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Eton and Slough — UK General Election Results

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

Eton and Slough was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 1,340 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Eton and Slough from 1945 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1945–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Benn Wolfe Levy (Labour) 25,711 45.5% Edward Charles Cobb (Conservative) 2,424 (4.3 pts) 71.9%
1950 Archibald Fenner Brockway (Labour) 19,987 48.5% Edward Charles Cobb (Conservative) 4,393 (10.7 pts) 85.7%
1951 Archibald Fenner Brockway (Labour) 22,732 54.9% Victor Rees (Conservative) 4,084 (9.9 pts) 84.3%
1955 Archibald Fenner Brockway (Labour) 20,567 53.2% John Grant (Conservative) 2,443 (6.3 pts) 79.8%
1959 Archibald Fenner Brockway (Labour) 20,851 50.1% Arthur John Page (Conservative) 88 (0.2 pts) 79.9%
1964 Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer (Conservative) 22,681 50.0% Archibald Fenner Brockway (Labour) 11 (0.0 pts) 79.9%
1966 Joan Lestor (Labour) 26,553 54.8% Sir Anthony Meyer (Conservative) 4,663 (9.6 pts) 85.3%
1970 Joan Lestor (Labour) 24,103 49.2% Nigel Lawson (Conservative) 2,667 (5.5 pts) 77.8%
Feb 1974 Joan Lestor (Labour) 22,919 45.0% Steven Dolland (Conservative) 6,891 (13.5 pts) 80.6%
Oct 1974 Joan Lestor (Labour) 22,238 47.9% Steven Dolland (Conservative) 7,663 (16.5 pts) 72.7%
1979 Joan Lestor (Labour) 20,710 42.6% Christopher Ward (Conservative) 1,340 (2.8 pts) 74.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benn Wolfe Levy Labour 25,71145.5% Yes
Edward Charles Cobb Conservative 23,28741.2% No
Aubrey Ernest Ward Liberal 7,48713.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Fenner Brockway Labour 19,98748.5% Yes
Edward Charles Cobb Conservative 15,59437.8% No
Sinclair Charles Wood Liberal 5,02612.2% No
Peter Leonard Niall Smith Communist 6141.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Fenner Brockway Labour 22,73254.9% Yes
Victor Rees Conservative 18,64845.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Fenner Brockway Labour 20,56753.2% Yes
John Grant Conservative 18,12446.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Fenner Brockway Labour 20,85150.1% Yes
Arthur John Page Conservative 20,76349.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer Conservative 22,68150.0% Yes
Archibald Fenner Brockway Labour 22,67050.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joan Lestor Labour 26,55354.8% Yes
Sir Anthony Meyer Conservative 21,89045.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joan Lestor Labour 24,10349.2% Yes
Nigel Lawson Conservative 21,43643.8% No
Peter Naylor Liberal 3,4077.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joan Lestor Labour 22,91945.0% Yes
Steven Dolland Conservative 16,02831.5% No
Philip Goldenberg Liberal 10,05119.8% No
Andrew Peter Coniam National Front 1,5413.0% No
Sidney Herlert Crevald Independent Conservative 3440.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joan Lestor Labour 22,23847.9% Yes
Steven Dolland Conservative 14,57531.4% No
Philip Goldenberg Liberal 8,21317.7% No
Andrew Peter Coniam National Front 1,2412.7% No
John Renton Independent 1200.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joan Lestor Labour 20,71042.6% Yes
Christopher Ward Conservative 19,37039.8% No
Philip Goldenberg Liberal 5,25410.8% No
George Brooker Independent Conservative 2,3594.9% No
David Jones National Front 9431.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1945: Labour margin 4.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 10.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 9.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 6.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 0.2 pts 1964: Conservative margin 0.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 9.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 5.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 13.5 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 16.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 2.8 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Eton and Slough has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Eton and Slough in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Eton and Slough in 1979 with 20,710 votes (42.6%), a majority of 1,340 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Eton and Slough since 1945?

Since 1945, Eton and Slough has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Eton and Slough?

The closest result on record for Eton and Slough was 1964, when Conservative beat Labour by just 11 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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