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Burton — UK General Election Results

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

Burton was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 14,496 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Burton from 1885 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1885–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Michael Arthur Bass (Liberal) 5,395 68.0% Gerald Holbech Hardy (Conservative) 2,852 (35.9 pts) 83.9%
1886 Michael Arthur Bass (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Sydney Evershed (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 Sydney Evershed (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Robert Frederick Ratcliff (Liberal Unionist) 5,592 62.0% Jabez Edward Johnson-Fergusion (Liberal) 2,171 (24.1 pts) 83.1%
1906 Robert Frederick Ratcliff (Liberal Unionist) 5,613 55.1% Francis Patrick Fletcher-Vane (Liberal) 1,041 (10.2 pts) 88.8%
Dec 1910 Robert Frederick Ratcliff (Liberal Unionist) 5,877 60.8% Harold Rylett (Liberal) 2,093 (21.7 pts) 81.3%
Jan 1910 Robert Frederick Ratcliff (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 John Gretton (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 John Gretton (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 John Gretton (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1924 John Gretton (Unionist) 20,550 74.2% Frederick Thoresby (Labour) 13,409 (48.4 pts) 77.8%
1929 John Gretton (Unionist) 18,243 52.6% William Thomas Paling (Labour) 7,732 (22.3 pts) 75.3%
1931 John Gretton (Conservative) 26,117 74.7% William Thomas Paling (Labour) 17,285 (49.5 pts) 74.6%
1935 John Gretton (Conservative) 23,539 74.5% Gladys Nellie Paling (Labour) 15,498 (49.1 pts) 65.6%
1945 Arthur William Lyne (Labour) 18,288 51.1% John Frederic Gretton (Conservative) 760 (2.1 pts) 66.8%
1950 William Arthur Colegate (Conservative) 24,903 51.5% Arthur William Lyne (Labour) 1,485 (3.1 pts) 86.1%
1951 William Arthur Colegate (Conservative) 24,884 50.7% John Thomson Stonehouse (Labour) 733 (1.5 pts) 86.3%
1955 John Charles Jennings (Conservative) 24,519 53.2% Ewart Taylor (Labour) 2,973 (6.5 pts) 80.8%
1959 John Charles Jennings (Conservative) 26,926 56.1% Edward McGarry (Labour) 5,894 (12.3 pts) 82.4%
1964 John Charles Jennings (Conservative) 25,236 53.2% Thomas S Pritchard (Labour) 3,075 (6.5 pts) 80.2%
1966 John Jennings (Conservative) 23,773 50.3% Charles Watson Shepherd (Labour) 277 (0.6 pts) 78.7%
1970 John Jennings (Conservative) 27,428 54.3% Ronald George Truman (Labour) 4,365 (8.6 pts) 75.7%
Feb 1974 Ivan Lawrence (Conservative) 28,343 53.1% David Rowland Hill (Labour) 3,303 (6.2 pts) 79.4%
Oct 1974 Ivan Lawrence (Conservative) 23,496 44.4% David Rowland Hill (Labour) 2,098 (4.0 pts) 78.0%
1979 Ivan Lawrence (Conservative) 29,821 54.0% Gordon Seymour Jones (Labour) 9,801 (17.8 pts) 78.7%
1983 Ivan Lawrence (Conservative) 27,874 51.1% Robert Ernest Gregory Slater (Labour) 11,647 (21.4 pts) 75.9%
1987 Ivan Lawrence (Conservative) 29,160 50.7% Dennis Heptonstall (Labour) 9,830 (17.1 pts) 78.5%
1992 Ivan Lawrence (Conservative) 30,845 49.7% Patricia Muddyman (Labour) 5,996 (9.7 pts) 82.4%
1997 Janet Dean (Labour) 27,810 51.0% Ivan Lawrence (Conservative) 6,330 (11.6 pts) 75.1%
2001 Janet Dean (Labour) 22,783 49.0% Maggie Punyer (Conservative) 4,849 (10.4 pts) 61.8%
2005 Janet Dean (Labour) 19,701 41.1% Adrian Pepper (Conservative) 1,421 (3.0 pts) 61.0%
2010 Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) 22,188 44.5% Ruth Smeeth (Labour) 6,304 (12.7 pts) 66.7%
2015 Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) 24,376 49.8% Jon Wheale (Labour) 10,892 (22.2 pts) 65.3%
2017 Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) 28,936 58.0% John McKiernan (Labour) 10,047 (20.1 pts) 67.7%
2019 Kate Griffiths (Conservative) 29,560 60.7% Louise Walker (Labour) 14,496 (29.7 pts) 65.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Arthur Bass Liberal 5,39568.0% Yes
Gerald Holbech Hardy Conservative 2,54332.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Arthur Bass Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Evershed Liberal Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Evershed Liberal Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Frederick Ratcliff Liberal Unionist 5,59262.0% Yes
Jabez Edward Johnson-Fergusion Liberal 3,42138.0% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Frederick Ratcliff Liberal Unionist 5,61355.1% Yes
Francis Patrick Fletcher-Vane Liberal 4,57244.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Frederick Ratcliff Liberal Unionist 5,87760.8% Yes
Harold Rylett Liberal 3,78439.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Frederick Ratcliff Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gretton Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gretton Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gretton Unionist Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gretton Unionist 20,55074.2% Yes
Frederick Thoresby Labour 7,14125.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gretton Unionist 18,24352.6% Yes
William Thomas Paling Labour 10,51130.3% No
Ifor Bowen Lloyd Liberal 5,94317.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gretton Conservative 26,11774.7% Yes
William Thomas Paling Labour 8,83225.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gretton Conservative 23,53974.5% Yes
Gladys Nellie Paling Labour 8,04125.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur William Lyne Labour 18,28851.1% Yes
