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Don Valley — UK General Election Results

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

Don Valley was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 3,630 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Don Valley from 1918 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1918–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 James Walton (National Democratic and Labour) 6,095 46.2% Hastings Bertrand Lees-Smith (Liberal) 2,227 (16.9 pts) 45.9%
1922 Thomas Williams (Labour) 9,903 47.1% James Walton (National Democratic and Labour) 4,106 (19.5 pts) 65.4%
1923 Thomas Williams (Labour) 12,898 60.4% John Wells Reynolds (Unionist) 4,447 (20.8 pts) 62.2%
1924 Thomas Williams (Labour) 14,958 54.5% John Wells Reynolds (Unionist) 2,495 (9.1 pts) 73.7%
1929 Thomas Williams (Labour) 31,466 73.3% Walter Sydney Liddall (Unionist) 19,999 (46.6 pts) 69.7%
1931 Thomas Williams (Labour) 27,599 58.6% Samuel Hardwick (Conservative) 8,093 (17.2 pts) 71.2%
1935 Thomas Williams (Labour) 33,220 68.9% John Sinclair Wemyss Arbuthnot (Conservative) 18,259 (37.9 pts) 70.0%
1945 Thomas Williams (Labour) 40,153 71.7% James Joseph Alexander Nesbit Ross (Conservative) 24,321 (43.4 pts) 73.2%
1950 Thomas Williams (Labour) 39,789 74.0% Douglas Graham (Conservative) 26,807 (49.9 pts) 87.7%
1951 Thomas Williams (Labour) 39,687 74.1% David Hopkins (Conservative) 25,825 (48.2 pts) 85.9%
1955 Thomas Williams (Labour) 38,433 73.7% Jack Victor Thornton (Conservative) 24,732 (47.4 pts) 81.2%
1959 Richard Kelley (Labour) 40,935 70.9% Geoffrey Hugh Dodsworth (Conservative) 24,148 (41.8 pts) 83.8%
1964 Richard Kelley (Labour) 42,452 71.9% David Philip Jeffcock (Conservative) 25,859 (43.8 pts) 80.8%
1966 Richard Kelley (Labour) 43,973 74.9% Richard Storey (Conservative) 29,235 (49.8 pts) 78.3%
1970 Richard Kelley (Labour) 42,496 69.5% Timothy Jackson (Conservative) 23,823 (39.0 pts) 73.2%
Feb 1974 Richard Kelley (Labour) 48,737 70.1% PJ Le Bosquet (Conservative) 27,945 (40.2 pts) 79.1%
Oct 1974 Richard Kelley (Labour) 41,187 63.3% PJ Le Bosquet (Conservative) 27,420 (42.1 pts) 73.4%
1979 Michael Welsh (Labour) 39,603 55.6% Roger Freeman (Conservative) 17,360 (24.4 pts) 74.7%
1983 Martin Redmond (Labour) 23,036 45.1% Brenda Utting (Conservative) 6,466 (12.7 pts) 69.9%
1987 Martin Redmond (Labour) 29,200 53.1% Charles Hubert Gallagher (Conservative) 11,467 (20.9 pts) 73.8%
1992 Martin Redmond (Labour) 32,008 55.0% Nicholas Paget-Brown (Conservative) 13,534 (23.2 pts) 76.3%
1997 Caroline Flint (Labour) 25,376 58.3% Clare Gledhill (Conservative) 14,659 (33.7 pts) 66.4%
2001 Caroline Flint (Labour) 20,009 54.6% James Browne (Conservative) 9,520 (26.0 pts) 55.3%
2005 Caroline Flint (Labour) 19,418 52.7% Adam Duguid (Conservative) 8,598 (23.3 pts) 55.0%
2010 Caroline Flint (Labour) 16,472 37.9% Matthew Stephens (Conservative) 3,595 (8.3 pts) 60.0%
2015 Caroline Flint (Labour) 19,621 46.2% Carl Jackson (Conservative) 8,885 (20.9 pts) 59.8%
2017 Caroline Flint (Labour) 24,351 53.0% Aaron Bell (Conservative) 5,169 (11.2 pts) 62.3%
2019 Nick Fletcher (Conservative) 19,609 43.2% Caroline Flint (Labour) 3,630 (8.0 pts) 60.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Walton National Democratic and Labour 6,09546.2% Yes
Hastings Bertrand Lees-Smith Liberal 3,86829.3% No
Edward Hough Labour 3,22624.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williams Labour 9,90347.1% Yes
James Walton National Democratic and Labour 5,79727.6% No
John Henry Freeborough Liberal 5,33225.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williams Labour 12,89860.4% Yes
John Wells Reynolds Unionist 8,45139.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williams Labour 14,95854.5% Yes
John Wells Reynolds Unionist 12,46345.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williams Labour 31,46673.3% Yes
Walter Sydney Liddall Unionist 11,46726.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williams Labour 27,59958.6% Yes
Samuel Hardwick Conservative 19,50641.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williams Labour 33,22068.9% Yes
John Sinclair Wemyss Arbuthnot Conservative 14,96131.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williams Labour 40,15371.7% Yes
James Joseph Alexander Nesbit Ross Conservative 15,83228.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williams Labour 39,78974.0% Yes
Douglas Graham Conservative 12,98224.1% No
Samuel Taylor Communist 1,0071.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williams Labour 39,68774.1% Yes
David Hopkins Conservative 13,86225.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williams Labour 38,43373.7% Yes
Jack Victor Thornton Conservative 13,70126.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Kelley Labour 40,93570.9% Yes
Geoffrey Hugh Dodsworth Conservative 16,78729.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Kelley Labour 42,45271.9% Yes
David Philip Jeffcock Conservative 16,59328.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Kelley Labour 43,97374.9% Yes
