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Blaydon — UK General Election Results

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

Blaydon was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 5,531 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Blaydon from 1918 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1918–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Walter Waring (Liberal) 9,937 52.7% William Whiteley (Labour) 2,093 (11.1 pts) 57.4%
1922 William Whiteley (Labour) 14,722 53.9% Frank Simpson (Unionist) 6,759 (24.8 pts) 83.1%
1923 William Whiteley (Labour) 15,073 67.9% George Denson (Unionist) 7,949 (35.8 pts) 62.1%
1924 William Whiteley (Labour) 17,670 62.6% George Denson (Unionist) 7,121 (25.2 pts) 77.0%
1929 William Whiteley (Labour) 21,221 59.0% Charles White (Unionist) 13,374 (37.2 pts) 79.5%
1931 Thomas Ballantyne Martin (Conservative) 18,927 50.7% William Whiteley (Labour) 496 (1.3 pts) 80.9%
1935 William Whiteley (Labour) 24,148 62.3% Charles Edwin Vickery (Conservative) 9,526 (24.6 pts) 80.8%
1945 William Whiteley (Labour) 29,931 71.7% Edward Charles Peake (Conservative) 18,089 (43.3 pts) 79.4%
1950 William Whiteley (Labour) 28,343 68.9% Leslie Frances Lawson (Conservative) 15,571 (37.9 pts) 87.5%
1951 William Whiteley (Labour) 28,337 68.2% Charles Percy Lawler Satchwell (Conservative) 15,114 (36.4 pts) 87.6%
1955 William Whiteley (Labour) 25,273 66.5% John Morley Reay-Smith (Conservative) 12,523 (32.9 pts) 80.7%
1959 Robert Edward Woof (Labour) 25,969 65.4% Godfey William Iredell (Conservative) 12,250 (30.9 pts) 82.9%
1964 Robert Edward Woof (Labour) 25,926 66.7% Neville Cooper Bailey (Conservative) 12,994 (33.4 pts) 80.0%
1966 Robert Woof (Labour) 26,629 69.2% Bernard Bligh (Conservative) 14,780 (38.4 pts) 77.4%
1970 Robert Woof (Labour) 25,724 64.9% Norman Howard D'Aguiar (Conservative) 11,798 (29.8 pts) 72.3%
Oct 1974 Robert Woof (Labour) 23,743 57.3% Alexander Alan Craig (Conservative) 13,466 (32.5 pts) 72.9%
Feb 1974 Robert Woof (Labour) 27,279 71.8% Alexander Alan Craig (Conservative) 11,574 (30.5 pts) 76.1%
1979 John McWilliam (Labour) 24,687 53.4% John Terence Middleton (Conservative) 8,509 (18.4 pts) 79.1%
1983 John McWilliam (Labour) 21,285 44.4% Andrew Christopher Williams (Conservative) 7,222 (15.1 pts) 73.2%
1987 John McWilliam (Labour) 25,277 50.3% Paul Nunn (Social Democratic Party) 12,488 (24.9 pts) 75.7%
1992 John McWilliam (Labour) 27,028 52.7% Peter Pescod (Conservative) 13,343 (26.0 pts) 77.7%
1997 John McWilliam (Labour) 27,535 60.0% Peter Maughan (Liberal Democrat) 16,605 (36.2 pts) 71.0%
2001 John McWilliam (Labour) 20,340 54.8% Peter Maughan (Liberal Democrat) 7,809 (21.1 pts) 57.4%
2005 David Anderson (Labour) 20,120 51.5% Peter Maughan (Liberal Democrat) 5,335 (13.7 pts) 62.6%
2010 David Anderson (Labour) 22,297 49.6% Neil Bradbury (Liberal Democrat) 9,117 (20.3 pts) 66.5%
2015 David Anderson (Labour) 22,090 49.2% Mark Bell (UKIP) 14,227 (31.7 pts) 66.3%
2017 Liz Twist (Labour) 26,979 56.1% Thomas Smith (Conservative) 13,477 (28.0 pts) 70.3%
2019 Liz Twist (Labour) 19,794 43.3% Adrian Pepper (Conservative) 5,531 (12.1 pts) 67.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Waring Liberal 9,93752.7% Yes
William Whiteley Labour 7,84441.6% No
Thomas George Graham Liberal (Local) 1,0645.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whiteley Labour 14,72253.9% Yes
Frank Simpson Unionist 7,96329.2% No
Frederick William Cook National Liberal 4,60616.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whiteley Labour 15,07367.9% Yes
George Denson Unionist 7,12432.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whiteley Labour 17,67062.6% Yes
George Denson Unionist 10,54937.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whiteley Labour 21,22159.0% Yes
Charles White Unionist 7,84721.8% No
Thomas Magnay Liberal 6,87819.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Ballantyne Martin Conservative 18,92750.7% Yes
William Whiteley Labour 18,43149.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whiteley Labour 24,14862.3% Yes
Charles Edwin Vickery Conservative 14,62237.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whiteley Labour 29,93171.7% Yes
Edward Charles Peake Conservative 11,84228.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whiteley Labour 28,34368.9% Yes
Leslie Frances Lawson Conservative 12,77231.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whiteley Labour 28,33768.2% Yes
Charles Percy Lawler Satchwell Conservative 13,22331.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whiteley Labour 25,27366.5% Yes
John Morley Reay-Smith Conservative 12,75033.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Edward Woof Labour 25,96965.4% Yes
Godfey William Iredell Conservative 13,71934.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Edward Woof Labour 25,92666.7% Yes
