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Harrison Liberal 50455.4% Yes
Stanley Leighton Conservative 40544.5% No
George Griffith Independent Liberal 10.1% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Harrison Liberal 59853.0% Yes
Richard Everard Webster Conservative 53047.0% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere Conservative 4,52560.0% Yes
John Fell Liberal 3,01540.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Baldwin Conservative Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Baldwin Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Baldwin Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Baldwin Conservative 5,91268.5% Yes
Godfrey Rathbone Benson Liberal 2,71831.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Baldwin Conservative 6,61873.6% Yes
Joseph Lawies Brooks Liberal 2,37026.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Baldwin Conservative Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Baldwin Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Baldwin Unionist 11,19266.1% Yes
Sardius Hancock Liberal 5,74833.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Baldwin Unionist 12,39567.3% Yes
Sardius Hancock Liberal 6,02632.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Baldwin Unionist Unopposed Yes

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Baldwin Unionist 16,59363.0% Yes
Sidney Benjamin Carter Liberal 7,18627.3% No
Sardius Hancock Labour 2,5759.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Baldwin Conservative Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Baldwin Conservative Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger John Edward Conant Conservative 17,39355.0% Yes
Gerald Samson Liberal 14,22345.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1841: Whig margin 1.5 pts 1847: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1852: Whig margin 5.6 pts 1868: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1874: Liberal margin 10.9 pts 1880: Liberal margin 6.0 pts 1885: Conservative margin 20.0 pts 1906: Conservative margin 37.0 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 47.3 pts 1922: Unionist margin 32.1 pts 1923: Unionist margin 34.6 pts 1929: Unionist margin 35.7 pts 1945: Conservative margin 10.0 pts 1841 1847 1852 1868 1874 1880 1885 1906 Jan 1910 1922 1923 1929 1945

Trend

Bewdley has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bewdley in the 1945 general election?

Conservative won Bewdley in 1945 with 17,393 votes (55.0%), a majority of 3,170 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Bewdley since 1832?

Since 1832, Bewdley has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Bewdley?

The closest result on record for Bewdley was 1847, when Conservative beat Whig by just 2 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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