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Faversham — UK General Election Results

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

Faversham was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 16,351 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Faversham from 1885 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1885–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Herbert Thomas Knatchbull-Hugessen (Conservative) 5,067 55.1% Francis Flint Belsey (Liberal) 944 (10.3 pts) 80.8%
1886 Herbert Thomas Knatchbull-Hugessen (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Herbert Thomas Knatchbull-Hugessen (Conservative) 4,846 51.1% Sydney Hallifax (Liberal) 206 (2.2 pts) 66.7%
1895 Frederic Gorrell Barnes (Conservative) 5,738 55.7% Samuel Barrow (Liberal) 1,181 (11.5 pts) 75.1%
1900 John Howard (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Thomas Bateman Napier (Liberal) 6,925 57.6% John Howard (Conservative) 1,834 (15.3 pts) 80.9%
Jan 1910 Granville Wheler (Conservative) 7,438 58.0% Thomas Bateman Napier (Liberal) 2,044 (15.9 pts) 87.6%
Dec 1910 Granville Wheler (Conservative) 6,897 57.4% George Nicholls (Liberal-Labour) 1,786 (14.9 pts) 82.0%
1918 Granville Wheler (Unionist) 12,826 68.2% Stanley James Wells Morgan (Labour) 6,845 (36.4 pts) 50.2%
1922 Granville Wheler (Unionist) 13,675 55.2% Stanley James Wells Morgan (Labour) 2,579 (10.4 pts) 61.7%
1923 Granville Wheler (Unionist) 13,422 52.1% Stanley James Wells Morgan (Labour) 1,061 (4.1 pts) 63.4%
1924 Granville Wheler (Unionist) 14,432 46.9% Stanley James Wells Morgan (Labour) 5,252 (17.1 pts) 73.9%
1929 Adam Maitland (Unionist) 16,219 41.3% Dudley Leigh Aman (Labour) 944 (2.4 pts) 75.5%
1931 Adam Maitland (Conservative) 25,568 65.9% Henry Norman Smith (Labour) 12,342 (31.8 pts) 72.2%
1935 Adam Maitland (Conservative) 22,881 54.6% Henry Norman Smith (Labour) 3,821 (9.1 pts) 74.0%
1945 Percy Lawrence Wells (Labour) 23,502 52.8% Adam Maitland (Conservative) 2,465 (5.5 pts) 73.1%
1950 Percy Lawrence Wells (Labour) 23,620 48.7% John Elliott Brooks (Conservative) 2,239 (4.6 pts) 86.3%
1951 Percy Lawrence Wells (Labour) 24,884 50.6% Clive Bossom (Conservative) 562 (1.1 pts) 86.0%
1955 Percy Lawrence Wells (Labour) 23,981 50.1% Clive Blossom (Conservative) 59 (0.1 pts) 83.2%
1959 Percy Lawrence Wells (Labour) 24,327 50.3% Elsie MS Olsen (Conservative) 253 (0.5 pts) 83.8%
1964 Terence George Boston (Labour) 24,243 49.1% Elsie MS Olsen (Conservative) 3,964 (8.0 pts) 81.7%
1966 Terence Boston (Labour) 26,375 52.5% Roger Moate (Conservative) 2,489 (5.0 pts) 79.9%
1970 Roger Moate (Conservative) 29,914 53.4% Terence Boston (Labour) 3,811 (6.8 pts) 78.2%
Feb 1974 Roger Moate (Conservative) 26,316 42.2% Mike Freedman (Labour) 5,407 (8.7 pts) 82.6%
Oct 1974 Roger Moate (Conservative) 25,087 43.0% Mike Freedman (Labour) 2,877 (4.9 pts) 76.7%
1979 Roger Moate (Conservative) 33,513 54.4% John Timothy Russell Sherwen (Labour) 12,162 (19.7 pts) 78.5%
1983 Roger Moate (Conservative) 29,849 53.1% E Mark Goyder (Social Democratic Party) 14,597 (26.0 pts) 73.5%
1987 Roger Moate (Conservative) 31,074 51.1% E Mark Goyder (Social Democratic Party) 13,978 (23.0 pts) 76.8%
1992 Roger Moate (Conservative) 32,755 50.1% Helen Brinton (Labour) 16,351 (25.0 pts) 79.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Thomas Knatchbull-Hugessen Conservative 5,06755.1% Yes
Francis Flint Belsey Liberal 4,12344.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Thomas Knatchbull-Hugessen Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Thomas Knatchbull-Hugessen Conservative 4,84651.1% Yes
Sydney Hallifax Liberal 4,64048.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederic Gorrell Barnes Conservative 5,73855.7% Yes
Samuel Barrow Liberal 4,55744.3% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Howard Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bateman Napier Liberal 6,92557.6% Yes
John Howard Conservative 5,09142.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Granville Wheler Conservative 7,43858.0% Yes
Thomas Bateman Napier Liberal 5,39442.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Granville Wheler Conservative 6,89757.4% Yes
George Nicholls Liberal-Labour 5,11142.6% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Granville Wheler Unionist 12,82668.2% Yes
Stanley James Wells Morgan Labour 5,98131.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Granville Wheler Unionist 13,67555.2% Yes
Stanley James Wells Morgan Labour 11,09644.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Granville Wheler Unionist 13,42252.1% Yes
