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Elland — UK General Election Results

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

Elland was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 8,062 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Elland from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Thomas Wayman (Liberal) 6,516 65.3% Frederic Carne Rasch (Conservative) 3,059 (30.7 pts) 84.2%
1886 Thomas Wayman (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Thomas Wayman (Liberal) 5,497 59.9% James Fitzalan Hope (Conservative) 1,821 (19.9 pts) 68.3%
1895 Thomas Wayman (Liberal) 5,387 51.5% Arthur Travis Clay (Conservative) 306 (2.9 pts) 83.6%
1900 Charles Philips Trevelyan (Liberal) 6,154 57.7% Edward Coates (Conservative) 1,642 (15.4 pts) 81.1%
1906 Charles Philips Trevelyan (Liberal) 7,609 65.8% Thomas Henry Brooke-Hitching (Conservative) 3,647 (31.5 pts) 83.7%
Dec 1910 Charles Philips Trevelyan (Liberal) 6,613 59.2% George Taylor Ramsden (Conservative) 2,064 (18.5 pts) 80.0%
Jan 1910 Charles Philips Trevelyan (Liberal) 7,469 61.4% George Taylor Ramsden (Conservative) 2,783 (22.9 pts) 87.1%
1918 George Taylor Ramsden (Unionist) 8,917 38.5% Harry Dawson (Liberal) 1,889 (8.2 pts) 67.0%
1922 William Cornforth Robinson (Labour) 10,590 36.8% Robert Newbald Kay (National Liberal) 430 (1.5 pts) 81.9%
1923 Robert Newbald Kay (Liberal) 12,476 50.9% William Cornforth Robinson (Labour) 445 (1.8 pts) 70.0%
1924 William Cornforth Robinson (Labour) 11,690 39.5% Albert Newby Braithwaite (Unionist) 488 (1.7 pts) 84.1%
1929 Charles Roden Buxton (Labour) 17,012 43.7% Sam Howard (Unionist) 5,862 (15.1 pts) 83.6%
1931 Thomas Levy (Conservative) 25,378 65.2% Charles Roden Buxton (Labour) 11,815 (30.3 pts) 82.5%
1935 Thomas Levy (Conservative) 19,498 52.2% Charles Roden Buxton (Labour) 1,642 (4.4 pts) 77.2%
1945 Frederick Arthur Cobb (Labour) 19,632 50.3% Thomas Levy (Conservative) 8,062 (20.7 pts) 79.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wayman Liberal 6,51665.3% Yes
Frederic Carne Rasch Conservative 3,45734.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wayman Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wayman Liberal 5,49759.9% Yes
James Fitzalan Hope Conservative 3,67640.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wayman Liberal 5,38751.5% Yes
Arthur Travis Clay Conservative 5,08148.5% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Philips Trevelyan Liberal 6,15457.7% Yes
Edward Coates Conservative 4,51242.3% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Philips Trevelyan Liberal 7,60965.8% Yes
Thomas Henry Brooke-Hitching Conservative 3,96234.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Philips Trevelyan Liberal 6,61359.2% Yes
George Taylor Ramsden Conservative 4,54940.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Philips Trevelyan Liberal 7,46961.4% Yes
George Taylor Ramsden Conservative 4,68638.6% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Taylor Ramsden Unionist 8,91738.5% Yes
Harry Dawson Liberal 7,02830.4% No
Dennis Hardaker Labour 5,92325.6% No
Charles Philips Trevelyan Independent Labour 1,2865.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Cornforth Robinson Labour 10,59036.8% Yes
Robert Newbald Kay National Liberal 10,16035.3% No
George Taylor Ramsden Unionist 8,03927.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Newbald Kay Liberal 12,47650.9% Yes
William Cornforth Robinson Labour 12,03149.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Cornforth Robinson Labour 11,69039.5% Yes
Albert Newby Braithwaite Unionist 11,20237.8% No
Robert Newbald Kay Liberal 6,71322.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Roden Buxton Labour 17,01243.7% Yes
Sam Howard Unionist 11,15028.7% No
William Haughton Sessions Liberal 10,73427.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Levy Conservative 25,37865.2% Yes
Charles Roden Buxton Labour 13,56334.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Levy Conservative 19,49852.2% Yes
Charles Roden Buxton Labour 17,85647.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Arthur Cobb Labour 19,63250.3% Yes
Thomas Levy Conservative 11,57029.7% No
John Wilson Liberal 7,80520.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 30.7 pts 1892: Liberal margin 19.9 pts 1895: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1900: Liberal margin 15.4 pts 1906: Liberal margin 31.5 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 18.5 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 22.9 pts 1918: Unionist margin 8.2 pts 1922: Labour margin 1.5 pts 1923: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1924: Labour margin 1.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 15.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 30.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 4.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 20.7 pts 1885 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Elland has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Elland in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Elland in 1945 with 19,632 votes (50.3%), a majority of 8,062 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Elland since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Elland?

The closest result on record for Elland was 1922, when Labour beat National Liberal by just 430 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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