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Gillingham — UK General Election Results

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

Gillingham was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 254 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Gillingham from 1918 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1918–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Gerald Fitzroy Hohler (Unionist) 12,455 68.6% Alfred William Tapp (Labour) 7,750 (42.7 pts) 65.1%
1922 Gerald Fitzroy Hohler (Unionist) 12,425 58.1% Maurice Spencer (Labour) 3,481 (16.3 pts) 72.3%
1923 Gerald Fitzroy Hohler (Unionist) 10,426 47.1% Maurice Spencer (Labour) 2,752 (12.4 pts) 73.9%
1924 Gerald Fitzroy Hohler (Unionist) 12,418 52.7% Maurice Spencer (Labour) 4,109 (17.4 pts) 78.0%
1929 Robert Vaughan Gower (Unionist) 13,612 48.0% George Pearce Blizard (Labour) 2,405 (8.5 pts) 74.0%
1931 Robert Vaughan Gower (Conservative) 20,277 69.0% Catherine Mary Wadham (Labour) 11,174 (38.0 pts) 74.1%
1935 Robert Vaughan Gower (Conservative) 18,726 65.1% Evan Frank Mottram Durbin (Labour) 8,694 (30.2 pts) 71.4%
1945 Joseph Binns (Labour) 15,110 53.3% John Bigelow Dodge (Conservative) 1,856 (6.5 pts) 71.3%
1950 Frederick Frank Arthur Burden (Conservative) 20,504 52.7% Joseph Binns (Labour) 2,080 (5.3 pts) 84.9%
1951 Frederick Frank Arthur Burden (Conservative) 21,453 53.7% Edward Charles Redhead (Labour) 2,964 (7.4 pts) 85.5%
1955 Frederick Frank Arthur Burden (Conservative) 20,984 55.5% Joseph Huddart (Labour) 4,145 (11.0 pts) 79.5%
1959 Frederick Frank Arthur Burden (Conservative) 23,142 59.3% Gerald Bernard Kaufman (Labour) 7,279 (18.7 pts) 80.6%
1964 Frederick Frank Arthur Burden (Conservative) 20,228 51.4% John Ryman (Labour) 5,644 (14.3 pts) 78.0%
1966 Frederick Burden (Conservative) 20,158 49.5% Joseph Binns (Labour) 3,140 (7.7 pts) 78.5%
1970 Frederick Burden (Conservative) 25,813 58.8% Robert Ernest Bean (Labour) 7,756 (17.7 pts) 73.4%
Oct 1974 Frederick Burden (Conservative) 19,042 40.4% Henry Gordon Nansen Clothier (Labour) 3,996 (8.5 pts) 75.9%
Feb 1974 Frederick Burden (Conservative) 20,934 41.2% Robert John Sayer (Liberal) 5,882 (11.6 pts) 82.6%
1979 Frederick Burden (Conservative) 26,791 53.1% Stephen Love (Labour) 10,499 (20.8 pts) 78.8%
1983 James Couchman (Conservative) 26,381 51.7% Christopher Peter Lewcock (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 10,843 (21.3 pts) 73.6%
1987 James Couchman (Conservative) 28,711 53.1% Leighton Andrews (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 12,549 (23.2 pts) 75.4%
1992 James Couchman (Conservative) 30,201 52.3% Paul Clark (Labour) 16,638 (28.8 pts) 80.3%
1997 Paul Clark (Labour) 20,187 39.8% James Couchman (Conservative) 1,980 (3.9 pts) 72.0%
2001 Paul Clark (Labour) 18,782 44.5% Tim Butcher (Conservative) 2,272 (5.4 pts) 59.5%
2005 Paul Clark (Labour) 18,621 41.2% Tim Butcher (Conservative) 254 (0.6 pts) 62.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Fitzroy Hohler Unionist 12,45568.6% Yes
Alfred William Tapp Labour 4,70525.9% No
Joseph Bryan Cronin Independent 1,0015.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Fitzroy Hohler Unionist 12,42558.1% Yes
Maurice Spencer Labour 8,94441.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Fitzroy Hohler Unionist 10,42647.1% Yes
Maurice Spencer Labour 7,67434.7% No
George Herbert Bryans Liberal 4,01518.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Fitzroy Hohler Unionist 12,41852.7% Yes
Maurice Spencer Labour 8,30935.3% No
George Herbert Bryans Liberal 2,83912.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Vaughan Gower Unionist 13,61248.0% Yes
George Pearce Blizard Labour 11,20739.5% No
Ronald Tyrer Liberal 3,55612.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Vaughan Gower Conservative 20,27769.0% Yes
Catherine Mary Wadham Labour 9,10331.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Vaughan Gower Conservative 18,72665.1% Yes
Evan Frank Mottram Durbin Labour 10,03234.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Binns Labour 15,11053.3% Yes
John Bigelow Dodge Conservative 13,25446.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Frank Arthur Burden Conservative 20,50452.7% Yes
Joseph Binns Labour 18,42447.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Frank Arthur Burden Conservative 21,45353.7% Yes
Edward Charles Redhead Labour 18,48946.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Frank Arthur Burden Conservative 20,98455.5% Yes
