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Bosworth — UK General Election Results

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

Bosworth was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 26,278 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Bosworth from 1885 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1885–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 James Ellis (Liberal) 5,648 64.9% Sackville George Stopford-Sackville (Conservative) 2,597 (29.8 pts) 87.7%
1886 James Ellis (Liberal) 4,732 57.9% Harrington Arthur Harrop Hulton (Conservative) 1,292 (15.8 pts) 82.4%
1892 Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren (Liberal) 5,370 58.3% Harrington Arthur Harrop Hulton (Conservative) 1,524 (16.5 pts) 87.1%
1895 Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren (Liberal) 5,327 55.9% Thomas Cope (Conservative) 1,120 (11.8 pts) 87.8%
1900 Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren (Liberal) 7,678 67.9% Allen Henry Philip Stoneham (Liberal Unionist) 4,051 (35.8 pts) 86.2%
Jan 1910 Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren (Liberal) 7,709 63.5% Keith Alexander Fraser (Conservative) 3,282 (27.0 pts) 88.7%
Dec 1910 Henry Duncan McLaren (Liberal) 7,500 64.5% Dudley Beaumont Melchior Gurowski (Conservative) 3,380 (29.1 pts) 84.9%
1918 Henry Duncan McLaren (Liberal) 12,545 66.4% Thomas Richardson (Labour) 6,201 (32.8 pts) 58.6%
1922 Thomas Guy Frederick Paget (Unionist) 11,251 40.9% Clement James Bundock (Labour) 2,511 (9.1 pts) 81.0%
1923 George Ward (Liberal) 11,596 41.2% Thomas Guy Frederick Paget (Unionist) 3,166 (11.2 pts) 80.3%
1924 Robert Gee (Unionist) 10,114 34.9% George Ward (Liberal) 358 (1.2 pts) 80.8%
1929 William Edge (Liberal) 17,044 41.4% John Minto (Labour) 1,800 (4.4 pts) 85.9%
1931 William Edge (National Liberal) 26,926 68.0% John Morgan (Labour) 14,256 (36.0 pts) 79.7%
1935 William Edge (National Liberal) 22,969 59.2% Charles Rothwell (Labour) 7,153 (18.4 pts) 73.3%
1945 Arthur Cecil Allen (Labour) 26,151 55.6% James Millard Tucker (National Liberal) 5,297 (11.3 pts) 77.6%
1950 Arthur Cecil Allen (Labour) 29,282 53.6% Matthew Anthony Leonard Cripps (Conservative) 13,294 (24.3 pts) 88.1%
1951 Arthur Cecil Allen (Labour) 30,767 57.1% Donald Charles Bray (Conservative) 7,645 (14.2 pts) 85.4%
1955 Arthur Cecil Allen (Labour) 27,626 54.0% Donald Charles Bray (Conservative) 4,100 (8.0 pts) 80.7%
1959 Woodrow Lyle Wyatt (Labour) 27,734 51.3% Percy Laurence Braithwaite (Conservative) 1,393 (2.6 pts) 83.0%
1964 Woodrow Lyle Wyatt (Labour) 25,334 45.6% Percy Laurence Braithwaite (Conservative) 5,751 (10.3 pts) 82.8%
1966 Woodrow Wyatt (Labour) 27,427 50.2% CJ Philip Wood (Conservative) 7,773 (14.2 pts) 79.8%
1970 Adam Butler (Conservative) 30,732 50.9% Woodrow Wyatt (Labour) 1,055 (1.8 pts) 77.3%
Feb 1974 Adam Butler (Conservative) 28,151 39.4% Martyn George Morgan Sloman (Labour) 1,687 (2.4 pts) 86.0%
Oct 1974 Adam Butler (Conservative) 28,490 41.4% Martyn George Morgan Sloman (Labour) 302 (0.4 pts) 82.0%
1979 Adam Butler (Conservative) 37,030 48.5% Derek Fatchett (Labour) 8,435 (11.1 pts) 84.5%
1983 Adam Butler (Conservative) 31,663 55.4% Malcolm Francis Fox (Social Democratic Party) 17,294 (30.3 pts) 78.2%
1987 David Tredinnick (Conservative) 34,145 54.4% David Bill (Liberal) 17,016 (27.1 pts) 81.2%
1992 David Tredinnick (Conservative) 36,618 54.2% David Everitt (Labour) 19,094 (28.3 pts) 84.1%
1997 David Tredinnick (Conservative) 21,189 40.6% Andrew Furlong (Labour) 1,027 (2.0 pts) 76.6%
2001 David Tredinnick (Conservative) 20,030 44.4% Andrew Furlong (Labour) 2,280 (5.1 pts) 64.4%
2005 David Tredinnick (Conservative) 20,212 42.6% Rupert Herd (Labour) 5,319 (11.2 pts) 66.3%
2010 David Tredinnick (Conservative) 23,132 42.6% Michael Mullaney (Liberal Democrat) 5,032 (9.3 pts) 70.3%
2015 David Tredinnick (Conservative) 22,939 42.8% Michael Mullaney (Liberal Democrat) 10,988 (20.5 pts) 67.5%
2017 David Tredinnick (Conservative) 31,864 56.7% Chris Kealey (Labour) 18,351 (32.7 pts) 68.9%
