Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Haverfordwest was won by Liberal at the 1880 general election, with a majority of 164 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Haverfordwest from 1832 to 1880.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
Richard Bulkeley Philipps Philipps (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1835
William Henry Scourfield (Conservative)
241
65.8%
Jonathan Haworth Peel (Whig)
116 (31.7 pts)
68.0%
1837
Richard Bulkeley Philipps Philipps (Whig)
247
60.0%
William Henry Scourfield (Conservative)
82 (19.9 pts)
58.4%
1841
Richard Bulkeley Philipps Philipps (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
John Evans (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
John Henry Philipps (Conservative)
297
59.4%
John Evans (Whig)
94 (18.8 pts)
73.3%
1857
John Henry Philipps (Conservative)
258
50.2%
William Rees (Radical)
2 (0.4 pts)
69.5%
1859
John Henry Philipps (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
John Henry Scourfield (Conservative)
314
58.6%
William Edwardes (Liberal)
92 (17.2 pts)
80.1%
1868
William Edwardes (Liberal)
638
56.2%
Samuel Pitman (Conservative)
141 (12.4 pts)
74.4%
1874
William Edwardes (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1880
William Edwardes (Liberal)
686
56.8%
Edward Denman Thornburgh-Cropper (Conservative)
164 (13.6 pts)
78.3%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Richard Bulkeley Philipps Philipps
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1835
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Henry Scourfield
Conservative
241
65.8%
Yes
Jonathan Haworth Peel
Whig
125
34.2%
No
1837
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Richard Bulkeley Philipps Philipps
Whig
247
60.0%
Yes
William Henry Scourfield
Conservative
165
40.0%
No
1841
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Richard Bulkeley Philipps Philipps
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1847
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Evans
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1852
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Henry Philipps
Conservative
297
59.4%
Yes
John Evans
Whig
203
40.6%
No
1857
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Henry Philipps
Conservative
258
50.2%
Yes
William Rees
Radical
256
49.8%
No
1859
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Henry Philipps
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1865
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Henry Scourfield
Conservative
314
58.6%
Yes
William Edwardes
Liberal
222
41.4%
No
1868
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Edwardes
Liberal
638
56.2%
Yes
Samuel Pitman
Conservative
497
43.8%
No
1874
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Edwardes
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1880
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Edwardes
Liberal
686
56.8%
Yes
Edward Denman Thornburgh-Cropper
Conservative
522
43.2%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Haverfordwest has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Haverfordwest in the 1880 general election?
Liberal won Haverfordwest in 1880 with 686 votes (56.8%), a majority of 164 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Haverfordwest since 1832?
Since 1832, Haverfordwest has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Whig.
What was the closest result in Haverfordwest?
The closest result on record for Haverfordwest was 1857, when Conservative beat Radical by just 2 votes (0.4 percentage points).