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Crewe — UK General Election Results

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

Crewe was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 4,237 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Crewe from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 George William Latham (Liberal) 5,089 54.3% Oscar Leslie Stephen (Conservative) 808 (8.6 pts) 86.6%
1886 Walter Stowe Bright McLaren (Liberal) 4,690 53.7% Francis Randle Twemlow (Conservative) 645 (7.4 pts) 80.8%
1892 Walter Stowe Bright McLaren (Liberal) 5,558 58.2% Horace Chatterton (Conservative) 1,568 (16.4 pts) 83.7%
1895 Robert Arthur Ward (Conservative) 5,413 52.7% Walter Stowe Bright McLaren (Liberal) 550 (5.3 pts) 85.5%
1900 James Tomkinson (Liberal) 6,120 55.4% J E Reiss (Conservative) 1,199 (10.9 pts) 82.1%
1906 James Tomkinson (Liberal) 7,805 59.6% James Hugh Welsford (Conservative) 2,508 (19.1 pts) 87.1%
Jan 1910 James Tomkinson (Liberal) 7,761 53.3% John Lane Harrington (Conservative) 2,342 (16.1 pts) 91.8%
Dec 1910 Walter Stowe Bright McLaren (Liberal) 7,629 56.3% Ernest Craig (Conservative) 1,704 (12.6 pts) 85.4%
1918 Joseph Davies (Liberal) 13,392 56.2% James Thomas Brownlie (Labour) 2,953 (12.4 pts) 68.4%
1922 Edward George Hemmerde (Labour) 15,311 50.9% Joseph Davies (National Liberal) 555 (1.8 pts) 80.9%
1923 Edward George Hemmerde (Labour) 14,628 46.5% Thomas Joseph Strangman (Unionist) 5,894 (18.8 pts) 82.8%
1924 Ernest Craig (Unionist) 18,333 55.5% Edward George Hemmerde (Labour) 3,628 (11.0 pts) 85.6%
1929 John William Bowen (Labour) 20,948 50.2% Donald Bradley Somervell (Unionist) 9,216 (22.1 pts) 83.7%
1931 Donald Bradley Somervell (Conservative) 25,141 57.8% John William Bowen (Labour) 6,790 (15.6 pts) 84.5%
1935 Donald Bradley Somervell (Conservative) 21,729 51.3% John William Bowen (Labour) 1,109 (2.6 pts) 80.3%
1945 Sydney Scholefield Allen (Labour) 28,416 60.6% Donald Bradley Somervell (Conservative) 9,948 (21.2 pts) 74.6%
1950 Sydney Scholefield Allen (Labour) 28,981 53.3% John Richard Turner (Conservative) 3,626 (6.7 pts) 86.7%
1951 Sydney Scholefield Allen (Labour) 28,488 52.2% John Richard Turner (Conservative) 2,443 (4.5 pts) 86.5%
1955 Sydney Scholefield Allen (Labour) 21,629 52.5% Granger Farwell Boston (Conservative) 6,356 (15.4 pts) 81.5%
1959 Sydney Scholefield Allen (Labour) 22,811 54.5% Geoffrey Leonard Beaman (Conservative) 3,781 (9.0 pts) 82.1%
1964 Sydney Scholefield Allen (Labour) 23,579 57.2% Anthony G Barbour (Conservative) 5,922 (14.4 pts) 79.0%
1966 Sydney Allen (Labour) 24,141 61.0% Anthony Barbour (Conservative) 8,711 (22.0 pts) 75.6%
1970 Sydney Allen (Labour) 22,160 54.3% Alastair Goodlad (Conservative) 3,482 (8.5 pts) 71.0%
Feb 1974 Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour) 21,259 46.5% James Park (Conservative) 5,123 (11.2 pts) 77.7%
Oct 1974 Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour) 21,534 49.6% James Park (Conservative) 7,255 (16.7 pts) 73.2%
1979 Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour) 22,288 48.3% John Victor Chasney Butcher (Conservative) 4,237 (9.2 pts) 77.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William Latham Liberal 5,08954.3% Yes
Oscar Leslie Stephen Conservative 4,28145.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Stowe Bright McLaren Liberal 4,69053.7% Yes
Francis Randle Twemlow Conservative 4,04546.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Stowe Bright McLaren Liberal 5,55858.2% Yes
Horace Chatterton Conservative 3,99041.8% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Arthur Ward Conservative 5,41352.7% Yes
Walter Stowe Bright McLaren Liberal 4,86347.3% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Tomkinson Liberal 6,12055.4% Yes
J E Reiss Conservative 4,92144.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Tomkinson Liberal 7,80559.6% Yes
James Hugh Welsford Conservative 5,29740.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Tomkinson Liberal 7,76153.3% Yes
John Lane Harrington Conservative 5,41937.2% No
Frank Herbert Rose Labour 1,3809.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Stowe Bright McLaren Liberal 7,62956.3% Yes
Ernest Craig Conservative 5,92543.7% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Davies Liberal 13,39256.2% Yes
