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Eddisbury — UK General Election Results

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

Eddisbury was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 18,443 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Eddisbury from 1885 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1885–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Henry James Tollemache (Conservative) 4,285 50.7% Lawrence Irwell (Liberal) 121 (1.4 pts) 81.0%
1886 Henry James Tollemache (Conservative) 4,357 54.2% James Tomkinson (Liberal) 679 (8.5 pts) 77.0%
1892 Henry James Tollemache (Conservative) 4,578 53.1% James Tomkinson (Liberal) 536 (6.2 pts) 84.2%
1895 Henry James Tollemache (Conservative) 5,176 60.6% Roger Bate (Liberal) 1,805 (21.1 pts) 83.3%
1900 Henry James Tollemache (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Arthur Lyulph Stanley (Liberal) 5,315 55.9% Edward Thomas Davenant Cotton-Jodrell (Conservative) 1,123 (11.8 pts) 86.5%
Jan 1910 Harry Barnston (Conservative) 5,664 53.2% Arthur Lyulph Stanley (Liberal) 688 (6.5 pts) 92.6%
Dec 1910 Harry Barnston (Conservative) 5,312 51.4% Arthur Lyulph Stanley (Liberal) 289 (2.8 pts) 90.0%
1918 Harry Barnston (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Harry Barnston (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 Harry Barnston (Unionist) 8,716 50.6% Richard John Russell (Liberal) 196 (1.1 pts) 76.4%
1924 Harry Barnston (Unionist) 11,006 54.1% Richard John Russell (Liberal) 1,669 (8.2 pts) 86.9%
1929 Richard John Russell (Liberal) 13,688 51.6% Roderick George Fenwick-Palmer (Unionist) 826 (3.1 pts) 86.8%
1931 Richard John Russell (National Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 Richard John Russell (National Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 John Denman Barlow (National Liberal) 15,294 57.7% John Eric Loverseed (Labour) 7,902 (29.8 pts) 75.2%
1983 Alastair Goodlad (Conservative) 28,407 53.5% Roderick Fletcher (Liberal) 14,846 (27.9 pts) 74.3%
1987 Alastair Goodlad (Conservative) 29,474 51.1% Roderick Fletcher (Liberal) 15,835 (27.5 pts) 78.0%
1992 Alastair Goodlad (Conservative) 31,625 51.0% Norma Edwards (Labour) 12,697 (20.5 pts) 82.6%
1997 Alastair Goodlad (Conservative) 21,027 42.5% Margaret R Hanson (Labour) 1,185 (2.4 pts) 75.8%
2001 Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) 20,556 46.3% George Eyres (Labour) 4,568 (10.3 pts) 64.2%
2005 Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) 21,181 46.4% Mark Green (Labour) 6,195 (13.6 pts) 63.2%
2010 Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) 23,472 51.7% Robert Thompson (Liberal Democrat) 13,255 (29.2 pts) 63.1%
2015 Antoinette Sandbach (Conservative) 24,167 51.0% James Laing (Labour) 12,974 (27.4 pts) 69.3%
2017 Antoinette Sandbach (Conservative) 29,192 56.9% Cathy Reynolds (Labour) 11,942 (23.3 pts) 73.2%
2019 Edward Timpson (Conservative) 30,095 56.8% Terry Savage (Labour) 18,443 (34.8 pts) 72.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry James Tollemache Conservative 4,28550.7% Yes
Lawrence Irwell Liberal 4,16449.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry James Tollemache Conservative 4,35754.2% Yes
James Tomkinson Liberal 3,67845.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry James Tollemache Conservative 4,57853.1% Yes
James Tomkinson Liberal 4,04246.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry James Tollemache Conservative 5,17660.6% Yes
Roger Bate Liberal 3,37139.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry James Tollemache Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Lyulph Stanley Liberal 5,31555.9% Yes
Edward Thomas Davenant Cotton-Jodrell Conservative 4,19244.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Barnston Conservative 5,66453.2% Yes
Arthur Lyulph Stanley Liberal 4,97646.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Barnston Conservative 5,31251.4% Yes
Arthur Lyulph Stanley Liberal 5,02348.6% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Barnston Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Barnston Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Barnston Unionist 8,71650.6% Yes
Richard John Russell Liberal 8,52049.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Barnston Unionist 11,00654.1% Yes