Stanley James Wells Morgan Labour 12,36147.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Granville Wheler Unionist 14,43246.9% Yes
Stanley James Wells Morgan Labour 9,18029.9% No
Albert Soloman Liberal 7,13223.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Maitland Unionist 16,21941.3% Yes
Dudley Leigh Aman Labour 15,27538.9% No
Maurice Alfred Gerothwol Liberal 7,78219.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Maitland Conservative 25,56865.9% Yes
Henry Norman Smith Labour 13,22634.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Maitland Conservative 22,88154.6% Yes
Henry Norman Smith Labour 19,06045.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Lawrence Wells Labour 23,50252.8% Yes
Adam Maitland Conservative 21,03747.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Lawrence Wells Labour 23,62048.7% Yes
John Elliott Brooks Conservative 21,38144.1% No
Elizabeth May Graham Liberal 3,4867.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Lawrence Wells Labour 24,88450.6% Yes
Clive Bossom Conservative 24,32249.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Lawrence Wells Labour 23,98150.1% Yes
Clive Blossom Conservative 23,92249.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Lawrence Wells Labour 24,32750.3% Yes
Elsie MS Olsen Conservative 24,07449.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence George Boston Labour 24,24349.1% Yes
Elsie MS Olsen Conservative 20,27941.0% No
Paul Hayden Liberal 4,8829.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Boston Labour 26,37552.5% Yes
Roger Moate Conservative 23,88647.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Moate Conservative 29,91453.4% Yes
Terence Boston Labour 26,10346.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Moate Conservative 26,31642.2% Yes
Mike Freedman Labour 20,90933.6% No
Peter James Morgan Liberal 14,92724.0% No
Eric Dignan Community 1510.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Moate Conservative 25,08743.0% Yes
Mike Freedman Labour 22,21038.1% No
Peter James Morgan Liberal 10,97918.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Moate Conservative 33,51354.4% Yes
John Timothy Russell Sherwen Labour 21,35134.6% No
Anthony Charles Aldous Liberal 6,34910.3% No
Robert Leslie Webb National Front 4390.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Moate Conservative 29,84953.1% Yes
E Mark Goyder Social Democratic Party 15,25227.1% No
Christopher Martin Bromley Labour 11,13019.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Moate Conservative 31,07451.1% Yes
E Mark Goyder Social Democratic Party 17,09628.1% No
Philip Dangerfield Labour 12,61620.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Moate Conservative 32,75550.1% Yes
Helen Brinton Labour 16,40425.1% No
Roger Truelove Liberal Democrat 15,89624.3% No
Robin Bradshaw Natural Law 2940.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 10.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 11.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 15.3 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 15.9 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 14.9 pts 1918: Unionist margin 36.4 pts 1922: Unionist margin 10.4 pts 1923: Unionist margin 4.1 pts 1924: Unionist margin 17.1 pts 1929: Unionist margin 2.4 pts 1931: Conservative margin 31.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 9.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 5.5 pts 1950: Labour margin 4.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 1.1 pts 1955: Labour margin 0.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 0.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 8.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 5.0 pts 1970: Conservative margin 6.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 8.7 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 19.7 pts 1983: Conservative margin 26.0 pts 1987: Conservative margin 23.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 25.0 pts 1885 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Faversham has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Faversham in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Faversham in 1992 with 32,755 votes (50.1%), a majority of 16,351 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Faversham since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Faversham?

The closest result on record for Faversham was 1955, when Labour beat Conservative by just 59 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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