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Deptford — UK General Election Results

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

Deptford was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 7,317 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Deptford from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William John Evelyn (Conservative) 3,927 52.5% Lalmohun Ghose (Liberal) 367 (4.9 pts) 79.9%
1886 William John Evelyn (Conservative) 3,682 54.7% Lalmohun Ghose (Liberal) 627 (9.3 pts) 71.9%
1892 Charles John Darling (Conservative) 5,298 52.8% Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice (Liberal) 565 (5.6 pts) 76.8%
1895 Charles John Darling (Conservative) 5,654 56.1% Thomas James Macnamara (Liberal) 1,229 (12.2 pts) 73.0%
1900 Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton (Conservative) 6,236 62.1% Ben Jones (Liberal-Labour) 2,430 (24.2 pts) 66.9%
1906 Charles William Bowerman (Labour) 6,236 52.2% Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton (Conservative) 1,259 (10.5 pts) 77.5%
Jan 1910 Charles William Bowerman (Labour) 6,880 52.0% Stuart Auchincloss Coats (Conservative) 522 (3.9 pts) 87.3%
Dec 1910 Charles William Bowerman (Labour) 6,357 51.4% Stuart Auchincloss Coats (Conservative) 358 (2.9 pts) 81.5%
1918 Charles William Bowerman (Labour) 14,073 54.4% John Theodore Prestige (Unionist) 4,362 (16.9 pts) 50.2%
1922 Charles William Bowerman (Labour) 18,512 52.6% Marshall James Pike (Unionist) 1,825 (5.2 pts) 66.2%
1923 Charles William Bowerman (Labour) 21,576 63.0% Marshall James Pike (Unionist) 8,910 (26.0 pts) 63.3%
1924 Charles William Bowerman (Labour) 21,903 54.5% James Hargreaves (Unionist) 3,624 (9.0 pts) 72.0%
1929 Charles William Bowerman (Labour) 26,848 55.2% Ernest Everard Gates (Unionist) 12,016 (24.7 pts) 68.2%
1931 Denis Augustine Hanley (Conservative) 26,558 54.4% Charles William Bowerman (Labour) 4,314 (8.8 pts) 68.3%
1935 Walter Henry Green (Labour) 27,021 57.3% Malcolm Campbell (Conservative) 6,892 (14.6 pts) 69.3%
1945 John Charles Wilmot (Labour) 22,313 73.5% Eric Cuddon (Conservative) 14,254 (46.9 pts) 68.7%
1950 John Cooper (Labour) 28,230 63.1% Geoffrey Sarjeant (Conservative) 14,900 (33.3 pts) 81.6%
1951 Sir Leslie Arthur Plummer (Labour) 28,878 65.2% Irene Dowling (Conservative) 13,447 (30.3 pts) 80.3%
1955 Sir Leslie Arthur Plummer (Labour) 23,925 65.7% Irene Dowling (Conservative) 11,453 (31.5 pts) 69.6%
1959 Sir Leslie Arthur Plummer (Labour) 21,226 61.9% John D Brimacombe (Conservative) 8,188 (23.9 pts) 69.3%
1964 John Silkin (Labour) 17,676 62.4% Murray M Leask (Conservative) 9,428 (33.3 pts) 60.1%
1966 John Silkin (Labour) 17,983 66.8% John Giles (Conservative) 10,950 (40.7 pts) 60.1%
1970 John Silkin (Labour) 14,672 63.0% Michael Brotherton (Conservative) 7,317 (31.4 pts) 54.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William John Evelyn Conservative 3,92752.5% Yes
Lalmohun Ghose Liberal 3,56047.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William John Evelyn Conservative 3,68254.7% Yes
Lalmohun Ghose Liberal 3,05545.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles John Darling Conservative 5,29852.8% Yes
Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice Liberal 4,73347.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles John Darling Conservative 5,65456.1% Yes
Thomas James Macnamara Liberal 4,42543.9% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton Conservative 6,23662.1% Yes
Ben Jones Liberal-Labour 3,80637.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Bowerman Labour 6,23652.2% Yes
Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton Conservative 4,97741.7% No
Herbert Vivian Liberal 7266.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Bowerman Labour 6,88052.0% Yes
Stuart Auchincloss Coats Conservative 6,35848.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Bowerman Labour 6,35751.4% Yes
Stuart Auchincloss Coats Conservative 5,99948.6% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Bowerman Labour 14,07354.4% Yes
John Theodore Prestige Unionist 9,71137.5% No
Frederick Alfred Rumsey Independent 2,1068.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Bowerman Labour 18,51252.6% Yes
Marshall James Pike Unionist 16,68747.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Bowerman Labour 21,57663.0% Yes
Marshall James Pike Unionist 12,66637.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Bowerman Labour 21,90354.5% Yes
James Hargreaves Unionist 18,27945.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Bowerman Labour 26,84855.2% Yes
Ernest Everard Gates Unionist 14,83230.5% No
Charles Bevan Liberal 6,93514.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Augustine Hanley Conservative 26,55854.4% Yes
Charles William Bowerman Labour 22,24445.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Henry Green Labour 27,02157.3% Yes
Malcolm Campbell Conservative 20,12942.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Charles Wilmot Labour 22,31373.5% Yes
Eric Cuddon Conservative 8,05926.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cooper Labour 28,23063.1% Yes
Geoffrey Sarjeant Conservative 13,33029.8% No
Edward Isaac Miller Liberal 2,6375.9% No
Leslie Francis Stannard Communist 5621.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Leslie Arthur Plummer Labour 28,87865.2% Yes
Irene Dowling Conservative 15,43134.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Leslie Arthur Plummer Labour 23,92565.7% Yes
Irene Dowling Conservative 12,47234.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Leslie Arthur Plummer Labour 21,22661.9% Yes
John D Brimacombe Conservative 13,03838.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Silkin Labour 17,67662.4% Yes
Murray M Leask Conservative 8,24829.1% No
Colin MH Atkins Independent 2,3868.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Silkin Labour 17,98366.8% Yes
John Giles Conservative 7,03326.1% No
Gerald Rowe British National 1,9067.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Silkin Labour 14,67263.0% Yes
Michael Brotherton Conservative 7,35531.6% No
Martin Vaux National Front 1,2775.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 1886: Conservative margin 9.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 5.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 1900: Conservative margin 24.2 pts 1906: Labour margin 10.5 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 3.9 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 2.9 pts 1918: Labour margin 16.9 pts 1922: Labour margin 5.2 pts 1923: Labour margin 26.0 pts 1924: Labour margin 9.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 24.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 14.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 46.9 pts 1950: Labour margin 33.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 30.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 31.5 pts 1959: Labour margin 23.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 33.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 40.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 31.4 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

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Deptford in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Deptford in 1970 with 14,672 votes (63.0%), a majority of 7,317 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Deptford since 1885?

Since 1885, Deptford has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Deptford?

The closest result on record for Deptford was Dec 1910, when Labour beat Conservative by just 358 votes (2.9 percentage points).

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