EveryElectionResult.com

Election results, country by country.

Central Kingston upon Hull — UK General Election Results

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

Central Kingston upon Hull was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 7,593 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Central Kingston upon Hull from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Henry Seymour King (Conservative) 4,193 46.8% Charles Morgan Norwood (Liberal) 166 (1.8 pts) 77.0%
1886 Henry Seymour King (Conservative) 4,968 56.3% Rudolph Chambers Lehmann (Liberal) 1,107 (12.5 pts) 75.9%
1892 Henry Seymour King (Conservative) 4,938 52.5% Frederick Maddison (Liberal-Labour) 476 (5.1 pts) 76.1%
1895 Henry Seymour King (Conservative) 5,476 60.9% Frederick Maddison (Liberal-Labour) 1,961 (21.8 pts) 79.9%
1900 Henry Seymour King (Conservative) 5,257 68.1% Granville George Greenwood (Liberal) 2,792 (36.2 pts) 74.4%
1906 Henry Seymour King (Conservative) 4,345 57.8% George Jackson Bentham (Liberal) 1,178 (15.7 pts) 84.8%
Jan 1910 Henry Seymour King (Conservative) 3,606 50.1% Robert William Aske (Liberal) 20 (0.3 pts) 87.9%
Dec 1910 Henry Seymour King (Conservative) 3,625 51.5% Robert William Aske (Liberal) 207 (2.9 pts) 86.1%
1918 Mark Sykes (Unionist) 13,805 80.1% Roderick Morris Kedward (Liberal) 10,371 (60.2 pts) 54.9%
1922 Joseph Montague Kenworthy (Liberal) 15,374 55.5% Herbert William Looker (Unionist) 3,027 (10.9 pts) 79.1%
1923 Joseph Montague Kenworthy (Liberal) 15,847 60.1% Edward Wooll (Unionist) 5,340 (20.3 pts) 73.0%
1924 Joseph Montague Kenworthy (Liberal) 15,234 54.1% Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt (Unionist) 2,330 (8.3 pts) 77.1%
1929 Joseph Montague Kenworthy (Labour) 18,815 54.1% Lawrence Kimball (Unionist) 7,634 (21.9 pts) 78.3%
1931 Basil Kelsey Barton (Conservative) 19,773 55.1% Joseph Montague Kenworthy (Labour) 3,660 (10.2 pts) 83.2%
1935 William Windsor (Labour) 14,851 52.9% Basil Kelsey Barton (Conservative) 1,620 (5.8 pts) 72.2%
1945 Mark Hewitson (Labour) 8,786 58.8% Diana Spearman (Conservative) 4,680 (31.3 pts) 73.0%
1950 Mark Hewitson (Labour) 27,351 56.5% Richard Orme Wilberforce (Conservative) 11,400 (23.5 pts) 78.2%
1951 Mark Hewitson (Labour) 29,674 61.7% William Bull (Conservative) 11,261 (23.4 pts) 76.3%
Oct 1974 Kevin McNamara (Labour) 22,417 52.3% Peter William John Carver (Conservative) 9,821 (22.9 pts) 67.7%
Feb 1974 Kevin McNamara (Labour) 26,855 58.3% Peter William John Carver (Conservative) 7,619 (16.5 pts) 73.5%
1979 Kevin McNamara (Labour) 22,318 52.1% Jeffrey Nicholas Lewis Tillett (Conservative) 7,593 (17.7 pts) 70.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Seymour King Conservative 4,19346.8% Yes
Charles Morgan Norwood Liberal 4,02745.0% No
Neiles Boynton Billany Independent Liberal-Labour 7358.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Seymour King Conservative 4,96856.3% Yes
Rudolph Chambers Lehmann Liberal 3,86143.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Seymour King Conservative 4,93852.5% Yes
Frederick Maddison Liberal-Labour 4,46247.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Seymour King Conservative 5,47660.9% Yes
Frederick Maddison Liberal-Labour 3,51539.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Seymour King Conservative 5,25768.1% Yes
Granville George Greenwood Liberal 2,46531.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Seymour King Conservative 4,34557.8% Yes
George Jackson Bentham Liberal 3,16742.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Seymour King Conservative 3,60650.1% Yes
Robert William Aske Liberal 3,58649.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Seymour King Conservative 3,62551.5% Yes
Robert William Aske Liberal 3,41848.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Sykes Unionist 13,80580.1% Yes
Roderick Morris Kedward Liberal 3,43419.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Montague Kenworthy Liberal 15,37455.5% Yes
Herbert William Looker Unionist 12,34744.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Montague Kenworthy Liberal 15,84760.1% Yes
Edward Wooll Unionist 10,50739.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Montague Kenworthy Liberal 15,23454.1% Yes
Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt Unionist 12,90445.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Montague Kenworthy Labour 18,81554.1% Yes
Lawrence Kimball Unionist 11,18132.1% No
Alfred Samuel Doran Liberal 4,80213.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Basil Kelsey Barton Conservative 19,77355.1% Yes
Joseph Montague Kenworthy Labour 16,11344.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Windsor Labour 14,85152.9% Yes
Basil Kelsey Barton Conservative 13,23147.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Hewitson Labour 8,78658.8% Yes
Diana Spearman Conservative 4,10627.5% No
Stanley Bell Liberal 2,06213.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Hewitson Labour 27,35156.5% Yes
Richard Orme Wilberforce Conservative 15,95132.9% No
Albert Richard Hardcastle Liberal 5,11310.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Hewitson Labour 29,67461.7% Yes
William Bull Conservative 18,41338.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin McNamara Labour 22,41752.3% Yes
Peter William John Carver Conservative 12,59629.4% No
Norman Wallace Turner Liberal 7,81018.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin McNamara Labour 26,85558.3% Yes
Peter William John Carver Conservative 19,23641.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin McNamara Labour 22,31852.1% Yes
Jeffrey Nicholas Lewis Tillett Conservative 14,72534.4% No
John William Bryant Liberal 5,06911.8% No
Anthony Arthur Dominic Braithwaite National Front 4221.0% No
Pauline Mary Stanton Socialist Unity 2740.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1886: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1892: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1895: Conservative margin 21.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 36.2 pts 1906: Conservative margin 15.7 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 0.3 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 2.9 pts 1918: Unionist margin 60.2 pts 1922: Liberal margin 10.9 pts 1923: Liberal margin 20.3 pts 1924: Liberal margin 8.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 21.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 10.2 pts 1935: Labour margin 5.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 31.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 23.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 23.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 22.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 16.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 17.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979

Trend

Central Kingston upon Hull has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Central Kingston upon Hull in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Central Kingston upon Hull in 1979 with 22,318 votes (52.1%), a majority of 7,593 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Central Kingston upon Hull since 1885?

Since 1885, Central Kingston upon Hull has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Central Kingston upon Hull?

The closest result on record for Central Kingston upon Hull was Jan 1910, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 20 votes (0.3 percentage points).

Related Pages