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Chertsey — UK General Election Results

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

Chertsey was won by Conservative at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 11,586 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Chertsey from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Frederick Alers Hankey (Conservative) 4,540 63.9% Henry Le Marchant (Liberal) 1,980 (27.9 pts) 77.0%
1886 Frederick Alers Hankey (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Charles Harvey Combe (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 Charles Harvey Combe (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett (Conservative) 5,367 63.5% Hubert Longman (Liberal) 2,287 (27.1 pts) 68.7%
1906 Francis John Marnham (Liberal) 6,365 50.4% George Charles Bingham (Conservative) 99 (0.8 pts) 81.9%
Jan 1910 Donald Macmaster (Conservative) 9,672 65.7% Francis George Newbolt (Liberal) 4,613 (31.3 pts) 88.1%
Dec 1910 Donald Macmaster (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 Donald Macmaster (Unionist) 13,531 80.7% Thomas Linsey (Labour) 10,299 (61.4 pts) 48.0%
1922 Philip Wigham Richardson (Unionist) 14,081 60.4% Henry Samson Clark (Liberal) 4,853 (20.8 pts) 58.2%
1923 Philip Wigham Richardson (Unionist) 13,333 55.5% Reginald John Marnham (Liberal) 2,639 (11.0 pts) 60.1%
1924 Philip Wigham Richardson (Unionist) 18,310 71.0% Walter Crawford Smith (Liberal) 10,839 (42.0 pts) 62.7%
1929 Philip Wigham Richardson (Unionist) 21,433 55.6% Martin Bernard Browne (Liberal) 4,288 (11.1 pts) 63.5%
1931 Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 35,371 79.6% Ifor Bowen Lloyd (Liberal) 26,308 (59.2 pts) 68.7%
1935 Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 31,484 71.4% Martin Bernard Browne (Liberal) 18,877 (42.8 pts) 60.2%
1945 Arthur Marsden (Conservative) 37,456 52.3% Brian Barker (Labour) 12,262 (17.1 pts) 71.0%
1950 Lionel Frederick Heald (Conservative) 19,326 51.7% Dennis Gordon (Labour) 5,236 (14.0 pts) 82.7%
1951 Lionel Frederick Heald (Conservative) 20,539 53.6% Dennis Gordon (Labour) 5,690 (14.8 pts) 81.1%
1955 Sir Lionel Frederick Heald (Conservative) 23,021 61.1% Richard H Edwards (Labour) 8,365 (22.2 pts) 77.2%
1959 Sir Lionel Frederick Heald (Conservative) 24,836 56.3% John Stuart Barr (Labour) 10,686 (24.2 pts) 74.9%
1964 Sir Lionel Frederick Heald (Conservative) 22,497 49.1% Anthony J Edwards (Labour) 7,984 (17.4 pts) 77.8%
1966 Sir Lionel Heald (Conservative) 22,584 48.4% Anthony Edwards (Labour) 6,353 (13.6 pts) 78.0%
1970 William Grylls (Conservative) 27,239 56.6% Christopher Slater (Labour) 11,586 (24.1 pts) 71.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Alers Hankey Conservative 4,54063.9% Yes
Henry Le Marchant Liberal 2,56036.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Alers Hankey Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Harvey Combe Conservative Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Harvey Combe Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett Conservative 5,36763.5% Yes
Hubert Longman Liberal 3,08036.5% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis John Marnham Liberal 6,36550.4% Yes
George Charles Bingham Conservative 6,26649.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Macmaster Conservative 9,67265.7% Yes
Francis George Newbolt Liberal 5,05934.3% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Macmaster Conservative Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Macmaster Unionist 13,53180.7% Yes
Thomas Linsey Labour 3,23219.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Wigham Richardson Unionist 14,08160.4% Yes
Henry Samson Clark Liberal 9,22839.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Wigham Richardson Unionist 13,33355.5% Yes
Reginald John Marnham Liberal 10,69444.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Wigham Richardson Unionist 18,31071.0% Yes
Walter Crawford Smith Liberal 7,47129.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Wigham Richardson Unionist 21,43355.6% Yes
Martin Bernard Browne Liberal 17,14544.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 35,37179.6% Yes
Ifor Bowen Lloyd Liberal 9,06320.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 31,48471.4% Yes
Martin Bernard Browne Liberal 12,60728.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Marsden Conservative 37,45652.3% Yes
Brian Barker Labour 25,19435.2% No
William Ridgeway Liberal 8,94012.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lionel Frederick Heald Conservative 19,32651.7% Yes
Dennis Gordon Labour 14,09037.7% No
Gerald Edward Owen Liberal 3,96910.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lionel Frederick Heald Conservative 20,53953.6% Yes
Dennis Gordon Labour 14,84938.7% No
Gerald Edward Owen Liberal 2,9617.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Lionel Frederick Heald Conservative 23,02161.1% Yes
Richard H Edwards Labour 14,65638.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Lionel Frederick Heald Conservative 24,83656.3% Yes
John Stuart Barr Labour 14,15032.1% No
Arthur Russell Mayne Liberal 5,14611.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Lionel Frederick Heald Conservative 22,49749.1% Yes
Anthony J Edwards Labour 14,51331.7% No
Frederick Michael John Lee Liberal 8,84419.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Lionel Heald Conservative 22,58448.4% Yes
Anthony Edwards Labour 16,23134.8% No
Frederick Lee Liberal 7,85216.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Grylls Conservative 27,23956.6% Yes
Christopher Slater Labour 15,65332.5% No
R Alfred F Cook Liberal 5,23910.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 27.9 pts 1900: Conservative margin 27.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 0.8 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 31.3 pts 1918: Unionist margin 61.4 pts 1922: Unionist margin 20.8 pts 1923: Unionist margin 11.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 42.0 pts 1929: Unionist margin 11.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 59.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 42.8 pts 1945: Conservative margin 17.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 14.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 14.8 pts 1955: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 24.2 pts 1964: Conservative margin 17.4 pts 1966: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 24.1 pts 1885 1900 1906 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Chertsey has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Chertsey in the 1970 general election?

Conservative won Chertsey in 1970 with 27,239 votes (56.6%), a majority of 11,586 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Chertsey since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Chertsey?

The closest result on record for Chertsey was 1906, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 99 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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