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Greenwich — UK General Election Results

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

Greenwich was won by Labour at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 1,357 votes over Independent Social Democrat. This page covers every general election in Greenwich from 1832 to 1992.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 James Whitley Deans Dundas (Whig); Edward George Barnard (Radical) 1,442 39.6% (top seat) John Angerstein (Whig) 409 (9.9 pts) 76.0%
1835 John Angerstein (Whig); Edward George Barnard (Radical) 1,102 45.8% (top seat) Matthias Wolverley Attwood (Conservative) 39 (1.0 pts) 79.3%
1837 Matthias Wolverley Attwood (Conservative); Edward George Barnard (Radical) 1,194 36.8% (top seat) Charles John Napier (Radical) 36 (1.0 pts) 59.9%
1841 James Whitley Deans Dundas (Whig); Edward George Barnard (Radical) 1,592 37.9% (top seat) George Cockburn (Conservative) 318 (6.9 pts) 60.5%
1847 James Whitley Deans Dundas (Whig); Edward George Barnard (Radical) 1,511 46.7% (top seat) David Salomons (Radical) 275 (5.3 pts) 49.7%
1852 Peter Rolt (Conservative); Montague Chambers (Radical) 2,360 30.6% (top seat) Houston Stewart (Whig) 334 (4.2 pts) 62.6%
1857 William John Codrington (Whig); John Townsend (Radical) 2,784 38.1% (top seat) Montague Chambers (Radical) 719 (9.2 pts) 49.7%
1859 David Salomons (Liberal); William Angerstein (Liberal) 3,520 38.2% (top seat) Montague Chambers (Liberal) 1,802 (17.8 pts) 63.9%
1865 David Salomons (Liberal); Charles Tilston Bright (Liberal) 3,691 41.6% (top seat) John Maxwell Heron-Maxwell (Conservative) 1,363 (12.6 pts) 55.2%
1868 David Salomons (Liberal); William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal) 6,386 30.2% (top seat) Henry Watson Parker (Conservative) 1,682 (7.6 pts) 71.0%
1874 Thomas William Boord (Conservative); William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal) 5,968 27.0% (top seat) John Evelyn Liardet (Conservative) 407 (1.8 pts) 65.3%
1880 Thomas William Boord (Conservative); Henry de Worms (Conservative) 9,240 26.6% (top seat) James Ebenezer Saunders (Liberal) 1,088 (3.1 pts) 78.5%
1885 Thomas William Boord (Conservative) 3,317 52.8% Herbert Watney (Liberal) 356 (5.7 pts) 72.7%
1886 Thomas William Boord (Conservative) 3,240 55.9% George Crispe Whiteley (Liberal) 689 (11.9 pts) 67.1%
1892 Thomas William Boord (Conservative) 4,200 52.0% George Crispe Whiteley (Liberal) 323 (4.0 pts) 78.8%
1895 Hugh Richard Heathcote Gascoyne-Cecil (Conservative) 4,802 57.4% George Crispe Whiteley (Liberal) 1,238 (14.8 pts) 76.8%
1900 Hugh Richard Heathcote Gascoyne-Cecil (Conservative) 5,454 61.0% Richard Stephens Jackson (Liberal) 1,970 (22.0 pts) 73.0%
1906 Richard Stephens Jackson (Liberal) 4,906 45.3% Ion Hamilton Benn (Independent Conservative) 1,341 (12.4 pts) 83.0%
Jan 1910 Ion Hamilton Benn (Conservative) 6,284 55.3% Richard Stephens Jackson (Liberal) 1,201 (10.6 pts) 86.4%
Dec 1910 Ion Hamilton Benn (Conservative) 5,697 57.9% John William Harris (Liberal) 1,551 (15.8 pts) 74.8%
1918 Ion Hamilton Benn (Unionist) 14,576 69.3% James Bermingham (Labour) 8,105 (38.5 pts) 48.1%
1922 George Hopwood Hume (Unionist) 16,934 60.9% Edward Timothy Palmer (Labour) 6,074 (21.9 pts) 60.4%
1923 Edward Timothy Palmer (Labour) 12,314 42.7% George Hopwood Hume (Unionist) 1,568 (5.4 pts) 61.8%
1924 George Hopwood Hume (Unionist) 18,473 51.5% Edward Timothy Palmer (Labour) 1,064 (3.0 pts) 75.2%
1929 Edward Timothy Palmer (Labour) 20,328 46.3% George Hopwood Hume (Unionist) 3,618 (8.2 pts) 70.4%
1931 George Hopwood Hume (Conservative) 29,278 65.0% Edward Timothy Palmer (Labour) 15,556 (34.5 pts) 71.0%
1935 George Hopwood Hume (Conservative) 22,526 52.4% Joseph Reeves (Labour) 2,090 (4.9 pts) 67.9%
1945 Joseph Reeves (Labour) 22,078 65.6% August Willington Shelton Agar (Conservative) 10,498 (31.2 pts) 69.9%
1950 Joseph Reeves (Labour) 29,379 57.9% Alfred Ronald Dashwood Gilbey (Conservative) 11,124 (21.9 pts) 83.0%
1951 Joseph Reeves (Labour) 30,326 60.4% William Bishop (Conservative) 10,428 (20.8 pts) 81.0%
1955 Joseph Reeves (Labour) 26,423 58.8% William F Rhodes (Conservative) 7,939 (17.7 pts) 73.2%
1959 Richard William Marsh (Labour) 25,204 56.2% J Rodney Holmes (Conservative) 5,525 (12.3 pts) 74.1%
1964 Richard William Marsh (Labour) 22,814 56.2% John Selwyn Gummer (Conservative) 10,222 (25.2 pts) 71.6%
1966 Richard Marsh (Labour) 24,359 64.9% John Gummer (Conservative) 11,159 (29.7 pts) 67.7%
1970 Richard Marsh (Labour) 20,804 55.7% J Stuart Thom (Conservative) 7,607 (20.4 pts) 64.0%
Feb 1974 Nicholas Barnett (Labour) 20,164 51.3% Suzette Harold (Conservative) 8,870 (22.6 pts) 75.0%
Oct 1974 Nicholas Barnett (Labour) 19,155 55.5% Suzette Harold (Conservative) 9,906 (28.7 pts) 65.3%
1979 Nicholas Barnett (Labour) 18,975 52.1% Narindar Saroop (Conservative) 6,842 (18.8 pts) 70.6%
1983 Guy Barnett (Labour) 13,361 38.2% Arthur Rolfe (Conservative) 1,211 (3.5 pts) 67.7%
1987 Rosie Barnes (Social Democratic Party) 15,149 40.6% Deirdre Wood (Labour) 2,141 (5.7 pts) 73.4%
1992 Nick Raynsford (Labour) 14,630 41.0% Rosie Barnes (Independent Social Democrat) 1,357 (3.8 pts) 74.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Whitley Deans Dundas Whig 1,63339.6% Yes
Edward George Barnard Radical 1,44235.0% Yes
John Angerstein Whig 1,03325.1% No
Frederick George Hammond Radical 150.4% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Angerstein Whig 1,82645.8% Yes
Edward George Barnard Radical 1,10227.6% Yes
Matthias Wolverley Attwood Conservative 1,06326.6% No

