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Great Grimsby — UK General Election Results

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

Great Grimsby was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 7,331 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Great Grimsby from 1832 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1832–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 William Maxfield (Whig) 297 65.3% James Alexander St Clair-Erskine (Conservative) 139 (30.6 pts) 69.4%
1835 Edward Heneage (Whig) 260 53.4% Alexander Cray Grant (Conservative) 33 (6.8 pts) 82.3%
1837 Edward Heneage (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 Edward Heneage (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Edward Heneage (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 William Richard Annesley (Conservative) 347 54.8% Edward Heneage (Whig) 61 (9.6 pts) 73.5%
1857 Charles Anderson-Pelham (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Charles Anderson-Pelham (Liberal) 526 91.2% William Colley Parker (Chartist) 475 (82.3 pts) 62.7%
1865 John Fildes (Liberal) 571 54.1% John Chapman (Conservative) 86 (8.1 pts) 83.0%
1868 George Tomline (Conservative) 1,548 53.7% John Fildes (Liberal) 211 (7.3 pts) 66.4%
1874 John Chapman (Conservative) 1,534 52.4% Edward Heneage (Liberal) 141 (4.8 pts) 57.5%
1880 Edward Heneage (Liberal) 3,054 60.4% George Morland Hutton (Conservative) 1,052 (20.8 pts) 77.0%
1885 Edward Heneage (Liberal) 3,711 56.2% Arthur Campbell Walker (Conservative) 814 (12.3 pts) 76.3%
1886 Edward Heneage (Liberal Unionist) 2,982 53.0% Thomas Sutherst (Liberal) 333 (5.9 pts) 65.0%
1892 Henri Josse (Liberal) 4,202 54.1% Edward Heneage (Liberal Unionist) 636 (8.2 pts) 75.3%
1895 George Doughty (Liberal) 4,347 51.1% Edward Heneage (Liberal Unionist) 181 (2.1 pts) 73.7%
1900 George Doughty (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 George Doughty (Liberal Unionist) 6,349 50.2% Henry Hyman Haldinstein (Liberal) 2,309 (18.3 pts) 78.7%
Jan 1910 Thomas Edward Wing (Liberal) 7,772 51.1% George Doughty (Liberal Unionist) 322 (2.1 pts) 84.4%
Dec 1910 George Doughty (Liberal Unionist) 7,903 52.3% Thomas Edward Wing (Liberal) 698 (4.6 pts) 83.8%
1918 Thomas George Tickler (Unionist) 13,688 51.2% Charles Edwin Franklin (Labour) 4,673 (17.5 pts) 56.7%
1922 Tom Sutcliffe (Unionist) 23,726 62.5% Charles Edwin Franklin (Labour) 9,499 (25.0 pts) 72.3%
1923 Tom Sutcliffe (Unionist) 17,577 52.4% Charles Edwin Franklin (Labour) 1,618 (4.8 pts) 62.2%
1924 Walter James Womersley (Unionist) 21,487 51.4% Charles Edwin Franklin (Labour) 6,613 (15.8 pts) 76.4%
1929 Walter James Womersley (Unionist) 27,001 54.8% Ernest Marklew (Labour) 4,747 (9.6 pts) 71.9%
1931 Walter James Womersley (Conservative) 33,725 67.7% George Edward Farmery (Labour) 17,601 (35.3 pts) 69.3%
1935 Walter James Womersley (Conservative) 25,470 51.8% Henry Brinton (Labour) 1,727 (3.5 pts) 67.8%
1945 Kenneth Gilmour Younger (Labour) 28,484 60.2% Walter James Womersley (Conservative) 9,643 (20.4 pts) 68.2%
1950 Kenneth Gilmour Younger (Labour) 28,906 56.2% John Hall (Conservative) 6,412 (12.5 pts) 82.7%
1951 Kenneth Gilmour Younger (Labour) 29,462 56.6% Charles Hewson (Conservative) 6,851 (13.2 pts) 82.0%
1955 Kenneth Gilmour Younger (Labour) 24,926 53.8% Lord Worsley (Conservative) 3,522 (7.6 pts) 73.3%
1959 Charles Anthony Raven Crosland (Labour) 24,729 50.1% Wilfrid Pearson (Conservative) 101 (0.2 pts) 76.7%
1964 Charles Anthony Raven Crosland (Labour) 25,675 53.2% Wilfrid Pearson (Conservative) 4,098 (8.5 pts) 75.9%
1966 Charles Crosland (Labour) 26,788 58.9% Patrick Cormack (Conservative) 8,126 (17.9 pts) 74.2%
1970 Charles Crosland (Labour) 23,571 52.5% Michael Spungin (Conservative) 6,111 (13.6 pts) 68.4%
Oct 1974 Charles Crosland (Labour) 21,657 47.1% Keith Clark Brown (Conservative) 6,982 (15.2 pts) 69.4%
Feb 1974 Charles Crosland (Labour) 21,585 42.8% Keith Charles Brown (Conservative) 5,671 (11.2 pts) 76.7%
1979 Austin Mitchell (Labour) 26,282 52.0% Robert Blair (Conservative) 6,241 (12.4 pts) 75.8%
1983 Austin Mitchell (Labour) 18,330 36.3% Colin Ashley Hancock (Conservative) 731 (1.5 pts) 73.8%
1987 Austin Mitchell (Labour) 23,463 50.4% Francis Robinson (Conservative) 8,784 (18.9 pts) 75.3%
1992 Austin Mitchell (Labour) 25,897 51.0% Philip Jackson (Conservative) 7,506 (14.8 pts) 75.3%
1997 Austin Mitchell (Labour) 25,765 59.8% Dean Godson (Conservative) 16,244 (37.7 pts) 66.3%
2001 Austin Mitchell (Labour) 19,118 57.9% James Cousins (Conservative) 11,484 (34.8 pts) 52.3%
2005 Austin Mitchell (Labour) 15,512 47.1% Giles Taylor (Conservative) 7,654 (23.2 pts) 51.7%
2010 Austin Mitchell (Labour) 10,777 32.7% Victoria Ayling (Conservative) 714 (2.2 pts) 54.0%
2015 Melanie Onn (Labour) 13,414 39.8% Marc Jones (Conservative) 4,540 (13.5 pts) 57.2%
2017 Melanie Onn (Labour) 17,545 49.4% Jo Gideon (Conservative) 2,565 (7.2 pts) 57.6%
