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Edmonton — UK General Election Results

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

Edmonton was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 16,015 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Edmonton from 1918 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1918–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Alfred Warren (Unionist) 6,891 49.5% Francis Alfred Broad (Labour) 3,316 (23.8 pts) 48.2%
1922 Frank Alfred Broad (Labour) 8,407 45.1% Alfred Warren (Unionist) 1,709 (9.2 pts) 62.8%
1923 Frank Alfred Broad (Labour) 10,735 64.4% Robert Skirving Brown (Unionist) 4,792 (28.7 pts) 54.8%
1924 Francis Alfred Broad (Labour) 11,614 53.1% George William Symonds Jarrett (Unionist) 1,336 (6.1 pts) 70.6%
1929 Frank Alfred Broad (Labour) 17,555 59.3% George William Symonds Jarrett (Unionist) 5,511 (18.6 pts) 69.5%
1931 John Rutherford Chalmers (Conservative) 18,774 56.8% Frank Alfred Broad (Labour) 4,524 (13.7 pts) 70.2%
1935 Frank Alfred Broad (Labour) 21,940 55.2% John Rutherford (Conservative) 4,127 (10.4 pts) 64.5%
1945 Evan Frank Mottram Durbin (Labour) 33,163 68.2% Geoffrey Sparrow (Conservative) 19,069 (39.2 pts) 69.0%
1950 Austen Harry Albu (Labour) 34,897 55.1% Edwin Hubbard (Conservative) 11,572 (18.3 pts) 84.5%
1951 Austen Harry Albu (Labour) 36,023 58.4% Elsie Olsen (Conservative) 10,392 (16.9 pts) 82.5%
1955 Austen Harry Albu (Labour) 30,232 56.6% Elsie S Olsen (Conservative) 7,038 (13.2 pts) 74.5%
1959 Austen Harry Albu (Labour) 25,958 50.8% William H Bishop (Conservative) 461 (0.9 pts) 75.9%
1964 Austen Harry Albu (Labour) 24,373 49.2% Alan Ross McWhirter (Conservative) 5,128 (10.3 pts) 77.0%
1966 Austen Albu (Labour) 26,422 58.6% Edwin Piercy Hubbard (Conservative) 7,725 (17.1 pts) 72.2%
1970 Austen Albu (Labour) 20,626 49.1% Edwin Piercy Hubbard (Conservative) 2,145 (5.1 pts) 66.8%
Feb 1974 Ted Graham (Labour) 20,837 45.3% Jeffrey Gordon (Conservative) 5,723 (12.4 pts) 75.4%
Oct 1974 Ted Graham (Labour) 20,229 49.1% John William Victor Attwood (Conservative) 6,828 (16.6 pts) 67.1%
1979 Ted Graham (Labour) 20,713 46.7% John William Victor Attwood (Conservative) 1,980 (4.5 pts) 74.6%
1983 Ian Twinn (Conservative) 18,968 42.5% Ted Graham (Labour) 1,193 (2.7 pts) 68.9%
1987 Ian Twinn (Conservative) 24,556 51.2% Brian Grayston (Labour) 7,286 (15.2 pts) 72.5%
1992 Ian Twinn (Conservative) 22,076 46.3% Andy Love (Labour) 593 (1.2 pts) 75.7%
1997 Andy Love (Labour) 27,029 60.3% Ian Twinn (Conservative) 13,472 (30.0 pts) 70.4%
2001 Andy Love (Labour) 20,481 58.9% David Burrowes (Conservative) 9,772 (28.1 pts) 55.8%
2005 Andy Love (Labour) 18,456 53.2% Lionel Zetter (Conservative) 8,075 (23.3 pts) 59.1%
2010 Andy Love (Labour) 21,665 53.7% Andrew Charalambous (Conservative) 9,613 (23.8 pts) 63.7%
2015 Kate Osamor (Labour) 25,388 61.4% Gönül Daniels (Conservative) 15,419 (37.3 pts) 62.9%
2017 Kate Osamor (Labour) 31,221 71.5% Gonul Daniels (Conservative) 21,115 (48.3 pts) 66.6%
2019 Kate Osamor (Labour) 26,217 65.0% James Hockney (Conservative) 16,015 (39.7 pts) 61.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Warren Unionist 6,89149.5% Yes
Francis Alfred Broad Labour 3,57525.7% No
Henry Harvey Vivian Liberal 2,24516.1% No
Henry Barrass Edmonton Pro-Ally and Labour 1,2238.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Alfred Broad Labour 8,40745.1% Yes
Alfred Warren Unionist 6,69836.0% No
Edmund Thomas Rhymer Liberal 3,52218.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Alfred Broad Labour 10,73564.4% Yes
Robert Skirving Brown Unionist 5,94335.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Alfred Broad Labour 11,61453.1% Yes
George William Symonds Jarrett Unionist 10,27846.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Alfred Broad Labour 17,55559.3% Yes
George William Symonds Jarrett Unionist 12,04440.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Rutherford Chalmers Conservative 18,77456.8% Yes
Frank Alfred Broad Labour 14,25043.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Alfred Broad Labour 21,94055.2% Yes
John Rutherford Conservative 17,81344.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evan Frank Mottram Durbin Labour 33,16368.2% Yes
Geoffrey Sparrow Conservative 14,09429.0% No
John Alfred Ward Independent Progressive 1,3822.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austen Harry Albu Labour 34,89755.1% Yes
Edwin Hubbard Conservative 23,32536.8% No
George Thornton Liberal 5,1438.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austen Harry Albu Labour 36,02358.4% Yes
Elsie Olsen Conservative 25,63141.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austen Harry Albu Labour 30,23256.6% Yes
Elsie S Olsen Conservative 23,19443.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austen Harry Albu Labour 25,95850.8% Yes
William H Bishop Conservative 25,49749.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austen Harry Albu Labour 24,37349.2% Yes
Alan Ross McWhirter Conservative 19,24538.9% No
Denis Coberman Liberal 5,91711.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austen Albu Labour 26,42258.6% Yes
Edwin Piercy Hubbard Conservative 18,69741.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austen Albu Labour 20,62649.1% Yes
