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Cirencester and Tewkesbury — UK General Election Results

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

Cirencester and Tewkesbury was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 16,058 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Cirencester and Tewkesbury from 1918 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1918–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Thomas Davies (Unionist) 11,171 56.7% Joseph Herbert Alpass (Independent Labour) 2,625 (13.3 pts) 56.3%
1922 Thomas Davies (Unionist) 16,463 64.2% William Robert Robins (Labour) 7,268 (28.3 pts) 71.3%
1923 Thomas Davies (Unionist) 15,406 66.2% William Robert Robins (Labour) 7,557 (32.5 pts) 63.6%
1924 Thomas Davies (Unionist) 18,201 72.0% Joseph Herbert Alpass (Labour) 11,123 (44.0 pts) 68.4%
1929 William Shepherd Morrison (Unionist) 19,584 55.6% Christopher a'Beckett Williams (Liberal) 10,955 (31.1 pts) 76.3%
1931 William Shepherd Morrison (Conservative) 28,170 82.8% John Griffin (Labour) 22,302 (65.5 pts) 71.7%
1935 William Shepherd Morrison (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 William Shepherd Morrison (Conservative) 19,490 48.1% Alan Ernest Gwynn Hawkins (Labour) 7,110 (17.5 pts) 67.7%
1950 William Shepherd Morrison (Conservative) 23,942 51.9% Reginald Maynard Bennett (Labour) 8,282 (17.9 pts) 81.3%
1951 William Shepherd Morrison (Conservative) 26,978 59.5% Albert Sumbler (Labour) 8,625 (19.0 pts) 78.0%
1955 William Shepherd Morrison (Conservative) 25,372 67.2% Douglas C Cox (Independent Labour) 12,978 (34.4 pts) 68.3%
1959 Nicholas Ridley (Conservative) 28,169 63.3% John M Bowyer (Labour) 11,855 (26.7 pts) 76.6%
1964 Nicholas Ridley (Conservative) 24,786 51.5% John M Bowyer (Labour) 9,268 (19.3 pts) 78.0%
1966 Nicholas Ridley (Conservative) 27,690 58.2% Michael Dalling (Labour) 7,771 (16.3 pts) 74.9%
1970 Nicholas Ridley (Conservative) 30,217 56.0% Howard Lovell (Labour) 14,086 (26.1 pts) 73.9%
Feb 1974 Nicholas Ridley (Conservative) 31,163 47.3% Robert George Otter (Liberal) 10,201 (15.5 pts) 82.6%
Oct 1974 Nicholas Ridley (Conservative) 28,930 46.9% Robert George Otter (Liberal) 10,160 (16.5 pts) 76.7%
1979 Nicholas Ridley (Conservative) 37,651 56.0% Philip Beckerlegge (Liberal) 19,594 (29.1 pts) 78.7%
1983 Nicholas Ridley (Conservative) 34,282 57.2% Philip Beckerlegge (Liberal) 13,827 (23.1 pts) 74.9%
1987 Nicholas Ridley (Conservative) 36,272 55.4% Philip Beckerlegge (Liberal) 12,662 (19.3 pts) 77.9%
1992 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) 40,258 55.6% Edward Weston (Liberal Democrat) 16,058 (22.2 pts) 82.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Davies Unionist 11,17156.7% Yes
Joseph Herbert Alpass Independent Labour 8,54643.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Davies Unionist 16,46364.2% Yes
William Robert Robins Labour 9,19535.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Davies Unionist 15,40666.2% Yes
William Robert Robins Labour 7,84933.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Davies Unionist 18,20172.0% Yes
Joseph Herbert Alpass Labour 7,07828.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Shepherd Morrison Unionist 19,58455.6% Yes
Christopher a'Beckett Williams Liberal 8,62924.5% No
Ernest Walter Fredman Labour 6,98719.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Shepherd Morrison Conservative 28,17082.8% Yes
John Griffin Labour 5,86817.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Shepherd Morrison Conservative Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Shepherd Morrison Conservative 19,49048.1% Yes
Alan Ernest Gwynn Hawkins Labour 12,38030.5% No
Christopher Harris Liberal 8,68121.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Shepherd Morrison Conservative 23,94251.9% Yes
Reginald Maynard Bennett Labour 15,66033.9% No
Norman Wilburn Gillett Liberal 6,10213.2% No
Wogan Philipps Communist 4230.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Shepherd Morrison Conservative 26,97859.5% Yes
Albert Sumbler Labour 18,35340.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Shepherd Morrison Conservative 25,37267.2% Yes
Douglas C Cox Independent Labour 12,39432.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Ridley Conservative 28,16963.3% Yes
John M Bowyer Labour 16,31436.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Ridley Conservative 24,78651.5% Yes
John M Bowyer Labour 15,51832.3% No
Arnold Geoffroy de Montmorency Liberal 7,79016.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Ridley Conservative 27,69058.2% Yes
Michael Dalling Labour 19,91941.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Ridley Conservative 30,21756.0% Yes
Howard Lovell Labour 16,13129.9% No
Denys Robinson Liberal 7,59314.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Ridley Conservative 31,16347.3% Yes
Robert George Otter Liberal 20,96231.8% No
Robert Graham Fox Labour 13,77520.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Ridley Conservative 28,93046.9% Yes
Robert George Otter Liberal 18,77030.4% No
John Richard Booth Labour 13,97322.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Ridley Conservative 37,65156.0% Yes
Philip Beckerlegge Liberal 18,05726.8% No
Robert Sydney Trafford Labour 11,57517.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Ridley Conservative 34,28257.2% Yes
Philip Beckerlegge Liberal 20,45534.1% No
Terence John Raymond Penny Labour 5,2438.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Ridley Conservative 36,27255.4% Yes
Philip Beckerlegge Liberal 23,61036.0% No
Doug Naysmith Labour 5,3428.2% No
Macdonald Arthur Curtis Male OAP 2830.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Conservative 40,25855.6% Yes
Edward Weston Liberal Democrat 24,20033.4% No
Trevor Page Labour 7,26210.0% No
Rodney Clayton Natural Law 4490.6% No
Patrick Angus Trice-Rolph Independent 2870.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 13.3 pts 1922: Unionist margin 28.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 32.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 44.0 pts 1929: Unionist margin 31.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 65.5 pts 1945: Conservative margin 17.5 pts 1950: Conservative margin 17.9 pts 1951: Conservative margin 19.0 pts 1955: Conservative margin 34.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 26.7 pts 1964: Conservative margin 19.3 pts 1966: Conservative margin 16.3 pts 1970: Conservative margin 26.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 15.5 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 16.5 pts 1979: Conservative margin 29.1 pts 1983: Conservative margin 23.1 pts 1987: Conservative margin 19.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Cirencester and Tewkesbury has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Cirencester and Tewkesbury in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Cirencester and Tewkesbury in 1992 with 40,258 votes (55.6%), a majority of 16,058 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Cirencester and Tewkesbury since 1918?

Since 1918, Cirencester and Tewkesbury has been won by: Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Cirencester and Tewkesbury?

The closest result on record for Cirencester and Tewkesbury was 1918, when Unionist beat Independent Labour by just 2,625 votes (13.3 percentage points).

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