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Harborough — UK General Election Results

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

Harborough was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 17,278 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Harborough from 1885 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1885–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Thomas Tertius Paget (Liberal) 5,502 50.8% Thomas Keay Tapling (Conservative) 166 (1.5 pts) 86.9%
1886 Thomas Keay Tapling (Conservative) 5,708 55.5% James Harris Sanders (Liberal) 1,138 (11.1 pts) 82.4%
1892 John William Logan (Liberal) 6,244 52.8% Francis William Lowe (Conservative) 656 (5.5 pts) 86.5%
1895 John William Logan (Liberal) 6,699 54.1% Cecil Du Pre Panton Powney (Conservative) 1,026 (8.3 pts) 85.7%
1900 John William Logan (Liberal) 7,269 55.0% Charles Harvey Dixon (Conservative) 1,323 (10.0 pts) 81.9%
1906 Rudolph Chambers Lehmann (Liberal) 8,380 56.8% Charles Harvey Dixon (Conservative) 1,998 (13.5 pts) 85.7%
Jan 1910 Rudolph Chambers Lehmann (Liberal) 8,632 53.3% Joseph Herbert Marshall (Conservative) 1,071 (6.6 pts) 90.4%
Dec 1910 John William Logan (Liberal) 8,192 53.5% Joseph Herbert Marshall (Conservative) 1,077 (7.0 pts) 85.4%
1918 Keith Alexander Fraser (Unionist) 8,465 48.2% Percy Alfred Harris (Liberal) 3,857 (21.9 pts) 63.3%
1922 Keith Alexander Fraser (Unionist) 9,356 42.6% John Wycliffe Black (Liberal) 2,929 (13.3 pts) 76.9%
1923 John Wycliffe Black (Liberal) 10,841 53.2% Keith Alexander Fraser (Unionist) 1,304 (6.4 pts) 69.1%
1924 Lewis Phillips Winby (Unionist) 13,024 52.6% Joseph Silver Hyder (Labour) 6,992 (28.2 pts) 81.0%
1929 Arthur Stewart (Unionist) 16,164 41.8% Frederick John Wise (Labour) 3,544 (9.2 pts) 81.9%
1931 Arthur Stewart (Conservative) 29,790 74.5% Frederick John Wise (Labour) 19,578 (48.9 pts) 78.1%
1935 Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree (Conservative) 25,308 63.2% Ronald McKinnon Wood (Labour) 10,590 (26.5 pts) 72.3%
1945 Humphrey Cooper Attewell (Labour) 23,353 42.5% Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree (Conservative) 204 (0.4 pts) 75.8%
1950 John Markham Baldock (Conservative) 27,842 49.8% Humphrey Cooper Attewell (Labour) 6,461 (11.6 pts) 89.0%
1951 John Markham Baldock (Conservative) 29,395 52.2% Thomas Christopher Boyd (Labour) 7,747 (13.8 pts) 87.6%
1955 John Markham Baldock (Conservative) 27,257 53.6% Robert N Hales (Labour) 10,184 (20.0 pts) 83.3%
1959 John Arnold Farr (Conservative) 29,281 51.0% John R Mably (Labour) 12,514 (21.8 pts) 84.6%
1964 John Arnold Farr (Conservative) 32,905 49.2% George Henry Perry (Labour) 12,516 (18.7 pts) 83.4%
1966 John Farr (Conservative) 32,450 46.1% Wilfred Higgins (Labour) 6,997 (9.9 pts) 81.6%
1970 John Farr (Conservative) 44,933 56.3% James Marshall (Labour) 19,205 (24.1 pts) 77.3%
Feb 1974 John Farr (Conservative) 27,974 50.8% Norman George Reynolds (Liberal) 12,473 (22.7 pts) 84.4%
Oct 1974 John Farr (Conservative) 25,776 51.3% Norman George Reynolds (Liberal) 13,209 (26.3 pts) 76.4%
1979 John Farr (Conservative) 33,328 60.4% Peter Soulsby (Labour) 21,978 (39.8 pts) 80.0%
1983 John Farr (Conservative) 32,957 60.1% Timothy John Swift (Liberal) 18,485 (33.7 pts) 75.9%
1987 John Farr (Conservative) 35,216 59.4% Timothy John Swift (Liberal) 18,810 (31.7 pts) 79.3%
1992 Edward Garnier (Conservative) 34,280 54.6% Mark Antony Cox (Liberal Democrat) 13,543 (21.6 pts) 82.1%
1997 Edward Garnier (Conservative) 22,170 41.8% Mark Cox (Liberal Democrat) 6,524 (12.3 pts) 75.3%
2001 Edward Garnier (Conservative) 20,748 44.7% Jill Hope (Liberal Democrat) 5,252 (11.3 pts) 63.3%
2005 Edward Garnier (Conservative) 20,536 42.9% Jill Hope (Liberal Democrat) 3,892 (8.1 pts) 64.3%
2010 Edward Garnier (Conservative) 26,894 48.9% Zuffar Haq (Liberal Democrat) 9,797 (17.8 pts) 70.6%
2015 Edward Garnier (Conservative) 27,675 52.7% Sundip Meghani (Labour) 19,632 (37.4 pts) 67.7%
2017 Neil O'Brien (Conservative) 30,135 52.3% Andy Thomas (Labour) 12,429 (21.6 pts) 73.2%
2019 Neil O'Brien (Conservative) 31,698 55.3% Celia Hibbert (Labour) 17,278 (30.1 pts) 71.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Tertius Paget Liberal 5,50250.8% Yes
