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Finchley — UK General Election Results

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

Finchley was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 6,388 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Finchley from 1918 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1918–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Robert Pretyman Newman (Unionist) 11,849 68.8% John Robert Leslie (Labour) 8,709 (50.6 pts) 59.7%
1922 John Robert Pretyman Newman (Unionist) 11,883 53.2% Thomas Atholl Robertson (Liberal) 1,443 (6.5 pts) 72.4%
1923 Thomas Atholl Robertson (Liberal) 13,159 54.7% John Pretyman Newman (Unionist) 2,276 (9.5 pts) 76.0%
1924 Edward Cecil George Cadogan (Unionist) 15,277 58.3% Thomas Atholl Robertson (Liberal) 4,335 (16.5 pts) 79.5%
1929 Edward Cecil George Cadogan (Unionist) 18,920 48.8% Thomas Atholl Robertson (Liberal) 4,855 (12.5 pts) 77.2%
1931 Edward Cecil George Cadogan (Conservative) 34,286 84.2% George Stone (Labour) 27,846 (68.4 pts) 74.3%
1935 John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder (Conservative) 26,960 63.6% Thomas Atholl Robertson (Liberal) 18,040 (42.5 pts) 70.3%
1945 John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder (Conservative) 24,256 48.5% Cyril Lacey (Labour) 5,645 (11.3 pts) 73.9%
1950 John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder (Conservative) 32,262 52.9% Dorothy Pickles (Labour) 12,579 (20.6 pts) 84.9%
1951 John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder (Conservative) 33,308 54.9% Jack Ashley (Labour) 12,788 (21.1 pts) 84.0%
1955 Sir John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder (Conservative) 30,233 54.6% Terence Roger Lancaster (Labour) 12,825 (23.1 pts) 78.3%
1959 Margaret Hilda Thatcher (Conservative) 29,697 53.2% Eric Petro Deakins (Labour) 16,260 (29.1 pts) 80.8%
1964 Margaret Hilda Thatcher (Conservative) 24,591 46.6% John Wentworth Pardoe (Liberal) 8,802 (16.7 pts) 78.2%
1966 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) 23,968 46.5% Yvonne Sieve (Labour) 9,464 (18.4 pts) 75.3%
1970 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) 25,480 53.8% Michael Freeman (Labour) 11,185 (23.6 pts) 65.2%
Feb 1974 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) 18,180 43.7% Martin O'Connor (Labour) 5,978 (14.4 pts) 77.7%
Oct 1974 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) 16,498 44.0% Martin O'Connor (Labour) 3,911 (10.4 pts) 69.5%
1979 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) 20,918 52.5% Richard May (Labour) 7,878 (19.8 pts) 71.8%
1983 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) 19,616 51.1% Lawrence Spigel (Labour) 9,314 (24.2 pts) 69.0%
1987 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) 21,603 53.9% John Davies (Labour) 8,913 (22.2 pts) 69.4%
1992 Vernon Booth (Conservative) 21,039 51.2% Ann Marjoram (Labour) 6,388 (15.6 pts) 77.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Robert Pretyman Newman Unionist 11,84968.8% Yes
John Robert Leslie Labour 3,14018.2% No
Walter Edwin Martin Liberal 2,22112.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Robert Pretyman Newman Unionist 11,88353.2% Yes
Thomas Atholl Robertson Liberal 10,44046.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Atholl Robertson Liberal 13,15954.7% Yes
John Pretyman Newman Unionist 10,88345.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Cecil George Cadogan Unionist 15,27758.3% Yes
Thomas Atholl Robertson Liberal 10,94241.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Cecil George Cadogan Unionist 18,92048.8% Yes
Thomas Atholl Robertson Liberal 14,06536.2% No
George Stone Labour 5,82415.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Cecil George Cadogan Conservative 34,28684.2% Yes
George Stone Labour 6,44015.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder Conservative 26,96063.6% Yes
Thomas Atholl Robertson Liberal 8,92021.0% No
Cyril Lacey Labour 6,53315.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder Conservative 24,25648.5% Yes
Cyril Lacey Labour 18,61137.2% No
David Goldblatt Liberal 7,16414.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder Conservative 32,26252.9% Yes