2019 Luke Evans (Conservative) 36,056 63.9% Rick Middleton (Labour) 26,278 (46.6 pts) 69.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Ellis Liberal 5,64864.9% Yes
Sackville George Stopford-Sackville Conservative 3,05135.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Ellis Liberal 4,73257.9% Yes
Harrington Arthur Harrop Hulton Conservative 3,44042.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren Liberal 5,37058.3% Yes
Harrington Arthur Harrop Hulton Conservative 3,84641.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren Liberal 5,32755.9% Yes
Thomas Cope Conservative 4,20744.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren Liberal Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren Liberal 7,67867.9% Yes
Allen Henry Philip Stoneham Liberal Unionist 3,62732.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren Liberal 7,70963.5% Yes
Keith Alexander Fraser Conservative 4,42736.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Duncan McLaren Liberal 7,50064.5% Yes
Dudley Beaumont Melchior Gurowski Conservative 4,12035.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Duncan McLaren Liberal 12,54566.4% Yes
Thomas Richardson Labour 6,34433.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Guy Frederick Paget Unionist 11,25140.9% Yes
Clement James Bundock Labour 8,74031.8% No
Henry Duncan McLaren National Liberal 7,51327.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Ward Liberal 11,59641.2% Yes
Thomas Guy Frederick Paget Unionist 8,43029.9% No
Emrys Hughes Labour 8,15228.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Gee Unionist 10,11434.9% Yes
George Ward Liberal 9,75633.6% No
John Minto Labour 9,14331.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edge Liberal 17,04441.4% Yes
John Minto Labour 15,24437.0% No
Sydney Lipscomb Elborne Unionist 8,86121.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edge National Liberal 26,92668.0% Yes
John Morgan Labour 12,67032.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edge National Liberal 22,96959.2% Yes
Charles Rothwell Labour 15,81640.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Cecil Allen Labour 26,15155.6% Yes
James Millard Tucker National Liberal 20,85444.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Cecil Allen Labour 29,28253.6% Yes
Matthew Anthony Leonard Cripps Conservative 15,98829.3% No
Leonard Wright Harvey Liberal 9,31517.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Cecil Allen Labour 30,76757.1% Yes
Donald Charles Bray Conservative 23,12242.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Cecil Allen Labour 27,62654.0% Yes
Donald Charles Bray Conservative 23,52646.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Woodrow Lyle Wyatt Labour 27,73451.3% Yes
Percy Laurence Braithwaite Conservative 26,34148.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Woodrow Lyle Wyatt Labour 25,33445.6% Yes
Percy Laurence Braithwaite Conservative 19,58335.2% No
John H David Liberal 10,65219.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Woodrow Wyatt Labour 27,42750.2% Yes
CJ Philip Wood Conservative 19,65436.0% No
Anthony Extance Liberal 7,52613.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Butler Conservative 30,73250.9% Yes
Woodrow Wyatt Labour 29,67749.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Butler Conservative 28,15139.4% Yes
Martyn George Morgan Sloman Labour 26,46437.0% No
Maurice James Galton Liberal 16,85923.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Butler Conservative 28,49041.4% Yes
Martyn George Morgan Sloman Labour 28,18841.0% No
Maurice James Galton Liberal 12,08217.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Butler Conservative 37,03048.5% Yes
Derek Fatchett Labour 28,59537.5% No
Thomas Brown Liberal 10,03213.1% No
David Dunn National Front 6820.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Butler Conservative 31,66355.4% Yes
Malcolm Francis Fox Social Democratic Party 14,36925.1% No
Daniel Janner Labour 11,12019.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Tredinnick Conservative 34,14554.4% Yes
