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Eltham — UK General Election Results

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

Eltham was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 3,197 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Eltham from 1983 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1983–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 Peter Bottomley (Conservative) 19,530 47.9% Colin Peter Moore (Labour) 7,592 (18.6 pts) 74.1%
1987 Peter Bottomley (Conservative) 19,752 47.5% Rees Vaughan (Labour) 6,460 (15.5 pts) 76.9%
1992 Peter Bottomley (Conservative) 18,813 46.0% Clive Efford (Labour) 1,666 (4.1 pts) 78.7%
1997 Clive Efford (Labour) 23,710 54.6% Clive Blackwood (Conservative) 10,182 (23.4 pts) 75.7%
2001 Clive Efford (Labour) 17,855 52.8% Sharon Massey (Conservative) 6,996 (20.7 pts) 58.7%
2005 Clive Efford (Labour) 15,381 43.6% Spencer Drury (Conservative) 3,276 (9.3 pts) 61.7%
2010 Clive Efford (Labour) 17,416 41.5% David Gold (Conservative) 1,663 (4.0 pts) 67.3%
2015 Clive Efford (Labour) 18,393 42.6% Spencer Drury (Conservative) 2,693 (6.2 pts) 67.6%
2017 Clive Efford (Labour) 25,128 54.4% Matt Hartley (Conservative) 6,296 (13.6 pts) 71.8%
2019 Clive Efford (Labour) 20,550 47.0% Louie French (Conservative) 3,197 (7.3 pts) 68.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Bottomley Conservative 19,53047.9% Yes
Colin Peter Moore Labour 11,93829.3% No
Edward John Randall Liberal 9,03022.1% No
Paul Trevor Banks BNP 2760.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Bottomley Conservative 19,75247.5% Yes
Rees Vaughan Labour 13,29232.0% No
Edward Randall Liberal 8,54220.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Bottomley Conservative 18,81346.0% Yes
Clive Efford Labour 17,14741.9% No
Christopher McGinty Liberal Democrat 4,80411.7% No
Andrew Graham Independent 1650.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Efford Labour 23,71054.6% Yes
Clive Blackwood Conservative 13,52831.2% No
Amanda Taylor Liberal Democrat 3,7018.5% No
Matthew Clark Referendum Party 1,4143.3% No
Henry Middleton Liberal 5841.3% No
William Hitches BNP 4911.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Efford Labour 17,85552.8% Yes
Sharon Massey Conservative 10,85932.1% No
Martin Morris Liberal Democrat 4,12112.2% No
Terrence Jones UKIP 7062.1% No
Andrew Graham Independent 2510.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Efford Labour 15,38143.6% Yes
Spencer Drury Conservative 12,10534.3% No
Ian Gerrard Liberal Democrat 5,66916.1% No
Jeremy Elms UKIP 1,0242.9% No
Barry Roberts BNP 9792.8% No
Andrew Graham Independent 1470.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Efford Labour 17,41641.5% Yes
David Gold Conservative 15,75337.5% No
Steven Toole Liberal Democrat 5,29912.6% No
Roberta Woods BNP 1,7454.2% No
Ray Adams UKIP 1,0112.4% No
Arthur Hayles Green 4191.0% No
Mike Tibby English Democrats 2170.5% No
Andrew Graham Independent 1040.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Efford Labour 18,39342.6% Yes
Spencer Drury Conservative 15,70036.4% No
Peter Whittle UKIP 6,48115.0% No
Alexander Cunliffe Liberal Democrat 1,3083.0% No
James Parker Green 1,2753.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Efford Labour 25,12854.4% Yes
Matt Hartley Conservative 18,83240.8% No
David Hall-Matthews Liberal Democrat 1,4573.2% No
John Clarke BNP 7381.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Efford Labour 20,55047.0% Yes
Louie French Conservative 17,35339.7% No
Charley Hasted Liberal Democrat 2,9416.7% No
Steve Kelleher Brexit Party 1,5233.5% No
Matt Stratford Green 1,3223.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1983: Conservative margin 18.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 15.5 pts 1992: Conservative margin 4.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 23.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 20.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 9.3 pts 2010: Labour margin 4.0 pts 2015: Labour margin 6.2 pts 2017: Labour margin 13.6 pts 2019: Labour margin 7.3 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Eltham has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Eltham in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Eltham in 2019 with 20,550 votes (47.0%), a majority of 3,197 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Eltham since 1983?

Since 1983, Eltham has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Eltham?

The closest result on record for Eltham was 2010, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,663 votes (4.0 percentage points).

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