Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Chipping Barnet was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 2,914 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Chipping Barnet from Oct 1974 to 2024.
Full Election History, Oct 1974–2024
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
Oct 1974
Reginald Maudling (Conservative)
19,661
47.3%
John Mills (Labour)
7,866 (18.9 pts)
73.6%
Feb 1974
Reginald Maudling (Conservative)
22,094
48.0%
John Mills (Labour)
9,911 (21.6 pts)
82.1%
1979
Sydney Chapman (Conservative)
25,154
57.1%
Peter John Dawe (Labour)
14,007 (31.8 pts)
75.6%
1983
Sydney Chapman (Conservative)
23,164
56.1%
Christopher Perkin (Liberal)
12,393 (30.0 pts)
70.7%
1987
Sydney Chapman (Conservative)
24,686
57.9%
James Skinner (Liberal)
14,871 (34.9 pts)
70.0%
1992
Sydney Chapman (Conservative)
25,589
57.0%
Alan Williams (Labour)
13,951 (31.1 pts)
78.6%
1997
Sydney Chapman (Conservative)
21,317
43.0%
Geoff Cooke (Labour)
1,035 (2.1 pts)
71.8%
2001
Sydney Chapman (Conservative)
19,702
46.4%
Damien Welfare (Labour)
2,701 (6.4 pts)
60.5%
2005
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
19,744
46.6%
Pauline Coakley-Webb (Labour)
5,960 (14.1 pts)
64.1%
2010
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
24,700
48.8%
Damien Welfare (Labour)
11,927 (23.6 pts)
67.6%
2015
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
25,759
48.6%
Amy Trevethan (Labour)
7,656 (14.4 pts)
68.3%
2017
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
25,679
46.3%
Emma Whysall (Labour)
353 (0.6 pts)
72.0%
2019
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
25,745
44.7%
Emma Whysall (Labour)
1,212 (2.1 pts)
72.2%
2024
Dan Tomlinson (Labour)
21,585
42.4%
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
2,914 (5.7 pts)
65.4%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Reginald Maudling
Conservative
19,661
47.3%
Yes
John Mills
Labour
11,795
28.4%
No
Nesta Ellis
Liberal
8,884
21.4%
No
Ronald Cole
National Front
1,207
2.9%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Reginald Maudling
Conservative
22,094
48.0%
Yes
John Mills
Labour
12,183
26.5%
No
Nesta Ellis
Liberal
11,714
25.5%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Chapman
Conservative
25,154
57.1%
Yes
Peter John Dawe
Labour
11,147
25.3%
No
David Harry Ive
Liberal
6,867
15.6%
No
Ronald Arthur Cole
National Front
865
2.0%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Chapman
Conservative
23,164
56.1%
Yes
Christopher Perkin
Liberal
10,771
26.1%
No
Nigel John Murray Smith
Labour
6,599
16.0%
No
Edward Andrew Parry
Green
552
1.3%
No
Timothy John Hopkins
Independent
195
0.5%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Chapman
Conservative
24,686
57.9%
Yes
James Skinner
Liberal
9,815
23.0%
No
David Perkin
Labour
8,115
19.0%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Chapman
Conservative
25,589
57.0%
Yes
Alan Williams
Labour
11,638
25.9%
No
David Smith
Liberal Democrat
7,247
16.1%
No
Diane Derksen
Natural Law
222
0.5%
No
Christopher Johnson
Funstermentalist
213
0.5%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Chapman
Conservative
21,317
43.0%
Yes
Geoff Cooke
Labour
20,282
40.9%
No
Sean Hooker
Liberal Democrat
6,121
12.3%
No
Victor Ribekow
Referendum Party
1,190
2.4%
No
Brian Miskin
Monster Raving Loony
253
0.5%
No
Brian Scallan
ProLife Alliance
243
0.5%
No
Diane Derksen
Natural Law
159
0.3%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Chapman
Conservative
19,702
46.4%
Yes
Damien Welfare
Labour
17,001
40.0%
No
Sean Hooker
Liberal Democrat
5,753
13.6%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Theresa Villiers
Conservative
19,744
46.6%
Yes
Pauline Coakley-Webb
Labour
13,784
32.5%
No
Sean Hooker
Liberal Democrat
6,671
15.7%
No
Audrey Poppy
Green
1,199
2.8%
No
Victor Kaye
UKIP
924
2.2%
No
Rainbow George Weiss
Rainbow Dream Ticket
59
0.1%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Theresa Villiers
Conservative
24,700
48.8%
Yes
Damien Welfare
Labour
12,773
25.2%
No
Stephen Barber
Liberal Democrat
10,202
20.2%
No
James Fluss
UKIP
1,442
2.8%
No
Kate Tansley
Green
1,021
2.0%
No
Philip Clayton
Independent
470
0.9%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Theresa Villiers
Conservative
25,759
48.6%
Yes
Amy Trevethan
Labour
18,103
34.1%
No
Victor Kaye
UKIP
4,151
7.8%
No
Audrey M Poppy
Green
2,501
4.7%
No
Marisha Ray
Liberal Democrat
2,381
4.5%
No
Mehdi Akhavan
Independent
118
0.2%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Theresa Villiers
Conservative
25,679
46.3%
Yes
Emma Whysall
Labour
25,326
45.7%
No
Marisha Ray
Liberal Democrat
3,012
5.4%
No
Phil Fletcher
Green
1,406
2.5%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Theresa Villiers
Conservative
25,745
44.7%
Yes
Emma Whysall
Labour
24,533
42.6%
No
Isabelle Parasram
Liberal Democrat
5,932
10.3%
No
Gabrielle Bailey
Green
1,288
2.2%
No
John Sheffield
Advance Together
71
0.1%
No
2024
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Dan Tomlinson
Labour
21,585
42.4%
Yes
Theresa Villiers
Conservative
18,671
36.7%
No
Hamish Haddow
Reform UK
3,986
7.8%
No
David Farbey
Green
3,442
6.8%
No
Mark Durrant
Liberal Democrat
2,614
5.1%
No
Richard Hewison
Rejoin EU
379
0.7%
No
Kay Lauer
Independent
182
0.4%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Chipping Barnet has been contested at 14 general elections on record since Oct 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Chipping Barnet in the 2024 general election?
Labour won Chipping Barnet in 2024 with 21,585 votes (42.4%), a majority of 2,914 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Chipping Barnet since Oct 1974?
Since Oct 1974, Chipping Barnet has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Chipping Barnet?
The closest result on record for Chipping Barnet was 2017, when Conservative beat Labour by just 353 votes (0.6 percentage points).