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matthias Wolverley Attwood Conservative 1,36836.8% Yes
Edward George Barnard Radical 1,19432.1% Yes
Charles John Napier Radical 1,15831.1% No

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Whitley Deans Dundas Whig 1,74737.9% Yes
Edward George Barnard Radical 1,59234.5% Yes
George Cockburn Conservative 1,27427.6% No

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Whitley Deans Dundas Whig 2,40946.7% Yes
Edward George Barnard Radical 1,51129.3% Yes
David Salomons Radical 1,23624.0% No

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Rolt Conservative 2,41530.6% Yes
Montague Chambers Radical 2,36029.9% Yes
Houston Stewart Whig 2,02625.6% No
David Salomons Radical 1,10213.9% No

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William John Codrington Whig 2,98538.1% Yes
John Townsend Radical 2,78435.5% Yes
Montague Chambers Radical 2,06526.4% No

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Salomons Liberal 3,87338.2% Yes
William Angerstein Liberal 3,52034.7% Yes
Montague Chambers Liberal 1,71816.9% No
John Maxwell Heron-Maxwell Conservative 1,03110.2% No

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Salomons Liberal 4,49941.6% Yes
Charles Tilston Bright Liberal 3,69134.1% Yes
John Maxwell Heron-Maxwell Conservative 2,32821.5% No
John Baxter Langley Liberal 1901.8% No
Douglas Harris Conservative 1161.1% No

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Salomons Liberal 6,68430.2% Yes
William Ewart Gladstone Liberal 6,38628.8% Yes
Henry Watson Parker Conservative 4,70421.2% No
Arthur Philip Stanhope Conservative 4,37219.7% No

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Boord Conservative 6,19327.0% Yes
William Ewart Gladstone Liberal 5,96826.0% Yes
John Evelyn Liardet Conservative 5,56124.2% No
John Baxter Langley Liberal 5,25522.9% No

