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Clapham — UK General Election Results

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

Clapham was won by Conservative at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 3,120 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Clapham from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 John Fletcher Moulton (Liberal) 3,976 52.1% Algernon Henry Bourke (Conservative) 326 (4.3 pts) 80.7%
1886 John Saunders Gilliat (Conservative) 3,816 53.3% John Fletcher Moulton (Liberal) 469 (6.6 pts) 75.8%
1892 Percy Melville Thornton (Conservative) 5,170 53.3% Reginald McKenna (Liberal) 644 (6.6 pts) 80.0%
1895 Percy Melville Thornton (Conservative) 5,925 60.3% John Kempster (Liberal) 2,021 (20.6 pts) 70.9%
1900 Percy Melville Thornton (Conservative) 7,504 70.9% Frank Duerdin Perrott (Liberal) 4,420 (41.8 pts) 63.9%
1906 Percy Melville Thornton (Conservative) 7,912 50.3% Frederick Low (Liberal) 96 (0.6 pts) 82.0%
Dec 1910 George Denison Faber (Conservative) 9,560 55.6% John Williams Benn (Liberal) 1,921 (11.2 pts) 76.1%
Jan 1910 George Denison Faber (Conservative) 10,743 55.1% John George Kipling (Liberal) 1,981 (10.2 pts) 86.3%
1918 Arthur Philip Du Cros (Unionist) 9,776 60.2% Henry Hamilton Beamish (Independent) 6,706 (41.3 pts) 46.9%
1922 John Leigh (Unionist) 13,285 58.7% Leopold Spero (Labour) 8,366 (36.9 pts) 63.0%
1923 John Leigh (Unionist) 10,287 46.4% Leopold Spero (Labour) 3,883 (17.5 pts) 60.7%
1924 John Leigh (Unionist) 16,404 64.1% Charles Diamond (Labour) 7,200 (28.1 pts) 69.5%
1929 John Leigh (Unionist) 13,507 41.7% James Allen Skinner (Labour) 3,636 (11.2 pts) 67.3%
1931 John Leigh (Conservative) 21,648 68.0% Hilda Alice Browning (Independent Labour) 14,331 (45.0 pts) 66.1%
1935 John Leigh (Conservative) 17,458 60.6% Mary Monica Whately (Labour) 6,090 (21.1 pts) 60.5%
1945 John Rose Battley (Labour) 15,205 54.2% Roy Lowndes (Conservative) 5,191 (18.5 pts) 70.8%
1950 Charles William Gibson (Labour) 23,300 47.5% Roy Lowndes (Conservative) 1,206 (2.5 pts) 80.6%
1951 Charles William Gibson (Labour) 25,053 51.3% Roy Lowndes (Conservative) 1,308 (2.7 pts) 81.9%
1955 Charles William Gibson (Labour) 22,398 50.3% William Radcliffe van Straubenzee (Conservative) 225 (0.5 pts) 75.5%
1959 Alan Jack Glyn (Conservative) 22,266 52.2% Charles William Gibson (Labour) 1,876 (4.4 pts) 76.3%
1964 Margaret McKay (Labour) 17,657 46.2% Alan Jack Glyn (Conservative) 556 (1.5 pts) 72.3%
1966 Margaret McKay (Labour) 19,555 51.6% Ian Gow (Conservative) 4,176 (11.0 pts) 73.1%
1970 William Shelton (Conservative) 16,593 49.8% David Pitt (Labour) 3,120 (9.4 pts) 62.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fletcher Moulton Liberal 3,97652.1% Yes
Algernon Henry Bourke Conservative 3,65047.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Saunders Gilliat Conservative 3,81653.3% Yes
John Fletcher Moulton Liberal 3,34746.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Melville Thornton Conservative 5,17053.3% Yes
Reginald McKenna Liberal 4,52646.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Melville Thornton Conservative 5,92560.3% Yes
John Kempster Liberal 3,90439.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Melville Thornton Conservative 7,50470.9% Yes
Frank Duerdin Perrott Liberal 3,08429.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Melville Thornton Conservative 7,91250.3% Yes
Frederick Low Liberal 7,81649.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Denison Faber Conservative 9,56055.6% Yes
John Williams Benn Liberal 7,63944.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Denison Faber Conservative 10,74355.1% Yes
John George Kipling Liberal 8,76244.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Philip Du Cros Unionist 9,77660.2% Yes
Henry Hamilton Beamish Independent 3,07018.9% No
Philip Henry Thomas Liberal 2,79017.2% No
William James Harvey Independent 5943.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Leigh Unionist 13,28558.7% Yes
Leopold Spero Labour 4,91921.7% No
Ernest Amherst Villiers Liberal 4,44419.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Leigh Unionist 10,28746.4% Yes
Leopold Spero Labour 6,40428.9% No
Thomas George Graham Liberal 5,47924.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Leigh Unionist 16,40464.1% Yes
Charles Diamond Labour 9,20435.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Leigh Unionist 13,50741.7% Yes
James Allen Skinner Labour 9,87130.5% No
Owen Picton Davies Liberal 8,99127.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Leigh Conservative 21,64868.0% Yes
Hilda Alice Browning Independent Labour 7,31723.0% No
John Henry Clarke Liberal 2,8699.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Leigh Conservative 17,45860.6% Yes
Mary Monica Whately Labour 11,36839.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Rose Battley Labour 15,20554.2% Yes
Roy Lowndes Conservative 10,01435.7% No
Charles Erik Paterson Liberal 2,85010.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Gibson Labour 23,30047.5% Yes
Roy Lowndes Conservative 22,09445.0% No
Beatrice Curtis Liberal 3,0716.3% No
Gladys Mary Draper Communist 6191.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Gibson Labour 25,05351.3% Yes
Roy Lowndes Conservative 23,74548.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Gibson Labour 22,39850.3% Yes
William Radcliffe van Straubenzee Conservative 22,17349.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Jack Glyn Conservative 22,26652.2% Yes
Charles William Gibson Labour 20,39047.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret McKay Labour 17,65746.2% Yes
Alan Jack Glyn Conservative 17,10144.7% No
Peter Lyden-Cowan Liberal 2,6116.8% No
David G Russell Radical Liberal 8472.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret McKay Labour 19,55551.6% Yes
Ian Gow Conservative 15,37940.6% No
Michael Minter Liberal 2,9687.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Shelton Conservative 16,59349.8% Yes
David Pitt Labour 13,47340.4% No
Eric Thwaites Liberal 2,9828.9% No
Francis William Simpkins Socialist (GB) 2200.7% No
William Boaks Independent 800.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 4.3 pts 1886: Conservative margin 6.6 pts 1892: Conservative margin 6.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 20.6 pts 1900: Conservative margin 41.8 pts 1906: Conservative margin 0.6 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 11.2 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 10.2 pts 1918: Unionist margin 41.3 pts 1922: Unionist margin 36.9 pts 1923: Unionist margin 17.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 28.1 pts 1929: Unionist margin 11.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 45.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 18.5 pts 1950: Labour margin 2.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 2.7 pts 1955: Labour margin 0.5 pts 1959: Conservative margin 4.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 1.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 11.0 pts 1970: Conservative margin 9.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Clapham in the 1970 general election?

Conservative won Clapham in 1970 with 16,593 votes (49.8%), a majority of 3,120 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Clapham since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Clapham?

The closest result on record for Clapham was 1955, when Labour beat Conservative by just 225 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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