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Gravesend — UK General Election Results

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

Gravesend was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 9,346 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Gravesend from 1868 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1868–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1868 Charles John Wingfield (Liberal) 1,237 53.6% Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim (Conservative) 168 (7.3 pts) 84.7%
1874 Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim (Conservative) 1,355 54.3% Charles John Wingfield (Liberal) 213 (8.5 pts) 87.4%
1880 Thomas Bevan (Liberal) 1,544 52.1% Francis Wyatt Truscott (Conservative) 122 (4.1 pts) 90.3%
1885 John Bazley White (Conservative) 1,916 50.9% Thomas Bevan (Liberal) 66 (1.8 pts) 89.7%
1886 John Bazley White (Conservative) 1,938 57.5% Edward Smyth Pryce (Liberal) 508 (15.1 pts) 80.2%
1892 James Dampier Palmer (Conservative) 2,370 59.4% John Greenwood Shipman (Liberal) 751 (18.8 pts) 82.7%
1895 James Dampier Palmer (Conservative) 2,405 66.4% Leslie Morton Johnson (Liberal-Labour) 1,187 (32.8 pts) 72.4%
1900 Horatio Gilbert George Parker (Conservative) 2,542 58.5% Hildebrand Aubrey Harmsworth (Liberal) 738 (17.0 pts) 77.6%
1906 Horatio Gilbert George Parker (Conservative) 3,102 57.6% William Geary (Liberal) 1,689 (31.4 pts) 82.0%
Dec 1910 Horatio Gilbert George Parker (Conservative) 3,108 55.4% Samuel Roberts Jenkins (Liberal) 602 (10.7 pts) 83.4%
Jan 1910 Horatio Gilbert George Parker (Conservative) 3,286 55.7% Samuel Roberts Jenkins (Liberal) 674 (11.4 pts) 87.6%
1918 Alexander Richardson (Unionist) 7,841 51.7% James Butts (Labour) 4,587 (30.2 pts) 48.8%
1922 Alexander Richardson (Unionist) 8,166 40.5% George Alfred Isaacs (Labour) 986 (4.9 pts) 63.0%
1923 George Alfred Isaacs (Labour) 9,776 43.3% Alexander Richardson (Unionist) 119 (0.5 pts) 68.8%
1924 Irving James Albery (Unionist) 15,410 58.4% George Alfred Isaacs (Labour) 4,441 (16.8 pts) 78.0%
1929 Irving James Albery (Unionist) 14,644 46.1% William James Humphreys (Labour) 1,773 (5.6 pts) 71.8%
1931 Irving James Albery (Conservative) 22,410 64.2% Ben Greene (Labour) 9,922 (28.4 pts) 75.7%
1935 Irving James Albery (Conservative) 20,438 56.1% Ben Greene (Labour) 4,444 (12.2 pts) 72.4%
1945 Ernest George Allighan (Labour) 21,609 52.5% Irving James Albery (Conservative) 7,056 (17.1 pts) 74.5%
1950 Richard Thomas Dyke Acland (Labour) 28,297 53.1% John Gerrard Lowe (Conservative) 5,571 (10.4 pts) 86.3%
1951 Richard Thomas Dyke Acland (Labour) 30,055 55.3% Charles Burke (Conservative) 5,755 (10.6 pts) 85.7%
1955 Peter Michael Kirk (Conservative) 22,058 46.2% CJ Victor Mishcon (Labour) 2,909 (6.1 pts) 80.7%
1959 Peter Michael Kirk (Conservative) 27,124 52.1% CJ Victor Mishcon (Labour) 2,162 (4.2 pts) 82.3%
1964 Albert James Murray (Labour) 26,074 45.4% Peter Michael Kirk (Conservative) 748 (1.3 pts) 80.4%
1966 Albert Murray (Labour) 30,276 49.8% Roger White (Conservative) 4,792 (7.9 pts) 82.0%
1970 Roger White (Conservative) 29,924 46.9% Albert Murray (Labour) 1,213 (1.9 pts) 76.0%
Feb 1974 John Ovenden (Labour) 29,571 40.8% Roger White (Conservative) 1,582 (2.2 pts) 83.7%
Oct 1974 John Ovenden (Labour) 29,569 43.1% Richard Needham (Conservative) 2,305 (3.4 pts) 78.7%
1979 Tim Brinton (Conservative) 37,592 52.0% John Ovenden (Labour) 9,346 (12.9 pts) 81.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles John Wingfield Liberal 1,23753.6% Yes
Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim Conservative 1,06946.4% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim Conservative 1,35554.3% Yes
Charles John Wingfield Liberal 1,14245.7% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bevan Liberal 1,54452.1% Yes
Francis Wyatt Truscott Conservative 1,42247.9% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Bazley White Conservative 1,91650.9% Yes
Thomas Bevan Liberal 1,85049.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Bazley White Conservative 1,93857.5% Yes
Edward Smyth Pryce Liberal 1,43042.5% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Dampier Palmer Conservative 2,37059.4% Yes
John Greenwood Shipman Liberal 1,61940.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Dampier Palmer Conservative 2,40566.4% Yes
Leslie Morton Johnson Liberal-Labour 1,21833.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horatio Gilbert George Parker Conservative 2,54258.5% Yes
Hildebrand Aubrey Harmsworth Liberal 1,80441.5% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horatio Gilbert George Parker Conservative 3,10257.6% Yes
William Geary Liberal 1,41326.2% No
James Macpherson Labour 87316.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horatio Gilbert George Parker Conservative 3,10855.4% Yes
Samuel Roberts Jenkins Liberal 2,50644.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horatio Gilbert George Parker Conservative 3,28655.7% Yes
Samuel Roberts Jenkins Liberal 2,61244.3% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Richardson Unionist 7,84151.7% Yes