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Boord Conservative 9,24326.6% Yes
Henry de Worms Conservative 9,24026.6% Yes
James Ebenezer Saunders Liberal 8,15223.4% No
William Henry Stone Liberal 8,14123.4% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Boord Conservative 3,31752.8% Yes
Herbert Watney Liberal 2,96147.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Boord Conservative 3,24055.9% Yes
George Crispe Whiteley Liberal 2,55144.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Boord Conservative 4,20052.0% Yes
George Crispe Whiteley Liberal 3,87748.0% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Richard Heathcote Gascoyne-Cecil Conservative 4,80257.4% Yes
George Crispe Whiteley Liberal 3,56442.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Richard Heathcote Gascoyne-Cecil Conservative 5,45461.0% Yes
Richard Stephens Jackson Liberal 3,48439.0% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Stephens Jackson Liberal 4,90645.3% Yes
Ion Hamilton Benn Independent Conservative 3,56532.9% No
Hugh Richard Heathcote Gascoyne-Cecil Conservative 2,35621.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ion Hamilton Benn Conservative 6,28455.3% Yes
Richard Stephens Jackson Liberal 5,08344.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ion Hamilton Benn Conservative 5,69757.9% Yes
John William Harris Liberal 4,14642.1% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ion Hamilton Benn Unionist 14,57669.3% Yes
James Bermingham Labour 6,47130.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Hopwood Hume Unionist 16,93460.9% Yes
Edward Timothy Palmer Labour 10,86039.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Timothy Palmer Labour 12,31442.7% Yes
George Hopwood Hume Unionist 10,74637.2% No
Charles Garfield Lott Du Cann Liberal 5,80620.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Hopwood Hume Unionist 18,47351.5% Yes
Edward Timothy Palmer Labour 17,40948.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Timothy Palmer Labour 20,32846.3% Yes
George Hopwood Hume Unionist 16,71038.1% No
William Primrose Campbell Liberal 6,87015.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Hopwood Hume Conservative 29,27865.0% Yes
Edward Timothy Palmer Labour 13,72230.5% No
Kath Duncan Communist 2,0244.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Hopwood Hume Conservative 22,52652.4% Yes
Joseph Reeves Labour 20,43647.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Reeves Labour 22,07865.6% Yes
August Willington Shelton Agar Conservative 11,58034.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Reeves Labour 29,37957.9% Yes
Alfred Ronald Dashwood Gilbey Conservative 18,25535.9% No
Leslie Maurice Dale Liberal 3,1486.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Reeves Labour 30,32660.4% Yes
William Bishop Conservative 19,89839.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Reeves Labour 26,42358.8% Yes
William F Rhodes Conservative 18,48441.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard William Marsh Labour 25,20456.2% Yes
J Rodney Holmes Conservative 19,67943.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard William Marsh Labour 22,81456.2% Yes
John Selwyn Gummer Conservative 12,59231.0% No
Michael PD Ellman Liberal 5,20512.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Marsh Labour 24,35964.9% Yes
John Gummer Conservative 13,20035.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Marsh Labour 20,80455.7% Yes
J Stuart Thom Conservative 13,19735.4% No
Pamela Wylan Liberal 2,3196.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Barnett Labour 20,16451.3% Yes
Suzette Harold Conservative 11,29428.7% No
Alastair Wilson Liberal 7,85520.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Barnett Labour 19,15555.5% Yes
Suzette Harold Conservative 9,24926.8% No
Alastair Wilson Liberal 5,83816.9% No
David Green Independent 2540.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Barnett Labour 18,97552.1% Yes
Narindar Saroop Conservative 12,13333.3% No
Graham Knight Liberal 3,87010.6% No
Helena Steven National Front 9512.6% No
Ronald Mallone Fellowship 4601.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Barnett Labour 13,36138.2% Yes
Arthur Rolfe Conservative 12,15034.8% No
Timothy Graham Ford Social Democratic Party 8,78325.1% No
Ian Dell BNP 2590.7% No
Ronald Mallone Fellowship 2420.7% No
Frances Hooks Communist 1490.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rosie Barnes Social Democratic Party 15,14940.6% Yes
Deirdre Wood Labour 13,00834.9% No
John Antcliffe Conservative 8,69523.3% No
Jacqueline Thomas Green 3460.9% No
Ronald Mallone Fellowship 590.2% No
Patricia Clinton Communist 580.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Raynsford Labour 14,63041.0% Yes
Rosie Barnes Independent Social Democrat 13,27337.2% No
Alison McNair Conservative 6,96019.5% No
Robert McCracken Green 4831.4% No
Ronald Mallone Fellowship 1470.4% No
Malcolm Hardee Independent 1030.3% No
John Small Natural Law 700.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Whig margin 9.9 pts 1835: Whig margin 1.0 pts 1837: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1841: Whig margin 6.9 pts 1847: Whig margin 5.3 pts 1852: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 1857: Whig margin 9.2 pts 1859: Liberal margin 17.8 pts 1865: Liberal margin 12.6 pts 1868: Liberal margin 7.6 pts 1874: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1880: Conservative margin 3.1 pts 1885: Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1886: Conservative margin 11.9 pts 1892: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1895: Conservative margin 14.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 22.0 pts 1906: Liberal margin 12.4 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 10.6 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 15.8 pts 1918: Unionist margin 38.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 21.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 5.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 3.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 8.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 34.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 31.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 21.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 20.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 17.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 12.3 pts 1964: Labour margin 25.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 29.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 20.4 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 22.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 28.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 18.8 pts 1983: Labour margin 3.5 pts 1987: Social Democratic Party margin 5.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 3.8 pts 1832 1835 1837 1841 1847 1852 1857 1859 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Greenwich has been contested at 41 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Radical, Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Social Democratic Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Greenwich in the 1992 general election?

Labour won Greenwich in 1992 with 14,630 votes (41.0%), a majority of 1,357 votes over Independent Social Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Greenwich since 1832?

Since 1832, Greenwich has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Radical, Social Democratic Party, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Greenwich?

The closest result on record for Greenwich was 1835, when Whig beat Conservative by just 39 votes (1.0 percentage points).

Did Greenwich ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Greenwich elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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