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Dulwich — UK General Election Results

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

Dulwich was won by Labour at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 2,056 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Dulwich from 1885 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1885–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 John Morgan Howard (Conservative) 4,406 61.9% George Collins (Liberal) 1,694 (23.8 pts) 79.4%
1886 John Morgan Howard (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 John Blundell Maple (Conservative) 5,318 62.9% Arthur Clayden (Liberal) 2,180 (25.8 pts) 75.0%
1895 John Blundell Maple (Conservative) 5,258 70.7% Charles Goddard Clarke (Liberal) 3,082 (41.5 pts) 62.2%
1900 John Blundell Maple (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Frederick Rutherfoord Harris (Conservative) 6,639 51.4% David Williamson (Liberal) 357 (2.8 pts) 84.5%
Dec 1910 Frederick Hall (Conservative) 7,796 58.7% Evan Spicer (Liberal) 2,301 (17.3 pts) 80.7%
Jan 1910 Andrew Bonar Law (Conservative) 8,472 58.3% Harry Evan Auguste Cotton (Liberal) 2,418 (16.7 pts) 88.2%
1918 Frederick Hall (Unionist) 12,039 78.9% Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor (Liberal) 8,820 (57.8 pts) 50.2%
1922 Frederick Hall (Unionist) 14,046 67.6% Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor (Liberal) 7,313 (35.2 pts) 64.0%
1923 Frederick Hall (Unionist) 10,855 53.4% Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor (Liberal) 1,367 (6.7 pts) 61.3%
1924 Frederick Hall (Unionist) 15,611 58.5% Charles Andrew Smith (Labour) 8,543 (32.0 pts) 78.9%
1929 Frederick Hall (Unionist) 15,009 48.8% Charles Andrew Smith (Labour) 5,700 (18.5 pts) 72.1%
1931 Frederick Hall (Conservative) 21,752 71.5% Fred Hughes (Labour) 17,005 (55.9 pts) 70.7%
1935 Bracewell Smith (Conservative) 16,870 60.8% James Vinor Delahaye (Labour) 9,728 (35.0 pts) 65.8%
1945 Wilfrid Foulston Vernon (Labour) 10,266 43.5% Bracewell Smith (Conservative) 211 (0.9 pts) 71.4%
1950 Wilfrid Foulston Vernon (Labour) 25,511 46.7% Robert Christmas Dewar Jenkins (Conservative) 1,325 (2.4 pts) 83.3%
1951 Robert Christmas Dewar Jenkins (Conservative) 26,579 47.7% Wilfrid Foulston Vernon (Labour) 691 (1.2 pts) 83.9%
1955 Robert Christmas Dewar Jenkins (Conservative) 25,333 48.4% Wilfrid Foulston Vernon (Labour) 1,851 (3.5 pts) 78.7%
1959 Robert Christmas Dewar Jenkins (Conservative) 24,991 47.1% A Leslie Hill (Labour) 2,251 (4.2 pts) 79.2%
1964 Samuel Charles Silkin (Labour) 22,320 46.9% Martin Stevens (Conservative) 2,851 (6.0 pts) 73.8%
1966 Samuel Silkin (Labour) 24,469 52.0% Martin Stevens (Conservative) 6,296 (13.4 pts) 73.7%
1970 Samuel Silkin (Labour) 20,145 47.2% Patrick Mayhew (Conservative) 895 (2.1 pts) 64.4%
Oct 1974 Samuel Silkin (Labour) 21,790 49.5% Eric Morley (Conservative) 7,459 (17.0 pts) 65.1%
Feb 1974 Samuel Silkin (Labour) 22,530 45.5% Keith Raffan (Conservative) 5,341 (10.8 pts) 73.9%
1979 Samuel Silkin (Labour) 18,557 43.0% Eric Morley (Conservative) 122 (0.3 pts) 70.4%
1983 Gerald Bowden (Conservative) 15,424 40.5% Catharine Hoey (Labour) 1,859 (4.9 pts) 67.2%
1987 Gerald Bowden (Conservative) 16,563 42.4% Catharine Hoey (Labour) 180 (0.5 pts) 69.3%
1992 Tessa Jowell (Labour) 17,714 47.3% Gerald Bowden (Conservative) 2,056 (5.5 pts) 67.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morgan Howard Conservative 4,40661.9% Yes
George Collins Liberal 2,71238.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morgan Howard Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Blundell Maple Conservative 5,31862.9% Yes
Arthur Clayden Liberal 3,13837.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Blundell Maple Conservative 5,25870.7% Yes
Charles Goddard Clarke Liberal 2,17629.3% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Blundell Maple Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Rutherfoord Harris Conservative 6,63951.4% Yes
David Williamson Liberal 6,28248.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Hall Conservative 7,79658.7% Yes
Evan Spicer Liberal 5,49541.3% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Bonar Law Conservative 8,47258.3% Yes
Harry Evan Auguste Cotton Liberal 6,05441.7% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Hall Unionist 12,03978.9% Yes
Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor Liberal 3,21921.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Hall Unionist 14,04667.6% Yes
Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor Liberal 6,73332.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Hall Unionist 10,85553.4% Yes
Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor Liberal 9,48846.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Hall Unionist 15,61158.5% Yes
Charles Andrew Smith Labour 7,06826.5% No
Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor Liberal 4,01715.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Hall Unionist 15,00948.8% Yes
