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Eccles — UK General Election Results

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

Eccles was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 12,886 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Eccles from 1885 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1885–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Algernon Fulke Egerton (Conservative) 4,559 51.4% Vernon Kirk Armitage (Liberal) 247 (2.8 pts) 90.7%
1886 Algernon Fulke Egerton (Conservative) 4,277 51.8% Ellis Duncombe Gosling (Liberal) 292 (3.5 pts) 84.5%
1892 Henry John Roby (Liberal) 5,340 51.3% Octavius Leigh Leigh-Clare (Conservative) 269 (2.6 pts) 86.5%
1895 Octavius Leigh Leigh-Clare (Conservative) 5,722 51.9% Henry John Roby (Liberal) 420 (3.8 pts) 85.3%
1900 Octavius Leigh Leigh-Clare (Conservative) 6,153 50.9% John Pease Fry (Liberal) 219 (1.8 pts) 82.4%
1906 George Herbert Pollard (Liberal) 5,841 38.8% Thomas Stuttard (Conservative) 595 (4.0 pts) 89.5%
Dec 1910 George Herbert Pollard (Liberal) 8,467 52.4% John Gordon Drummond Campbell (Conservative) 791 (4.9 pts) 85.9%
Jan 1910 George Herbert Pollard (Liberal) 7,093 41.0% George Frederick Assinder (Conservative) 411 (2.4 pts) 92.0%
1918 Marshall Stevens (Unionist) 15,821 82.3% Richard Durning Holt (Liberal) 12,413 (64.5 pts) 55.4%
1922 John Buckle (Labour) 14,354 51.4% Marshall Stevens (Unionist) 803 (2.9 pts) 77.7%
1923 John Buckle (Labour) 12,227 42.7% Marshall Stevens (Unionist) 1,863 (6.5 pts) 78.2%
1924 Albert Bethel (Unionist) 16,833 53.2% John Buckle (Labour) 2,035 (6.4 pts) 82.7%
1929 David Llewellyn Mort (Labour) 20,489 49.9% Albert Bethel (Unionist) 8,257 (20.1 pts) 81.9%
1931 John Potter (Conservative) 26,049 61.8% David Llewellyn Mort (Labour) 9,948 (23.6 pts) 81.6%
1935 Robert Archibald Cary (Conservative) 22,310 52.7% John Grierson (Labour) 2,255 (5.3 pts) 80.0%
1945 William Thomas Proctor (Labour) 23,008 51.1% Robert Archibald Cary (Conservative) 7,446 (16.6 pts) 78.9%
1950 William Thomas Proctor (Labour) 27,409 50.7% Harry Sharp (Conservative) 5,223 (9.7 pts) 88.4%
1951 William Thomas Proctor (Labour) 27,941 52.5% John Whiteley (Conservative) 2,611 (4.9 pts) 86.8%
1955 William Thomas Proctor (Labour) 25,351 52.4% Charles P Lawson (Conservative) 2,326 (4.8 pts) 81.5%
1959 William Thomas Procto (Labour) 25,566 52.0% Brian Robert Osborne Bell (Conservative) 1,986 (4.0 pts) 82.9%
1964 Lewis Carter-Jones (Labour) 25,915 57.3% John J Hodgson (Conservative) 6,638 (14.7 pts) 77.7%
1966 Lewis Carter-Jones (Labour) 25,033 59.5% Hugh Patrick Holland (Conservative) 9,257 (22.0 pts) 74.1%
1970 Lewis Carter-Jones (Labour) 23,913 55.6% Rhodes Boyson (Conservative) 5,455 (12.7 pts) 72.7%
Oct 1974 Lewis Carter-Jones (Labour) 22,328 53.3% Robert Dunn (Conservative) 9,266 (22.1 pts) 72.8%
Feb 1974 Lewis Carter-Jones (Labour) 22,538 49.4% Robert Dunn (Conservative) 7,786 (17.1 pts) 80.0%
1979 Lewis Carter-Jones (Labour) 24,280 53.6% John William Reid (Conservative) 8,059 (17.8 pts) 77.5%
1983 Lewis Carter-Jones (Labour) 21,644 45.9% David Philp (Conservative) 6,005 (12.7 pts) 70.1%
1987 Joan Lestor (Labour) 25,346 50.8% Joy Packalow (Conservative) 9,699 (19.4 pts) 74.5%
1992 Joan Lestor (Labour) 27,357 56.9% Gary Ling (Conservative) 13,226 (27.5 pts) 74.1%
1997 Ian Stewart (Labour) 30,468 66.7% Gregory Barker (Conservative) 21,916 (48.0 pts) 65.6%
2001 Ian Stewart (Labour) 21,395 64.5% Peter Caillard (Conservative) 14,528 (43.8 pts) 48.3%
2005 Ian Stewart (Labour) 19,702 56.9% Thelma Matuk (Conservative) 12,886 (37.2 pts) 50.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Algernon Fulke Egerton Conservative 4,55951.4% Yes
Vernon Kirk Armitage Liberal 4,31248.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Algernon Fulke Egerton Conservative 4,27751.8% Yes
Ellis Duncombe Gosling Liberal 3,98548.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry John Roby Liberal 5,34051.3% Yes
Octavius Leigh Leigh-Clare Conservative 5,07148.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Octavius Leigh Leigh-Clare Conservative 5,72251.9% Yes
Henry John Roby Liberal 5,30248.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Octavius Leigh Leigh-Clare Conservative 6,15350.9% Yes
John Pease Fry Liberal 5,93449.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Herbert Pollard Liberal 5,84138.8% Yes
Thomas Stuttard Conservative 5,24634.8% No
Benjamin Tillett Labour 3,98526.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Herbert Pollard Liberal 8,46752.4% Yes
John Gordon Drummond Campbell Conservative 7,67647.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Herbert Pollard Liberal 7,09341.0% Yes
George Frederick Assinder Conservative 6,68238.7% No
George Harold Stuart-Bunning Labour 3,51120.3% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marshall Stevens Unionist 15,82182.3% Yes
Richard Durning Holt Liberal 3,40817.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Buckle Labour 14,35451.4% Yes
Marshall Stevens Unionist 13,55148.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Buckle Labour 12,22742.7% Yes
Marshall Stevens Unionist 10,36436.2% No
William Sandiford Ashton Liberal 6,01121.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Bethel Unionist 16,83353.2% Yes
John Buckle Labour 14,79846.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Llewellyn Mort Labour 20,48949.9% Yes
