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Buckrose — UK General Election Results

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Buckrose was won by Liberal at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 949 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Buckrose from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Christopher Sykes (Conservative) 4,081 51.9% John James Cousins (Liberal) 296 (3.8 pts) 86.3%
1886 Christopher Sykes (Conservative) 3,735 50.1% William Alexander McArthur (Liberal) 11 (0.1 pts) 81.9%
1892 Angus Holden (Liberal) 4,294 54.1% Frederick William Fison (Conservative) 652 (8.2 pts) 87.8%
1895 Angus Holden (Liberal) 4,076 50.6% Thomas Goff (Conservative) 90 (1.1 pts) 86.8%
1900 Luke White (Liberal) 4,083 50.6% Ernest Claude Meysey-Thompson (Liberal Unionist) 91 (1.1 pts) 83.7%
1906 Luke White (Liberal) 5,236 59.0% Reginald Lindesay-Bethune (Conservative) 1,602 (18.1 pts) 87.4%
Jan 1910 Luke White (Liberal) 4,957 51.1% Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes (Conservative) 218 (2.2 pts) 91.0%
Dec 1910 Luke White (Liberal) 4,867 51.2% Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes (Conservative) 232 (2.4 pts) 89.2%
1918 Algernon Henry Moreing (Liberal) 9,310 60.9% George Henry Dawson (Independent Labour) 6,134 (40.2 pts) 56.0%
1922 Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt (Unionist) 12,012 51.3% Thomas Davis Fenby (Liberal) 601 (2.6 pts) 82.5%
1923 Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt (Unionist) 12,336 50.4% Thomas Davis Fenby (Liberal) 214 (0.9 pts) 84.1%
1924 Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt (Unionist) 13,966 56.0% Harry Anson Briggs (Liberal) 3,004 (12.0 pts) 82.9%
1929 Albert Newby Braithwaite (Unionist) 15,625 50.1% Sidney Streatfield Leigh Lamert (Liberal) 1,800 (5.8 pts) 80.3%
1931 Albert Newby Braithwaite (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 Albert Newby Braithwaite (Conservative) 18,090 55.1% Thomas Macleod (Liberal) 3,327 (10.1 pts) 78.4%
1945 George Wadsworth (Liberal) 15,934 51.5% Albert Newby Braithwaite (Conservative) 949 (3.1 pts) 71.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Sykes Conservative 4,08151.9% Yes
John James Cousins Liberal 3,78548.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Sykes Conservative 3,73550.1% Yes
William Alexander McArthur Liberal 3,72449.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Holden Liberal 4,29454.1% Yes
Frederick William Fison Conservative 3,64245.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Holden Liberal 4,07650.6% Yes
Thomas Goff Conservative 3,98649.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke White Liberal 4,08350.6% Yes
Ernest Claude Meysey-Thompson Liberal Unionist 3,99249.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke White Liberal 5,23659.0% Yes
Reginald Lindesay-Bethune Conservative 3,63441.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke White Liberal 4,95751.1% Yes
Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes Conservative 4,73948.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke White Liberal 4,86751.2% Yes
Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes Conservative 4,63548.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Algernon Henry Moreing Liberal 9,31060.9% Yes
George Henry Dawson Independent Labour 3,17620.8% No
Austin Taylor Liberal (Local) 2,79218.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt Unionist 12,01251.3% Yes
Thomas Davis Fenby Liberal 11,41148.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt Unionist 12,33650.4% Yes
Thomas Davis Fenby Liberal 12,12249.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt Unionist 13,96656.0% Yes
Harry Anson Briggs Liberal 10,96244.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Newby Braithwaite Unionist 15,62550.1% Yes
Sidney Streatfield Leigh Lamert Liberal 13,82544.3% No
Harold Vickers Labour 1,7665.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Newby Braithwaite Conservative Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Newby Braithwaite Conservative 18,09055.1% Yes
Thomas Macleod Liberal 14,76344.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Wadsworth Liberal 15,93451.5% Yes
Albert Newby Braithwaite Conservative 14,98548.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1886: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 1892: Liberal margin 8.2 pts 1895: Liberal margin 1.1 pts 1900: Liberal margin 1.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 18.1 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 2.2 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1918: Liberal margin 40.2 pts 1922: Unionist margin 2.6 pts 1923: Unionist margin 0.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 12.0 pts 1929: Unionist margin 5.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 10.1 pts 1945: Liberal margin 3.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1935 1945

Trend

Buckrose has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Buckrose in the 1945 general election?

Liberal won Buckrose in 1945 with 15,934 votes (51.5%), a majority of 949 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Buckrose since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Buckrose?

The closest result on record for Buckrose was 1886, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 11 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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