Richard Storey Conservative 14,73825.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Kelley Labour 42,49669.5% Yes
Timothy Jackson Conservative 18,67330.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Kelley Labour 48,73770.1% Yes
PJ Le Bosquet Conservative 20,79229.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Kelley Labour 41,18763.3% Yes
PJ Le Bosquet Conservative 13,76721.1% No
Edwin Herbert Simpson Liberal 10,16115.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Welsh Labour 39,60355.6% Yes
Roger Freeman Conservative 22,24331.2% No
Edwin Herbert Simpson Liberal 8,23811.6% No
Ian Connelly Workers Party 7201.0% No
Terence Stanley McCabe Workers Revolutionary 3980.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Redmond Labour 23,03645.1% Yes
Brenda Utting Conservative 16,57032.4% No
Donald Lawrence Lange Liberal 11,48222.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Redmond Labour 29,20053.1% Yes
Charles Hubert Gallagher Conservative 17,73332.3% No
Wilfred Kristian Whitaker Liberal 8,02714.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Redmond Labour 32,00855.0% Yes
Nicholas Paget-Brown Conservative 18,47431.7% No
Malcolm Jevons Liberal Democrat 6,92011.9% No
Thomas Stephen Platt Green 8031.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Flint Labour 25,37658.3% Yes
Clare Gledhill Conservative 10,71724.6% No
Paul Johnston Liberal Democrat 4,2389.7% No
Paul Davis Referendum Party 1,3793.2% No
Nigel Ball Socialist Labour 1,0242.4% No
Stephen Platt Green 4931.1% No
Claire Johnson ProLife Alliance 3300.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Flint Labour 20,00954.6% Yes
James Browne Conservative 10,48928.6% No
Philip Smith Liberal Democrat 4,08911.2% No
Terry Wilde Independent 8002.2% No
David Cooper UKIP 7772.1% No
Nigel Ball Socialist Labour 4661.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Flint Labour 19,41852.7% Yes
Adam Duguid Conservative 10,82029.4% No
Stewart Arnold Liberal Democrat 6,62618.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Flint Labour 16,47237.9% Yes
Matthew Stephens Conservative 12,87729.7% No
Edwin Simpson Liberal Democrat 7,42217.1% No
Erwin Toseland BNP 2,1124.9% No
William Shaw UKIP 1,9044.4% No
Bernadette Aston English Democrats 1,7564.0% No
Martin Williams Independent 8772.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Flint Labour 19,62146.2% Yes
Carl Jackson Conservative 10,73625.3% No
Guy Aston UKIP 9,96323.5% No
Rene Paterson Liberal Democrat 1,4873.5% No
Steve Williams Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 4371.0% No
Louise Dutton English Democrats 2420.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Flint Labour 24,35153.0% Yes
Aaron Bell Conservative 19,18241.7% No
Stevie Manion The Yorkshire Party 1,5993.5% No
Anthony Smith Liberal Democrat 8561.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Fletcher Conservative 19,60943.2% Yes
Caroline Flint Labour 15,97935.2% No
Paul Whitehurst Brexit Party 6,24713.7% No
Mark Alcock Liberal Democrat 1,9074.2% No
Kate Needham Green 8721.9% No
Chris Holmes The Yorkshire Party 8231.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: National Democratic and Labour margin 16.9 pts 1922: Labour margin 19.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 20.8 pts 1924: Labour margin 9.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 46.6 pts 1931: Labour margin 17.2 pts 1935: Labour margin 37.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 43.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 49.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 48.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 47.4 pts 1959: Labour margin 41.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 43.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 49.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 39.0 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 40.2 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 42.1 pts 1979: Labour margin 24.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 12.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 20.9 pts 1992: Labour margin 23.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 33.7 pts 2001: Labour margin 26.0 pts 2005: Labour margin 23.3 pts 2010: Labour margin 8.3 pts 2015: Labour margin 20.9 pts 2017: Labour margin 11.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 8.0 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Don Valley has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: National Democratic and Labour, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Don Valley in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Don Valley in 2019 with 19,609 votes (43.2%), a majority of 3,630 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Don Valley since 1918?

Since 1918, Don Valley has been won by: Conservative, Labour, National Democratic and Labour.

What was the closest result in Don Valley?

The closest result on record for Don Valley was 2019, when Conservative beat Labour by just 3,630 votes (8.0 percentage points).

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