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Hampstead — UK General Election Results

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

Hampstead was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 3,681 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Hampstead from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Henry Thurstan Holland (Conservative) 2,785 59.0% John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell (Liberal) 875 (18.5 pts) 79.0%
1886 Henry Thurstan Holland (Conservative) 2,707 74.1% William Ramsay Scott (Liberal) 1,762 (48.2 pts) 61.1%
1892 Edward Brodie Hoare (Conservative) 3,848 63.2% John Castleman Swinburne-Hanham (Liberal) 1,609 (26.4 pts) 73.6%
1895 Edward Brodie Hoare (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Edward Brodie Hoare (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 John Samuel Fletcher (Conservative) 4,934 52.5% George Frederic Rowe (Liberal) 473 (5.0 pts) 81.9%
Jan 1910 John Samuel Fletcher (Conservative) 6,228 61.2% Frank George Howard (Liberal) 2,279 (22.4 pts) 84.5%
Dec 1910 John Samuel Fletcher (Conservative) 5,605 64.2% Samuel Lammas Dore (Liberal) 2,476 (28.3 pts) 72.5%
1918 George Balfour (Unionist) 13,393 70.8% Benjamin Skene MacKay (Labour) 9,747 (51.5 pts) 58.1%
1922 George Balfour (Unionist) 14,596 59.7% Albert Clavering (National Liberal) 9,014 (36.9 pts) 63.1%
1923 George Balfour (Unionist) 13,513 58.6% Lancelot Sackville Fletcher (Liberal) 3,975 (17.2 pts) 58.0%
1924 George Balfour (Unionist) 21,432 79.1% Charles Terry Hendin (Labour) 15,770 (58.2 pts) 67.2%
1929 George Balfour (Unionist) 23,370 58.3% Frank Erni Dawkins (Labour) 14,897 (37.1 pts) 62.8%
1931 George Balfour (Conservative) 36,928 87.1% Harry Smith (Labour) 31,453 (74.2 pts) 65.7%
1935 George Balfour (Conservative) 28,334 73.2% Harry Smith (Labour) 21,347 (55.1 pts) 58.2%
1945 Charles Challen (Conservative) 19,652 51.8% William James Field (Labour) 1,358 (3.6 pts) 68.4%
1950 Henry Brooke (Conservative) 29,949 52.3% William Hawkins (Labour) 12,576 (22.0 pts) 80.5%
1951 Henry Brooke (Conservative) 31,346 55.1% Arthur Richardson (Labour) 12,106 (21.3 pts) 78.0%
1955 Henry Brooke (Conservative) 28,226 55.9% Arthur Richardson (Labour) 12,186 (24.1 pts) 69.7%
1959 Henry Brooke (Conservative) 25,506 53.4% David Thomas Pitt (Labour) 12,006 (25.1 pts) 68.8%
1964 Henry Brooke (Conservative) 19,888 43.3% John WT Cooper (Labour) 1,835 (4.0 pts) 67.6%
1966 Benjamin Whitaker (Labour) 22,963 46.8% Henry Brooke (Conservative) 2,253 (4.6 pts) 72.4%
1970 Geoffrey Finsberg (Conservative) 21,264 46.6% Benjamin Whitaker (Labour) 474 (1.0 pts) 63.4%
Oct 1974 Geoffrey Finsberg (Conservative) 18,139 44.9% Anthony James Clarke (Labour) 1,725 (4.3 pts) 63.1%
Feb 1974 Geoffrey Finsberg (Conservative) 19,536 43.3% Anthony James Clarke (Labour) 2,257 (5.0 pts) 70.7%
1979 Geoffrey Finsberg (Conservative) 20,410 47.3% Kenneth Livingstone (Labour) 3,681 (8.5 pts) 67.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Thurstan Holland Conservative 2,78559.0% Yes
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell Liberal 1,91040.4% No
John Williams Social Democratic Federation 270.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Thurstan Holland Conservative 2,70774.1% Yes
William Ramsay Scott Liberal 94525.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Brodie Hoare Conservative 3,84863.2% Yes
John Castleman Swinburne-Hanham Liberal 2,23936.8% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Brodie Hoare Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Brodie Hoare Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Samuel Fletcher Conservative 4,93452.5% Yes
George Frederic Rowe Liberal 4,46147.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Samuel Fletcher Conservative 6,22861.2% Yes
Frank George Howard Liberal 3,94938.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Samuel Fletcher Conservative 5,60564.2% Yes
Samuel Lammas Dore Liberal 3,12935.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Balfour Unionist 13,39370.8% Yes
Benjamin Skene MacKay Labour 3,64619.3% No
John Harris Wrentmore National Party 1,8819.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Balfour Unionist 14,59659.7% Yes
Albert Clavering National Liberal 5,58222.8% No
Lancelot Sackville Fletcher Liberal 4,28217.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Balfour Unionist 13,51358.6% Yes