Dorothy Pickles Labour 19,68332.2% No
Andrew McFadyean Liberal 9,09414.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder Conservative 33,30854.9% Yes
Jack Ashley Labour 20,52033.8% No
Walter John Done Liberal 6,85311.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder Conservative 30,23354.6% Yes
Terence Roger Lancaster Labour 17,40831.4% No
A. Sykes Liberal 7,77514.0% No
Manuela Sykes Liberal 7,77514.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Hilda Thatcher Conservative 29,69753.2% Yes
Eric Petro Deakins Labour 13,43724.1% No
Henry Ivan Spence Liberal 12,70122.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Hilda Thatcher Conservative 24,59146.6% Yes
John Wentworth Pardoe Liberal 15,78929.9% No
Alfred Eric Tomlinson Labour 12,40823.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Thatcher Conservative 23,96846.5% Yes
Yvonne Sieve Labour 14,50428.1% No
Frank Davis Liberal 13,07025.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Thatcher Conservative 25,48053.8% Yes
Michael Freeman Labour 14,29530.2% No
Graham Mitchell Liberal 7,61416.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Thatcher Conservative 18,18043.7% Yes
Martin O'Connor Labour 12,20229.3% No
Laurence Brass Liberal 11,22127.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Thatcher Conservative 16,49844.0% Yes
Martin O'Connor Labour 12,58733.6% No
Laurence Brass Liberal 7,38419.7% No
Janet Godfrey National Front 9932.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Thatcher Conservative 20,91852.5% Yes
Richard May Labour 13,04032.7% No
Anthony Paterson Liberal 5,25413.2% No
William Verity National Front 5341.3% No
Elizabeth Lloyd Independent Democrat 860.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Thatcher Conservative 19,61651.1% Yes
Lawrence Spigel Labour 10,30226.8% No
Margaret Joachim Liberal 7,76320.2% No
Simone Wilkinson Green 2790.7% No
Screaming Lord Sutch Monster Raving Loony 2350.6% No
Antony Noonan Ban Every Licensing Law Society 750.2% No
Mary Anscomb Rail Not Motorway 420.1% No
Antony Whitehead Law and Order in Gotham City 370.1% No
David Webb Anti-Censorship 280.1% No
Brian Wareham Party of Associates with Licensees 270.1% No
Benjamin Wedmore Belgrano Blood-Hunger 130.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Thatcher Conservative 21,60353.9% Yes
John Davies Labour 12,69031.7% No
David Howarth Liberal 5,58013.9% No
Lord Buckethead Gremloid Party 1310.3% No
Michaelle Vincent Gold Party 590.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vernon Booth Conservative 21,03951.2% Yes
Ann Marjoram Labour 14,65135.7% No
Hilary Leighter Liberal Democrat 4,56811.1% No
Ashley Gunstock Green 5641.4% No
Sally Johnson Monster Raving Loony 1300.3% No
James Macrae Natural Law 1290.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 50.6 pts 1922: Unionist margin 6.5 pts 1923: Liberal margin 9.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 16.5 pts 1929: Unionist margin 12.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 68.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 42.5 pts 1945: Conservative margin 11.3 pts 1950: Conservative margin 20.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 23.1 pts 1959: Conservative margin 29.1 pts 1964: Conservative margin 16.7 pts 1966: Conservative margin 18.4 pts 1970: Conservative margin 23.6 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 14.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 10.4 pts 1979: Conservative margin 19.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 24.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 15.6 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Finchley has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Finchley in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Finchley in 1992 with 21,039 votes (51.2%), a majority of 6,388 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Finchley since 1918?

Since 1918, Finchley has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Finchley?

The closest result on record for Finchley was 1922, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 1,443 votes (6.5 percentage points).

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