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Hanley — UK General Election Results

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

Hanley was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 11,602 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Hanley from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Woodall (Liberal) 6,136 69.1% Francis Vers Wright (Conservative) 3,397 (38.3 pts) 80.9%
1886 William Woodall (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 William Woodall (Liberal) 5,825 59.3% Arthur Howard Heath (Conservative) 1,832 (18.7 pts) 77.1%
1895 William Woodall (Liberal) 5,653 51.3% Arthur Howard Heath (Conservative) 286 (2.6 pts) 85.4%
1900 Arthur Howard Heath (Conservative) 6,586 52.6% Enoch Edwards (Liberal-Labour) 642 (5.1 pts) 78.4%
1906 Enoch Edwards (Liberal-Labour) 9,183 68.2% Arthur Howard Heath (Conservative) 4,896 (36.4 pts) 83.4%
Jan 1910 Enoch Edwards (Labour) 9,199 63.9% George Herman Rittner (Conservative) 3,997 (27.8 pts) 87.1%
Dec 1910 Enoch Edwards (Labour) 8,343 64.2% George Herman Rittner (Conservative) 3,685 (28.3 pts) 78.6%
1918 James Andrew Seddon (National Democratic and Labour) 8,032 40.4% Myles Harper Parker (Labour) 335 (1.7 pts) 58.9%
1922 Myles Harper Parker (Labour) 10,742 48.8% James Andrew Seddon (Independent) 4,430 (20.1 pts) 67.4%
1923 Myles Harper Parker (Labour) 11,508 53.3% James Andrew Seddon (Unionist) 5,691 (26.4 pts) 63.7%
1924 Samuel Clowes (Labour) 13,527 53.0% Frank Collis (Unionist) 1,554 (6.1 pts) 73.5%
1929 Arthur Hollins (Labour) 20,785 62.0% Eric Errington (Unionist) 11,763 (35.1 pts) 72.5%
1931 Harold Kates Hales (Conservative) 18,262 53.0% Arthur Hollins (Labour) 3,017 (8.8 pts) 72.6%
1935 Arthur Hollins (Labour) 17,211 52.0% Harold Keates Hales (Conservative) 1,331 (4.0 pts) 69.8%
1945 Barnett Stross (Labour) 21,915 68.0% John Patrick Alastair Leslie Doran (Conservative) 11,602 (36.0 pts) 73.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Woodall Liberal 6,13669.1% Yes
Francis Vers Wright Conservative 2,73930.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Woodall Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Woodall Liberal 5,82559.3% Yes
Arthur Howard Heath Conservative 3,99340.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Woodall Liberal 5,65351.3% Yes
Arthur Howard Heath Conservative 5,36748.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Howard Heath Conservative 6,58652.6% Yes
Enoch Edwards Liberal-Labour 5,94447.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Enoch Edwards Liberal-Labour 9,18368.2% Yes
Arthur Howard Heath Conservative 4,28731.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Enoch Edwards Labour 9,19963.9% Yes
George Herman Rittner Conservative 5,20236.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Enoch Edwards Labour 8,34364.2% Yes
George Herman Rittner Conservative 4,65835.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Andrew Seddon National Democratic and Labour 8,03240.4% Yes
Myles Harper Parker Labour 7,69738.7% No
Robert Leonard Outhwaite Independent Liberal 2,70313.6% No
Leonard Lumsden Grimwade Liberal 1,4597.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Myles Harper Parker Labour 10,74248.8% Yes
James Andrew Seddon Independent 6,31228.7% No
John Howard Whitehouse Liberal 4,94222.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Myles Harper Parker Labour 11,50853.3% Yes
James Andrew Seddon Unionist 5,81726.9% No
Ada Moody Liberal 4,26819.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Clowes Labour 13,52753.0% Yes
Frank Collis Unionist 11,97347.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Hollins Labour 20,78562.0% Yes
Eric Errington Unionist 9,02226.9% No
Charles Frederick White Liberal 3,69611.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Kates Hales Conservative 18,26253.0% Yes
Arthur Hollins Labour 15,24544.2% No
James William Graham Peace Commonwealth Land 9462.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Hollins Labour 17,21152.0% Yes
Harold Keates Hales Conservative 15,88048.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Barnett Stross Labour 21,91568.0% Yes
John Patrick Alastair Leslie Doran Conservative 10,31332.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 38.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 18.7 pts 1895: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1900: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1906: Liberal-Labour margin 36.4 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 27.8 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 28.3 pts 1918: National Democratic and Labour margin 1.7 pts 1922: Labour margin 20.1 pts 1923: Labour margin 26.4 pts 1924: Labour margin 6.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 35.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 4.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 36.0 pts 1885 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Hanley has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Liberal-Labour, Labour, National Democratic and Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hanley in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Hanley in 1945 with 21,915 votes (68.0%), a majority of 11,602 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Hanley since 1885?

Since 1885, Hanley has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal-Labour, National Democratic and Labour.

What was the closest result in Hanley?

The closest result on record for Hanley was 1918, when National Democratic and Labour beat Labour by just 335 votes (1.7 percentage points).

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