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Farnham — UK General Election Results

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

Farnham was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 16,469 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Farnham from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Arthur Michael Samuel (Unionist) 7,558 52.6% John Hayes (Labour) 4,024 (28.0 pts) 44.0%
1922 Arthur Michael Samuel (Unionist) 14,557 73.3% Thomas Humphrey Marshall (Labour) 9,245 (46.5 pts) 56.8%
1923 Arthur Michael Samuel (Unionist) 12,534 59.6% Christopher a'Beckett Williams (Liberal) 7,555 (35.9 pts) 59.6%
1924 Arthur Michael Samuel (Unionist) 18,272 79.8% Anne Elizabeth Corner (Labour) 13,659 (59.7 pts) 63.1%
1929 Arthur Michael Samuel (Unionist) 21,050 59.8% John William Todd (Liberal) 11,782 (33.5 pts) 66.9%
1931 Arthur Michael Samuel (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 Arthur Michael Samuel (Conservative) 28,211 78.5% Donald Mackenzie Fraser (Labour) 20,486 (57.0 pts) 59.8%
1945 Godfrey Nicholson (Conservative) 31,557 61.2% Thomas Wynn Gittins (Labour) 11,544 (22.4 pts) 68.6%
1950 Godfrey Nicholson (Conservative) 21,665 55.7% Eric Charles Neate (Labour) 8,693 (22.4 pts) 83.0%
1951 Godfrey Nicholson (Conservative) 24,239 63.3% Charles Leonard James (Labour) 10,198 (26.6 pts) 80.4%
1955 Godfrey Nicholson (Conservative) 23,717 64.9% John Stuart Paul Davey (Labour) 10,906 (29.9 pts) 76.3%
1959 Sir Godfrey Nicholson (Conservative) 23,538 59.0% Joseph Greenwood Turner (Labour) 13,738 (34.4 pts) 79.4%
1964 Sir Godfrey Nicholson (Conservative) 21,382 51.2% Dennis William Saunders (Liberal) 9,506 (22.8 pts) 78.7%
1966 Maurice Macmillan (Conservative) 21,028 48.8% Dennis Saunders (Liberal) 8,992 (20.9 pts) 80.0%
1970 Maurice Macmillan (Conservative) 25,113 56.9% Piers Stonham (Liberal) 14,935 (33.8 pts) 73.4%
Feb 1974 Maurice Macmillan (Conservative) 25,686 49.9% Philip Davies (Liberal) 6,462 (12.6 pts) 82.9%
Oct 1974 Maurice Macmillan (Conservative) 23,885 50.0% Philip Davies (Liberal) 8,259 (17.3 pts) 76.2%
1979 Maurice Macmillan (Conservative) 30,127 58.3% Peter Gregory Raynes (Liberal) 16,469 (31.9 pts) 77.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Michael Samuel Unionist 7,55852.6% Yes
John Hayes Labour 3,53424.6% No
John Henry Harris Independent Unionist 3,28922.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Michael Samuel Unionist 14,55773.3% Yes
Thomas Humphrey Marshall Labour 5,31226.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Michael Samuel Unionist 12,53459.6% Yes
Christopher a'Beckett Williams Liberal 4,97923.7% No
Anne Elizabeth Corner Labour 3,52016.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Michael Samuel Unionist 18,27279.8% Yes
Anne Elizabeth Corner Labour 4,61320.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Michael Samuel Unionist 21,05059.8% Yes
John William Todd Liberal 9,26826.3% No
Francis Noel Palmer Labour 4,86613.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Michael Samuel Conservative Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Michael Samuel Conservative 28,21178.5% Yes
Donald Mackenzie Fraser Labour 7,72521.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Nicholson Conservative 31,55761.2% Yes
Thomas Wynn Gittins Labour 20,01338.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Nicholson Conservative 21,66555.7% Yes
Eric Charles Neate Labour 12,97233.3% No
Frederick Patrick Shannon Liberal 4,20210.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Nicholson Conservative 24,23963.3% Yes
Charles Leonard James Labour 14,04136.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Nicholson Conservative 23,71764.9% Yes
John Stuart Paul Davey Labour 12,81135.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Godfrey Nicholson Conservative 23,53859.0% Yes
Joseph Greenwood Turner Labour 9,80024.6% No
Dennis William Saunders Liberal 6,53816.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Godfrey Nicholson Conservative 21,38251.2% Yes
Dennis William Saunders Liberal 11,87628.4% No
Kenneth Frank Urwin Labour 8,50020.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Macmillan Conservative 21,02848.8% Yes
Dennis Saunders Liberal 12,03628.0% No
Leslie Pinchen Labour 9,98823.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Macmillan Conservative 25,11356.9% Yes
Piers Stonham Liberal 10,17823.0% No
Leslie Pinchen Labour 8,81720.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Macmillan Conservative 25,68649.9% Yes
Philip Davies Liberal 19,22437.3% No
Hilary Carolyn Hodge Labour 6,34712.3% No
Norman Sandby Dane Independent 2510.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Macmillan Conservative 23,88550.0% Yes
Philip Davies Liberal 15,62632.7% No
Hilary Carolyn Hodge Labour 8,30517.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Macmillan Conservative 30,12758.3% Yes
Peter Gregory Raynes Liberal 13,65826.4% No
Peter Winder Davies Labour 7,49714.5% No
Slim Lewis Daniel Bradford Citizens Protest Vote 2040.4% No
Richard Peel United Country Party 1700.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 28.0 pts 1922: Unionist margin 46.5 pts 1923: Unionist margin 35.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 59.7 pts 1929: Unionist margin 33.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 57.0 pts 1945: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1950: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 26.6 pts 1955: Conservative margin 29.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 34.4 pts 1964: Conservative margin 22.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 20.9 pts 1970: Conservative margin 33.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 12.6 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 17.3 pts 1979: Conservative margin 31.9 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Farnham has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Farnham in the 1979 general election?

Conservative won Farnham in 1979 with 30,127 votes (58.3%), a majority of 16,469 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Farnham since 1918?

Since 1918, Farnham has been won by: Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Farnham?

The closest result on record for Farnham was Feb 1974, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 6,462 votes (12.6 percentage points).

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