James Thomas Brownlie Labour 10,43943.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward George Hemmerde Labour 15,31150.9% Yes
Joseph Davies National Liberal 14,75649.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward George Hemmerde Labour 14,62846.5% Yes
Thomas Joseph Strangman Unionist 8,73427.8% No
Robert Mortimer Montgomery Liberal 8,06825.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Craig Unionist 18,33355.5% Yes
Edward George Hemmerde Labour 14,70544.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Bowen Labour 20,94850.2% Yes
Donald Bradley Somervell Unionist 11,73228.1% No
William Craven Llewelyn Liberal 9,07621.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Bradley Somervell Conservative 25,14157.8% Yes
John William Bowen Labour 18,35142.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Bradley Somervell Conservative 21,72951.3% Yes
John William Bowen Labour 20,62048.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Scholefield Allen Labour 28,41660.6% Yes
Donald Bradley Somervell Conservative 18,46839.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Scholefield Allen Labour 28,98153.3% Yes
John Richard Turner Conservative 25,35546.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Scholefield Allen Labour 28,48852.2% Yes
John Richard Turner Conservative 26,04547.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Scholefield Allen Labour 21,62952.5% Yes
Granger Farwell Boston Conservative 15,27337.1% No
Thomas Stuttard Rothwell Liberal 4,30610.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Scholefield Allen Labour 22,81154.5% Yes
Geoffrey Leonard Beaman Conservative 19,03045.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Scholefield Allen Labour 23,57957.2% Yes
Anthony G Barbour Conservative 17,65742.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Allen Labour 24,14161.0% Yes
Anthony Barbour Conservative 15,43039.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Allen Labour 22,16054.3% Yes
Alastair Goodlad Conservative 18,67845.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gwyneth Dunwoody Labour 21,25946.5% Yes
James Park Conservative 16,13635.3% No
Derek John Hulland Liberal 8,31318.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gwyneth Dunwoody Labour 21,53449.6% Yes
James Park Conservative 14,27932.9% No
Edward Albert Richardson Liberal 7,55917.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gwyneth Dunwoody Labour 22,28848.3% Yes
John Victor Chasney Butcher Conservative 18,05139.1% No
Colin Bithell Liberal 5,43011.8% No
Walter James Tonks National Front 3520.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 8.6 pts 1886: Liberal margin 7.4 pts 1892: Liberal margin 16.4 pts 1895: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1900: Liberal margin 10.9 pts 1906: Liberal margin 19.1 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 16.1 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 12.6 pts 1918: Liberal margin 12.4 pts 1922: Labour margin 1.8 pts 1923: Labour margin 18.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 11.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 22.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 15.6 pts 1935: Conservative margin 2.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 21.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 6.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 4.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 15.4 pts 1959: Labour margin 9.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 14.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 22.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 8.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 11.2 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 16.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 9.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Crewe has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Crewe in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Crewe in 1979 with 22,288 votes (48.3%), a majority of 4,237 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Crewe since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Crewe?

The closest result on record for Crewe was 1922, when Labour beat National Liberal by just 555 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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