Edwin Piercy Hubbard Conservative 18,48144.0% No
Graham Edwin Longley Liberal 3,1377.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ted Graham Labour 20,83745.3% Yes
Jeffrey Gordon Conservative 15,11432.9% No
Patricia Olive Greenwood Liberal 8,18617.8% No
David Bruce National Front 1,7653.8% No
Leonard Ronald Pittard Independent 980.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ted Graham Labour 20,22949.1% Yes
John William Victor Attwood Conservative 13,40132.5% No
Charles James Payan Dawnay Liberal 5,69913.8% No
David James Bruce National Front 1,8954.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ted Graham Labour 20,71346.7% Yes
John William Victor Attwood Conservative 18,73342.2% No
William George Wintle Liberal 3,7268.4% No
David Bruce National Front 1,2132.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Twinn Conservative 18,96842.5% Yes
Ted Graham Labour 17,77539.8% No
Laurence Bass Liberal 7,52316.9% No
David Bruce BNP 3720.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Twinn Conservative 24,55651.2% Yes
Brian Grayston Labour 17,27036.0% No
Michael Lawson Social Democratic Party 6,11512.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Twinn Conservative 22,07646.3% Yes
Andy Love Labour 21,48345.0% No
Elwyn Jones Liberal Democrat 3,9408.3% No
Elizabeth Solley Natural Law 2070.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andy Love Labour 27,02960.3% Yes
Ian Twinn Conservative 13,55730.2% No
Andrew Wiseman Liberal Democrat 2,8476.3% No
James Wright Referendum Party 7081.6% No
Bruce Cowd BNP 4371.0% No
Penelope Weald UKIP 2600.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andy Love Labour 20,48158.9% Yes
David Burrowes Conservative 10,70930.8% No
Douglas Taylor Liberal Democrat 2,4387.0% No
Gwyneth Rolph UKIP 4061.2% No
Erol Basarik Reform 2000 3441.0% No
Howard Medwell Socialist Alliance 2960.9% No
Ram Saxena Independent 1000.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andy Love Labour 18,45653.2% Yes
Lionel Zetter Conservative 10,38129.9% No
Iarla Kilbane-Dawe Liberal Democrat 4,16212.0% No
Nina Armstrong Green 8892.6% No
Gwyneth Rolph UKIP 8152.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andy Love Labour 21,66553.7% Yes
Andrew Charalambous Conservative 12,05229.8% No
Iarla Kilbane-Dawe Liberal Democrat 4,25210.5% No
Roy Freshwater UKIP 1,0362.6% No
Jack Johnson Green 5161.3% No
Erol Basarik Reform 2000 Party 3790.9% No
Clive Morrison Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 3500.9% No
David McLean Independent 1270.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Osamor Labour 25,38861.4% Yes
Gönül Daniels Conservative 9,96924.1% No
Neville Watson UKIP 3,3668.1% No
Douglas Coker Green 1,3583.3% No
David Schmitz Liberal Democrat 8972.2% No
Lewis Peacock Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3600.9% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Osamor Labour 31,22171.5% Yes
Gonul Daniels Conservative 10,10623.1% No
Nigel Sussman UKIP 8602.0% No
David Schmitz Liberal Democrat 8582.0% No
Benjamin Gill Green 6331.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Osamor Labour 26,21765.0% Yes
James Hockney Conservative 10,20225.3% No
David Schmitz Liberal Democrat 2,1455.3% No
Benjamin Maydon Green 8622.1% No
Sachin Sehgal Brexit Party 8402.1% No
Sabriye Warsame Independent 750.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 23.8 pts 1922: Labour margin 9.2 pts 1923: Labour margin 28.7 pts 1924: Labour margin 6.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 18.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 13.7 pts 1935: Labour margin 10.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 39.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 18.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 16.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 13.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 0.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 10.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 17.1 pts 1970: Labour margin 5.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 12.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 16.6 pts 1979: Labour margin 4.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 2.7 pts 1987: Conservative margin 15.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 1.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 30.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 28.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 23.3 pts 2010: Labour margin 23.8 pts 2015: Labour margin 37.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 48.3 pts 2019: Labour margin 39.7 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

Edmonton has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Edmonton in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Edmonton in 2019 with 26,217 votes (65.0%), a majority of 16,015 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Edmonton since 1918?

Since 1918, Edmonton has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Edmonton?

The closest result on record for Edmonton was 1959, when Labour beat Conservative by just 461 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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