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Brecon and Radnor — UK General Election Results

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

Brecon and Radnor was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 130 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Brecon and Radnor from 1918 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1918–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Sidney Robinson (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 William Albert Jenkins (National Liberal) 20,405 67.4% Edward Thomas John (Labour) 10,555 (34.9 pts) 77.9%
1923 William Albert Jenkins (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1924 Walter D'Arcy Hall (Unionist) 12,834 38.5% William Albert Jenkins (Liberal) 2,460 (7.4 pts) 83.6%
1929 Peter Freeman (Labour) 14,551 33.8% Walter D'Arcy Hall (Unionist) 227 (0.5 pts) 87.8%
1931 Walter D'Arcy Hall (Conservative) 25,620 59.8% Peter Freeman (Labour) 8,397 (19.6 pts) 87.1%
1935 Ivor Grosvenor Guest (National) 22,079 52.6% Leslie Haden-Guest (Labour) 2,169 (5.2 pts) 84.3%
1945 Tudor Elwyn Watkins (Labour) 19,725 46.8% Oscar Montague Guest (Conservative) 5,636 (13.4 pts) 80.0%
1950 Tudor Elwyn Watkins (Labour) 22,519 48.8% James David Gibson-Watt (Conservative) 2,829 (6.1 pts) 88.8%
1951 Tudor Elwyn Watkins (Labour) 24,572 52.2% James David Gibson-Watt (Conservative) 2,083 (4.4 pts) 89.3%
1955 Tudor Elwyn Watkins (Labour) 23,953 53.1% Henry Graham Partridge (Conservative) 7,541 (16.7 pts) 86.8%
1959 Tudor Elwyn Watkins (Labour) 25,411 57.3% John H Davies (Conservative) 6,472 (14.6 pts) 86.4%
1964 Tudor Elwyn Watkins (Labour) 23,967 57.7% Frank T Stevens (Conservative) 8,552 (20.6 pts) 82.8%
1966 Tudor Watkins (Labour) 22,902 57.5% Frank Stevens (Conservative) 8,379 (21.0 pts) 80.5%
1970 Caerwyn Roderick (Labour) 18,736 43.4% Gareth Neale (Conservative) 4,844 (11.2 pts) 82.0%
Feb 1974 Caerwyn Roderick (Labour) 18,180 40.5% Lloyd Havard Davies (Conservative) 2,277 (5.1 pts) 83.4%
Oct 1974 Caerwyn Roderick (Labour) 18,622 42.1% Lloyd Havard Davies (Conservative) 3,012 (6.8 pts) 81.4%
1979 Tom Hooson (Conservative) 22,660 47.2% Caerwyn Roderick (Labour) 3,027 (6.3 pts) 84.2%
1983 Tom Hooson (Conservative) 18,255 48.2% Rev David Morris (Labour) 8,784 (23.2 pts) 80.1%
1987 Richard Livsey (Liberal) 14,509 34.8% Jonathan Evans (Conservative) 56 (0.1 pts) 84.3%
1992 Jonathan Evans (Conservative) 15,977 36.1% Richard Livsey (Liberal Democrat) 130 (0.3 pts) 85.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Robinson Liberal Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Albert Jenkins National Liberal 20,40567.4% Yes
Edward Thomas John Labour 9,85032.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Albert Jenkins Liberal Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter D'Arcy Hall Unionist 12,83438.5% Yes
William Albert Jenkins Liberal 10,37431.1% No
Edward Thomas John Labour 10,16730.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Freeman Labour 14,55133.8% Yes
Walter D'Arcy Hall Unionist 14,32433.3% No
Elias Wynne Cemlyn-Jones Liberal 14,18232.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter D'Arcy Hall Conservative 25,62059.8% Yes
Peter Freeman Labour 17,22340.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor Grosvenor Guest National 22,07952.6% Yes
Leslie Haden-Guest Labour 19,91047.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tudor Elwyn Watkins Labour 19,72546.8% Yes
Oscar Montague Guest Conservative 14,08933.4% No
David Lewis Liberal 8,33519.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tudor Elwyn Watkins Labour 22,51948.8% Yes
James David Gibson-Watt Conservative 19,69042.7% No
Rolle Malcolm Ritson Paton Liberal 3,9038.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tudor Elwyn Watkins Labour 24,57252.2% Yes
James David Gibson-Watt Conservative 22,48947.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tudor Elwyn Watkins Labour 23,95353.1% Yes
Henry Graham Partridge Conservative 16,41236.4% No
William Stanley Russell Thomas Liberal 4,74510.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tudor Elwyn Watkins Labour 25,41157.3% Yes
John H Davies Conservative 18,93942.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tudor Elwyn Watkins Labour 23,96757.7% Yes
Frank T Stevens Conservative 15,41537.1% No
Trefor Richard Morgan Plaid Cymru 2,1655.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tudor Watkins Labour 22,90257.5% Yes
Frank Stevens Conservative 14,52336.5% No
Trefor Morgan Plaid Cymru 2,4106.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caerwyn Roderick Labour 18,73643.4% Yes
Gareth Neale Conservative 13,89232.2% No
Geraint Howells Liberal 8,16918.9% No
W George Jenkins Plaid Cymru 2,3495.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caerwyn Roderick Labour 18,18040.5% Yes
Lloyd Havard Davies Conservative 15,90335.4% No
Noel Kennedy Thomas Liberal 8,74119.5% No
Dafydd Noel Gittins Plaid Cymru 2,0994.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caerwyn Roderick Labour 18,62242.1% Yes
Lloyd Havard Davies Conservative 15,61035.3% No
Noel Kennedy Thomas Liberal 7,68217.4% No
Dafydd Noel Gittins Plaid Cymru 2,3005.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Hooson Conservative 22,66047.2% Yes
Caerwyn Roderick Labour 19,63340.9% No
Norman Harry Evans Lewis Liberal 4,6549.7% No
Janet Rosemary Power Plaid Cymru 1,0312.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Hooson Conservative 18,25548.2% Yes
Rev David Morris Labour 9,47125.0% No
Richard Livsey Liberal 9,22624.4% No
Sian Meredudd Plaid Cymru 6401.7% No
Richard Booth Independent 2780.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Livsey Liberal 14,50934.8% Yes
Jonathan Evans Conservative 14,45334.7% No
Frederick Willey Labour 12,18029.2% No
John Hamilton Davies Plaid Cymru 5351.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jonathan Evans Conservative 15,97736.1% Yes
Richard Livsey Liberal Democrat 15,84735.8% No
Chris Mann Labour 11,63426.3% No
Sian Meredudd Plaid Cymru 4180.9% No
Hugh Richards Green 3930.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1922: National Liberal margin 34.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 7.4 pts 1929: Labour margin 0.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 19.6 pts 1935: National margin 5.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 13.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 6.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 4.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 16.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 14.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 20.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 21.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 11.2 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 5.1 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 6.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 6.3 pts 1983: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 1987: Liberal margin 0.1 pts 1992: Conservative margin 0.3 pts 1922 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Brecon and Radnor has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Conservative, National.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Brecon and Radnor in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Brecon and Radnor in 1992 with 15,977 votes (36.1%), a majority of 130 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Brecon and Radnor since 1918?

Since 1918, Brecon and Radnor has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Brecon and Radnor?

The closest result on record for Brecon and Radnor was 1987, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 56 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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