Thomas Keay Tapling Conservative 5,33649.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Keay Tapling Conservative 5,70855.5% Yes
James Harris Sanders Liberal 4,57044.5% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Logan Liberal 6,24452.8% Yes
Francis William Lowe Conservative 5,58847.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Logan Liberal 6,69954.1% Yes
Cecil Du Pre Panton Powney Conservative 5,67345.9% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Logan Liberal 7,26955.0% Yes
Charles Harvey Dixon Conservative 5,94645.0% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rudolph Chambers Lehmann Liberal 8,38056.8% Yes
Charles Harvey Dixon Conservative 6,38243.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rudolph Chambers Lehmann Liberal 8,63253.3% Yes
Joseph Herbert Marshall Conservative 7,56146.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Logan Liberal 8,19253.5% Yes
Joseph Herbert Marshall Conservative 7,11546.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Alexander Fraser Unionist 8,46548.2% Yes
Percy Alfred Harris Liberal 4,60826.2% No
Walter John Baker Labour 4,49525.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Alexander Fraser Unionist 9,35642.6% Yes
John Wycliffe Black Liberal 6,42729.2% No
Walter John Baker Labour 6,20528.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wycliffe Black Liberal 10,84153.2% Yes
Keith Alexander Fraser Unionist 9,53746.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Phillips Winby Unionist 13,02452.6% Yes
Joseph Silver Hyder Labour 6,03224.3% No
John Wycliffe Black Liberal 5,72623.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stewart Unionist 16,16441.8% Yes
Frederick John Wise Labour 12,62032.7% No
George Nicholls Liberal 9,84625.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stewart Conservative 29,79074.5% Yes
Frederick John Wise Labour 10,21225.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree Conservative 25,30863.2% Yes
Ronald McKinnon Wood Labour 14,71836.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Humphrey Cooper Attewell Labour 23,35342.5% Yes
Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree Conservative 23,14942.1% No
Wilfrid Horace Kirby Liberal 8,45115.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Markham Baldock Conservative 27,84249.8% Yes
Humphrey Cooper Attewell Labour 21,38138.2% No
Henry Charles Bazeley Liberal 6,46711.6% No
Noel Heward Symington Independent 2730.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Markham Baldock Conservative 29,39552.2% Yes
Thomas Christopher Boyd Labour 21,64838.5% No
Henry Charles Bazeley Liberal 5,2589.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Markham Baldock Conservative 27,25753.6% Yes
Robert N Hales Labour 17,07333.6% No
Edward G Rushworth Liberal 6,52412.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Arnold Farr Conservative 29,28151.0% Yes
John R Mably Labour 16,76729.2% No
Edward G Rushworth Liberal 11,33319.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Arnold Farr Conservative 32,90549.2% Yes
George Henry Perry Labour 20,38930.5% No
Edward G Rushworth Liberal 13,53320.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Farr Conservative 32,45046.1% Yes
Wilfred Higgins Labour 25,45336.2% No
Jack Galloway Liberal 12,47517.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Farr Conservative 44,93356.3% Yes
James Marshall Labour 25,72832.3% No
Wilfrid Pickard Liberal 9,07911.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Farr Conservative 27,97450.8% Yes
Norman George Reynolds Liberal 15,50128.2% No
John William Robinson Labour 11,57921.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Farr Conservative 25,77651.3% Yes
Norman George Reynolds Liberal 12,56725.0% No
Robert Lewis Wacker Briant Labour 11,93423.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Farr Conservative 33,32860.4% Yes
Peter Soulsby Labour 11,35020.6% No
Paul Weatherall Liberal 9,52917.3% No
Andrew Frank Ashby National Front 1,0021.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Farr Conservative 32,95760.1% Yes
Timothy John Swift Liberal 14,47226.4% No