John Frederic Gretton Conservative 17,52848.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Arthur Colegate Conservative 24,90351.5% Yes
Arthur William Lyne Labour 23,41848.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Arthur Colegate Conservative 24,88450.7% Yes
John Thomson Stonehouse Labour 24,15149.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Charles Jennings Conservative 24,51953.2% Yes
Ewart Taylor Labour 21,54646.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Charles Jennings Conservative 26,92656.1% Yes
Edward McGarry Labour 21,03243.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Charles Jennings Conservative 25,23653.2% Yes
Thomas S Pritchard Labour 22,16146.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Jennings Conservative 23,77350.3% Yes
Charles Watson Shepherd Labour 23,49649.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Jennings Conservative 27,42854.3% Yes
Ronald George Truman Labour 23,06345.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivan Lawrence Conservative 28,34353.1% Yes
David Rowland Hill Labour 25,04046.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivan Lawrence Conservative 23,49644.4% Yes
David Rowland Hill Labour 21,39840.5% No
Keith Benjamin Stevens Liberal 7,96915.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivan Lawrence Conservative 29,82154.0% Yes
Gordon Seymour Jones Labour 20,02036.3% No
Keith Benjamin Stevens Liberal 5,3839.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivan Lawrence Conservative 27,87451.1% Yes
Robert Ernest Gregory Slater Labour 16,22729.8% No
Winifred June Garner Liberal 10,42019.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivan Lawrence Conservative 29,16050.7% Yes
Dennis Heptonstall Labour 19,33033.6% No
Kenneth Albert Hemsley Liberal 9,04615.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivan Lawrence Conservative 30,84549.7% Yes
Patricia Muddyman Labour 24,84940.0% No
Rob Renold Liberal Democrat 6,37510.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Janet Dean Labour 27,81051.0% Yes
Ivan Lawrence Conservative 21,48039.4% No
David Fletcher Liberal Democrat 4,6178.5% No
Keith Sharp National Democrats 6041.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Janet Dean Labour 22,78349.0% Yes
Maggie Punyer Conservative 17,93438.6% No
David Fletcher Liberal Democrat 4,4689.6% No
Ian Crompton UKIP 9842.1% No
John Roberts ProLife Alliance 2880.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Janet Dean Labour 19,70141.1% Yes
Adrian Pepper Conservative 18,28038.2% No
Sandra Johnson Liberal Democrat 6,23613.0% No
Julie Russell BNP 1,8403.8% No
Philip Lancaster UKIP 9131.9% No
Brian Buxton Veritas 9121.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Griffiths Conservative 22,18844.5% Yes
Ruth Smeeth Labour 15,88431.9% No
Michael Rodgers Liberal Democrat 7,89115.8% No
Alan Hewitt BNP 2,4094.8% No
Philip Lancaster UKIP 1,4512.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Griffiths Conservative 24,37649.8% Yes
Jon Wheale Labour 13,48427.5% No
Mike Green UKIP 8,65817.7% No
David MacDonald Liberal Democrat 1,2322.5% No
Sam Patrone Green 1,2242.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Griffiths Conservative 28,93658.0% Yes
John McKiernan Labour 18,88937.8% No
Dominic Hardwick Liberal Democrat 1,2622.5% No
Simon Hales Green 8241.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Griffiths Conservative 29,56060.7% Yes
Louise Walker Labour 15,06430.9% No
Adam Wain Liberal Democrat 2,6815.5% No
Kate Copeland Green 1,4332.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 35.9 pts 1900: Liberal Unionist margin 24.1 pts 1906: Liberal Unionist margin 10.2 pts Dec 1910: Liberal Unionist margin 21.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 48.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 22.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 49.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 49.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 2.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 3.1 pts 1951: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1959: Conservative margin 12.3 pts 1964: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1966: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 8.6 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 6.2 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1979: Conservative margin 17.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 21.4 pts 1987: Conservative margin 17.1 pts 1992: Conservative margin 9.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 11.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 10.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 3.0 pts 2010: Conservative margin 12.7 pts 2015: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 2017: Conservative margin 20.1 pts 2019: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 1885 1900 1906 Dec 1910 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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Burton in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Burton in 2019 with 29,560 votes (60.7%), a majority of 14,496 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Burton since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Burton?

The closest result on record for Burton was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 277 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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