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Caernarvon Boroughs — UK General Election Results

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

Caernarvon Boroughs was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 336 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Caernarvon Boroughs from 1832 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1832–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Charles Paget (Whig) 410 53.0% Owen Jones Ellis Nanney (Conservative) 47 (6.1 pts) 90.4%
1835 Love Parry Jones-Parry (Whig) 378 51.9% Owen Jones Ellis Nanney (Conservative) 28 (3.9 pts) 79.4%
1837 William Bulkeley Hughes (Conservative) 405 51.3% Charles Henry Paget (Whig) 20 (2.5 pts) 71.9%
1841 William Bulkeley Hughes (Conservative) 416 51.8% George Augustus Frederick Paget (Whig) 29 (3.6 pts) 78.6%
1847 William Bulkeley Hughes (Peelite) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 William Bulkeley Hughes (Peelite) 369 57.2% Richard Davies (Radical) 93 (14.4 pts) 74.9%
1857 William Bulkeley Hughes (Peelite) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Charles Griffith Wynne (Conservative) 380 53.7% William Bulkeley Hughes (Liberal) 52 (7.3 pts) 76.2%
1865 William Bulkeley Hughes (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 William Bulkeley Hughes (Liberal) 1,601 60.4% Thomas John Wynn (Conservative) 550 (20.7 pts) 78.6%
1874 William Bulkeley Hughes (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 William Bulkeley Hughes (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1885 Thomas Duncombe Love Jones-Parry (Liberal) 1,923 50.9% Edmund Swetenham (Conservative) 65 (1.7 pts) 84.5%
1886 Edmund Swetenham (Conservative) 1,820 51.9% Thomas Duncombe Love Jones-Parry (Liberal) 136 (3.9 pts) 78.3%
1892 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 2,154 52.4% John Henry Puleston (Conservative) 196 (4.8 pts) 87.1%
1895 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 2,265 52.2% Hugh John Ellis Nanney (Conservative) 194 (4.5 pts) 88.8%
1900 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 2,412 53.3% Henry Platt (Conservative) 296 (6.5 pts) 87.0%
1906 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 3,221 61.7% Robert Anderton Naylor (Conservative) 1,224 (23.5 pts) 92.1%
Jan 1910 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 3,183 60.2% Hugh Corbet Vincent (Conservative) 1,078 (20.4 pts) 92.5%
Dec 1910 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 3,112 62.0% Austin Lloyd Jones (Conservative) 1,208 (24.1 pts) 87.7%
1918 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 13,993 92.7% Austin Harrison (Independent) 12,898 (85.5 pts) 63.4%
1922 David Lloyd George (National Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 12,499 63.1% Austin Ellis Lloyd Jones (Unionist) 5,176 (26.1 pts) 80.9%
1924 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 16,058 82.5% Alfred Eckhard Zimmern (Labour) 12,657 (65.0 pts) 77.0%
1929 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 16,647 58.0% John Bowen Davies (Unionist) 9,133 (31.8 pts) 81.8%
1931 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 17,101 59.3% Francis Page Gourlay (Conservative) 5,387 (18.7 pts) 80.3%
1935 David Lloyd George (Liberal) 19,242 66.6% ARP Du Cros (Conservative) 9,609 (33.3 pts) 77.4%
1945 David Archibald Price-White (Conservative) 11,432 32.9% David Richard Seaborne Davies (Liberal) 336 (1.0 pts) 73.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Paget Whig 41053.0% Yes
Owen Jones Ellis Nanney Conservative 36347.0% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Love Parry Jones-Parry Whig 37851.9% Yes
Owen Jones Ellis Nanney Conservative 35048.1% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bulkeley Hughes Conservative 40551.3% Yes
Charles Henry Paget Whig 38548.7% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bulkeley Hughes Conservative 41651.8% Yes
George Augustus Frederick Paget Whig 38748.2% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bulkeley Hughes Peelite Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bulkeley Hughes Peelite 36957.2% Yes
Richard Davies Radical 27642.8% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bulkeley Hughes Peelite Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Griffith Wynne Conservative 38053.7% Yes
William Bulkeley Hughes Liberal 32846.3% No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bulkeley Hughes Liberal Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bulkeley Hughes Liberal 1,60160.4% Yes
Thomas John Wynn Conservative 1,05139.6% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bulkeley Hughes Liberal Unopposed Yes

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bulkeley Hughes Liberal Unopposed Yes

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Duncombe Love Jones-Parry Liberal 1,92350.9% Yes
Edmund Swetenham Conservative 1,85849.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Swetenham Conservative 1,82051.9% Yes
Thomas Duncombe Love Jones-Parry Liberal 1,68448.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 2,15452.4% Yes
John Henry Puleston Conservative 1,95847.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 2,26552.2% Yes
Hugh John Ellis Nanney Conservative 2,07147.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 2,41253.3% Yes
Henry Platt Conservative 2,11646.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 3,22161.7% Yes
Robert Anderton Naylor Conservative 1,99738.3% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 3,18360.2% Yes
Hugh Corbet Vincent Conservative 2,10539.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 3,11262.0% Yes
Austin Lloyd Jones Conservative 1,90438.0% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 13,99392.7% Yes
Austin Harrison Independent 1,0957.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George National Liberal Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 12,49963.1% Yes
Austin Ellis Lloyd Jones Unionist 7,32336.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 16,05882.5% Yes
Alfred Eckhard Zimmern Labour 3,40117.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 16,64758.0% Yes
John Bowen Davies Unionist 7,51426.2% No
Thomas Ap Rhys Labour 4,53615.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 17,10159.3% Yes
Francis Page Gourlay Conservative 11,71440.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lloyd George Liberal 19,24266.6% Yes
ARP Du Cros Conservative 9,63333.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Archibald Price-White Conservative 11,43232.9% Yes
David Richard Seaborne Davies Liberal 11,09632.0% No
William Elwyn Edwards Jones Labour 10,62530.6% No
John Edward Daniel Plaid Cymru 1,5604.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Whig margin 6.1 pts 1835: Whig margin 3.9 pts 1837: Conservative margin 2.5 pts 1841: Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1852: Peelite margin 14.4 pts 1859: Conservative margin 7.3 pts 1868: Liberal margin 20.7 pts 1885: Liberal margin 1.7 pts 1886: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1892: Liberal margin 4.8 pts 1895: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1900: Liberal margin 6.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 23.5 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 20.4 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 24.1 pts 1918: Liberal margin 85.5 pts 1923: Liberal margin 26.1 pts 1924: Liberal margin 65.0 pts 1929: Liberal margin 31.8 pts 1931: Liberal margin 18.7 pts 1935: Liberal margin 33.3 pts 1945: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1832 1835 1837 1841 1852 1859 1868 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Caernarvon Boroughs has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Peelite, Liberal, National Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Caernarvon Boroughs in the 1945 general election?

Conservative won Caernarvon Boroughs in 1945 with 11,432 votes (32.9%), a majority of 336 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Caernarvon Boroughs since 1832?

Since 1832, Caernarvon Boroughs has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, National Liberal, Peelite, Whig.

What was the closest result in Caernarvon Boroughs?

The closest result on record for Caernarvon Boroughs was 1945, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 336 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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