Richard John Russell Liberal 9,33745.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard John Russell Liberal 13,68851.6% Yes
Roderick George Fenwick-Palmer Unionist 12,86248.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard John Russell National Liberal Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard John Russell National Liberal Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Denman Barlow National Liberal 15,29457.7% Yes
John Eric Loverseed Labour 7,39227.9% No
Dunstan Michael Carr Curtis Liberal 3,80814.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alastair Goodlad Conservative 28,40753.5% Yes
Roderick Fletcher Liberal 13,56125.5% No
David Hanson Labour 11,16921.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alastair Goodlad Conservative 29,47451.1% Yes
Roderick Fletcher Liberal 13,63923.7% No
Catriona Grigg Labour 13,57423.5% No
Andrew Basden Green 9761.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alastair Goodlad Conservative 31,62551.0% Yes
Norma Edwards Labour 18,92830.5% No
Derrick Lyon Liberal Democrat 10,54317.0% No
Andrew Basden Green 7831.3% No
Nigel Pollard Natural Law 1070.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alastair Goodlad Conservative 21,02742.5% Yes
Margaret R Hanson Labour 19,84240.1% No
David Reaper Liberal Democrat 6,54013.2% No
Norine D Napier Referendum Party 2,0414.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen O'Brien Conservative 20,55646.3% Yes
George Eyres Labour 15,98836.0% No
Paul Roberts Liberal Democrat 6,97515.7% No
David Carson UKIP 8682.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen O'Brien Conservative 21,18146.4% Yes
Mark Green Labour 14,98632.8% No
Joanne Crotty Liberal Democrat 8,18217.9% No
Steve Roxborough UKIP 1,3252.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen O'Brien Conservative 23,47251.7% Yes
Robert Thompson Liberal Democrat 10,21722.5% No
Pat Merrick Labour 9,79421.6% No
Charles Dodman UKIP 1,9314.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Antoinette Sandbach Conservative 24,16751.0% Yes
James Laing Labour 11,19323.6% No
Rob Millington UKIP 5,77812.2% No
Ian Priestner Liberal Democrat 4,2899.1% No
Andrew Garman Green 1,6243.4% No
George Antar Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol 3010.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Antoinette Sandbach Conservative 29,19256.9% Yes
Cathy Reynolds Labour 17,25033.6% No
Ian Priestner Liberal Democrat 2,8045.5% No
John Bickley UKIP 1,1092.2% No
Mark Green Green 7851.5% No
Morgan Hill Pirate Party UK 1790.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Timpson Conservative 30,09556.8% Yes
Terry Savage Labour 11,65222.0% No
Antoinette Sandbach Liberal Democrat 9,58218.1% No
Louise Jewkes Green 1,1912.2% No
Andrea Allen UKIP 4510.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1886: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1892: Conservative margin 6.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 11.8 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 6.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 2.8 pts 1923: Unionist margin 1.1 pts 1924: Unionist margin 8.2 pts 1929: Liberal margin 3.1 pts 1945: National Liberal margin 29.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 27.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 27.5 pts 1992: Conservative margin 20.5 pts 1997: Conservative margin 2.4 pts 2001: Conservative margin 10.3 pts 2005: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 2010: Conservative margin 29.2 pts 2015: Conservative margin 27.4 pts 2017: Conservative margin 23.3 pts 2019: Conservative margin 34.8 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1923 1924 1929 1945 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Eddisbury has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, National Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Eddisbury in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Eddisbury in 2019 with 30,095 votes (56.8%), a majority of 18,443 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Eddisbury since 1885?

Since 1885, Eddisbury has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Eddisbury?

The closest result on record for Eddisbury was 1923, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 196 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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