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Hackney South — UK General Election Results

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

Hackney South was won by Labour at the 1951 general election, with a majority of 21,268 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Hackney South from 1885 to 1951.

Full Election History, 1885–1951

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Charles Arthur Russell (Liberal) 3,544 57.7% Charles John Darling (Conservative) 942 (15.3 pts) 70.8%
1886 Charles Arthur Russell (Liberal) 2,800 50.9% Charles John Darling (Conservative) 100 (1.8 pts) 63.3%
1892 Charles Arthur Russell (Liberal) 4,440 57.4% Thomas Herbert Robertson (Conservative) 1,146 (14.8 pts) 70.0%
1895 Thomas Herbert Robertson (Conservative) 4,681 51.8% John Fletcher Moulton (Liberal) 319 (3.5 pts) 73.2%
1900 Thomas Herbert Robertson (Conservative) 4,714 51.9% Horatio William Bottomley (Liberal) 338 (3.7 pts) 69.1%
1906 Horatio William Bottomley (Liberal) 6,736 62.4% Thomas Herbert Robertson (Conservative) 3,479 (32.2 pts) 82.3%
Dec 1910 Horatio William Bottomley (Liberal) 5,068 49.4% Sydney Charles Nettleton King-Farlow (Conservative) 1,825 (17.8 pts) 72.6%
Jan 1910 Horatio William Bottomley (Liberal) 7,299 62.9% Conway Wertheimer (Conservative) 2,995 (25.8 pts) 82.2%
1918 Horatio William Bottomley (Independent) 11,145 79.7% Arthur Henry (Liberal) 8,315 (59.5 pts) 55.4%
1922 Clifford Charles Alan Lawrence Erskine-Bolst (Unionist) 14,017 60.2% George Wilfrid Holford Knight (Labour) 4,741 (20.3 pts) 70.0%
1923 Herbert Stanley Morrison (Labour) 9,578 42.8% George Morgan Garro-Jones (Liberal) 2,821 (12.6 pts) 65.8%
1924 George Morgan Garro-Jones (Liberal) 13,415 53.5% Herbert Stanley Morrison (Labour) 1,764 (7.0 pts) 72.5%
1929 Herbert Stanley Morrison (Labour) 15,590 51.2% Tresham Lever (Unionist) 7,368 (24.2 pts) 69.2%
1931 Frances Marjorie Graves (Conservative) 15,920 55.4% Herbert Stanley Morrison (Labour) 3,093 (10.8 pts) 64.8%
1935 Herbert Stanley Morrison (Labour) 15,830 59.3% Frances Marjorie Graves (Conservative) 4,954 (18.6 pts) 62.0%
1945 Herbert William Butler (Labour) 10,432 51.6% Stanley Price (National Liberal) 5,531 (27.4 pts) 67.4%
1950 Herbert William Butler (Labour) 35,821 58.3% Herbert Brooks (Conservative) 20,716 (33.7 pts) 77.4%
1951 Herbert William Butler (Labour) 39,271 66.5% Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson (Conservative) 21,268 (36.0 pts) 77.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Arthur Russell Liberal 3,54457.7% Yes
Charles John Darling Conservative 2,60242.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Arthur Russell Liberal 2,80050.9% Yes
Charles John Darling Conservative 2,70049.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Arthur Russell Liberal 4,44057.4% Yes
Thomas Herbert Robertson Conservative 3,29442.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Herbert Robertson Conservative 4,68151.8% Yes
John Fletcher Moulton Liberal 4,36248.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Herbert Robertson Conservative 4,71451.9% Yes
Horatio William Bottomley Liberal 4,37648.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horatio William Bottomley Liberal 6,73662.4% Yes
Thomas Herbert Robertson Conservative 3,25730.2% No
William Riley Free Church and Progressive 8047.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horatio William Bottomley Liberal 5,06849.4% Yes
Sydney Charles Nettleton King-Farlow Conservative 3,24331.6% No
Richard Henry Roberts Independent Liberal 1,94619.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horatio William Bottomley Liberal 7,29962.9% Yes
Conway Wertheimer Conservative 4,30437.1% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horatio William Bottomley Independent 11,14579.7% Yes
Arthur Henry Liberal 2,83020.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clifford Charles Alan Lawrence Erskine-Bolst Unionist 14,01760.2% Yes
George Wilfrid Holford Knight Labour 9,27639.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Stanley Morrison Labour 9,57842.8% Yes
George Morgan Garro-Jones Liberal 6,75730.2% No
Clifford Charles Alan Lawrence Erskine-Bolst Unionist 6,04727.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Morgan Garro-Jones Liberal 13,41553.5% Yes
Herbert Stanley Morrison Labour 11,65146.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Stanley Morrison Labour 15,59051.2% Yes
Tresham Lever Unionist 8,22227.0% No
Muriel Morgan Gibbon Liberal 6,30220.7% No
John Thomas Murphy Communist 3311.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frances Marjorie Graves Conservative 15,92055.4% Yes
Herbert Stanley Morrison Labour 12,82744.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Stanley Morrison Labour 15,83059.3% Yes
Frances Marjorie Graves Conservative 10,87640.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert William Butler Labour 10,43251.6% Yes
Stanley Price National Liberal 4,90124.2% No
William Rust Communist 4,89124.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert William Butler Labour 35,82158.3% Yes
Herbert Brooks Conservative 15,10524.6% No
Frank Albert Marlow Liberal 5,5759.1% No
John Richard Betteridge Communist 2,1993.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert William Butler Labour 39,27166.5% Yes
Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson Conservative 18,00330.5% No
John Richard Betteridge Communist 1,7443.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 15.3 pts 1886: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1892: Liberal margin 14.8 pts 1895: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1900: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1906: Liberal margin 32.2 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 17.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 25.8 pts 1918: Independent margin 59.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 20.3 pts 1923: Labour margin 12.6 pts 1924: Liberal margin 7.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 24.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 10.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 18.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 27.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 33.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 36.0 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951

Trend

Hackney South has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Independent, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hackney South in the 1951 general election?

Labour won Hackney South in 1951 with 39,271 votes (66.5%), a majority of 21,268 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Hackney South since 1885?

Since 1885, Hackney South has been won by: Conservative, Independent, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Hackney South?

The closest result on record for Hackney South was 1886, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 100 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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