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Daventry — UK General Election Results

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

Daventry was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 3,012 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Daventry from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Edward Algernon FitzRoy (Unionist) 11,176 58.8% William John Rogers (Labour) 3,352 (17.6 pts) 62.7%
1922 Edward Algernon FitzRoy (Unionist) 13,055 59.6% William John Rogers (Labour) 4,205 (19.2 pts) 72.1%
1923 Edward Algernon FitzRoy (Unionist) 10,514 44.6% Charles Iain Kerr (Liberal) 1,600 (6.8 pts) 76.1%
1924 Edward Algernon FitzRoy (Unionist) 12,683 50.4% Charles Iain Kerr (Liberal) 200 (0.8 pts) 79.7%
1929 Edward Algernon FitzRoy (Speaker (non-party)) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1931 Edward Algernon FitzRoy (Speaker (non-party)) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 Edward Algernon FitzRoy (Speaker (non-party)) 18,934 63.7% Thomas Edward Barnes (Labour) 8,167 (27.5 pts) 76.0%
1945 Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller (Conservative) 14,863 42.9% Paul Williams (Labour) 1,170 (3.4 pts) 75.0%
Feb 1974 Arthur Jones (Conservative) 31,273 44.9% Peter Jones (Labour) 9,749 (14.0 pts) 84.3%
Oct 1974 Arthur Jones (Conservative) 29,801 46.4% Derek Alan Forwood (Labour) 9,062 (14.1 pts) 77.1%
1979 Reg Prentice (Conservative) 41,422 56.6% John Leslie Rawlings (Labour) 21,483 (29.4 pts) 80.5%
1983 Reg Prentice (Conservative) 26,357 53.3% David Robert Collins (Social Democratic Party) 13,136 (26.6 pts) 76.8%
1987 Tim Boswell (Conservative) 31,353 57.9% Ian Robert Miller (Liberal) 19,690 (36.4 pts) 78.2%
1992 Tim Boswell (Conservative) 34,734 58.4% Lesley Marian Alison Ward Koumi (Labour) 20,274 (34.1 pts) 82.8%
1997 Tim Boswell (Conservative) 28,615 46.3% Ken Richie (Labour) 7,378 (11.9 pts) 77.0%
2001 Tim Boswell (Conservative) 27,911 49.2% Kevin Quigley (Labour) 9,649 (17.0 pts) 65.5%
2005 Tim Boswell (Conservative) 31,206 51.6% Andrew Hammond (Labour) 14,686 (24.3 pts) 68.1%
2010 Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) 29,252 56.5% Christopher McGlynn (Liberal Democrat) 19,188 (37.1 pts) 72.6%
2015 Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) 30,550 58.2% Abigail Campbell (Labour) 21,059 (40.1 pts) 72.3%
2017 Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) 35,464 63.7% Aiden Ramsey (Labour) 21,734 (39.1 pts) 74.1%
2019 Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) 37,055 64.6% Paul Joyce (Labour) 26,080 (45.4 pts) 74.5%
2024 Stuart Andrew (Conservative) 17,872 33.7% Marianne Kimani (Labour) 3,012 (5.7 pts) 65.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Algernon FitzRoy Unionist 11,17658.8% Yes
William John Rogers Labour 7,82441.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Algernon FitzRoy Unionist 13,05559.6% Yes
William John Rogers Labour 8,85040.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Algernon FitzRoy Unionist 10,51444.6% Yes
Charles Iain Kerr Liberal 8,91437.8% No
Leonard Smith Labour 4,12717.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Algernon FitzRoy Unionist 12,68350.4% Yes
Charles Iain Kerr Liberal 12,48349.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Algernon FitzRoy Speaker (non-party) Unopposed Yes