Neville Cooper Bailey Conservative 12,93233.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Woof Labour 26,62969.2% Yes
Bernard Bligh Conservative 11,84930.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Woof Labour 25,72464.9% Yes
Norman Howard D'Aguiar Conservative 13,92635.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Woof Labour 23,74357.3% Yes
Alexander Alan Craig Conservative 10,27724.8% No
Paul Macdonald Barker Liberal 7,43917.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Woof Labour 27,27971.8% Yes
Alexander Alan Craig Conservative 15,70541.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McWilliam Labour 24,68753.4% Yes
John Terence Middleton Conservative 16,17835.0% No
David Michael Hutton Liberal 5,36411.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McWilliam Labour 21,28544.4% Yes
Andrew Christopher Williams Conservative 14,06329.3% No
Maurice Chapman Carr Social Democratic Party 12,60726.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McWilliam Labour 25,27750.3% Yes
Paul Nunn Social Democratic Party 12,78925.5% No
Peter Pescod Conservative 12,14724.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McWilliam Labour 27,02852.7% Yes
Peter Pescod Conservative 13,68526.7% No
Paul Nunn Liberal Democrat 10,60220.7% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McWilliam Labour 27,53560.0% Yes
Peter Maughan Liberal Democrat 10,93023.8% No
Mark Watson Conservative 6,04813.2% No
Richard Rook Independent 1,4123.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McWilliam Labour 20,34054.8% Yes
Peter Maughan Liberal Democrat 12,53133.8% No
Mark Watson Conservative 4,21511.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Anderson Labour 20,12051.5% Yes
Peter Maughan Liberal Democrat 14,78537.9% No
Dorothy Luckhurst Conservative 3,1298.0% No
Norman Endacott UKIP 1,0192.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Anderson Labour 22,29749.6% Yes
Neil Bradbury Liberal Democrat 13,18029.3% No
Glenn Hall Conservative 7,15915.9% No
Keith McFarlane BNP 2,2775.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Anderson Labour 22,09049.2% Yes
Mark Bell UKIP 7,86317.5% No
Alison Griffiths Conservative 7,83817.4% No
Jonathan Wallace Liberal Democrat 5,49712.2% No
Paul McNally Green 1,6483.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Liz Twist Labour 26,97956.1% Yes
Thomas Smith Conservative 13,50228.1% No
Jonathan Wallace Liberal Democrat 4,3669.1% No
Ray Tolley UKIP 2,4595.1% No
Paul McNally Green 5831.2% No
Michael Marchetti Libertarian Party 1140.2% No
Lisabela Marschild Space Navies Party 810.2% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Liz Twist Labour 19,79443.3% Yes
Adrian Pepper Conservative 14,26331.2% No
Michael Robinson Brexit Party 5,83312.8% No
Vicky Anderson Liberal Democrat 3,7038.1% No
Diane Cadman Green 1,2792.8% No
Kathy King Liberal 6151.3% No
Lisabela Marschild Space Navies Party 1180.3% No
Lee Garrett Independent 760.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 11.1 pts 1922: Labour margin 24.8 pts 1923: Labour margin 35.8 pts 1924: Labour margin 25.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 37.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 1.3 pts 1935: Labour margin 24.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 43.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 37.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 36.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 32.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 30.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 33.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 38.4 pts 1970: Labour margin 29.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 32.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 30.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 18.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 15.1 pts 1987: Labour margin 24.9 pts 1992: Labour margin 26.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 36.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 21.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 13.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 20.3 pts 2015: Labour margin 31.7 pts 2017: Labour margin 28.0 pts 2019: Labour margin 12.1 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Blaydon has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Blaydon in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Blaydon in 2019 with 19,794 votes (43.3%), a majority of 5,531 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Blaydon since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Blaydon?

The closest result on record for Blaydon was 1931, when Conservative beat Labour by just 496 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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