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Forest of Dean — UK General Election Results

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

Forest of Dean was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 278 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Forest of Dean from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Thomas Blake (Liberal) 5,143 68.0% John William Plunkett (Conservative) 2,722 (36.0 pts) 80.0%
1886 Thomas Blake (Liberal) 3,822 61.3% Frederick Louis Lucas (Liberal Unionist) 1,407 (22.6 pts) 65.9%
1892 Charles Wentworth Dilke (Liberal) 5,360 64.6% Maynard Willoughby Colchester Wemyss (Conservative) 2,418 (29.1 pts) 77.0%
1895 Charles Wentworth Dilke (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Charles Wentworth Dilke (Liberal) 4,972 66.4% Henry Terrell (Conservative) 2,452 (32.7 pts) 75.0%
1906 Charles Wentworth Dilke (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 Charles Wentworth Dilke (Liberal) 6,141 65.2% John Henry Renton (Conservative) 2,862 (30.4 pts) 86.6%
Dec 1910 Charles Wentworth Dilke (Liberal) 5,544 66.3% David Hope Kyd (Conservative) 2,724 (32.6 pts) 76.9%
1918 James Wignall (Labour) 9,731 62.8% Henry Webb (Liberal) 3,966 (25.6 pts) 56.1%
1922 James Wignall (Labour) 10,820 52.4% Augustus George Cuthbert Dinnick (Independent Unionist) 4,844 (23.4 pts) 72.0%
1923 James Wignall (Labour) 11,486 60.9% Augustus George Cuthbert Dinnick (Unionist) 4,103 (21.7 pts) 64.7%
1924 James Wignall (Labour) 11,048 53.1% Michael Wentworth Beaumont (Unionist) 1,309 (6.3 pts) 70.0%
1929 David John Vaughan (Labour) 13,976 52.1% William Mitchell-Cotts (Unionist) 6,884 (25.7 pts) 73.3%
1931 John Vigers Worthington (National Labour) 14,815 52.7% David John Vaughan (Labour) 1,524 (5.4 pts) 76.9%
1935 Morgan Philips Price (Labour) 16,768 57.6% John Vigers Worthington (National Labour) 4,431 (15.2 pts) 77.3%
1945 Morgan Philips Price (Labour) 19,721 65.2% John Brown (National Independent) 9,192 (30.4 pts) 70.9%
1997 Diana Organ (Labour) 24,203 48.2% Paul Marland (Conservative) 6,343 (12.6 pts) 79.1%
2001 Diana Organ (Labour) 19,350 43.4% Mark Harper (Conservative) 2,049 (4.6 pts) 67.3%
2005 Mark Harper (Conservative) 19,474 40.9% Isabel Owen (Labour) 2,049 (4.3 pts) 70.8%
2010 Mark Harper (Conservative) 22,853 46.9% Bruce Allan Hogan (Labour) 11,064 (22.7 pts) 71.4%
2015 Mark Harper (Conservative) 23,191 46.8% Steve Parry-Hearn (Labour) 10,987 (22.2 pts) 71.1%
2017 Mark Harper (Conservative) 28,096 54.3% Shaun Stammers (Labour) 9,502 (18.4 pts) 73.1%
2019 Mark Harper (Conservative) 30,680 59.6% Di Martin (Labour) 15,869 (30.8 pts) 72.4%
2024 Matt Bishop (Labour) 16,373 34.0% Mark Harper (Conservative) 278 (0.6 pts) 66.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Blake Liberal 5,14368.0% Yes
John William Plunkett Conservative 2,42132.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Blake Liberal 3,82261.3% Yes
Frederick Louis Lucas Liberal Unionist 2,41538.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Wentworth Dilke Liberal 5,36064.6% Yes
Maynard Willoughby Colchester Wemyss Conservative 2,94235.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Wentworth Dilke Liberal Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Wentworth Dilke Liberal 4,97266.4% Yes
Henry Terrell Conservative 2,52033.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Wentworth Dilke Liberal Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Wentworth Dilke Liberal 6,14165.2% Yes
John Henry Renton Conservative 3,27934.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Wentworth Dilke Liberal 5,54466.3% Yes
David Hope Kyd Conservative 2,82033.7% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Wignall Labour 9,73162.8% Yes
Henry Webb Liberal 5,76537.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Wignall Labour 10,82052.4% Yes
Augustus George Cuthbert Dinnick Independent Unionist 5,97628.9% No
Winifred Margaret Coombe Tennant National Liberal 3,86118.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Wignall Labour 11,48660.9% Yes
Augustus George Cuthbert Dinnick Unionist 7,38339.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Wignall Labour 11,04853.1% Yes
Michael Wentworth Beaumont Unionist 9,73946.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David John Vaughan Labour 13,97652.1% Yes