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Algernon FitzRoy Speaker (non-party) Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Algernon FitzRoy Speaker (non-party) 18,93463.7% Yes
Thomas Edward Barnes Labour 10,76736.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller Conservative 14,86342.9% Yes
Paul Williams Labour 13,69339.5% No
William Dyer Liberal 6,13017.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Jones Conservative 31,27344.9% Yes
Peter Jones Labour 21,52430.9% No
Charles Anthony Peter Smout Liberal 16,80224.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Jones Conservative 29,80146.4% Yes
Derek Alan Forwood Labour 20,73932.3% No
Denis Edward Cassidy Liberal 13,64021.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reg Prentice Conservative 41,42256.6% Yes
John Leslie Rawlings Labour 19,93927.3% No
Richard David Woodside Liberal 11,28615.4% No
Geoffrey Watt Younger National Front 5220.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reg Prentice Conservative 26,35753.3% Yes
David Robert Collins Social Democratic Party 13,22126.8% No
David Middleton Labour 9,84019.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tim Boswell Conservative 31,35357.9% Yes
Ian Robert Miller Liberal 11,66321.6% No
Lesley Marian Alison Ward Koumi Labour 11,09720.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tim Boswell Conservative 34,73458.4% Yes
Lesley Marian Alison Ward Koumi Labour 14,46024.3% No
Anthony Stephen Rounthwaite Liberal Democrat 9,82016.5% No
Russell Barry France Natural Law 4220.7% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tim Boswell Conservative 28,61546.3% Yes
Ken Richie Labour 21,23734.4% No
John Gordon Liberal Democrat 9,23315.0% No
Barbara Russocki Referendum Party 2,0183.3% No
Barry Joseph Mahoney UKIP 4430.7% No
Russell France Natural Law 2040.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tim Boswell Conservative 27,91149.2% Yes
Kevin Quigley Labour 18,26232.2% No
Jamie Calder Liberal Democrat 9,13016.1% No
Peter Baden UKIP 1,3812.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tim Boswell Conservative 31,20651.6% Yes
Andrew Hammond Labour 16,52027.3% No
Hannah Saul Liberal Democrat 9,96416.5% No
Barry Mahoney UKIP 1,9273.2% No
Barrie Wilkins Veritas 8221.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Heaton-Harris Conservative 29,25256.5% Yes
Christopher McGlynn Liberal Democrat 10,06419.4% No
Paul Corazzo Labour 8,16815.8% No
Jim Broomfield UKIP 2,3334.5% No
Alan Bennett-Spencer English Democrats 1,1872.3% No
Steve Whiffen Green 7701.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Heaton-Harris Conservative 30,55058.2% Yes
Abigail Campbell Labour 9,49118.1% No
Michael Gerard UKIP 8,29615.8% No
Callum Delhoy Liberal Democrat 2,3524.5% No
Steve Whiffen Green 1,8293.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Heaton-Harris Conservative 35,46463.7% Yes
Aiden Ramsey Labour 13,73024.7% No
Andrew Simpson Liberal Democrat 4,0157.2% No
Ian Gibbins UKIP 1,4972.7% No
Jamie Wildman Green 9571.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Heaton-Harris Conservative 37,05564.6% Yes
Paul Joyce Labour 10,97519.1% No
Andrew Simpson Liberal Democrat 7,03212.3% No
Clare Slater Green 2,3414.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart Andrew Conservative 17,87233.7% Yes
Marianne Kimani Labour 14,86028.0% No
Scott Cameron Reform UK 10,63620.0% No
Jonathan Harris Liberal Democrat 6,75512.7% No
Clare Slater Green 2,9595.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 17.6 pts 1922: Unionist margin 19.2 pts 1923: Unionist margin 6.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 0.8 pts 1935: Speaker (non-party) margin 27.5 pts 1945: Conservative margin 3.4 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 14.0 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 14.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 29.4 pts 1983: Conservative margin 26.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 36.4 pts 1992: Conservative margin 34.1 pts 1997: Conservative margin 11.9 pts 2001: Conservative margin 17.0 pts 2005: Conservative margin 24.3 pts 2010: Conservative margin 37.1 pts 2015: Conservative margin 40.1 pts 2017: Conservative margin 39.1 pts 2019: Conservative margin 45.4 pts 2024: Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1935 1945 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Daventry has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Speaker (non-party), Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Daventry in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won Daventry in 2024 with 17,872 votes (33.7%), a majority of 3,012 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Daventry since 1918?

Since 1918, Daventry has been won by: Conservative, Speaker (non-party), Unionist.

What was the closest result in Daventry?

The closest result on record for Daventry was 1924, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 200 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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