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Camberwell North — UK General Election Results

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

Camberwell North was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 5,792 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Camberwell North from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Richard Strong (Liberal) 3,137 51.3% Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (Conservative) 162 (2.6 pts) 71.0%
1886 John Richards Kelly (Conservative) 2,717 51.1% Edward Hodson Bayley (Liberal) 365 (6.9 pts) 61.8%
1892 Edward Hodson Bayley (Liberal) 4,295 55.5% John Richards Kelly (Conservative) 845 (10.9 pts) 69.6%
1895 Philip Hugh Dalbiac (Conservative) 4,009 54.5% Edward Hodson Bayley (Liberal) 693 (9.4 pts) 66.5%
1900 Thomas James Macnamara (Liberal) 4,820 58.0% Joseph Robert Diggle (Conservative) 1,335 (16.1 pts) 67.0%
1906 Thomas James Macnamara (Liberal) 6,314 64.4% Charles Hoare (Conservative) 2,817 (28.7 pts) 78.4%
Dec 1910 Thomas James Macnamara (Liberal) 5,038 55.4% Sydney Hoffnung Goldsmid (Conservative) 982 (10.8 pts) 76.3%
Jan 1910 Thomas James Macnamara (Liberal) 5,593 55.4% Sydney Hoffnung Goldsmid (Conservative) 1,082 (10.7 pts) 84.8%
1918 Henry Newton Knights (Unionist) 6,010 58.0% George Hearn (Liberal) 3,833 (37.0 pts) 39.2%
1922 Charles George Ammon (Labour) 8,320 50.8% Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan (Unionist) 254 (1.6 pts) 56.7%
1923 Charles George Ammon (Labour) 10,620 64.2% Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan (Unionist) 4,686 (28.3 pts) 56.9%
1924 Charles George Ammon (Labour) 11,300 54.9% Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan (Unionist) 3,736 (18.1 pts) 69.7%
1929 Charles George Ammon (Labour) 13,051 57.9% Leo St Clare Grondons (Unionist) 7,823 (34.7 pts) 63.1%
1931 Arthur Leonard Bateman (Conservative) 10,634 51.9% Charles George Ammon (Labour) 765 (3.7 pts) 58.3%
1935 Charles George Ammon (Labour) 11,701 64.7% Thomas Ballantyne Martin (Conservative) 5,777 (32.0 pts) 55.6%
1945 Cecil Aubrey Gwynne Manning (Labour) 7,186 76.7% Edward Rudloph Mayer (Conservative) 5,792 (61.8 pts) 60.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Strong Liberal 3,13751.3% Yes
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt Conservative 2,97548.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Richards Kelly Conservative 2,71751.1% Yes
Edward Hodson Bayley Liberal 2,35244.3% No
William Pirie Duff Independent Liberal Unionist 2464.6% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hodson Bayley Liberal 4,29555.5% Yes
John Richards Kelly Conservative 3,45044.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Hugh Dalbiac Conservative 4,00954.5% Yes
Edward Hodson Bayley Liberal 3,31645.1% No
Nelson Palmer Independent Liberal 320.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas James Macnamara Liberal 4,82058.0% Yes
Joseph Robert Diggle Conservative 3,48542.0% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas James Macnamara Liberal 6,31464.4% Yes
Charles Hoare Conservative 3,49735.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas James Macnamara Liberal 5,03855.4% Yes
Sydney Hoffnung Goldsmid Conservative 4,05644.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas James Macnamara Liberal 5,59355.4% Yes
Sydney Hoffnung Goldsmid Conservative 4,51144.6% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Newton Knights Unionist 6,01058.0% Yes
George Hearn Liberal 2,17721.0% No
Charles George Ammon Labour 2,17521.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles George Ammon Labour 8,32050.8% Yes
Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan Unionist 8,06649.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles George Ammon Labour 10,62064.2% Yes
Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan Unionist 5,93435.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles George Ammon Labour 11,30054.9% Yes
Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan Unionist 7,56436.7% No
Victor Diederichs Duval Liberal 1,7298.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles George Ammon Labour 13,05157.9% Yes
Leo St Clare Grondons Unionist 5,22823.2% No
Henry James Edwards Liberal 4,24418.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Leonard Bateman Conservative 10,63451.9% Yes
Charles George Ammon Labour 9,86948.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles George Ammon Labour 11,70164.7% Yes
Thomas Ballantyne Martin Conservative 5,92432.8% No
Thomas Frederick Rhodes Disher Radical Reform 4512.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Aubrey Gwynne Manning Labour 7,18676.7% Yes
Edward Rudloph Mayer Conservative 1,39414.9% No
Thomas Frederick Rhodes Disher Independent National 7948.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1886: Conservative margin 6.9 pts 1892: Liberal margin 10.9 pts 1895: Conservative margin 9.4 pts 1900: Liberal margin 16.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 28.7 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 10.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 10.7 pts 1918: Unionist margin 37.0 pts 1922: Labour margin 1.6 pts 1923: Labour margin 28.3 pts 1924: Labour margin 18.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 34.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1935: Labour margin 32.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 61.8 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Camberwell North in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Camberwell North in 1945 with 7,186 votes (76.7%), a majority of 5,792 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Camberwell North since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Camberwell North?

The closest result on record for Camberwell North was 1922, when Labour beat Unionist by just 254 votes (1.6 percentage points).

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