Lancelot Sackville Fletcher Liberal 9,53841.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Balfour Unionist 21,43279.1% Yes
Charles Terry Hendin Labour 5,66220.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Balfour Unionist 23,37058.3% Yes
Frank Erni Dawkins Labour 8,47321.1% No
Leon Freedman Liberal 8,27320.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Balfour Conservative 36,92887.1% Yes
Harry Smith Labour 5,47512.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Balfour Conservative 28,33473.2% Yes
Harry Smith Labour 6,98718.0% No
John Young Liberal 3,3968.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Challen Conservative 19,65251.8% Yes
William James Field Labour 18,29448.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Brooke Conservative 29,94952.3% Yes
William Hawkins Labour 17,37330.3% No
Wilfred Sydney Watson Liberal 8,33614.6% No
William Royden Treharne Gore Communist 1,6032.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Brooke Conservative 31,34655.1% Yes
Arthur Richardson Labour 19,24033.8% No
Wilfred Sydney Watson Liberal 6,32011.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Brooke Conservative 28,22655.9% Yes
Arthur Richardson Labour 16,04031.8% No
Harry Charles Seigal Liberal 6,22212.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Brooke Conservative 25,50653.4% Yes
David Thomas Pitt Labour 13,50028.3% No
Harry Charles Seigal Liberal 8,75918.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Brooke Conservative 19,88843.3% Yes
John WT Cooper Labour 18,05339.3% No
Renee Rachel Soskin Liberal 8,01917.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Whitaker Labour 22,96346.8% Yes
Henry Brooke Conservative 20,71042.2% No
Renee Soskin Liberal 5,18210.6% No
Harry Baldwin Socialist (GB) 2110.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Finsberg Conservative 21,26446.6% Yes
Benjamin Whitaker Labour 20,79045.6% No
John Calmann Liberal 3,5507.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Finsberg Conservative 18,13944.9% Yes
Anthony James Clarke Labour 16,41440.6% No
Ronald Henry Longland Liberal 5,56613.8% No
Maureen Frances Teresa Maguire Irish Civil Rights 1460.4% No
Ralph Owen Critchfield Socialist (GB) 1180.3% No
Chandra Rao Independent 310.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Finsberg Conservative 19,53643.3% Yes
Anthony James Clarke Labour 17,27938.3% No
Ronald Henry Longland Liberal 8,32318.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Finsberg Conservative 20,41047.3% Yes
Kenneth Livingstone Labour 16,72938.8% No
David Wyn Radford Liberal 5,75313.3% No
Jean Rosalie White National Front 2550.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 18.5 pts 1886: Conservative margin 48.2 pts 1892: Conservative margin 26.4 pts 1906: Conservative margin 5.0 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 22.4 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 28.3 pts 1918: Unionist margin 51.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 36.9 pts 1923: Unionist margin 17.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 58.2 pts 1929: Unionist margin 37.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 74.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 55.1 pts 1945: Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1950: Conservative margin 22.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 21.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 24.1 pts 1959: Conservative margin 25.1 pts 1964: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 4.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 1.0 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 4.3 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 5.0 pts 1979: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1885 1886 1892 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

Trend

Hampstead has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hampstead in the 1979 general election?

Conservative won Hampstead in 1979 with 20,410 votes (47.3%), a majority of 3,681 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Hampstead since 1885?

Since 1885, Hampstead has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Hampstead?

The closest result on record for Hampstead was 1970, when Conservative beat Labour by just 474 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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