William Mitchell-Cotts Unionist 7,09226.5% No
Joseph William Westwood Liberal 5,73821.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Vigers Worthington National Labour 14,81552.7% Yes
David John Vaughan Labour 13,29147.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Morgan Philips Price Labour 16,76857.6% Yes
John Vigers Worthington National Labour 12,33742.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Morgan Philips Price Labour 19,72165.2% Yes
John Brown National Independent 10,52934.8% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diana Organ Labour 24,20348.2% Yes
Paul Marland Conservative 17,86035.6% No
Anthony Lynch Liberal Democrat 6,16512.3% No
John Hopkins Referendum Party 1,6243.2% No
Gerald Morgan Independent 2180.4% No
Colin Palmer Independent 800.2% No
Stephen Porter Independent 340.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diana Organ Labour 19,35043.4% Yes
Mark Harper Conservative 17,30138.8% No
David Gayler Liberal Democrat 5,76212.9% No
Simon Pickering Green 1,2542.8% No
Allen Prout UKIP 6611.5% No
Gerald Morgan Independent 2790.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Harper Conservative 19,47440.9% Yes
Isabel Owen Labour 17,42536.6% No
Christopher Coleman Liberal Democrat 8,18517.2% No
Patricia Hill UKIP 1,1402.4% No
Stephen Tweedie Green 9912.1% No
Anthony Reeve Independent 3000.6% No
Gerald Morgan English Democrats 1250.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Harper Conservative 22,85346.9% Yes
Bruce Allan Hogan Labour 11,78924.2% No
Christopher Coleman Liberal Democrat 10,67621.9% No
Tim Congdon UKIP 2,5225.2% No
James Greenwood Green 9231.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Harper Conservative 23,19146.8% Yes
Steve Parry-Hearn Labour 12,20424.6% No
Steve Stanbury UKIP 8,79217.8% No
James Greenwood Green 2,7035.5% No
Chris Coleman Liberal Democrat 2,6305.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Harper Conservative 28,09654.3% Yes
Shaun Stammers Labour 18,59435.9% No
Janet Ellard Liberal Democrat 2,0293.9% No
James Greenwood Green 1,2412.4% No
Ernie Warrender UKIP 1,2372.4% No
Julian Burrett Independent 5701.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Harper Conservative 30,68059.6% Yes
Di Martin Labour 14,81128.8% No
Chris McFarling Green 4,6819.1% No
Julian Burrett Independent 1,3032.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matt Bishop Labour 16,37334.0% Yes
Mark Harper Conservative 16,09533.5% No
Stan Goodin Reform UK 8,19417.0% No
Chris McFarling Green 4,7359.8% No
James Joyce Liberal Democrat 2,6045.4% No
Saiham Sikder Socialist Labour 900.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 36.0 pts 1886: Liberal margin 22.6 pts 1892: Liberal margin 29.1 pts 1900: Liberal margin 32.7 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 30.4 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 32.6 pts 1918: Labour margin 25.6 pts 1922: Labour margin 23.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 21.7 pts 1924: Labour margin 6.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 25.7 pts 1931: National Labour margin 5.4 pts 1935: Labour margin 15.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 30.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 12.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 4.6 pts 2005: Conservative margin 4.3 pts 2010: Conservative margin 22.7 pts 2015: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 2017: Conservative margin 18.4 pts 2019: Conservative margin 30.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 0.6 pts 1885 1886 1892 1900 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Forest of Dean has been contested at 24 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, National Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Forest of Dean in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Forest of Dean in 2024 with 16,373 votes (34.0%), a majority of 278 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Forest of Dean since 1885?

Since 1885, Forest of Dean has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Labour.

What was the closest result in Forest of Dean?

The closest result on record for Forest of Dean was 2024, when Labour beat Conservative by just 278 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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