Charles Andrew Smith Labour 9,30930.3% No
Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor Liberal 6,44220.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Hall Conservative 21,75271.5% Yes
Fred Hughes Labour 4,74715.6% No
Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor Liberal 3,92412.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bracewell Smith Conservative 16,87060.8% Yes
James Vinor Delahaye Labour 7,14225.7% No
Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor Liberal 3,74313.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wilfrid Foulston Vernon Labour 10,26643.5% Yes
Bracewell Smith Conservative 10,05542.6% No
John Peter James Ellis Liberal 3,28713.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wilfrid Foulston Vernon Labour 25,51146.7% Yes
Robert Christmas Dewar Jenkins Conservative 24,18644.3% No
Paul Baker Liberal 4,9299.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Christmas Dewar Jenkins Conservative 26,57947.7% Yes
Wilfrid Foulston Vernon Labour 25,88846.4% No
Paul Baker Liberal 3,3025.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Christmas Dewar Jenkins Conservative 25,33348.4% Yes
Wilfrid Foulston Vernon Labour 23,48244.9% No
David Phillips Liberal 3,5016.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Christmas Dewar Jenkins Conservative 24,99147.1% Yes
A Leslie Hill Labour 22,74042.9% No
W John Searle Liberal 5,32410.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Charles Silkin Labour 22,32046.9% Yes
Martin Stevens Conservative 19,46940.9% No
Fred G Redman Liberal 5,62711.8% No
Frederick Palmer Christian Socialist 2640.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Silkin Labour 24,46952.0% Yes
Martin Stevens Conservative 18,17338.6% No
Michael Ridd Liberal 4,4589.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Silkin Labour 20,14547.2% Yes
Patrick Mayhew Conservative 19,25045.1% No
Alfred Blackburn Liberal 3,3017.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Silkin Labour 21,79049.5% Yes
Eric Morley Conservative 14,33132.6% No
William Pearson Liberal 7,86617.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Silkin Labour 22,53045.5% Yes
Keith Raffan Conservative 17,18934.7% No
William Pearson Liberal 9,85119.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Silkin Labour 18,55743.0% Yes
Eric Morley Conservative 18,43542.7% No
William Pearson Liberal 4,75911.0% No
David Thompson National Front 9202.1% No
David Smart Green 4681.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Bowden Conservative 15,42440.5% Yes
Catharine Hoey Labour 13,56535.7% No
Dick Taverne Social Democratic Party 8,37622.0% No
Raymond Barker National Front 3380.9% No
Roger Charles Langton Baker Green 2370.6% No
Richard Vero Loony Society 990.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Bowden Conservative 16,56342.4% Yes
Catharine Hoey Labour 16,38342.0% No
Andrew Harris Social Democratic Party 5,66414.5% No
Alex Goldie Green 4321.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tessa Jowell Labour 17,71447.3% Yes
Gerald Bowden Conservative 15,65841.8% No
Dr Alex Goldie Liberal Democrat 4,07810.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 23.8 pts 1892: Conservative margin 25.8 pts 1895: Conservative margin 41.5 pts 1906: Conservative margin 2.8 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 17.3 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 16.7 pts 1918: Unionist margin 57.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 35.2 pts 1923: Unionist margin 6.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 32.0 pts 1929: Unionist margin 18.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 55.9 pts 1935: Conservative margin 35.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 0.9 pts 1950: Labour margin 2.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 1.2 pts 1955: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1959: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 6.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 13.4 pts 1970: Labour margin 2.1 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 17.0 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 10.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 0.3 pts 1983: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 0.5 pts 1992: Labour margin 5.5 pts 1885 1892 1895 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Dulwich has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Dulwich in the 1992 general election?

Labour won Dulwich in 1992 with 17,714 votes (47.3%), a majority of 2,056 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Dulwich since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Dulwich?

The closest result on record for Dulwich was 1979, when Labour beat Conservative by just 122 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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