David Bill Liberal 17,12927.3% No
Richard Hall Labour 10,78717.2% No
Dinah Freer Green 6601.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Tredinnick Conservative 36,61854.2% Yes
David Everitt Labour 17,52426.0% No
Gregory Drozdz Liberal Democrat 12,64318.7% No
Brian Fewster Green 7161.1% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Tredinnick Conservative 21,18940.6% Yes
Andrew Furlong Labour 20,16238.7% No
Jon Ellis Liberal Democrat 9,28117.8% No
Scott Halborg Referendum Party 1,5212.9% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Tredinnick Conservative 20,03044.4% Yes
Andrew Furlong Labour 17,75039.4% No
Jon Ellis Liberal Democrat 7,32616.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Tredinnick Conservative 20,21242.6% Yes
Rupert Herd Labour 14,89331.4% No
James Moore Liberal Democrat 10,52822.2% No
Denis Walker UKIP 1,8663.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Tredinnick Conservative 23,13242.6% Yes
Michael Mullaney Liberal Democrat 18,10033.3% No
Rory Palmer Labour 8,67416.0% No
John Ryde BNP 2,4584.5% No
Dutch Veldhuizen UKIP 1,0982.0% No
James Lampitt English Democrats 6151.1% No
Michael Brooks The Science Party 1970.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Tredinnick Conservative 22,93942.8% Yes
Michael Mullaney Liberal Democrat 11,95122.3% No
Chris Kealey Labour 9,35417.5% No
David Sprason UKIP 9,33817.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Tredinnick Conservative 31,86456.7% Yes
Chris Kealey Labour 13,51324.1% No
Michael Mullaney Liberal Democrat 9,74417.3% No
Mick Gregg Green 1,0471.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke Evans Conservative 36,05663.9% Yes
Rick Middleton Labour 9,77817.3% No
Michael Mullaney Liberal Democrat 9,09616.1% No
Mick Gregg Green 1,5022.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 29.8 pts 1886: Liberal margin 15.8 pts 1892: Liberal margin 16.5 pts 1895: Liberal margin 11.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 35.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 27.0 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 29.1 pts 1918: Liberal margin 32.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 9.1 pts 1923: Liberal margin 11.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 1.2 pts 1929: Liberal margin 4.4 pts 1931: National Liberal margin 36.0 pts 1935: National Liberal margin 18.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 11.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 24.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 14.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 8.0 pts 1959: Labour margin 2.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 10.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 14.2 pts 1970: Conservative margin 1.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 2.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 0.4 pts 1979: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 1983: Conservative margin 30.3 pts 1987: Conservative margin 27.1 pts 1992: Conservative margin 28.3 pts 1997: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 2001: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 2005: Conservative margin 11.2 pts 2010: Conservative margin 9.3 pts 2015: Conservative margin 20.5 pts 2017: Conservative margin 32.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 46.6 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Bosworth has been contested at 36 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, National Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bosworth in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Bosworth in 2019 with 36,056 votes (63.9%), a majority of 26,278 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Bosworth since 1885?

Since 1885, Bosworth has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Bosworth?

The closest result on record for Bosworth was Oct 1974, when Conservative beat Labour by just 302 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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