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Brixton — UK General Election Results

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

Brixton was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 3,326 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Brixton from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Ernest Baggallay (Conservative) 3,427 55.4% William Blake Odgers (Liberal) 665 (10.7 pts) 77.7%
1886 Ernest Baggallay (Conservative) 3,300 63.6% Montagu Hughes Cookson (Liberal) 1,414 (27.3 pts) 65.1%
1892 George Godolphin Osborne (Conservative) 4,061 55.9% Richard Stapley (Liberal) 857 (11.8 pts) 74.2%
1895 George Godolphin Osborne (Conservative) 4,199 65.6% Robert Garnett Head (Liberal) 2,000 (31.3 pts) 62.4%
1900 Robert Gray Cornish Mowbray (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Joel Herbert Seaverns (Liberal) 4,521 51.6% Davison Alexander Dalziel (Conservative) 286 (3.3 pts) 79.5%
Jan 1910 Davison Alexander Dalziel (Conservative) 5,465 55.2% Joel Herbert Seaverns (Liberal) 1,038 (10.5 pts) 86.5%
Dec 1910 Davison Alexander Dalziel (Conservative) 4,770 56.3% Joel Herbert Seaverns (Liberal) 1,068 (12.6 pts) 74.0%
1918 Davison Dalziel (Unionist) 9,902 61.4% Stephen Kelley (Independent) 6,261 (38.8 pts) 42.8%
1922 Davison Dalziel (Unionist) 11,284 54.8% Frederick Joseph Laverack (Liberal) 1,968 (9.6 pts) 52.8%
1923 Frederick Joseph Laverack (Liberal) 10,881 53.5% Davison Alexander Dalziel (Unionist) 1,405 (6.9 pts) 51.9%
1924 Davison Alexander Dalziel (Unionist) 15,755 56.6% James Adams (Labour) 8,545 (30.7 pts) 69.4%
1929 Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman (Unionist) 14,252 44.8% Arthur Balfour Bishop (Labour) 4,163 (13.1 pts) 62.4%
1931 Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman (Conservative) 24,673 77.0% Edward Albert Radice (Labour) 17,315 (54.1 pts) 60.9%
1935 Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman (Conservative) 17,414 57.6% Marcus Lipton (Labour) 6,506 (21.5 pts) 58.5%
1945 Marcus Lipton (Labour) 15,583 63.6% Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman (Conservative) 6,655 (27.2 pts) 65.4%
1950 Marcus Lipton (Labour) 24,015 52.8% Anthony Herbert Foord (Conservative) 5,058 (11.1 pts) 81.1%
1951 Marcus Lipton (Labour) 24,776 56.1% Patricia Marlowe (Conservative) 5,353 (12.1 pts) 79.8%
1955 Marcus Lipton (Labour) 20,594 57.0% William Lloyd Roots (Conservative) 5,035 (13.9 pts) 68.2%
1959 Marcus Lipton (Labour) 18,117 53.1% Brian Warren (Conservative) 2,112 (6.2 pts) 65.3%
1964 Marcus Lipton (Labour) 16,518 58.1% Kenneth P Payne (Conservative) 4,584 (16.1 pts) 57.0%
1966 Marcus Lipton (Labour) 16,634 61.3% Piers Dixon (Conservative) 6,134 (22.6 pts) 57.0%
1970 Marcus Lipton (Labour) 13,053 57.3% James Harkess (Conservative) 3,326 (14.6 pts) 52.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Baggallay Conservative 3,42755.4% Yes
William Blake Odgers Liberal 2,76244.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Baggallay Conservative 3,30063.6% Yes
Montagu Hughes Cookson Liberal 1,88636.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Godolphin Osborne Conservative 4,06155.9% Yes
Richard Stapley Liberal 3,20444.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Godolphin Osborne Conservative 4,19965.6% Yes
Robert Garnett Head Liberal 2,19934.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Gray Cornish Mowbray Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joel Herbert Seaverns Liberal 4,52151.6% Yes
Davison Alexander Dalziel Conservative 4,23548.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Davison Alexander Dalziel Conservative 5,46555.2% Yes
Joel Herbert Seaverns Liberal 4,42744.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Davison Alexander Dalziel Conservative 4,77056.3% Yes
Joel Herbert Seaverns Liberal 3,70243.7% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Davison Dalziel Unionist 9,90261.4% Yes
Stephen Kelley Independent 3,64122.6% No
Horace Norton Liberal 2,59416.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Davison Dalziel Unionist 11,28454.8% Yes
Frederick Joseph Laverack Liberal 9,31645.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Joseph Laverack Liberal 10,88153.5% Yes
Davison Alexander Dalziel Unionist 9,47646.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Davison Alexander Dalziel Unionist 15,75556.6% Yes
James Adams Labour 7,21025.9% No
Frederick Joseph Laverack Liberal 4,87117.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman Unionist 14,25244.8% Yes
Arthur Balfour Bishop Labour 10,08931.7% No
Arthur Quick Liberal 7,43823.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman Conservative 24,67377.0% Yes
Edward Albert Radice Labour 7,35823.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman Conservative 17,41457.6% Yes
Marcus Lipton Labour 10,90836.1% No
Arthur Quick Liberal 1,9116.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Lipton Labour 15,58363.6% Yes
Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman Conservative 8,92836.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Lipton Labour 24,01552.8% Yes
Anthony Herbert Foord Conservative 18,95741.7% No
Enid Lakeman Liberal 2,5275.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Lipton Labour 24,77656.1% Yes
Patricia Marlowe Conservative 19,42343.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Lipton Labour 20,59457.0% Yes
William Lloyd Roots Conservative 15,55943.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Lipton Labour 18,11753.1% Yes
Brian Warren Conservative 16,00546.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Lipton Labour 16,51858.1% Yes
Kenneth P Payne Conservative 11,93441.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Lipton Labour 16,63461.3% Yes
Piers Dixon Conservative 10,50038.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Lipton Labour 13,05357.3% Yes
James Harkess Conservative 9,72742.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1886: Conservative margin 27.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 11.8 pts 1895: Conservative margin 31.3 pts 1906: Liberal margin 3.3 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 10.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 12.6 pts 1918: Unionist margin 38.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 9.6 pts 1923: Liberal margin 6.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 30.7 pts 1929: Unionist margin 13.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 54.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 21.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 27.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 11.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 12.1 pts 1955: Labour margin 13.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 6.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 16.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 22.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 14.6 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

Trend

Brixton has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Brixton in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Brixton in 1970 with 13,053 votes (57.3%), a majority of 3,326 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Brixton since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Brixton?

The closest result on record for Brixton was 1906, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 286 votes (3.3 percentage points).

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