2019 Lia Nici (Conservative) 18,150 54.9% Melanie Onn (Labour) 7,331 (22.2 pts) 54.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Maxfield Whig 29765.3% Yes
James Alexander St Clair-Erskine Conservative 15834.7% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Heneage Whig 26053.4% Yes
Alexander Cray Grant Conservative 22746.6% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Heneage Whig Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Heneage Whig Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Heneage Whig Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Richard Annesley Conservative 34754.8% Yes
Edward Heneage Whig 28645.2% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Anderson-Pelham Whig Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Anderson-Pelham Liberal 52691.2% Yes
William Colley Parker Chartist 518.8% No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fildes Liberal 57154.1% Yes
John Chapman Conservative 48545.9% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Tomline Conservative 1,54853.7% Yes
John Fildes Liberal 1,33746.3% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Chapman Conservative 1,53452.4% Yes
Edward Heneage Liberal 1,39347.6% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Heneage Liberal 3,05460.4% Yes
George Morland Hutton Conservative 2,00239.6% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Heneage Liberal 3,71156.2% Yes
Arthur Campbell Walker Conservative 2,89743.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Heneage Liberal Unionist 2,98253.0% Yes
Thomas Sutherst Liberal 2,64947.0% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henri Josse Liberal 4,20254.1% Yes
Edward Heneage Liberal Unionist 3,56645.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Doughty Liberal 4,34751.1% Yes
Edward Heneage Liberal Unionist 4,16648.9% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Doughty Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Doughty Liberal Unionist 6,34950.2% Yes
Henry Hyman Haldinstein Liberal 4,04032.0% No
Thomas Proctor Labour 2,24817.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edward Wing Liberal 7,77251.1% Yes
George Doughty Liberal Unionist 7,45048.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Doughty Liberal Unionist 7,90352.3% Yes
Thomas Edward Wing Liberal 7,20547.7% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas George Tickler Unionist 13,68851.2% Yes
Charles Edwin Franklin Labour 9,01533.7% No
James William Eason Independent Unionist 2,79110.4% No
Harry James Frederick Crosby Independent 1,2604.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Sutcliffe Unionist 23,72662.5% Yes
Charles Edwin Franklin Labour 14,22737.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Sutcliffe Unionist 17,57752.4% Yes
Charles Edwin Franklin Labour 15,95947.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter James Womersley Unionist 21,48751.4% Yes
Charles Edwin Franklin Labour 14,87435.6% No
Thomas Edward Wing Liberal 5,44213.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter James Womersley Unionist 27,00154.8% Yes
Ernest Marklew Labour 22,25445.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter James Womersley Conservative 33,72567.7% Yes
George Edward Farmery Labour 16,12432.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter James Womersley Conservative 25,47051.8% Yes
Henry Brinton Labour 23,74348.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Gilmour Younger Labour 28,48460.2% Yes
Walter James Womersley Conservative 18,84139.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Gilmour Younger Labour 28,90656.2% Yes
John Hall Conservative 22,49443.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Gilmour Younger Labour 29,46256.6% Yes
Charles Hewson Conservative 22,61143.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Gilmour Younger Labour 24,92653.8% Yes
Lord Worsley Conservative 21,40446.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Anthony Raven Crosland Labour 24,72950.1% Yes
Wilfrid Pearson Conservative 24,62849.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Anthony Raven Crosland Labour 25,67553.2% Yes
Wilfrid Pearson Conservative 21,57744.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Crosland Labour 26,78858.9% Yes
Patrick Cormack Conservative 18,66241.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Crosland Labour 23,57152.5% Yes
Michael Spungin Conservative 17,46038.9% No
Dilwyn Hardwidge Liberal 3,8508.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Crosland Labour 21,65747.1% Yes
Keith Clark Brown Conservative 14,67531.9% No
Derek Malcolm Rigby Liberal 9,48120.6% No
John Brennan McElrea Independent Labour 1660.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Crosland Labour 21,58542.8% Yes
Keith Charles Brown Conservative 15,91431.6% No
Derek Malcolm Rigby Liberal 12,08424.0% No
Peter Henry Kale Independent Conservative 8161.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Mitchell Labour 26,28252.0% Yes