Joseph Huddart Labour 16,83944.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Frank Arthur Burden Conservative 23,14259.3% Yes
Gerald Bernard Kaufman Labour 15,86340.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Frank Arthur Burden Conservative 20,22851.4% Yes
John Ryman Labour 14,58437.0% No
Godfrey A Payne Liberal 4,05210.3% No
Frederick Cotter Independent 5271.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Burden Conservative 20,15849.5% Yes
Joseph Binns Labour 17,01841.8% No
Godfrey A Payne Liberal 3,5468.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Burden Conservative 25,81358.8% Yes
Robert Ernest Bean Labour 18,05741.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Burden Conservative 19,04240.4% Yes
Henry Gordon Nansen Clothier Labour 15,04631.9% No
Trevor Jones Liberal 12,13125.7% No
Sidney George Campbell National Front 9222.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Burden Conservative 20,93441.2% Yes
Robert John Sayer Liberal 15,05229.6% No
Henry Gordon Nansen Clother Labour 14,85029.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Burden Conservative 26,79153.1% Yes
Stephen Love Labour 16,29232.3% No
David Philip Sidebottom Liberal 6,21912.3% No
Sidney George Campbell National Front 5281.0% No
Colin Richard Fry Green 5011.0% No
Terence Beckwith Workers Revolutionary 920.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Couchman Conservative 26,38151.7% Yes
Christopher Peter Lewcock SDP-Liberal Alliance 15,53830.5% No
Antony Stanley West Labour 9,08417.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Couchman Conservative 28,71153.1% Yes
Leighton Andrews SDP-Liberal Alliance 16,16229.9% No
David John Bishop Labour 9,23017.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Couchman Conservative 30,20152.3% Yes
Paul Clark Labour 13,56323.5% No
Mark Wallabank Liberal Democrat 13,50923.4% No
Craig Mackinlay Independent 2480.4% No
Daneil Jolicoeur Natural Law 1900.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Clark Labour 20,18739.8% Yes
James Couchman Conservative 18,20735.9% No
Robert Sayer Liberal Democrat 9,64919.0% No
Geoffrey Cann Referendum Party 1,4922.9% No
Craig Mackinlay UKIP 5901.2% No
David Robinson Monster Raving Loony 3050.6% No
Christopher Jury BNP 1940.4% No
Gabriel Duguay Natural Law 580.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Clark Labour 18,78244.5% Yes
Tim Butcher Conservative 16,51039.1% No
Jonathan Hunt Liberal Democrat 5,75513.6% No
Tony Scholefield UKIP 9332.2% No
Wynford Thomas Socialist Alliance 2320.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Clark Labour 18,62141.2% Yes
Tim Butcher Conservative 18,36740.7% No
Andrew Stamp Liberal Democrat 6,73414.9% No
Craig Mackinlay UKIP 1,1912.6% No
Gordon Bryan Independent 2540.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 42.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 16.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 12.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 17.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 8.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 38.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 30.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 6.5 pts 1950: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1951: Conservative margin 7.4 pts 1955: Conservative margin 11.0 pts 1959: Conservative margin 18.7 pts 1964: Conservative margin 14.3 pts 1966: Conservative margin 7.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 17.7 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 8.5 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 11.6 pts 1979: Conservative margin 20.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 21.3 pts 1987: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 28.8 pts 1997: Labour margin 3.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 5.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 0.6 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

Gillingham has been contested at 24 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Gillingham in the 2005 general election?

Labour won Gillingham in 2005 with 18,621 votes (41.2%), a majority of 254 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Gillingham since 1918?

Since 1918, Gillingham has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Gillingham?

The closest result on record for Gillingham was 2005, when Labour beat Conservative by just 254 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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