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Cleveland — UK General Election Results

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

Cleveland was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 5,083 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Cleveland from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Henry Fell Pease (Liberal) 6,948 70.9% Guy Cuthbert Dawnay (Conservative) 4,103 (41.9 pts) 83.1%
1886 Henry Fell Pease (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Henry Fell Pease (Liberal) 4,397 52.1% Arthur John Dorman (Conservative) 348 (4.1 pts) 76.3%
1895 Henry Fell Pease (Liberal) 4,762 53.3% Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner (Conservative) 587 (6.6 pts) 81.3%
1900 Alfred Edward Pease (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Herbert Louis Samuel (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 Herbert Louis Samuel (Liberal) 7,484 57.7% James Windsor Lewis (Conservative) 1,993 (15.4 pts) 87.6%
Dec 1910 Herbert Louis Samuel (Liberal) 6,870 56.3% James Windsor Lewis (Conservative) 1,527 (12.5 pts) 82.5%
1918 Park Goff (Unionist) 8,701 35.7% Harry Dack (Labour) 91 (0.4 pts) 66.2%
1922 Park Goff (Unionist) 13,369 37.6% Charles Walter Starmer (Liberal) 1,701 (4.8 pts) 82.4%
1923 Charles Walter Starmer (Liberal) 13,326 38.2% Park Goff (Unionist) 1,471 (4.2 pts) 80.4%
1924 Park Goff (Unionist) 16,578 43.6% William Thomas Mansfield (Labour) 5,425 (14.3 pts) 86.3%
1929 William Thomas Mansfield (Labour) 16,938 35.9% Park Goff (Unionist) 1,683 (3.6 pts) 85.0%
1931 Robert Tatton Bower (Conservative) 30,608 60.4% William Thomas Mansfield (Labour) 10,548 (20.8 pts) 85.9%
1935 Robert Tatton Bower (Conservative) 26,508 52.7% William Thomas Mansfield (Labour) 2,732 (5.4 pts) 81.2%
1945 Octavius George Willey (Labour) 27,660 48.9% Robert Tatton Bower (Conservative) 7,921 (14.0 pts) 76.0%
1950 Octavius George Willey (Labour) 28,940 51.4% Edward Charles Peake (Conservative) 7,608 (13.5 pts) 85.8%
1951 Octavius George Willey (Labour) 31,237 54.8% Patrick Henry Bligh Wall (Conservative) 5,481 (9.6 pts) 85.1%
1955 Arthur Montague Frank Palmer (Labour) 27,649 50.2% George Wilfred Proudfoot (Conservative) 181 (0.3 pts) 80.8%
1959 George Wilfred Proudfoot (Conservative) 30,445 51.4% Arthur Montague Frank Palmer (Labour) 1,655 (2.8 pts) 83.1%
1964 James Tinn (Labour) 28,596 44.6% George Wilfred Proudfoot (Conservative) 4,472 (7.0 pts) 83.6%
1966 James Tinn (Labour) 34,303 53.6% George Proudfoot (Conservative) 11,880 (18.6 pts) 81.1%
1970 James Tinn (Labour) 36,213 53.8% Peter Price (Conservative) 5,083 (7.5 pts) 72.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Fell Pease Liberal 6,94870.9% Yes
Guy Cuthbert Dawnay Conservative 2,84529.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Fell Pease Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Fell Pease Liberal 4,39752.1% Yes
Arthur John Dorman Conservative 4,04947.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Fell Pease Liberal 4,76253.3% Yes
Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner Conservative 4,17546.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Edward Pease Liberal Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Louis Samuel Liberal Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Louis Samuel Liberal 7,48457.7% Yes
James Windsor Lewis Conservative 5,49142.3% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Louis Samuel Liberal 6,87056.3% Yes
James Windsor Lewis Conservative 5,34343.7% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Park Goff Unionist 8,70135.7% Yes
Harry Dack Labour 8,61035.3% No
Herbert Louis Samuel Liberal 7,08929.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Park Goff Unionist 13,36937.6% Yes
Charles Walter Starmer Liberal 11,66832.8% No
Harry Dack Labour 10,48329.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Walter Starmer Liberal 13,32638.2% Yes
Park Goff Unionist 11,85534.0% No
Robert Dennison Labour 9,68327.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Park Goff Unionist 16,57843.6% Yes
William Thomas Mansfield Labour 11,15329.4% No
Charles Walter Starmer Liberal 10,26027.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Mansfield Labour 16,93835.9% Yes
Park Goff Unionist 15,25532.4% No
Charles Walter Starmer Liberal 14,93831.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Tatton Bower Conservative 30,60860.4% Yes
William Thomas Mansfield Labour 20,06039.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Tatton Bower Conservative 26,50852.7% Yes
William Thomas Mansfield Labour 23,77647.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Octavius George Willey Labour 27,66048.9% Yes
Robert Tatton Bower Conservative 19,73934.9% No
Matthew Robinson Shawcross Liberal 9,10816.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Octavius George Willey Labour 28,94051.4% Yes
Edward Charles Peake Conservative 21,33237.9% No
Arthur Laurence Braithwaite Childe Liberal 5,99610.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Octavius George Willey Labour 31,23754.8% Yes
Patrick Henry Bligh Wall Conservative 25,75645.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Montague Frank Palmer Labour 27,64950.2% Yes
George Wilfred Proudfoot Conservative 27,46849.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Wilfred Proudfoot Conservative 30,44551.4% Yes
Arthur Montague Frank Palmer Labour 28,79048.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Tinn Labour 28,59644.6% Yes
George Wilfred Proudfoot Conservative 24,12437.6% No
John W Stevens Liberal 11,38717.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Tinn Labour 34,30353.6% Yes
George Proudfoot Conservative 22,42335.1% No
Michael Pitts Liberal 7,22911.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Tinn Labour 36,21353.8% Yes
Peter Price Conservative 31,13046.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 41.9 pts 1892: Liberal margin 4.1 pts 1895: Liberal margin 6.6 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 15.4 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 12.5 pts 1918: Unionist margin 0.4 pts 1922: Unionist margin 4.8 pts 1923: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 14.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 3.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 20.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 5.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 14.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 13.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 9.6 pts 1955: Labour margin 0.3 pts 1959: Conservative margin 2.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 7.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 18.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 7.5 pts 1885 1892 1895 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Cleveland in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Cleveland in 1970 with 36,213 votes (53.8%), a majority of 5,083 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Cleveland since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Cleveland?

The closest result on record for Cleveland was 1955, when Labour beat Conservative by just 181 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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