Robert Blair Conservative 20,04139.7% No
Derek Malcolm Rigby Liberal 3,8377.6% No
Jack Lennard Independent 2140.4% No
Ernest James Hayes National Front 1370.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Mitchell Labour 18,33036.3% Yes
Colin Ashley Hancock Conservative 17,59934.9% No
Paul Walton Genney Social Democratic Party 14,55228.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Mitchell Labour 23,46350.4% Yes
Francis Robinson Conservative 14,67931.5% No
Paul Genney Social Democratic Party 8,38718.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Mitchell Labour 25,89751.0% Yes
Philip Jackson Conservative 18,39136.2% No
Pat Frankish Liberal Democrat 6,47512.8% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Mitchell Labour 25,76559.8% Yes
Dean Godson Conservative 9,52122.1% No
Andrew De Freitas Liberal Democrat 7,81018.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Mitchell Labour 19,11857.9% Yes
James Cousins Conservative 7,63423.1% No
Andrew De Freitas Liberal Democrat 6,26519.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Mitchell Labour 15,51247.1% Yes
Giles Taylor Conservative 7,85823.8% No
Andrew de Freitas Liberal Democrat 6,35619.3% No
Stephen Fyfe BNP 1,3384.1% No
Martin Grant UKIP 1,2393.8% No
David Brooks Green 6612.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Mitchell Labour 10,77732.7% Yes
Victoria Ayling Conservative 10,06330.5% No
Andrew de Freitas Liberal Democrat 7,38822.4% No
Henry Hudson UKIP 2,0436.2% No
Steve Fyfe BNP 1,5174.6% No
Ernie Brown Independent 8352.5% No
Adrian Howe The P.N.D.P. 3311.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Melanie Onn Labour 13,41439.8% Yes
Marc Jones Conservative 8,87426.3% No
Victoria Ayling UKIP 8,41725.0% No
Steve Beasant Liberal Democrat 1,6805.0% No
Vicky Dunn Green 7832.3% No
Gary Calder Independent 3901.2% No
Val O'Flynn Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1730.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Melanie Onn Labour 17,54549.4% Yes
Jo Gideon Conservative 14,98042.2% No
Mike Hookem UKIP 1,6484.6% No
Steve Beasant Liberal Democrat 9542.7% No
Christina McGilligan-Fell Independent 3941.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lia Nici Conservative 18,15054.9% Yes
Melanie Onn Labour 10,81932.7% No
Christopher Barker Brexit Party 2,3787.2% No
Ian Barfield Liberal Democrat 1,0703.2% No
Loyd Emmerson Green 5141.6% No
Nigel Winn Independent 1560.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Whig margin 30.6 pts 1835: Whig margin 6.8 pts 1852: Conservative margin 9.6 pts 1859: Liberal margin 82.3 pts 1865: Liberal margin 8.1 pts 1868: Conservative margin 7.3 pts 1874: Conservative margin 4.8 pts 1880: Liberal margin 20.8 pts 1885: Liberal margin 12.3 pts 1886: Liberal Unionist margin 5.9 pts 1892: Liberal margin 8.2 pts 1895: Liberal margin 2.1 pts 1906: Liberal Unionist margin 18.3 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 2.1 pts Dec 1910: Liberal Unionist margin 4.6 pts 1918: Unionist margin 17.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 25.0 pts 1923: Unionist margin 4.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 15.8 pts 1929: Unionist margin 9.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 35.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 20.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 12.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 13.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 7.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 0.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 8.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 17.9 pts 1970: Labour margin 13.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 15.2 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 11.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 12.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 1.5 pts 1987: Labour margin 18.9 pts 1992: Labour margin 14.8 pts 1997: Labour margin 37.7 pts 2001: Labour margin 34.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 23.2 pts 2010: Labour margin 2.2 pts 2015: Labour margin 13.5 pts 2017: Labour margin 7.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 1832 1835 1852 1859 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 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 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Great Grimsby has been contested at 48 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Great Grimsby in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Great Grimsby in 2019 with 18,150 votes (54.9%), a majority of 7,331 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Great Grimsby since 1832?

Since 1832, Great Grimsby has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Great Grimsby?

The closest result on record for Great Grimsby was 1959, when Labour beat Conservative by just 101 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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