Martin Upham Labour 6,28511.5% No
Brian Fewster Green 8021.5% No
James Nigel Taylor BNP 2800.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Farr Conservative 35,21659.4% Yes
Timothy John Swift Liberal 16,40627.7% No
Philip Harley Labour 7,64612.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Garnier Conservative 34,28054.6% Yes
Mark Antony Cox Liberal Democrat 20,73733.0% No
Cynthia Mackay Labour 7,48311.9% No
Andrew Philip Irwin Natural Law 3280.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Garnier Conservative 22,17041.8% Yes
Mark Cox Liberal Democrat 15,64629.5% No
Nick Holden Labour 13,33225.2% No
Neil Wright Referendum Party 1,8593.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Garnier Conservative 20,74844.7% Yes
Jill Hope Liberal Democrat 15,49633.4% No
Raj Jethwa Labour 9,27120.0% No
David Knight UKIP 9122.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Garnier Conservative 20,53642.9% Yes
Jill Hope Liberal Democrat 16,64434.7% No
Peter Evans Labour 9,22219.2% No
Marietta King UKIP 1,5203.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Garnier Conservative 26,89448.9% Yes
Zuffar Haq Liberal Democrat 17,09731.1% No
Kevin McKeever Labour 6,98112.7% No
Geoff Dickens BNP 1,7153.1% No
Marietta King UKIP 1,4622.7% No
David Ball English Democrats 5681.0% No
Jeff Stephenson Independent 2280.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Garnier Conservative 27,67552.7% Yes
Sundip Meghani Labour 8,04315.3% No
Mark Hunt UKIP 7,53914.4% No
Zuffar Haq Liberal Democrat 7,03713.4% No
Darren Woodiwiss Green 2,1774.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neil O'Brien Conservative 30,13552.3% Yes
Andy Thomas Labour 17,70630.7% No
Zuffar Haq Liberal Democrat 7,28612.6% No
Teck Khong UKIP 1,3612.4% No
Darren Woodiwiss Green 1,1101.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neil O'Brien Conservative 31,69855.3% Yes
Celia Hibbert Labour 14,42025.2% No
Zuffar Haq Liberal Democrat 9,10315.9% No
Darren Woodiwiss Green 1,7093.0% No
Robin Lambert Independent 3890.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1886: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 1892: Liberal margin 5.5 pts 1895: Liberal margin 8.3 pts 1900: Liberal margin 10.0 pts 1906: Liberal margin 13.5 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 6.6 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 7.0 pts 1918: Unionist margin 21.9 pts 1922: Unionist margin 13.3 pts 1923: Liberal margin 6.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 28.2 pts 1929: Unionist margin 9.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 48.9 pts 1935: Conservative margin 26.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 0.4 pts 1950: Conservative margin 11.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1955: Conservative margin 20.0 pts 1959: Conservative margin 21.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 18.7 pts 1966: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1970: Conservative margin 24.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 22.7 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 26.3 pts 1979: Conservative margin 39.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 33.7 pts 1987: Conservative margin 31.7 pts 1992: Conservative margin 21.6 pts 1997: Conservative margin 12.3 pts 2001: Conservative margin 11.3 pts 2005: Conservative margin 8.1 pts 2010: Conservative margin 17.8 pts 2015: Conservative margin 37.4 pts 2017: Conservative margin 21.6 pts 2019: Conservative margin 30.1 pts 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 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Harborough has been contested at 36 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Harborough in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Harborough in 2019 with 31,698 votes (55.3%), a majority of 17,278 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Harborough since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Harborough?

The closest result on record for Harborough was 1945, when Labour beat Conservative by just 204 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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