James Butts Labour 3,25421.5% No
Henry Edward Davis Independent Unionist 1,81712.0% No
Charles Edward Best Liberal 1,2718.4% No
Harry Hinkley National Party 9856.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Richardson Unionist 8,16640.5% Yes
George Alfred Isaacs Labour 7,18035.6% No
Henry Edward Davies Independent Unionist 4,79623.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Isaacs Labour 9,77643.3% Yes
Alexander Richardson Unionist 9,65742.8% No
Laurence Harry Duniam Jones Liberal 3,12313.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Irving James Albery Unionist 15,41058.4% Yes
George Alfred Isaacs Labour 10,96941.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Irving James Albery Unionist 14,64446.1% Yes
William James Humphreys Labour 12,87140.6% No
Frederick William Kershaw Liberal 4,22013.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Irving James Albery Conservative 22,41064.2% Yes
Ben Greene Labour 12,48835.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Irving James Albery Conservative 20,43856.1% Yes
Ben Greene Labour 15,99443.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest George Allighan Labour 21,60952.5% Yes
Irving James Albery Conservative 14,55335.3% No
Reginald Goodfellow Liberal 5,03312.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Thomas Dyke Acland Labour 28,29753.1% Yes
John Gerrard Lowe Conservative 22,72642.6% No
Mavis Doreen Ayliffe Liberal 2,2984.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Thomas Dyke Acland Labour 30,05555.3% Yes
Charles Burke Conservative 24,30044.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Michael Kirk Conservative 22,05846.2% Yes
CJ Victor Mishcon Labour 19,14940.1% No
Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland Independent 6,51413.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Michael Kirk Conservative 27,12452.1% Yes
CJ Victor Mishcon Labour 24,96247.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert James Murray Labour 26,07445.4% Yes
Peter Michael Kirk Conservative 25,32644.1% No
Jack Harris Barnett Liberal 6,01510.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Murray Labour 30,27649.8% Yes
Roger White Conservative 25,48441.9% No
Jack Barnett Liberal 5,0928.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger White Conservative 29,92446.9% Yes
Albert Murray Labour 28,71145.0% No
Michael Dunn Liberal 5,2348.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ovenden Labour 29,57140.8% Yes
Roger White Conservative 27,98938.6% No
David Christopher Mumford Liberal 13,13618.1% No
James Donald Turner National Front 1,7262.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ovenden Labour 29,56943.1% Yes
Richard Needham Conservative 27,26439.7% No
Lewis Cartier Liberal 10,24414.9% No
James Donald Turner National Front 1,3041.9% No
Thomas Leslie Keen Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain 2390.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tim Brinton Conservative 37,59252.0% Yes
John Ovenden Labour 28,24639.0% No
Ian John Clayton Goodwin Liberal 5,9178.2% No
George Donald Willden National Front 6030.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1868: Liberal margin 7.3 pts 1874: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1880: Liberal margin 4.1 pts 1885: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1886: Conservative margin 15.1 pts 1892: Conservative margin 18.8 pts 1895: Conservative margin 32.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 17.0 pts 1906: Conservative margin 31.4 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 10.7 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 11.4 pts 1918: Unionist margin 30.2 pts 1922: Unionist margin 4.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 0.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 16.8 pts 1929: Unionist margin 5.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 28.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 17.1 pts 1950: Labour margin 10.4 pts 1951: Labour margin 10.6 pts 1955: Conservative margin 6.1 pts 1959: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 1.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 7.9 pts 1970: Conservative margin 1.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 2.2 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 3.4 pts 1979: Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Gravesend has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1868. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Gravesend in the 1979 general election?

Conservative won Gravesend in 1979 with 37,592 votes (52.0%), a majority of 9,346 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Gravesend since 1868?

Since 1868, Gravesend has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Gravesend?

The closest result on record for Gravesend was 1923, when Labour beat Unionist by just 119 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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