Albert Bethel Unionist 12,23229.8% No
Handel Wilde Liberal 8,37420.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Potter Conservative 26,04961.8% Yes
David Llewellyn Mort Labour 16,10138.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Archibald Cary Conservative 22,31052.7% Yes
John Grierson Labour 20,05547.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Proctor Labour 23,00851.1% Yes
Robert Archibald Cary Conservative 15,56234.6% No
Arthur Gerald Pollitt Liberal 6,21513.8% No
Aubrey Bernard Brocklehurst Independent Progressive 2110.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Proctor Labour 27,40950.7% Yes
Harry Sharp Conservative 22,18641.0% No
John Herbert Jones Liberal 4,4778.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Proctor Labour 27,94152.5% Yes
John Whiteley Conservative 25,33047.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Proctor Labour 25,35152.4% Yes
Charles P Lawson Conservative 23,02547.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Procto Labour 25,56652.0% Yes
Brian Robert Osborne Bell Conservative 23,58048.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Carter-Jones Labour 25,91557.3% Yes
John J Hodgson Conservative 19,27742.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Carter-Jones Labour 25,03359.5% Yes
Hugh Patrick Holland Conservative 15,77637.5% No
Michael Bennett Communist 1,2392.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Carter-Jones Labour 23,91355.6% Yes
Rhodes Boyson Conservative 18,45842.9% No
Terry Keenan Communist 6431.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Carter-Jones Labour 22,32853.3% Yes
Robert Dunn Conservative 13,06231.2% No
Ann Maureen Collier Liberal 6,17014.7% No
Terry Keenan Communist 3480.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Carter-Jones Labour 22,53849.4% Yes
Robert Dunn Conservative 14,75232.3% No
Ann Maureen Collier Liberal 7,96617.4% No
Terry Keenan Communist 4040.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Carter-Jones Labour 24,28053.6% Yes
John William Reid Conservative 16,22135.8% No
Gordon John Knight Liberal 4,4489.8% No
Terry Keenan Communist 3680.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Carter-Jones Labour 21,64445.9% Yes
David Philp Conservative 15,63933.2% No
Kenneth Hemsley Liberal 9,39219.9% No
Bert Cottam Communist 4851.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joan Lestor Labour 25,34650.8% Yes
Joy Packalow Conservative 15,64731.3% No
Paul Beatty Social Democratic Party 8,92417.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joan Lestor Labour 27,35756.9% Yes
Gary Ling Conservative 14,13129.4% No
Rev Geoff Reid Liberal Democrat 5,83512.1% No
Richard Duriez Green 5211.1% No
Joan Garner Natural Law 2700.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Stewart Labour 30,46866.7% Yes
Gregory Barker Conservative 8,55218.7% No
Bob Boyd Liberal Democrat 4,90510.7% No
John de Roeck Referendum Party 1,7653.9% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Stewart Labour 21,39564.5% Yes
Peter Caillard Conservative 6,86720.7% No
Bob Boyd Liberal Democrat 4,92014.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Stewart Labour 19,70256.9% Yes
Thelma Matuk Conservative 6,81619.7% No
Jane Brophy Liberal Democrat 6,42918.6% No
Peter Reeve UKIP 1,6854.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 2.8 pts 1886: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1892: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 4.0 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 4.9 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1918: Unionist margin 64.5 pts 1922: Labour margin 2.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 6.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 6.4 pts 1929: Labour margin 20.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 23.6 pts 1935: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1945: Labour margin 16.6 pts 1950: Labour margin 9.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 4.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 4.8 pts 1959: Labour margin 4.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 14.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 22.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 12.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 22.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 17.1 pts 1979: Labour margin 17.8 pts 1983: Labour margin 12.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 19.4 pts 1992: Labour margin 27.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 48.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 43.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 37.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 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 1997 2001 2005

Trend

Eccles has been contested at 32 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Eccles in the 2005 general election?

Labour won Eccles in 2005 with 19,702 votes (56.9%), a majority of 12,886 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Eccles since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Eccles?

The closest result on record for Eccles was 1900, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 219 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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