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Christchurch — UK General Election Results

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

Christchurch was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 7,455 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Christchurch from 1832 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 George William Tapps (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1835 George William Tapps (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 George Henry Rose (Conservative) 116 52.3% William Gordon Cameron (Whig) 10 (4.5 pts) 81.9%
1841 George Henry Rose (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Edward Alfred John Harris (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 John Edward Walcott (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 John Edward Walcott (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 John Edward Walcott (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 John Edward Walcott (Conservative) 211 59.6% Edmund Haviland-Burke (Liberal) 68 (19.2 pts) 84.5%
1868 Edmund Haviland-Burke (Liberal) 609 52.1% Henry Drummond Charles Wolff (Conservative) 49 (4.2 pts) 88.0%
1874 Henry Drummond Charles Wolff (Conservative) 978 61.7% Clement Milward (Liberal) 371 (23.4 pts) 86.6%
1880 Horace Davey (Liberal) 1,185 51.5% John Edwards Edwards-Moss (Conservative) 68 (2.9 pts) 90.1%
1885 Charles Edward Baring Young (Conservative) 2,184 52.1% Horace Davey (Liberal) 178 (4.2 pts) 90.6%
1886 Charles Edward Baring Young (Conservative) 2,072 53.1% Alpheus Cleophas Morton (Liberal) 239 (6.1 pts) 84.4%
1892 Abel Henry Smith (Conservative) 2,803 51.9% Banister Fletcher (Liberal) 203 (3.8 pts) 85.8%
1895 Abel Henry Smith (Conservative) 3,198 50.7% Thomas Allnutt Brassey (Liberal) 84 (1.3 pts) 84.4%
1900 Kenneth Robert Balfour (Conservative) 3,407 50.1% Thomas Allnutt Brassey (Liberal) 8 (0.1 pts) 83.9%
1906 Arthur Acland Allen (Liberal) 4,634 53.3% Kenneth Robert Balfour (Conservative) 567 (6.5 pts) 91.3%
Jan 1910 Henry Page Croft (Conservative) 5,538 53.5% Arthur Acland Allen (Liberal) 731 (7.1 pts) 94.1%
Dec 1910 Henry Page Croft (Conservative) 5,275 53.3% Frederick William Verney (Liberal) 656 (6.6 pts) 90.0%
1983 Robert Adley (Conservative) 31,722 67.1% Stephen Elwyn Alexander (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 19,738 (41.7 pts) 72.2%
1987 Robert Adley (Conservative) 35,656 65.9% Hilary Jean McKenzie (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 22,374 (41.3 pts) 76.3%
1992 Robert Adley (Conservative) 36,627 63.5% Rev Dennis Bussey (Liberal Democrat) 23,015 (39.9 pts) 80.7%
1997 Christopher Chope (Conservative) 26,095 46.4% Diana Maddock (Liberal Democrat) 2,165 (3.9 pts) 78.6%
2001 Christopher Chope (Conservative) 27,306 55.1% Dorothy Webb (Liberal Democrat) 13,544 (27.3 pts) 67.4%
2005 Christopher Chope (Conservative) 28,208 54.7% Leslie Coman (Liberal Democrat) 15,559 (30.2 pts) 69.6%
2010 Christopher Chope (Conservative) 27,888 56.4% Martyn Hurll (Liberal Democrat) 15,410 (31.2 pts) 71.9%
2015 Christopher Chope (Conservative) 28,887 58.1% Robin Grey (UKIP) 18,224 (36.7 pts) 72.1%
2017 Christopher Chope (Conservative) 35,230 69.6% Patrick Canavan (Labour) 25,171 (49.7 pts) 72.2%
2019 Christopher Chope (Conservative) 33,894 65.2% Mike Cox (Liberal Democrat) 24,617 (47.4 pts) 73.1%
2024 Christopher Chope (Conservative) 16,941 35.8% Mike Cox (Liberal Democrat) 7,455 (15.8 pts) 66.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William Tapps Conservative Unopposed Yes

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William Tapps Conservative Unopposed Yes

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Rose Conservative 11652.3% Yes
William Gordon Cameron Whig 10647.7% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Rose Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Alfred John Harris Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Walcott Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Walcott Conservative Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Walcott Conservative Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Walcott Conservative 21159.6% Yes
Edmund Haviland-Burke Liberal 14340.4% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Haviland-Burke Liberal 60952.1% Yes
Henry Drummond Charles Wolff Conservative 56047.9% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Drummond Charles Wolff Conservative 97861.7% Yes
Clement Milward Liberal 60738.3% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horace Davey Liberal 1,18551.5% Yes
John Edwards Edwards-Moss Conservative 1,11748.5% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Baring Young Conservative 2,18452.1% Yes
Horace Davey Liberal 2,00647.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Baring Young Conservative 2,07253.1% Yes
Alpheus Cleophas Morton Liberal 1,83346.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Abel Henry Smith Conservative 2,80351.9% Yes
Banister Fletcher Liberal 2,60048.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Abel Henry Smith Conservative 3,19850.7% Yes
Thomas Allnutt Brassey Liberal 3,11449.3% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Robert Balfour Conservative 3,40750.1% Yes
Thomas Allnutt Brassey Liberal 3,39949.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Acland Allen Liberal 4,63453.3% Yes
Kenneth Robert Balfour Conservative 4,06746.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Page Croft Conservative 5,53853.5% Yes
Arthur Acland Allen Liberal 4,80746.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Page Croft Conservative 5,27553.3% Yes
Frederick William Verney Liberal 4,61946.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Adley Conservative 31,72267.1% Yes
Stephen Elwyn Alexander SDP-Liberal Alliance 11,98425.3% No
John Mitchell Labour 3,5907.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Adley Conservative 35,65665.9% Yes
Hilary Jean McKenzie SDP-Liberal Alliance 13,28224.5% No
Caralyn Elisabeth Longhurst Labour 5,1749.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Adley Conservative 36,62763.5% Yes
Rev Dennis Bussey Liberal Democrat 13,61223.6% No
Alan Lloyd Labour 6,99712.1% No
James Barratt Natural Law 2430.4% No
Adrian Wareham Chauvinist Raving Alliance 1750.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Chope Conservative 26,09546.4% Yes
Diana Maddock Liberal Democrat 23,93042.6% No
Charles Mannan Labour 3,8846.9% No
Ray Spencer Referendum Party 1,6843.0% No
Ronald Harold Dickinson UKIP 6061.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Chope Conservative 27,30655.1% Yes
Dorothy Webb Liberal Democrat 13,76227.8% No
Judith Begg Labour 7,50615.1% No
Margaret Strange UKIP 9932.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Chope Conservative 28,20854.7% Yes
Leslie Coman Liberal Democrat 12,64924.5% No
Jim King Labour 8,05115.6% No
David Hughes UKIP 2,6575.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Chope Conservative 27,88856.4% Yes
Martyn Hurll Liberal Democrat 12,47825.3% No
Robert Deeks Labour 4,8499.8% No
David Williams UKIP 4,2018.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Chope Conservative 28,88758.1% Yes
Robin Grey UKIP 10,66321.5% No
Andrew Satherley Labour 4,7459.5% No
Andy Canning Liberal Democrat 3,2636.6% No
Shona Dunn Green 2,1494.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Chope Conservative 35,23069.6% Yes
Patrick Canavan Labour 10,05919.9% No
Michael Cox Liberal Democrat 4,0207.9% No
Chris Rigby Green 1,3252.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Chope Conservative 33,89465.2% Yes
Mike Cox Liberal Democrat 9,27717.9% No
Andrew Dunne Labour 6,56812.6% No
Chris Rigby Green 2,2124.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Chope Conservative 16,94135.8% Yes
Mike Cox Liberal Democrat 9,48620.0% No
Robin Adamson Reform UK 8,96118.9% No
Joanna Howard Labour 7,76216.4% No
Susan Graham Green 1,9004.0% No
Simon McCormack Independent 1,7283.7% No
Sasha Jolliffe Yasawi Animal Welfare Party 3350.7% No
Steve Unwin UKIP 1630.3% No
Trevor Parsons Social Democratic Party 590.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1837: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1865: Conservative margin 19.2 pts 1868: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1874: Conservative margin 23.4 pts 1880: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1885: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 1886: Conservative margin 6.1 pts 1892: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1895: Conservative margin 1.3 pts 1900: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 6.5 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 7.1 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 6.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 41.7 pts 1987: Conservative margin 41.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 39.9 pts 1997: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 2001: Conservative margin 27.3 pts 2005: Conservative margin 30.2 pts 2010: Conservative margin 31.2 pts 2015: Conservative margin 36.7 pts 2017: Conservative margin 49.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 47.4 pts 2024: Conservative margin 15.8 pts 1837 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Christchurch has been contested at 31 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Christchurch in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won Christchurch in 2024 with 16,941 votes (35.8%), a majority of 7,455 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Christchurch since 1832?

Since 1832, Christchurch has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Christchurch?

The closest result on record for Christchurch was 1900, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 8 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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